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Actor

2004-05-22 · New York City, New York, U.S. · Female

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Peyton Elizabeth Lee (born May 22, 2004) is an American actress. She is known for starring in the title role of the Disney Channel comedy-drama series Andi Mack (2017–2019). She has continued to work with Disney in the films Secret Society of Second-Born Royals (2020), Prom Pact (2023), Pizza Movie (2026), and the series Doogie Kameāloha, M.D. (2021–2023). Lee will make her theatrical debut in Laika’s Wildwood (2026).

Early life and education

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. Lee is half Chinese on her father's side. She described her father as "one of the major reasons why I have become an actor." Her mother is of English, Irish and Italian descent. She has an older sister and a younger brother. In 2023, Lee was a freshman at Columbia University.

Career

Prior to Andi Mack, Lee appeared in episodes of Shameless and Scandal. Lee debuted as the titular character in Andi Mack in 2017, when she was twelve years old. 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", later stating that "What's really great about Peyton is that she can easily handle both the drama and the comedy of this character." 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.

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. on Disney+. In August 2022, Lee was cast in the animated feature film Wildwood which is a film adaptation of the 2011 novel by Colin Meloy. 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. In June 2024, Lee was cast in a Hulu original film titled Carved which was released on October 21, 2024.