Diana Lee Inosanto

Diana Lee Inosanto
Born	May 29, 1966 (1966-05-29)
Other names	D. Lee Inosanto
Occupation	Actor, Film director, Stunt performer
Years active	1986–present
Spouse	Ron Balicki (1995–present)
Website
http://www.dianaleeinosanto.com/

Diana Lee Inosanto (born May 29, 1966) is a Filipino American actress, stuntwoman, martial artist and film director, sometimes credited as D. Lee Inosanto.

Personal

Inosanto was born in Torrance, California and was raised in her childhood years in Carson, California and later, Harbor City, California. She is the daughter of martial arts icon, Dan Inosanto and Sue Ann Reveal, and godchild of the late Bruce Lee, after whom she was named-Diana Lee. She is of mixed Filipino heritage from her father, and Irish ancestry from her mother. As a single mother she raised a son with autism. In 1995 she married Ron Balicki, one of her father's former students, and with whom she has two sons.

Martial artist

Inosanto grew up surrounded by the martial arts world, studying many forms including Jeet Kune Do which she learned from her father, Dan Inosanto, who was a student of Jeet Kune Do founder Bruce Lee. She has appeared on the cover of numerous martial arts magazines including "Black Belt," "Martial Arts," "Inside Karate," "Self Defense," and "Inside Kung Fu." Diana was named Woman of the year by Black Belt Magazine 2009.

Film career

Movies and television work includes

On the beach, 2004.

• "I, Frankenstein" (2012) (Martial Arts Trainer - Aaron Eckhart / Socratis Otto)
• "Hirokin" (2010) (Assistant Stunt Coordinator)
• "Sinners & Saints The Movie" (2009) (Co-Producer) (Assistant Stunt Coordinator)
• "The Sensei" (2008) (Director) (Producer) (Actress)
• "The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift" (2006) (Actress)
• "Rent" (2005) (Actress)
• "The Prodigy" (2006) (Actress) (Associate Producer)
• "The Vault" (2005) (Actress)
• "Resident Evil: Apocalypse" (2004) (Fight Choreography)
• "Star Trek: Enterprise" (2003) (2004) (2005) TV Series (Stunts)
• "Hulk" (2003) (Actress)
• "Fist of Cheese" (2004) TV Series (Assistant Stunt Coordinator) (Associate Producer)
• "The Time Machine" (2002) (Actress)
• "On Sundays " - (Co Producer) (2002)
• "A Ribbon of Dreams" (2002) (Associate Producer)
• "Life Streams" (2000) (Actress) (Co Producer)
• "Modern Warriors" (2000) Herself
• "Blade" (2000) (Stunts)
• "Mystery Men" (1999) (Stunts)
• "Wild Wild West" (1999) (Stunts)
• "Red Corner" (1999) (Stunts)
• "The Patriot" (1998) (Stunts)
• "Face/Off" (1997) (Stunts)
• "The Roseanne Show" (1998) TV Series (Stunt Actress)
• "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" (1996) TV Series (Stunts)
• "Spy Game" (1997) TV Series (Stunts)
• "Barb Wire" (1996) (Stunts)
• "MTV New Edition Music Video "Hit Me Off" - (Stunts) (1996)
• "10-8: Officers on Duty" (2003) TV Series (Stunts)
• "Black Scorpion" (1999) (Stunts)
• "MADtv" (2001) (Actress)
• "The Last Man on Planet Earth" (1999) (Stunts)
• "Team Knight Rider" (1998) (Actress)
• "Walker, Texas Ranger" (1998) (Stunts)
• "Moonlighting" (1988) (Actress)

Theatre work

Inosanto is active in Southern California theatre, as a member of the Asian American theatre group, Lodestone Theatre Ensemble. In 2008 she worked with East West Players, serving as Martial Arts Choreographer, along with her husband Ron Balicki, on the world premiere of Dan Kwong's play Be Like Water, about a young Asian American girl who is visited and taught by the Ghost of Bruce Lee.

External links

• Diana Lee Inosanto at the Internet Movie Database
• DianaLeeInosanto.com - official site
• Inosanto May 2008 interview on The Evening Class
• The Sensei May 2008 profile by Philip W. Chung on AsianWeek
• Diana Lee Inosanto at Memory Alpha (a Star Trek wiki)