Biography
Olivia Lee is an award-winning performer and writer with extensive experience in creating and writing her own TV shows. She currently has multiple scripted projects in development with production companies and broadcasters in both the UK and US.
Her feature script, 'Pardon The Interruption,' recently won 'Best Comedy Screenplay' at the prestigious Prague Screenplay Awards 2024. It has also been officially selected for the New York Script Awards, International World Film Awards, Budapest Movie Awards, and received an honorable mention at The Los Angeles Film and Script Awards. Additionally, it was a finalist for the Filmmatic Comedy Screenplay Awards and the WeScreenplay Awards. Her half-hour comedy, 'Scapegoat,' is currently a finalist in the Outstanding Screenplay TV Pilot Awards.
Olivia began her career as a comedy performer, gaining recognition on Channel 4's hit show Balls of Steel with her segment, Prank TV with Miss Lee. Following this success, she created her own comedy show for Channel 4, Olivia Lee's Naughty Bits. This led to her own series for Comedy Central, Olivia Lee: Dirty, Sexy, Funny, which ran for two successful seasons.
Invited to the US, Olivia regularly appeared on NBC's The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, where she wrote and starred in her own comedy segment. This exposure led to truTV commissioning her own comedy pilot, The Olivia Lee Show, produced by Ben Stiller's company, Red Hour. She also recently created and starred in the pilot Make Me A Misogynist for Channel 4, in which she portrayed a man. As an actress, she has appeared in numerous well-known TV sitcoms.
Olivia released her debut album with Universal Records, Mindful Mum: How Not To Lose Your Total Fuc*ing Sh*t, offering a unique take on mindfulness. The album was a hit and has since been adapted into a live show, Olivia Lee: Losing Her Total Fuc*ing Sh*t, which pays tribute to female anger and toxic femininity. A tour of the show is currently in development.
