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8	->''"I look at fight choreography as another form of dialogue, another expression of the character that you're going to play."''
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10	Diana Lee Inosanto (born May 29, 1966 in Torrance, California) is an American martial artist, actress, stuntwoman, director, and children's books author of Filipino descent.
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12	She grew up surrounded by martial arts and studied many forms of them, including Jeet Kune Do and Eskrima, which she learned from her father, Dan Inosanto, a student and training/movie partner of Creator/BruceLee (he appeared in ''Film/GameOfDeath'', most notably). Lee was also her godfather, he's the reason behind her middle name.
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14	She's been doing stunt work, choreography, and stunt training in film and television productions since the mid-1990s, and she's had some acting credits among these. She made her directorial debut with ''[[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0454941/ The Sensei]]'' in 2008, and she started writing and publishing [[ChildrensLiterature children's books]] in 2020.
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16	!!Her acting roles include:
17	* ''Series/{{Moonlighting}}'' (1986–1987) as Office Staff Worker / Blue Moon Employee / Padua Resident
18	* ''Film/BarbWire'' (1995) as Customs Agent #2
19	* ''The Sensei'' (2008) as Karen O'Neil
20	* ''Franchise/StarWars'' as Morgan Elsbeth
21	** ''Series/TheMandalorian'' (2020, Chapter 13)
22	** ''Series/{{Ahsoka}}'' (2023, Chapters 1-4 and 6-8)
23	** ''[[WesternAnimation/StarWarsTalesOfTheEmpire Tales of the Empire]]'' (2024)
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25	!!Tropes applying to her works include:
26	* CreatorCouple: She and her husband, Ron Balicki, co-founded MARS Action Group, choreographing and teaching martial arts together. He also helped produce ''The Sensei''.
27	* PromotedFangirl: She loved ''Star Wars'' for decades prior to signing on to the franchise's TV shows. According to ''Magazine/StarWarsInsider'', she responded like such when her manager asked if she'd like to try out for ''The Mandalorian'':
28	-->That's a stupid question. You ''know'' I like ''The Mandalorian''.
29	* StartMyOwn: Her difficulties finding work as a mixed-race actress motivated her to write, direct, and co-star in ''The Sensei''. Eventually, [[https://youtu.be/31pZQW-MM94?si=m2SR9htx6QIz9QRr the trailer]] would help convince the producers of ''The Mandalorian'' to cast her as Morgan Elsbeth.

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