Shannon Lee : An Actress, Businesswoman, Singer, and Martial Artist

Early Life:

• Shannon Emery Lee Keasler was born on April 19, 1969, in Santa Monica, California.
• She is the daughter of legendary martial artist and actor Bruce Lee and Linda Emery.
• Shannon is the younger sister of actor Brandon Lee and the only living child of Bruce Lee.
• During her youth, she studied Jeet Kune Do, the martial art created by her father, under Richard Bustillo, one of her father’s students.

Career:

• In 1993, Shannon Lee made a cameo appearance as a party singer performing “California Dreamin'” in her father’s biopic, “Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story.”
• She had supporting roles in films like “Cage II” (1994) with Lou Ferrigno and “High Voltage” (1998).
• Lee had her first leading role in the Hong Kong action film “Enter the Eagles” (1998), directed by Corey Yuen, where she had a fight scene with Benny Urquidez, who also taught her kickboxing.
• She guest-starred in an episode of the television series “Martial Law” in 1998 alongside Sammo Hung.
• In 2000, Lee sang a cover of “I’m in the Mood for Love” for the film “China Strike Force” directed by Stanley Tong.
• Lee appeared in the sci-fi television film “Epoch” (2001) aired on the Sci Fi Channel.
• She played the leading role in the action film “Lessons For An Assassin” (2003) and was the host of the first season of the television show “WMAC Masters.”
• Additionally, Lee contributed vocals to the band Medicine’s album “The Mechanical Forces of Love” in 2003.
• Shannon Lee serves as the president of the Bruce Lee Foundation.
• She was the executive producer of the 2008 television series “The Legend of Bruce Lee,” based on her father’s life, and the 2009 documentary film “How Bruce Lee Changed the World.”
• In 2015, Lee announced the production of the series “Warrior,” based on an original idea by Bruce Lee, which debuted on Cinemax in 2019.
• Shannon Lee made her return to acting after 20 years with a guest-starring role in Season 3, episode 6 of “Warrior” in 2023.

Personal Life:

• Shannon Lee is married to Ian Keasler.
• The couple has a daughter named Wren Lee Keasler.
• She comes from a lineage of martial artists, being the daughter of Bruce Lee, granddaughter of Lee Hoi-chuen and Grace Ho, sister of Brandon Lee, and niece of Robert Lee Jun-fai and Peter Lee Jung-sum.
• In terms of martial arts training, Lee studied Jeet Kune Do with Richard Bustillo in her youth and later with Ted Wong. She also studied Taekwondo under Tan Tao-liang and Wushu under Eric Chen. Additionally, for the film “Enter the Eagles,” she trained kickboxing with Benny Urquidez and studied under Yuen De, Jackie Chan’s Chinese opera brother.