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Diana Lee Inosanto
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Inosanto in 2023
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| Other names | D. Lee Inosanto |
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| Spouse(s) | Ron Balicki (m. 1995) |
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Diana Lee Inosanto is an American actress, director, and a skilled martial artist. She used to be a stunt performer, doing exciting actions in movies. Diana also directed a film called The Sensei in 2008. In 2020, she wrote a children's book titled The Curious Mind of Sebastian.
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About Diana Lee Inosanto
Diana Lee Inosanto is married to Ron Balicki, who is also a martial artist. They have two children together.
Diana's Amazing Career
Growing Up with Martial Arts
Diana Inosanto grew up in a world filled with martial arts. She learned many different styles, like Jeet Kune Do and Eskrima. Her father, Dan Inosanto, taught her these skills. He was a student of the famous Bruce Lee, who was also Diana's godfather!
Diana has been featured on the covers of many martial arts magazines. These include Black Belt Magazine, Martial Arts, and Inside Kung Fu. In 2009, Black Belt Magazine honored her as their Woman of the Year.
Acting and Directing in Film and TV
Besides performing stunts and creating fight scenes for movies and TV shows, Diana Inosanto is also an actress. She directed her first movie, The Sensei, which came out in 2008.
In 2020, Diana appeared in the second season of Disney's The Mandalorian. She played a character named Magistrate Morgan Elsbeth. She played this role again in the TV series Ahsoka in 2023. She also voiced the character in Star Wars: Tales of the Empire in 2024.
Working in Theatre
Diana Inosanto is also involved in theatre in Southern California. She is a part of the Asian American theatre group called Lodestone Theatre Ensemble. In 2008, she helped with a play called Be Like Water. She was the martial arts choreographer for the show.
Writing Books
In 2020, Diana Inosanto published her first book. It was a children's story called The Curious Mind of Sebastian. In the same year, she also wrote the introduction for a book about Bruce Lee.
Selected Film and TV Roles
Here are some of the movies and TV shows Diana Lee Inosanto has worked on:
- Moonlighting (1986–87) – Actress in 7 episodes
- Barb Wire (1996) – Stunts
- Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1997–2002) – Stunts in 7 episodes
- Face/Off (1997) – Stunts
- Walker, Texas Ranger (1997–98) – Stunts in 4 episodes
- Blade (1998) – Stunts and actress
- Wild Wild West (1999) – Stunts
- Mystery Men (1999) – Stunts
- MADtv (1999) – Actress in 1 episode
- The Time Machine (2002) – Actress
- Star Trek: Enterprise (2002–05) – Stunts
- Hulk (2003) – Actress
- Resident Evil: Apocalypse (2004) – Fight choreographer
- Rent (2005) – Actress
- The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift (2006) – Actress
- The Sensei (2008) – Writer, director, producer, and actress
- I, Frankenstein (2014) – Martial arts trainer
- Spy (2015) – Martial arts trainer
- The Mandalorian (2020) – Actress in 1 episode
- Ahsoka (2023) – Actress in 7 episodes
- The Tiger's Apprentice (2024) – Actress
- Star Wars: Tales of the Empire (2024) – Actress in 3 episodes
See also
In Spanish: Diana Lee Inosanto para niños
