Misty Lee

Magician, voice actress, comedian

Paul Dini

(m. 2005)

Misty Lee is an American voice actress, comedian and magician.

Early life

Misty Lee was born in Mount Clemens, Michigan, and spent most of her childhood in Detroit, which she credits as inspiration for her unique sense of humor and interest in magic.^[1] Before her calling as a magician, Lee trained in dentistry. At the age of sixteen, she discovered her interest in magic, which quickly took its hold on her.^{[citation needed]}

Career

Her onstage performances blend theatre, song, and sleight of hand. 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.^[2] 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 The Last of Us, BioShock Infinite, Grand Theft Auto V, Disney Infinity, the Fire Emblem series and more.

She also provided the voice of Aunt May Parker in Ultimate Spider-Man, which airs on Disney XD. At Comic-Con International, Lee designed and taught custom effects to celebrity host and presenters for the "Magic of Comics" themed awards show.^[3]

In July 2017, Lee performed on the show Penn & Teller: Fool Us, but failed to fool the hosts.

Lee studied and performed both sketch and musical improv comedy at The Second City in Los Angeles.

She plays the character Misty Hannah in the backstory to Ingress.^[4]

Contributions to magic

In 2010, Lee became a staff Séance Medium at Hollywood's Magic Castle, where she regularly performs Houdini Séances. She is the first female magician in history to hold this position.^[5]

Lee is the only magician ever to be admitted into the Institute for Analytic Interviewing.^{[clarification needed]}^[1] Under the training of "Truth Wizard" J.J. Newberry, and alongside agents from the CIA, ATF, and Scotland Yard, Lee mastered the art of cognitive interview techniques, giving her the nickname of "Human Lie Detector".^[1]

Personal life

Lee is married to animation producer and comic book author Paul Dini,^[6] with whom she lives in Los Angeles.^[7] Their two Boston terriers, Mugsy and Deuce, were featured in "Anger Management", a 2012 episode of The Dog Whisperer, in which they sought Cesar Millan's help with their dogs' behavioral problems.^[8]^[9]

She is fluent in American Sign Language and has worked as a theatrical sign interpreter for Michigan State University.

Lee is an activist against domestic abuse. In 2013, Lee wrote and starred in a short PSA on behalf of the Domestic Violence Hotline titled Escape. The video is a "love letter to [her] mother",^[10] who endured years of verbal abuse.^[11]

Filmography

Live-action roles

Birth of Hollywood – Actress
The $178.92 Movie: An Instruction Guide to Failure
The Last of Us – Clickers (voice only)

Animation roles

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Source
2011–12	The Garfield Show	Scheherazade, Angie
2012–17	Ultimate Spider-Man	Aunt May, Squirrel Girl		^[12]
2014–16	TripTank	Various voices		^[12]
2015	Hulk and the Agents of S.M.A.S.H.	Betty Ross	Episode "Banner Day"	^[12]
2015–18	DC Super Hero Girls	Big Barda, Mad Harriet		^[12]
2016	Wabbit	Mushroom Beings, Female Executive
	Red Sonja: Queen of Plagues	Red Sonja		^[12]
	DC Super Hero Girls: Hero of the Year	Big Barda		^[12]
2017	DC Super Hero Girls: Intergalactic Games			^[12]
2018	DC Super Hero Girls: Legends of Atlantis			^[12]
2018–23	Aggretsuko	Kabae	English dub	^[12]
2019	Lego City Adventures	Freya McCloud	Episode "Cubs and Robbers/Billy the Bug"
2020	Amphibia	Priscilla the Killa	Episode "Hopping Mall"
2022	Bastard!! Heavy Metal, Dark Fantasy	Anthrasax, Baba (season 2)	English dub	^[13]
2023	Mickey and Friends Trick or Treats	Witch Hazel

Cereal Mascots: Trix Rabbit – Dante

Video games

Year	Title	Voice role	Notes	Ref.
2013	The Last of Us	Infected		^[12]
	Killzone: Shadow Fall	Linden		^[12]
	Ingress	Misty Hannah		^[14]
2014	Hearthstone	Grand Widow Faerlina, Lady Liadrin		^[15]
	The Amazing Spider-Man 2	Jean DeWolff		^[12]
	Spider-Man Unlimited	Spider Ma'am / Aunt May		^[12]
2015	Skylanders: SuperChargers	Star Strike, Spotlight		^[16]
2015	Star Wars Battlefront	Princess Leia Organa		^[17]
2016	Lego Marvel's Avengers	She-Hulk, Squirrel Girl		^[12]
	Master of Orion: Conquer the Stars	Silicoid Advisor		^[18]
	Mirror's Edge Catalyst	Dispatch, KrugerSec Guard		^[12]
2017	Fire Emblem Heroes	Ursula, Camilla, Titania	English dub	^[12]
2017	Star Wars Battlefront II	Princess Leia Organa		^[12]^[19]
2018	Darksiders III	Envy, Human		^[12]
	Just Cause 4	Garland		^[12]
	Spyro: Reignited Trilogy	The Sorceress		^[12]
2019	Crash Team Racing Nitro-Fueled	Polar, Pura, Tawna		^[12]
2019	Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order	Masana Tide / Ninth Sister		^[12]
2020	Chex Quest HD	Dr. O'Ryen
2020	G.I. Joe: Operation Blackout	Baroness		^[12]
2021	Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart	Robot Pirates, Additional Voices		^[12]
2023	Fire Emblem Engage	Camilla		^[12]
	Hi-Fi Rush	Rekka		^[12]
	Star Wars Jedi: Survivor	Masana Tide / Ninth Sister

Agents of Mayhem – Daisy
Batman: Arkham City – Museum Announcer, Dispatch Officer
BioShock Infinite – various voices
Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare - Laura Gibson
Dead Rising 3 – Darlene Fleischermacher
Disney Infinity – additional voices
Fallout 4 – 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
God of War – Sigrun, additional voices
God of War Ragnarök – Sigrun, additional voices
Grand Theft Auto V – various voices
Guild Wars 2: Path of Fire – Rox
Infamous Second Son – Hank's Daughter, additional voices
League of Legends – Kalista (the Spear of Vengeance)^[20]
Lego DC Super-Villains – Enchantress, Ravager
Resident Evil: Revelations 2 – additional voices
Saints Row IV – Dominatrix
Skylanders: Swap Force – Star Strike
StarCraft II: Legacy of the Void - Liberator
World of Warcraft: Battle for Azeroth – Lady Liadrin

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "Meet Magician & Illusionist Voice Talent Los Angeles - Misty Lee". Misty Lee. Archived from the original on February 27, 2015. Retrieved February 27, 2015.
^ "A Conversation With The Magical Misty Lee". popcultureaddict.com. January 28, 2008. Archived from the original on July 4, 2008. Retrieved November 6, 2008.
^ "Magical Consulting Female Magician Los Angeles - Misty Lee". Misty Lee. Retrieved February 27, 2015.
^ "Ingress characters: Misty Hannah".
^ "Houdini Séance Illusionist Magic Castle Los Angeles - Misty Lee". Misty Lee. Archived from the original on January 21, 2014. Retrieved February 27, 2015.
^ David, Peter (2009). More Digressions. Second Age, Inc. p. 96.
^ Krug, Kurt Anthony (October 22, 2016). "Mt. Clemens native Misty Lee hangs with Houdini, Princess Leia, Spidey". Detroit Free Press.
^ "Anger Management". Dog Whisperer. Season 9. Episode 6. August 4, 2012. National Geographic Channel.
^ National Geographic Channels (August 4, 2012). "Dog Whisperer: Anger Management". Nat Geo TV Blogs. National Geographic Society. Archived from the original on July 4, 2013. Retrieved February 27, 2015.
^ "Escape: Domestic Violence PSA". Misty Lee. Archived from the original on February 27, 2015. Retrieved February 27, 2015.
^ "Escape - Domestic Violence PSA - Misty Lee". YouTube. August 27, 2013. Archived from the original on December 21, 2021. Retrieved February 27, 2015.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r ^s ^t ^u ^v ^w ^x ^y ^z "Misty Lee (visual voices guide)". Behind The Voice Actors. A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its opening and/or closing credits and/or other reliable sources of information. Retrieved September 6, 2019.
^ "Bastard!! -Heavy Metal, Dark Fantasy- (2022) – English Dub Cast". Behind The Voice Actors. Archived from the original on March 24, 2023. Retrieved October 30, 2023.
^ "Christopher Bowman - Google+". google.com. Retrieved February 27, 2015.
^ Misty Lee [@Misty_Lee] (July 23, 2014). "Voiced Grand Widow Faerlina in #Hearthstone, and just kicked my own ass. How meta. *grin*" (Tweet). Retrieved February 27, 2015 – via Twitter.
^ Vicarious Visions. Skylanders: SuperChargers. Activision. Scene: Closing credits, 7:13 in, Voice Actors.
^ Misty Lee [@Misty_Lee] (November 17, 2015). "#StarWarsBattlefront releases today & I am the voice of #Leia! ##StarWars #PrincessLeia (link: http://starwars.ea.com/starwars/battlefront/news/the-heroes-of-star-wars-battlefront-leia-organa) starwars.ea.com/starwars/battl…" (Tweet). Retrieved November 22, 2017 – via Twitter.
^ Chalk, Andy (February 17, 2016). "Master of Orion trailer reveals a cast of sci-fi stars". PC Gamer. Retrieved February 19, 2016.
^ Mitch Dyer [@MitchyD] (November 18, 2017). "I'm trying to avoid spoilers, but @misty_lee's Leia was such an important role when we see the Rebellion and she absolutely nailed it. She captures the empathy and heart of the character beautifully" (Tweet). Retrieved November 22, 2017 – via Twitter.
^ "Misty Lee - So proud to play #Kalista in #LeagueofLegends!... – Facebook". facebook.com. Retrieved February 27, 2015.