Aisha Dee

Aisha Dee was born on the Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia, to a white Australian mother and African American father.^[2][3]

She was raised in Surfers Paradise and attended King's Christian College throughout her upbringing.^[4] Dee was exposed to the performing arts early in life through her opera singer mother and her jazz musician father.^[5] She credits watching Sesame Street reruns in her Gold Coast apartment in her younger years as the inspiration for pursuing a career in acting.^[6]

In 2008, Dee had her first major television role as Desi Biggins on the Australian-Canadian children's series The Saddle Club.^[7] In 2010, Dee was a recurring character in the Australian-British show Dead Gorgeous as Christine.^[8] From 2011 to 2013, she starred as Mackenzie Miller in the Fox sitcom I Hate My Teenage Daughter.^[9] She also co-starred as Elizabeth "Beth" Kingston on the ABC Family drama series Chasing Life, from 2014 to 2015.^[8]

Dee starred as Jules Koja in the Syfy horror anthology series Channel Zero: No-End House, which aired in 2017. On 22 August 2016, it was announced that Dee was cast as Kat Edison in the Freeform comedy-drama series The Bold Type, which premiered on 20 June 2017.^[10][11] On 4 October 2017, Freeform renewed the series for two additional seasons of 10 episodes each. The second season premiered on 12 June 2018^[12] and ended on 7 August 2018.^[13]

Dee played the lead role in the 2023 Australian TV drama miniseries, Safe Home.^[14]

On 18 February 2025, Dee was named in two Stan Australia projects in film One More Shot and series Watching You.^[15]

Dee plays Chanelle in the 2025 Netflix limited series Apple Cider Vinegar.^[16]

Dee is queer.^[1] She enjoys line dancing.^[1]