Misty Lee is an American

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and magician.

Early life

Misty Lee was born in

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, and spent most of her childhood in

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, which she credits as inspiration for her unique sense of humor and interest in magic. She graduated from East Detroit High School where she was active in the arts and many theatrical productions. Before her calling as a magician, Lee trained in

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. At the age of sixteen, she discovered her interest in magic, which quickly took its hold on her.

Career

Her onstage performances blend theatre, song, and

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. She has appeared (as herself) in several comic books, and is a co-creator (and also the voice) of Dinicartoons character Little Rashy. Lee's first venture into magic came when a former high school friend called her and asked if she would like to earn some money as an assistant in his magic act. She was later mentored by some of the leading names in professional magic, including Detroit-based magician Scorpio and illusionist Jonathan Pendragon. In addition to magic, Lee is a prolific voice actor, appearing in award-winning video games such as ''

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'', '' BioShock Infinite'', ''

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'', ''

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'', the ''

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'' series, ''

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'' and more. She also provided the voice of

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in ''

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'', which airs on

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. At

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, Lee designed and taught custom effects to celebrity host and presenters for the "Magic of Comics" themed awards show. In July 2017, Lee performed on '' Penn & Teller: Fool Us'', but failed to fool the hosts. Lee studied and performed both sketch and musical improv comedy at

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in Los Angeles. She plays the character Misty Hannah in the backstory to ''Ingress''.

Contributions to magic

In 2010, Lee became a staff Séance Medium at Hollywood's

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, where she regularly performs Houdini Séances. She is the first female magician in history to hold this position. Lee is the only magician ever to be admitted into the Institute for Analytic Interviewing. Under the training of "Truth Wizard" J.J. Newberry, and alongside agents from the

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, and

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, Lee mastered the art of

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techniques, giving her the nickname of "Human Lie Detector".

Personal life

Lee is married to animation producer and comic book author

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, with whom she lives in Los Angeles. Their two

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s, Mugsy and Deuce, were featured in "Anger Management", a 2012 episode of '' The Dog Whisperer'', in which they sought

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's help with their dogs' behavioral problems. She is fluent in

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and has worked as a theatrical sign interpreter for

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. Lee is an activist against

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. In 2013, Lee wrote and starred in a short

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on behalf of the Domestic Violence Hotline titled ''Escape''. The video is a "love letter to ermother", who endured years of verbal abuse.

Filmography

Live-action roles

* '' Birth of Hollywood'' – Actress * ''The $178.92 Movie: An Instruction Guide to Failure'' * ''

'' – Clickers (voice only)

Animation roles

* ''Cereal Mascots: Trix Rabbit'' – Dante

Video games

* '' Agents of Mayhem'' – Daisy * '' Batman: Arkham City'' – Museum Announcer, Dispatch Officer * '' BioShock Infinite'' – various voices * '' Call of Duty: Black Ops 6'' - Voice in Case's head * '' Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare'' - Laura Gibson * ''

Dead Rising 3 ''Dead Rising 3'' is a 2013 action-adventure game developed by Capcom Vancouver and published by Microsoft Studios. The game was released as a launch title for the Xbox One platform on November 22, 2013; a Microsoft Windows port published by Ca ...

'' – Darlene Fleischermacher * ''

'' – additional voices * ''

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'' – Talia McGovern, Molly, Settlers, additional voices * '' Fallout 4: Far Harbor'' – Harbormen, Synth Refugees * '' Fallout 4: Nuka-World'' – Cora, Kate, N.I.R.A., Tula Spinney, Pack Captives * ''

Genshin Impact ''Genshin Impact'' is a 2020 action role-playing game produced by MiHoYo, MiHoYo/HoYoverse. The game features an anime-style open world environment and an action-based Role-playing battle systems, battle system using Classical element, element ...

'' - Barbeloth * ''

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'' – Sigrun, additional voices * ''

'' – Sigrun, additional voices * '' Guild Wars 2: Path of Fire'' – Rox * ''

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'' – Hank's Daughter, additional voices * ''

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'' – Kalista (the Spear of Vengeance) * ''

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'' – Enchantress, Ravager * '' Resident Evil: Revelations 2'' – additional voices * ''

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'' – Dominatrix * '' Skylanders: Swap Force'' – Star Strike * '' StarCraft II: Legacy of the Void'' - Liberator * '' World of Warcraft: Battle for Azeroth'' – Lady Liadrin

References

External links

Official Misty Lee website

Official Misty Lee voiceover site

The Radio Rashy podcast
featuring

and Misty Lee
"The Adventures of Little Rashy"
by Paul Dini and Misty Lee * with Paul Dini and Little Rashy * {{DEFAULTSORT:Lee, Misty Living people Year of birth missing (living people) 21st-century American actresses Actresses from Detroit American magicians People from Mount Clemens, Michigan American video game actresses American voice actresses American women comedians Female magicians 21st-century American comedians Comedians from Detroit