Patricia Ja Lee

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Patricia Ja Lee
Born	Patricia Ja Lee July 19, 1975 (1975-07-19) (age 34)

Patricia Ja Lee (also known as Pajama Lee) (born July 19, 1975) is a Korean-American model/actress. She is probably best known for her role as Cassie Chan, the Pink Ranger on the television series Power Rangers: Turbo and Power Rangers: In Space. She is the second Asian female to portray a Power Ranger, being preceded by the late Thuy Trang. She speaks some Korean and Spanish, and is 5'6". She attended the University of California, Riverside. She graduated magna cum laude in 1996 with a bachelor's degree in psychology. Currently Lee is attending the California School of Professional Psychology at Alliant International University in pursuit of a PhD in psychology.

She enjoys snowboarding, reading, hanging out with her friends, acting, and making creative works such as beading jewelry, painting, writing poetry, and photography. Lee received some of her martial arts training while at UC Riverside, and has completed a few exams under the JKA (Japanese Karate Association). Since then she has taken privately trained lessons with stunt and martial arts coordinators.

In 2001, Patricia was cast the lead female role in the Golden Harvest action adventure Extreme Challenge. Patricia is also a voice actor, showcasing her voice in many English dubbed adaptations of Japanese anime.

She portrays Haruhi Suzumiya in a series of live-action promotional videos launched by Bandai Entertainment on December 22, 2006, to announce the R1 license of The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya. Here, she is credited as Patricia Lee, although she referred to herself as Patricia Ja Lee in the first videos. Before the animated series' English cast was announced, it was speculated that she might be the voice of Haruhi as well (the role would instead be played by Wendee Lee). In July 2007, Patricia appeared at Anime Expo during the SOS Brigade concert.

Patricia recently appeared in an advertisement for Oscar Mayer bologna as a spelling bee judge. The commercial was shown on various channels in the U.S. in 2007. Her most recent project was Resident Evil 5, in which she was the voice and motion capture actress for Jill Valentine.

Filmography

Anime roles

Other roles

External links

• Patricia Ja Lee at the Internet Movie Database
• Patricia Ja Lee (people) at Anime News Network's Encyclopedia