Meet Greta Lee, the Past Lives star up for a Golden Globe for best actress: she stuns in Loewe on the red carpet, starred with Tina Fey and Amy Poehler in Sisters, and is married to Russ Armstrong
- Lee shot to global stardom this year thanks to Past Lives, but she had already made a name for herself in Hollywood working with top female comedians like Tina Fey, Amy Poehler and Amy Schumer
- The actress, who made waves with her stunning red carpet looks this past year, may also win one of the Golden Globes’ biggest prizes for her role as Nora – but she almost didn’t get the part
But joining the usual stars topping best-dressed lists this past year came a familiar face who promises to be everywhere during the 2024 awards season – Greta Lee, who shot to global prominence this year for her starring role in the romantic drama film Past Lives.
From wearing a bright candy-cane Bottega Veneta number at the 2023 San Francisco International Film Festival to stunning in a series of show-stopping Loewe looks throughout the year, Lee hasn’t shied away from bold outfits on or off the red carpet.
But what else is there to know about Lee, who seems destined for even bigger and better starring roles in the years to come? Read on to discover more about the silver-screen star on the rise, who already has a host of impressive acting credits under her belt.
Greta Lee is the daughter of Korean immigrants, like her character Nora in Past Lives
While Lee portrays a Korean-born immigrant turned New Yorker in Past Lives, she was actually born in Los Angeles in 1983 to a doctor father and concert pianist mother. Like her character Nora, however, she eventually moved to New York to pursue her acting dreams, making her Broadway debut in 2007 after studying at Northwestern University.
In an interview with The New York Times, Lee said she has Olympic wrestlers on her dad’s side. As the oldest of three kids, she was also the first in her family to become an American citizen.
American roots also run deep in her family history – Lee said in an interview with Vogue that her grandfather, who painted billboards of classic Hollywood films that were shown to soldiers at US army bases during the Korean war, introduced her to all the legendary actors of the time, including Greta Garbo, who she claims to be named after.