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6 | [[caption-width-right:299:"You have the right to defend yourself against hatred, and self-hatred."]] |
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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. She is married to fellow martial artist Ron Balicki and the mother of two children with him. |
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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, Episodes 1-3) |
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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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