Alexis Rhee

Born

1965-11-29

Birthplace

Los Angeles, California, USA

Biography

Alexis Rhee – Korean-American actress, director, and writer, born 29 November 1965 in Los Angeles, California. A classically trained violinist who earned a Master of Music degree from the Manhattan School of Music, studied with Oscar Shumsky at Juilliard, and is also a martial artist (Tae Kwon Do) and certified hypnotherapist. She speaks English and Korean and has been active since 1982. Her most notable film roles include an uncredited Geisha in Blade Runner (1982), Kim Lee in Crash (2004), Mrs. Ling Ling Wong in Norbit (2007), Elderly Woman (Sophia) in Black Panther (2018), and Wonjoo in Me Time (2022). On television she has appeared in Gilmore Girls (2002–2003), Lost (2007), The Shield (2008), Ray Donovan (2015), Lovecraft Country (2020) as Mudang, Bosch: Legacy (2022), and The Brothers Sun (2024) as Mrs. Wong. She has also directed and written short films including Hal (2016) and When the Music... (2022).