Biography of Hana Mae Lee
Full name: Hana Mae Lee
Birthday: September 28 1988
Age: 33
Birthplace: San Fernando Valley, California, United States
Net worth: About $3 million
Education: Otis College of Art and Design, Los Angeles, U.S.
Relationship: Her only known lover is Utkarsh Ambudkar. However, their relationship was short-lived.
Hana Mae Lee is an Asian-American actress, designer, model, and comedian. She has featured in top-grossing movies, owns her clothing line, and covered the front pages of major magazines since she was 16.
Hana Mae Lee: Acting Career
Hana Mae Lee got her start in commercials like Honda’s Cannes Lions and ANDY award-winning It Must Be Love aka Best Friends (Cars/People) and music videos like The Killers’ Grammy-nominated Mr. Brightside.
Her television credits include the multi-Emmy-winning series Mike & Molly, the Golden Globe-winning Californication, Better Things, Patriot, the critically-acclaimed neo-noir series Perpetual Grace, Ltd., & others.
Pitch Perfect, the highest-grossing musical franchise of all time, was nominated for and won multiple awards, including best comedy, earning Mae a Scene Stealer nomination, and was followed by two sequels.
Mae has also featured in McG’s horror-comedy, “The Babysitter” and its sequel, “The Babysitter: Killer Queen”. Her magazine credits include Vogue Korea, Wonderland, Schön and more.
Mae may currently be seen in famed director/writer Steve Conrad’s animated series “Ultra City Smiths,” which is currently available on AMC+.
In the future, Hana Mae will star as Chelsea in Evan Marlowe’s horror puppet/animated film “Abruptio.”
Hana Mae Lee: Design/modelling
Before launching her fashion label, Hanamahn, Hana Mae Lee worked for several design houses and as an image/style consultant (aka “just one” in Korean).
Collectors, singers, business creatives, and actresses all wear her Hanamahn creations, which are all one-of-a-kind works.
Midori Liqueur once featured Hana in an ad campaign. Kim Kardashian also graced the feature wearing a green Hervé Léger dress.
The 33-year-old has also worked with Juicy Couture designing boy’s label and their plus-wear line for Target. Mossimo’s design shelve has also seen some of Hana’s works.
For 25 years, Lee’s mother owned a beauty and hair business. Lee began her professional cosmetics career at the age of 15, giving makeovers at Macy’s before moving on to magazine photo shoots
She chose to forego a makeup job to focus on her entertainment career in 2018.
Lee began modelling professionally at the age of sixteen. She has modelled for Honda, Jeep, Apple Inc., Nokia, Sebastian, American Express, HP, Cherry Coke, and Midori, among others.
TIME, SOMA, Elle, and Teen Vogue have all featured her.
Hana Mae Lee: Comedy
Not much is known about her professional comedy career. However, In 2009, Hana Mae Lee began performing as a stand-up comedian.
She is a member of the Get Gaysian comedy duo. Mae was known for incorporating Korean traditional music into her stand-up routines.
Below is an excerpt from her 2020 interview with Young Hollywood:
“I love stand-up comedy because you get to talk about whatever you want. You create your own voice on your stage.”
“And people think that it’s very scary, but it’s about me! I’m looking to be the centre of attention, and I found it! I’m here!
I started in 2009, and I had some great mentors — Jimmy Schubert, he’s a hilarious Irish stand-up comedian, and he helped me develop my voice.”
“I really like Fortune, she writes for Chelsea Handler, and she’s traveled all over the world as well. I love oddballs like Demetri Martin.
My ultimate person, who made me be fierce, and do whatever I want, is Andy Kaufman. He is my 100% muse. When I first started, I would do things like sing Korean folk music.”
“And a lot of Korean music is about your life and all of the troubles and toils of growing up in rural Korea during the war. It’s very deep. But the sounds are so intense and amazing.”
“My first comedy duo was called Get Gaysian — it was with a friend of mine who is gay — and we would do a Korean folk song as part of our set.”
“Some of the audience was just like, “What just happened?!”, while others would just laugh out loud.”
“All of the comedians got it, while the rest of the audience was sitting there going, “Should we laugh? Should we not?” But that’s the sort of inspiration that Kaufman gives. This is what it’s about.”
