Greta Lee

Greta Lee (born March 7, 1983) is an American actress. She had main roles in the Netflix comedy-drama series Russian Doll (2019–2022) and the Apple TV+ drama series The Morning Show (2021–2025). The latter earned her a nomination for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series. She gained prominence for her starring role in the romantic drama film Past Lives, for which she received a nomination for a Golden Globe Award for Best Actress.

Lee's other film roles include Problemista (2023), Tron: Ares (2025), Late Fame (2025), and A House of Dynamite (2025). She voiced Lyla in the animated superhero films Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (2018) and Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse (2023) and Lilypad in the Pixar animated film Toy Story 5 (2026). Also known for her roles in theater, Lee made her Broadway debut in the musical comedy The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee (2007). She starred in the 2010 revival of the comedic play La Bête on Broadway and in the West End and the Amy Herzog play 4000 Miles (2011) at Lincoln Center Theatre.

Life and career Early years and education Lee was born on March 7, 1983, in Los Angeles, California to South Korean immigrants. While attending Harvard-Westlake School, she became interested in the performing arts. After high school, she studied theater at Northwestern University. She then moved to New York City to pursue acting.

Acting career Lee made her television debut in 2006 playing Heather Kim in the Law & Order: Special Victims Unit episode "Taboo". The following year Lee made her Broadway debut as high-achieving, multilingual honor student Marcy Park (replacement) in the musical comedy The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee. Lee returned to Broadway, portraying Dorine in the David Hirson comedy La Bête (2010) at the Music Box Theatre. Lee acted alongside Mark Rylance, David Hyde Pierce, and Joanna Lumley. She reprised her role in the West End production at the Harold Pinter Theatre.

During this time, she had recurring television roles including Heidi in the HBO comedy-drama series High Maintenance from 2012 to 2018, a nurse in Showtime's dark comedy series Nurse Jackie from 2012 to 2013 and as Soojin in Lena Dunham's HBO series Girls from 2013 to 2014. She was a guest star in the TV shows New Girl and Wayward Pines. She also acted in numerous films, playing Hae Won in the comedy Sisters (2015) alongside Tina Fey and Amy Poehler and Amy Lee in the drama Money Monster starring George Clooney and Julia Roberts. Lee continued to act in television shows such as Ruby in the Fox mystery science-fiction series Wayward Pines, Lucy in the Hulu series Chance, and Amber Wood-Lutz in the CBS/Paramount+ legal drama series The Good Fight.

Lee gained prominence for her roles as Maxine in the Netflix comedy-drama series Russian Doll and as Stella Bak in the Apple TV+ drama series The Morning Show, the latter of which earned her nominations for a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series and two Screen Actors Guild Awards for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series along with the cast. In 2021, Lee was reported to be working on a TV adaptation of the book Minor Feelings by Cathy Park Hong for A24.

Lee gained critical acclaim for her starring role in the 2023 Celine Song–directed romantic film Past Lives playing Nora, a woman who reconnects with her childhood friend from South Korea. Lee won the Hollywood Critics Association Midseason Film Award for Best Actress for her performance in the film. Moreover, she also received nominations for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama, the Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Actress and the Independent Spirit Award for Best Lead Performance.

In June 2023, it was announced that Lee would join the cast of Tron: Ares alongside Jared Leto. In October 2024, it was announced she would join the cast of Kent Jones' Late Fame alongside Willem Dafoe.

Lee has been featured in advertising campaigns of fashion labels Loewe (2023 and 2024) and Calvin Klein (2024).

She voices the villain Lilypad in the Pixar animated film Toy Story 5 (2026).

Personal life Lee is married to actor and writer Russ Armstrong, with whom she has two sons.

Filmography

Film

Television

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Awards and nominations Year Award Category Nominated work Result Ref. 2022 Screen Actors Guild Awards Outstanding Ensemble in a Drama Series The Morning Show 2023 Critics Choice Awards Celebration of Cinema & Television Actress Award for Film Past Lives Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association Best Actress Gotham Awards Outstanding Lead Performance Hollywood Critics Association Midseason AwardsBest Actress Indiana Film Journalists Association Best Lead Performance Las Vegas Film Critics Society Awards Best Actress Michigan Movie Critics Guild Best Actress Breakthrough Award North Texas Film Critics Association Best Actress Online Association of Female Film CriticsBest Female Lead Phoenix Critics Circle Best Actress St. Louis Film Critics Association Best Actress UK Film Critics Association Awards Actress of the Year Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Best Actress Women Film Critics Circle Awards Best Screen Couple 2024Alliance of Women Film Journalists Best Actress Best Woman Breakthrough Performance Astra Film and Creative Arts Awards Best Actress Austin Film Critics Association Best Actress Chicago Indie Critics Awards Best Actress Columbus Film Critics Association Best Lead Performance Critics' Choice Awards Best Actress Denver Film Critics Society Best Lead Performance by an Actor, Female DiscussingFilm Critic Awards Best Actress Dorian Awards Lead Film Performance of the Year Georgia Film Critics Association Best Actress Golden Globe Awards Best Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama Greater Western New York Film Critics Association Best Actress Hawaii Film Critics Society Best Actress Houston Film Critics Society Best Actress Independent Spirit Awards Best Lead Performance Latino Entertainment Journalists Association Best Actress London Film Critics' Circle Actress of the Year Breakthrough Performer of the Year Minnesota Film Critics Alliance Best Actress Music City Film Critics Association Best Actress North Carolina Film Critics Association Best Actress Best Breakthrough Performance North Dakota Film Society Best Actress Online Film Critics Society Best Actress Pandora International Film Critics Best Actress Santa Barbara International Film Festival Virtuoso Award San Francisco Bay Area Film Critics Circle Best Actress Satellite Awards Best Actress – Motion Picture Drama Seattle Film Critics Society Best Actress Utah Film Critics Association Best Lead Performance, Female Primetime Emmy Awards Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series The Morning Show Screen Actors Guild Awards Outstanding Ensemble in a Drama Series