Lee Delong

Lee Delong

About me

Lee Delong is an American/French actress who has lived in France and worked in Europe and elsewhere for 45 years. Her training includes both a formal theatre education from West Virginia University and further studies at the Ecole Jacques Lecoq in Paris, as well as at the Bouffes du Nord with Peter Brook.

Lee recently opened her new show, Ro & Juju, to standing ovations at the National Theatre Sarajevo. Ro & Juju, written and directed by Lee, with songs by Darko Rundek, is a clown deconstruction of Romeo and Juliet. With nine clowns and two musicians, it marks the first time that clown has appeared on a main stage in Southeast Europe. 

Lee played in Le Banquet by Mathilda May, which toured after a successful month at the Théâtre du Rond-Point and then three months at the Théâtre de Paris. The play was nominated for three Molières awards and won two.

Lee was awarded a life achievement award last year by MESS International Theatre Festival for her contribution to theatre. For her solo show, A Woman Alone, by Dario Fo and Franca Rame, Lee received the "Best Actress" award and the "Audience Award" at the MESS International Theater Festival in Sarajevo. A Woman Alone also received the Mravac Award in Mostar, Bosnia, for Mastery of Acting. This performance was created at the Théâtre du Chaudron, La Cartoucherie, Paris. Lee is the recipient of many other awards for acting and directing.

Lee performed many times on the mythical stage of the Théâtre du Châtelet in Paris, where she worked under the direction of Emilio Sagi and also Robert Carsen.

On screen, Lee has worked under many directors, including Cédric Klapisch, Luc Béraud, Fabrice Cazaneuve, Julie Delpy, Luc Besson…. For Besson, Lee played Mrs. Kerman in Arthur and the Invisibles and Arthur and Malthazar's Revenge. Lee played Tarentino’s agent in Dix Pour Cent and appeared as herself in Gutsy, produced by Hillary Clinton. Mrs. Clinton and her daughter Chelsea took a televised class with Lee.

 

Information

Year of birth
1965 (60 years)
Place of birth
Weirton, Virginie Occidental, USA
Height (cm)
165
Eye color
green-brown
Hair color
dark blond(e)
Hair length
Long
Place of residence
Méricourt (FR)
Nationality
French, American
Languages
English(native)FrenchSerbo-Croatian
Dialects
Standard American English(native dialect)Standard British EnglishAmerican Southern EnglishAppalachian EnglishBrooklyn EnglishCorkIrish accentNew York EnglishTexan EnglishWestern Pennsylvania English
Accents
American
Main profession
Actor
Specializations
Motion capture actor, Dubbing actor, Clown, Musical actor, Theater
Singing
BluesCountryFolk
Pitch
Alto
Driver's licenses
B - Car

Credits

Primary professional training

1985 – 1987
École internationale de Théâtre Jaques Lecoq

Other professional training

Rencontres aux Bouffes du Nord
Creative Arts Center, West Virginia University

Awards

MESS INTERNATIONAL THEATRE FESTIVAL (Other)
COURS CHARLIE COURT
MOSTAR POETIC AUTHOR'S FESTIVAL
MESS INTERNATIONAL THEATRE FESITVAL

Film

Truth or Consequences
Helen, the waitress Philippe Prouff Producer: Xavier Arias
A Day Like a Week
Judge Berenger Kader Ayd Producer: Roger Eaton, Christian Fischele, Jennifer Antoinette Kennedy Written by: Kader Ayd
Baci se na pod
aunt Maggie Nina Violic Producer: Vinko Bresan, Zdenka Gold, Boris T. Matic Written by: Nina Violic
Le grille-pain de Madame Grenier (Short film)
Mme Vrogel Jethro Massey Producer: Jethro Massey Written by: Jethro Massey
L'état sauvage
Miss Davis David Perrault Producer: Hejer Anane, Sylvain Corbeil, Giles Daoust Written by: David Perrault
Toomas Beneath the Valley of the Wild Wolves (Short film)
Alexandria Horn-Eye, Older Orange Cat, Curious neighbor, Sheep, Denika, Natasha, kids, VO of trailer Chintis Lundgren, Drasko Ivezic
Jackie (Short film)
Coralie Bruschi Written by: Coralie Bruschi
Hedgehog (Short film)
Vaibhav Keswani, Jeanne Laureau, Colombine Majou Producer: Moïra Marguin Written by: Kaisa Pirttinen
Jack: Part One (Short film)
The Mother, The Hawker Mathias Chelebourg Producer: Lawrence D. Cutler, Eric Darnell, Maureen Fan Written by: Mathias Chelebourg
The Manhattan Front
Madame Martha Held Cathy Lee Crane Producer: Cathy Lee Crane, Kayla Reopelle Written by: Julie Blumberg, Cathy Lee Crane
Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets
Tsûuri, Tourist Luc Besson Producer: Fanny Besson, Luc Besson, Virginie Besson-Silla Written by: Pierre Christin, Jean-Claude Mézières, Luc Besson
Zombillénium
La maîtresse Arthur de Pins, Alexis Ducord Producer: Mat Bastard, Marc Bonny, Arnauld Boulard Written by: Arthur de Pins, Alexis Ducord
Kickback
Jackie Camtreud Franck Phelizon Producer: Christopher Burton, Fabrice Gasser, Alexandre Piot Written by: Franck Phelizon
Love Island
Cruella Jasmila Zbanic Producer: Maren Ade, Dzemila Arnautovic, Jonas Dornbach Written by: Aleksandar Hemon, Jasmila Zbanic
Le Skylab
Jessica (dans le traintrain) Julie Delpy Producer: Michael Gentile, Lauraine Heftler, David Pierret Written by: Julie Delpy
Adrift (Short film)
Cathy Lee Crane, Lee Delong Producer: Cathy Lee Crane Written by: Cathy Lee Crane
Arthur et les Minimoys
Saleslady Luc Besson Producer: Luc Besson, Jérome de Baecque, Stéphane Lecomte Written by: Céline Garcia, Luc Besson, Patrice Garcia
Senses
Bérénice Coke Ayala, Naruna Kaplan de Macedo, Norma Nebot Producer: Amy Coop, Ben Gibson, Nathaniel McCullagh Written by: Coke Ayala, Naruna Kaplan de Macedo, John I. Marsala
Ma femme est une actrice
Yvan Attal Producer: Claude Berri, Pierre Grunstein Written by: Yvan Attal
The Girl from Marseilles (Short film)
Cathy Lee Crane
Sauve-moi
Truck Driver Christian Vincent Producer: Alain Guesnier Written by: Ricardo Montserrat, Roseback Montserrat, Christian Vincent
La veuve de Saint-Pierre
Patrice Leconte Producer: Frédéric Brillion, Gilles Legrand, Daniel Louis Written by: Claude Faraldo, Patrice Leconte
Mauvaise passe
Michel Blanc Producer: Claude Berri, Romain Brémond, Timothy Burrill Written by: Michel Blanc, Hanif Kureishi, Nick Love
Le double de ma moitié
Yves Amoureux Producer: Alain Berry, Eric Porcher Written by: Paul Berthier
Ronin
John Frankenheimer Producer: Paul Kelmenson, Frank Mancuso Jr., Ethel Winant Written by: J.D. Zeik, David Mamet
L'homme est une femme comme les autres
Jean-Jacques Zilbermann Producer: Michael Johnson, Régine Konckier, Robin O'Hara Written by: Gilles Taurand, Joële Van Effenterre, Jean-Jacques Zilbermann
Le bossu
Philippe de Broca Producer: Vittorio Cecchi Gori, Françoise Galfré, Patrick Godeau Written by: Philippe de Broca, Jean Cosmos, Paul Féval
Jefferson in Paris
James Ivory Producer: Humbert Balsan, Paul Bradley, Ismail Merchant Written by: Ruth Prawer Jhabvala

Television

La Peste (Mini series)
Betty Anderson Antoine Garceau Producer: Nora Chabert, Juliette Matrige, Bastien Sirodot Written by: Georges-Marc Benamou, Gilles Taurand
Chip 'n' Dale: Park Life (TV series)
Additional Voices Jean Cayrol Producer: Marc Du Pontavice Written by: Jean Cayrol, Fanny Courtillot, Julien Dinse
Invisible Network of Kids (TV series)
Zero Prakash Topsy Written by: Gregory Baranes
Dix pour cent (TV series)
Miranda Jones Antoine Garceau, Marc Fitoussi, Lola Doillon Producer: Dominique Besnehard, Michel Feller, Aurélien Larger Written by: Dominique Besnehard, Fanny Herrero, Julien Messemackers
Jo (Mini series)
Marijse Sheree Folkson, Kristoffer Nyholm, Stefan Schwartz Producer: Rene Balcer, Olivier Bibas, André Bouvard Written by: Rene Balcer, Malina Detcheva, Franck Ollivier
Kobushi (TV series)
Thomas Dorval, Florent Heitz Producer: Jeremy Zag, David Botvinik, Andrew Ooi Written by: Nathanaël Bronn, Jeremy Zag, Matthieu Choquet
Commander Clark (TV series)
(2010) Norman LeBlanc Producer: Anne de Galard, Eric Garnet Written by: Gregory Baranes, Thomas Barichella, Vincent Bonjour
Cigarettes et bas nylon (TV movie)
Américaine du camp Fabrice Cazeneuve Producer: Michelle Benoit, Jean-Xavier de Lestrade, Glen Pitre Written by: Jean-Claude Grumberg, Fabrice Cazeneuve
Foot de rue (TV series)
Bruno Bligoux, Pierluigi De Mas, Gianandrea Garola Producer: Philippe Alessandri, Giorgio Welter, Steven Ching Written by: Serge Rosenzweig, Stefano Benni, Peter Berts
Belleville tour (TV movie)
Touriste emue Ahmed Bouchaala, Zakia Tahiri Producer: Lionel Roques, Liliane Watbled Guenoun Written by: Ahmed Bouchaala, François Farrugia, Zakia Tahiri
Crash of the Century (TV movie)
Erma Schlecht Chantal Hebert, Phil Comeau Producer: Léon G. Arcand, Andre Barro, Katherine Buck Written by: Anne de la Chaume, Thomas Forwood, David Bedard
Tenerife (TV movie)
Erma Schlecht Chantal Hébert, Phil Comeau Producer: Bernard Vaillot Written by: Anne Dezert

Theater

Le Banquet
Dame avec le petit chien (LR) Mathilda May Producer: Artslive Theater: Théâtre Réjane / Théâtre de Paris Casting Director: Laurent Couraud Written by: Mathilda May