LEE BADER

ACTOR | CREATOR

RECENT PROJECTS

& PRODUCTIONS

Chanshi

A U.S.-Israel crossover comedy series which premiered at Sundance in 2023, and can be streamed on HOT. The show follows an observant Jewish woman who sets off for Israel on a journey of rediscovery, after running away from her husband to be in Brooklyn. The series earned Lee an Israeli Academy nomination for Best Supporting Actress for her role Eliana. The show also stars Henry Winkler and Caroline Aaron.

Night Therapy

A Yes Studios production, the series tells the story of an Arab-Israeli psychologist who struggles to raise his two kids after his Jewish-Israeli wife commits suicide. The show premiered at Monte-Carlo Television Festival, and is in line for a German remake by SquareOne Productions

Commercials

Lee appeared in numerous campaigns including: Sony, Carrefour, Coin Master, Homescapes, Opticana, Clal Insurance, Easyplant, and more.

Super Lady

An award nominated short centered around a director's misguided attempt at gender equality in film. The short was an official selection by the WANDA: Feminism and Moving Image in addition to Moving Image and Grand Rapids Feminist Film Festival.

Follower Decrease

A Bread Break Production commercial parody PSA about the turbulence of loosing Instagram followers. The short was an official selection at the Hollywood Screenings Film Festival as well as at the ESMoA Video Art & Film Festival.

Interwoven

A female centric dramedy. The series follows two women on the opposite ends of a suicide prevention hotline as their lives begin to unexpectedly intertwine. The show was a finalist at the Blackpills pilot competition and is currently in development.

Lee Bader is a bilingual actress best known for her role as Eliana in the series Chanshi, for which she was nominated for the Israeli Academy Award. Lee has made numerous appearances on both TV and film, including the acclaimed series Night Therapy, which was nominated at the Monte-Carlo TV Festival.

As a filmmaker, Lee has worked on films including Super Lady, which premiered at the Grand Rapids Feminist Film Festival, Interwoven, a Blackpills contest finalist, as well as Disconnect, which premiered at the Rhode Island International Film Festival in the U.S. and screened at the Solidarity Film Festival in Tel Aviv.

Lee trained at the William Esper Studio in New York and is represented in the UK by Nylander & Shaw.

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