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Toy Lei

Actress | Writer | Director

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Selected as one of the top 5 filmmakers by the prestigious Asian-American Film Lab and New York Women in Film and Television, for her 2012 directorial debut The Wedding, Toy Lei is a multi-talented ... read full biography

Known for Carne y Arena (2017), Grey's Anatomy (2019), Son of Zorn (2016), Boxer (I) (2015)

Details

5' 4" (1.63m)

Guilds

AFTRA | SAG | ASCAP

External links

@playwithtoy (twitter.com) | 2 official web sites & 1 more link

Vanity URL

imdb.me/toy

Images (35)

Etheria Film Night 2016
Shorts Main Lineup
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Awards

7 wins, 7 nominations & 6 additional awards

Contacts

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Filmography

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76 titles

Projects in Development (4 titles)	Budget	Status
Boxer Boxer, Director, Producer, Writer Boxer, Director, Producer, Writer See fewer		Pitch
Fighter (Short) - Executive Producer, Writer (story by) Executive Producer, Writer (story by) See fewer		Script
Music Academy (Sizzle Reel) (TV Movie) - Sally Jung Sally Jung See fewer		Script
The High Life Mimi Lee Mimi Lee See fewer		Development Unknown

Films in Production (5 titles)	Budget	Status
Cerebrum Stunt Coordinator Stunt Coordinator See fewer		Post-Prod
Mercy (Short) - David's Mother David's Mother See fewer		Post-Prod
Pride of the Fist Violet / Wrath Violet / Wrath See fewer		Filming
The Recital (2021) Mary Mary See fewer	$40K	Filming
Merrily (2020) Yana Yana See fewer		Filming

Past Film & Video (53 titles)	Budget	Opening Weekend	Gross (US & Canada)	Gross (Worldwide)
Scorpion (2016) (Short) - Mom Mom See fewer	$1K
Lexie (2014) (Short) - Actress Actress See fewer
Cherry Lemonade (2019) (Short) - Second Unit Director (los angeles) Second Unit Director (los angeles) See fewer
The Rock and the Stars (2019) (Short) - Stunt Coordinator Stunt Coordinator See fewer
The Line (2018) (Short) - Brenda Brenda See fewer
Amy's in the Freezer (2018) (Short) - Producer, Supervising Sound Editor Producer, Supervising Sound Editor See fewer	$10K
Home Sweet Home (2018) (Short) - Kim, Producer, Stunt Coordinator, Stunt Performer Kim, Producer, Stunt Coordinator, Stunt Performer See fewer
The Salvation (2018) (Short) - Mayako Mayako See fewer
#AskUsHow (2018) (Video) - Special Thanks Special Thanks See fewer	$2K
Rose is a Rose is a Rose (2018) (Short) - Trish Trish See fewer	$55K
Angel (2018) (Short) - Producer, Stunt Coordinator Producer, Stunt Coordinator See fewer
Transition (2018) (Short) - Director Director See fewer	$1K
Magnum Opus (2017) Officer Guo Officer Guo See fewer
Today Is the Day (2017) (Short) - Madame Xue Madame Xue See fewer	$500
She & He (2017) (Short) - Dr. Bai, Director Dr. Bai, Director See fewer
Try Harder Tomorrow (2017) (Short) - Director Director See fewer
Carne y Arena (2017) (Short) - Actress Actress See fewer
The Lovely Rejects (2017) Dr. Cho Dr. Cho See fewer
Snowplow (2016) (Short) - Loretta Loretta See fewer
Lose the Labels: The 72 Hour Shootout 2016 (2016) Actor Actor See fewer	$975K
How to Get Caught (2016) (Short) - Shadow Leader, Director, Editor, Colorist, Executive Producer, … See more Shadow Leader, Director, Editor, Colorist, Executive Producer, Producer, Re-recording Mixer, Supervising Sound Editor, Digital Effects, Visual Effects Producer, Writer See fewer
The Witching Hour (2016) (Video) - Grace Grace See fewer
Game of Groans (2016) (Short) - Bridget Bridget See fewer
Woman Power (2016) (Short) - Defender, Associate Producer Defender, Associate Producer See fewer
Patchwork (2015) Stunt Safety Stunt Safety See fewer
Pirate Jenny (2015) Clerk Clerk See fewer
Two Faces: The 2015 72 Hour Shootout (2015) Boxer, Thanks Boxer, Thanks See fewer	$1.5MM
Boxer (2015) (Short) - Boxer, Director, Assistant Editor, Colorist, Executive Producer, … See more Boxer, Director, Assistant Editor, Colorist, Executive Producer, Sound Designer, Sound Editor, Digital Effects, Writer See fewer	$500
Hostile Border (2015) FBI Agent FBI Agent See fewer
The Spider and the Bird (2015) (Short) - Jess, Editor, Colorist, Producer, Sound Designer, … See more Jess, Editor, Colorist, Producer, Sound Designer, Sound Editor, Sound Mixer, Visual Effects, Writer See fewer
Road Wars (2015) Fu Hao Fu Hao See fewer	$1MM
Code: LA (2015) (Short) - Bridgette, Assistant Director Bridgette, Assistant Director See fewer	$50K
Ouroboros (2015) (Short) - Dr. Chen Dr. Chen See fewer
My Angel's Home (2014) (Short) - Mom (voice), Director, Editor, Producer, Sound Editor, Writer Mom (voice), Director, Editor, Producer, Sound Editor, Writer See fewer
Stand Down Soldier (2014) Mei-mei / Ling-ling Mei-mei / Ling-ling See fewer
Jeremy Lin, the Unauthorized Musical: A Journey to Linsanity (2014) (Short) - Jeanie's Grandma Jeanie's Grandma See fewer	$5K
Escape (2014) (Short) - Dr. Logan Dr. Logan See fewer	ARS 3
Solely (2013) (Short) - Nurse Jenn Nurse Jenn See fewer
Pain N Love (2013) (Short) - Director, Director, Writer Director, Director, Writer See fewer
First Impressions (2013) (Short) - Production Assistant Production Assistant See fewer
Martha's Key (2013) (Short) - Dr. Coulson Dr. Coulson See fewer
Full Circle (2013) (Short) - Mikey's Mother Mikey's Mother See fewer	$45K
In Tune (2012) (Short) - Mother Mother See fewer
The Wedding (2012) (Short) - Gina, Director, Action Director, Executive Producer, Sound Editor, … See more Gina, Director, Action Director, Executive Producer, Sound Editor, Writer (story), Writer See fewer
Nani (2012) (Short) - Stunt Double (Tsai Chin) Stunt Double (Tsai Chin) See fewer
Spinster (2010) (Short) - Nurse Fannie Nurse Fannie See fewer
The Hurricane Fist (2009) (Short) - Master, Action Coordinator Master, Action Coordinator See fewer	$5K
Mom's Room (2009) (Short) - Mom Mom See fewer
The High Tower (2008) (Short) - Immigrant Immigrant See fewer
The Ninja Way (2007) Female Ninja Warrior (as Toy) Female Ninja Warrior (as Toy) See fewer
Bonnie and Clyde: End of the Line (2007) (Short) - Special Effects Assistant Special Effects Assistant See fewer	$25K
Shadow: Dead Riot (2006) Lina (as Toy) Lina (as Toy) See fewer	$750K
PDA Massacre (2004) (Short) - Sayanora Sarah (as Toy), Second Assistant Director (as Toy), Fight Choregrapher (as Toy) Sayanora Sarah (as Toy), Second Assistant Director (as Toy), Fight Choregrapher (as Toy) See fewer	$20K

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Past Television (14 titles)	Episodes
The Numbers Game (2019) (TV Series) - Natalie (2 episodes, 2019), Colorist (2 episodes, 2019), Writer (executive story editor) (2 episodes, 2019), Director (2 episodes, 2019) Natalie (2 episodes, 2019), Colorist (2 episodes, 2019), Writer (executive story editor) (2 episodes, 2019), Director (2 episodes, 2019) See fewer General Products 1 (Nov 1, 2019) Season 1, Episode 2 - Natalie, Director, Colorist, Writer (executive story editor) Natalie, Director, Colorist, Writer (executive story editor) See fewer MachineSoft 1 (Oct 1, 2019) Season 1, Episode 1 - Natalie, Director, Colorist, Writer (executive story editor) Natalie, Director, Colorist, Writer (executive story editor) See fewer	2
On My Block (2019) (TV Series) - Party Guest (1 episode, 2019) Party Guest (1 episode, 2019) See fewer Chapter Seventeen (Mar 29, 2019) Season 2, Episode 7 - Party Guest Party Guest See fewer	1
Grey's Anatomy (2019) (TV Series) - Neurophysiologist / EP Doctor (2 episodes, 2019) Neurophysiologist / EP Doctor (2 episodes, 2019) See fewer Add It Up (Mar 21, 2019) Season 15, Episode 18 - Neurophysiologist Neurophysiologist See fewer The Winner Takes It All (Jan 31, 2019) Season 15, Episode 11 - EP Doctor EP Doctor See fewer	2
The Affair (2018) (TV Series) - Rita (1 episode, 2018) Rita (1 episode, 2018) See fewer Episode #4.4 (Jul 8, 2018) Season 4, Episode 4 - Rita Rita See fewer	1
Griffith Park (2018– ) (TV Series) - Brooke Lee (2018) Brooke Lee (2018) See fewer
Teen Wolf (2017) (TV Series) - ATF Schaffeur (1 episode, 2017) ATF Schaffeur (1 episode, 2017) See fewer Triggers (Sep 3, 2017) Season 6, Episode 16 - ATF Schaffeur ATF Schaffeur See fewer	1
Film Lab Presents (2014–2017) (TV Series) - Mom / The Boxer (Guest Star) / The Bride (4 episodes, 2014), Co-Director (2 episodes, 2014), Writer (2 episodes, 2014), Writer (2 episodes, 2015), Director (1 episode, 2015) Mom / The Boxer (Guest Star) / The Bride (4 episodes, 2014), Co-Director (2 episodes, 2014), Writer (2 episodes, 2014), Writer (2 episodes, 2015), Director (1 episode, 2015) See fewer Film Lab Presents the Scorpion's Sway (Jan 6, 2017) Season 8, Episode 8 - Mom Mom See fewer See more See fewer Loading	6
Son of Zorn (2016) (TV Series) - Carol / Co-Worker (2 episodes, 2016) Carol / Co-Worker (2 episodes, 2016) See fewer Return of the Drinking Buddy (Dec 4, 2016) Season 1, Episode 8 - Carol Carol See fewer The War of the Workplace (Oct 2, 2016) Season 1, Episode 3 - Co-Worker Co-Worker See fewer	2
Weird Loners (2015) (TV Mini-series) - Toll Taker Bev (1 episode, 2015) Toll Taker Bev (1 episode, 2015) See fewer Weirded Out (Apr 14, 2015) Season 1, Episode 3 - Toll Taker Bev Toll Taker Bev See fewer	1
Shootout (2014) (TV Series) - The Bride (1 episode, 2014), Director (1 episode, 2014), Writer (1 episode, 2014) The Bride (1 episode, 2014), Director (1 episode, 2014), Writer (1 episode, 2014) See fewer Bang! Bang! (Oct 12, 2014) Season 1, Episode 8 - The Bride, Director, Writer The Bride, Director, Writer See fewer	1
Kung Fu Femmes (2012–2013) (TV Series) - Shifu Kira (1 episode, 2012), Camera Crew (1 episode, 2013) Shifu Kira (1 episode, 2012), Camera Crew (1 episode, 2013) See fewer Webisode #8 (Nov 16, 2013) Season 1, Episode 8 - Camera Crew Camera Crew See fewer Episode #1.7 (Jul 26, 2012) Season 1, Episode 7 - Shifu Kira Shifu Kira See fewer	2
Parenthood (2013) (TV Series) - Nurse (1 episode, 2013) Nurse (1 episode, 2013) See fewer It Has to Be Now (Sep 26, 2013) Season 5, Episode 1 - Nurse Nurse See fewer	1
Eve! (2013) (TV Movie) - Director, Chinese Translator, Associate Producer, Writer Director, Chinese Translator, Associate Producer, Writer See fewer
Happy Endings (2012) (TV Series) - Waitress (1 episode, 2012) Waitress (1 episode, 2012) See fewer Meat the Parrots (Jan 11, 2012) Season 2, Episode 11 - Waitress Waitress See fewer	1