Peyton Elizabeth Lee

Peyton Elizabeth Lee was born on May 22, 2004, in New York City, she moved to Manhattan Beach, California, and began acting at the age of ten.^[3]

Lee is half Chinese on her father's side;^[4] her father is actor Andrew Tinpo Lee, whom she describes as "one of the major reasons why I have become an actor."^[3] Her mother is Irish-Italian.^[5] She has an older sister and a younger brother.^[6]

In September 2022, Lee enrolled at Columbia University in New York City.^[7][8][9]

Prior to Andi Mack, Lee featured in numerous commercials for Sprint,^[10] Carnival Cruises,^[11] Petco,^[12] Apple's iPhone 6s,^[13] and JCPenney.^[14] She also appeared in three episodes of Shameless as a "girl soldier" and one episode of Scandal as "Violet", a spelling bee champion.^[15] In December 2014, Lee performed in Debbie Allen's Hot Chocolate Nutcracker which was performed at the Royce Hall at UCLA.^[16][17]

Andi Mack premiered on Disney Channel on April 7, 2017.^[18][19] When asked about casting Lee in the lead role, Andi Mack executive producer Terri Minsky said she "liked that Lee did not look as if she had fallen off a child-star assembly line",^[20] later stating that "What's really great about Peyton is that she can easily handle both the drama and the comedy of this character."^[21] On January 9, 2018, it was announced that Lee would be joining the Disney Junior animated series The Lion Guard as Rani, appearing in nine episodes from the third season.^[22]

On January 14, 2021, it was announced that Lee would play the title role in Doogie Kameāloha, M.D., a reboot of Doogie Howser, M.D. that airs on Disney+ which ran from September 8, 2021 to March 31, 2023.^[23][24]

In August 2022, Lee was cast in the animated feature film Wildwood which is a film adaptation of the 2011 novel by Colin Meloy with the film set to be released in 2025.^[25][26]

Lee starred in the lead role of Mandy Yang in the television film Prom Pact alongside Milo Manheim which was released on March 30, 2023.^[27][28]

In June 2024, Lee was cast in the Hulu original film entitled Carved which was released on October 21, 2024.^[29][30]