
Actor
Diane Hsu
Born May 11, 1961 in Seattle, Washington, USA7 films
Born to Chinese immigrant parents, Diane Lee Hsu was a classically trained pianist from age 6 who was performing with the Seattle Symphony Orchestra by age 17. While studying modern dance in college (she'd graduate with a degree in such from the University of Utah), Diane began modeling, which led to a tryout for Playboy Magazine. Under the name Diana Lee, she'd become only the third Playmate on Asian descent after being chosen to become the magazine's Playmate of the Month in May 1988. Soon after, film and TV roles followed. Hsu made her film debut in the James bond film License to Kill (1989), where she played Hong Kong narcotics agent Loti and was also one of the silhouette models in the opening title sequence. She'd go on to other film roles, played a semi-recurring role on the soap opera The Young and the Restless, had guest spots on shows like Family Matters and The West Wing and has done voice work for video games like Everquest II and Prototype.
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First watchLicence to Kill19896.4as Loti (as Diana Lee-Hsu)After capturing the notorious drug lord Franz Sanchez, Bond's close friend and former CIA agent Felix Leiter is left for dead and his wife is murdered.View filmEssential films
Ranked by acclaim and reachFilmography
7 films as actor- 2020Psycho Party PlannerSusan
- 2001Totally BlondeTranslator
- 1993SnapdragonProfessor Huan
- 1993Bloodlines: Murder in the FamilyReporter #1
- 1993Blind SideMrs. Dance
- 1990Playboy: Playmates at Play(segment "Gotta Dance") (as Diana Lee)
- 1989Licence to KillLoti (as Diana Lee-Hsu)
