Hana Mae Lee (born September 28, 1988) is an American actress, singer, model, comedian and fashion designer. She portrayed Lilly Onakurama in the musical comedy Pitch Perfect film series (2012–2017) and Sonya in the horror comedy film The Babysitter (2017) and its 2020 sequel. Lee also owns the fashion line Hanamahn.Hanamahn homepage accessed 5/15/2015
Early life Lee was born and raised in the San Fernando Valley, California. She is of Korean descent. She attended Granada Hills Charter High School.
Lee enrolled in college at 16. She received her BFA in fashion design from Otis College of Art and Design in Los Angeles, California. She has designed for Juicy Couture, and Mossimo. She turned down working for Ralph Lauren in New York to further pursue acting.
Career Lee's mother ran a beauty and hair salon for 25 years. At 15, Lee began doing makeup professionally, doing makeovers at Macy's before transitioning to editorial photo shoots. As of 2018, she has opted to forgo makeup work in pursuit of her entertainment career.
At 16, Lee became a professional model. She has appeared in campaigns for Honda, Jeep, Apple Inc., Nokia, Sebastian, American Express, HP, Cherry Coke, and Midori. She has appeared in the magazines TIME, SOMA, Elle, and Teen Vogue.
Lee started doing stand-up comedy in 2009. She is also a part of the comedy duo, Get Gaysian. Lee would often incorporate Korean folk music into her comedy performances.
Lee started her jewelry line, Hanamahn, in 2001. She launched the apparel line for Hanamahn in 2009; several of the pieces have appeared in the Pitch Perfect films. As of 2018, the brand is on hiatus, with a sister line in development.
In 2011, Lee made her TV debut guest starring on Mike & Molly, followed by an appearance on Workaholics.
She appeared as Lilly Onakuramara/Esther in the musical comedy film Pitch Perfect, for which she was nominated for the Teen Choice Award for Choice Movie Scene Stealer in 2013. Lee reprised her role in the sequels Pitch Perfect 2 (2015) and Pitch Perfect 3 (2017).
Lee co-starred in McG's horror film The Babysitter (2017), and reprised her role in the sequel The Babysitter: Killer Queen (2020).
Filmography Film Year Title RoleNotes 2006 The Dog Problem Girl in Cafe 2007 Hitler's Bowl Virginia Short film Eli's Liquor Store Emma Lee Chung 2009 Johnny Raikou Jaden Adventure 2011 It's a Match Alice Quinn Short film 2012 Pitch Perfect Lilly Onakuramara/Esther 2013 Ryan Lochte's 'Pool Water''' | Unknown | rowspan="2" | Short film |- | 2014 | Let's Get Digital| Geneva |- | rowspan="2" | 2015 | Pitch Perfect 2| Lilly Onakuramara/Esther
| Jem and the Holograms| Roxanne "Roxy" Pellegrini
| 2016 | Unleashed| Nina
| rowspan="3" | 2017 | The Babysitter| Sonya
| Love Beats Rhymes| Julie
| Pitch Perfect 3| Lilly Onakuramara/Esther
|2020 |The Babysitter: Killer Queen| Sonya
| rowspan="2" | 2021 | Habit| Jewel
| Phobias| Sami
| 2023 | Abruptio'' Chelsea (voice) It only took 7 years but Abruptio is Done
Television Year Title RoleNotes 2011 Mike & Molly Soo-Jin Episode: "Samuel Gets Fired" Workaholics Hannah Episode: "Karl's Wedding" 2012–2013 Lips Endora 2 episodes 2012, 2017 Made in HollywoodHerself 2014 Marry Me Fantasia Yang Episode: "Annicurser-Me" Super Fun Night Frankie 3 episodes Californication Me Suk Kok Episode: "Dinner with Friends" 2015 Resident Advisors PJ Episode: "Sexiled" Ur in Analysis Mara Television film2016–2019 Those Who Can't Julie 6 episodes 2017 Patriot Numi Haruno Recurring role (season 1) 2019 Perpetual Grace, LTD Scotty Scholes Recurring role
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