Jee Young Han

Jee Young Han
Born
OccupationActress
Years active2009–present

Jee Young Han is an American actress. She is best known for her role as Marion Kang on Perry Mason and for her role as Esti Nelson on the Hulu/Onyx Collective series Unprisoned.

Career

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Film

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Han's career in film began starring in a small role in City Island opposite Andy Garcia and Alan Arkin. Soon after, Han landed the lead role of Amanda Pak in Meet Monica Velour opposite Kim Cattrall and Brian Dennehy. Both films premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival. Han starred in numerous films including It's Kind of a Funny Story, Jason Reitman's Young Adult, and Why Him?

In November 2023, Han was announced as the female lead of K-Pops!, the directorial debut of Grammy Award winning musician, Anderson .Paak.[1] K-Pops! premiered as a Special Presentation at the 2024 Toronto International Film Festival on September 7, 2024.[2]

Television

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Han's career in television began after booking a main character in David Gordon Green's Comedy Central pilot Black Jack. She made various guest appearances including roles on 30 Rock and The Good Wife. She joined the recurring cast of Comedy Bang! Bang! as Jee, the PA. In 2016, after playing the role of Nora in the CBS pilot The History of Us, Han landed a talent development deal with CBS Studios. She recurred as zombie hunter Marsha in Santa Clarita Diet opposite Drew Barrymore and Timothy Olyphant. She also recurred as Charlotte Dearborn in ABC's Station 19.

In 2019, Han nabbed the series lead in the NBC pilot Like Magic.[3] Following their decision not to pick up the show to series, Han inked a talent development deal with NBC and Universal.

In 2021, HBO announced that Han would be joining the main cast of the second season of Perry Mason.[4]

Han subsequently joined the Hulu/Onyx Collective series Unprisoned as Esti Nelson in Spring 2022. She was promoted to the main cast beginning season 2.[5]

Voice acting

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Han voiced the role of Song Oak in the DreamWorks / Netflix animated series, Kipo and the Age of Wonderbeasts.

On July 23, 2024, EA announced that Han would be the voice of Bellara in Dragon Age: The Veilguard.[6][7][8]

Filmography

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Film

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Year Title Role Notes
2009 City Island Casting Assistant 2009 Tribeca Film Festival
2010 It's Kind of a Funny Story HS Do-Gooder
Meet Monica Velour Amanda Pak 2010 Tribeca Film Festival
2011 Young Adult Teen Employee
2012 Rhymes with Banana G 2012 Woodstock Film Festival
2013 A Case of You Improv Comedian #2 2013 Tribeca Film Festival
The Last Keepers Nika
2013 Gabriel Girl with Braces 2014 Tribeca Film Festival
2016 Why Him? Marnie Dingle
2024 K-Pops! Yeji 2024 Toronto International Film Festival

Television

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Year Title Role Notes
2010 30 Rock Annie Episode: "Reaganing"
2011 Black Jack Caroline Main role; Comedy Central Pilot
2012 The Good Wife Julie Doyle Episode: "Two Girls, One Code"
2014 Agatha Chelsea Chen ABC pilot
2015 The History of Us Nora CBS pilot
2016 Shameless Scarlet Episode: "Be a Good Boy. Come for Grandma"
Comedy Bang! Bang! Jee the PA Recurring role
What Goes Around Comes Around Chelsea CBS pilot
2017 Grey's Anatomy Ingrid Episode: "In the Air Tonight"
2018 9-1-1 Liz Episode: "Let Go"
Santa Clarita Diet Marsha Recurring role
Station 19 Charlotte Dearborn Recurring role
Forever Karly Episode: "June"
The Rookie Nancy Wu Episode: "The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly"
The Mission Annie Tang ABC pilot
2019 Like Magic Holly NBC pilot
2019–2020 Bless the Harts Binh Ly (voice) Recurring role
2020 Kipo and the Age of Wonderbeasts Song Oak (voice) Main cast
Superstore Kira Moon Recurring role
2021 Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist Jenna Kang Recurring role
The Good Doctor Emily Song Episode: "Crazytown"
2022 Players Seo Hyun Kim Episode: "Organizm"
2023 Perry Mason Marion Kang Main role
Mickey Mouse Funhouse Cho Sook / Ae Che's Mom (voice) Recurring role
2023–2024 Unprisoned Esti Nelson Recurring role (season 1); main role (season 2)

Video games

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Year Title Voice role Notes
2019 Anthem Sentinel Dax Electronic Arts / BioWare
2024 Dragon Age: The Veilguard Bellara Electronic Arts / BioWare

References

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  1. ^ "'K-Pops!': Jee Young Han Latest To Board Anderson .Paak Pic". Deadline.com. November 7, 2023. Retrieved November 7, 2023.
  2. ^ "K-Pops!". tiff.net. September 7, 2024. Retrieved September 7, 2024.
  3. ^ "NBC Comedy Pilot 'Like Magic' Casts Jee Young Han in Lead Role". Variety.com. February 19, 2019. Retrieved February 19, 2019.
  4. ^ "'Perry Mason' Season 2: Katherine Waterston, Hope Davis Among 7 Joining Cast; Diarra Kilpatrick Promoted To Regular". Deadline.com. November 4, 2021. Retrieved November 4, 2021.
  5. ^ "'UnPrisoned' Ups Jee Young Han To Series Regular For Season 2". Deadline.com. July 11, 2024. Retrieved July 11, 2024.
  6. ^ "The Voices of the Veilguard". EA.com. July 23, 2024. Retrieved July 23, 2024.
  7. ^ "Dragon Age: The Veilguard - The Voice Actor Behind Every Companion". TheGamer.com. August 19, 2024. Retrieved July 23, 2024.
  8. ^ "Dragon Age: The Veilguard cast – all voice actors". Sports Illustrated. July 23, 2024. Retrieved July 23, 2024.
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