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Diana Lee Inosanto is the daughter of the legendary martial artist and Army veteran, Dan Inosanto and Sue Inosanto. She is also the goddaughter of global icon, the late Bruce Lee. Dan was such close friends to the late Bruce Lee, that in honor of his friend, he named his daughter, and first child, "Diana Lee". Diana was raised in an "East meets West" household. Her ancestral background is Filipino, Irish, Chinese, French and Spanish. Born in Torrance, she was raised as a child in the South Bay of Los Angeles County. When Bruce Lee died in 1973, her father decided to open his first official martial arts school with Diana's second godfather figure, Richard Bustillo. It was called the Filipino Kali Academy and the exposure in her younger years to the martial arts would shape her future as an adult. There she was exposed to Jeet Kune Do-the martial art and philosophy created by the late Bruce Lee-Filipino Martial arts, Muay Thai, Indonesian Silat, Western boxing, French Savate, Wing Chun and various European & Asian Weapons based systems.Her father's sister, Asian American actress, Lilia Inosanto (also known as Lona Nai) would influence Inosanto's education in the performing arts. Inosanto was encouraged by her Aunt to study with famed Broadway acting coach Michael Shurtleff-author of the renowned book "Audition". Later, she would go on to study with Asian American character actor, Tzi Ma through workshops at East West Players and joined Lodestone Theater Ensemble, continuing to grow as an actress. She also explored the Michael Chekhov method with acting coach, Lisa Dalton.During this time, Ms. Inosanto struggled as a young, single mom with an Autistic son. Eventually she met her husband, a former deputy sheriff, Ron Balicki-a renowned martial artist & tactical defense instructor turned stuntman, choreographer and advisor in Hollywood. In order to support her family, Inosanto harnessed her martial arts talent, and found success working as a stunt actress on popular film and TV shows.Eventually she tired of this kind of work, and seized control as the creator of her own film projects. By the end of 2010, as an emerging producer, director, writer and lead actress on The Sensei, Inosanto would win awards and accolades at film festivals like LA Femme International Film Fest, Hoboken International Film Festival, Philadelphia Asian American Film Fest, San Francisco's Frameline, Germany's Verzaubert Film Festival and New York's Newfest to name a few. So powerful was her message on The Sensei, that the Asian American Justice Center presented Ms. Inosanto with the 2011 American Courage Award, in Washington, D.C. where members of Congress and humanitarian activist were present, to honor her bravery and dedication to the cause of civil rights and use of incredible creative aptitude to deliver the message of advancing social justice.Diana Lee Inosanto is also a children's author. In 2020, Inosanto and her son SG Inosanto, would create a whimsical kids's book together called, The Curious Mind of Sebastian (also known as the La Mente Curiosa de Sebastian). It is a personal tale learning about Inosanto discovering her son's Autism as a small child and her struggles as a young mom trying to understand her son's curious behavior.She is also involved in several high profile projects at various stages of development. - IMDb Mini Biography By: Dr. Steve Gold

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