Yasmin Lee Explained

Yasmin Lee
Nationality:	American

Yasmin Lee is a Cambodian American transgender pornographic film actress and model. She appeared in the film The Hangover Part II as Kimmy.

Early life and career

Lee lived with her family in various refugee camps in Cambodia before emigrating to the United States.She joined the U.S. Navy at age 18 but left soon after due to sexuality-based harassment to pursue a career as a drag performer and make-up artist.She has twice been nominated for an AVN Award for her work in transgender pornography.^[1]

A regular performer at Kink.com, she won in 2011 the "Kinkiest TGirl Domme" Award.^[2]

Mainstream appearances

Lee made her way into mainstream roles with special appearances on various TV shows, including The Maury Povich Show and The Tyra Banks Show. She appeared in the 2011 horror film Red Ice, the 2011 comedy The Hangover Part II,^[3] and the 2019 romance Loves Me, Loves Me Not.^[4]

Activism

In 2011, Lee appeared in a panel discussion on LGBT rights with the American Civil Liberties Union.^[5]

Awards and nominations

• 2008 AVN Award nomination – Transsexual Performer of the Year^[6]
• 2009 AVN Award nomination – Transsexual Performer of the Year^[7]

External links

• • • • Yasmin Lee. Interview with transsexual actress Yasmin Lee (Hangover 2). translabyrinth. 1 June 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20161112004521/http://translabyrinth.com/interview-with-transsexual-actress-yasmin-lee-hangover-2/. November 12, 2016. November 18, 2015. dead.

Notes and References

1. Daly . Nora . Yasmin Lee. Fem: UCLA's feminist newsmagazine since 1973 . Winter 2012 . 14.
2. Web site: Kernes . Mak . Winners Announced for 4th Annual Tranny Awards . Adult Video News . 20 February 2012.
3. Web site: Barker . Andrew . The Hangover Part II. May 23, 2011 . Variety.
4. Web site: Loves Me, Loves Me Not . microsoft.com .
5. Web site: Celebrating LGBT History Month . American Civil Liberties Union . 11 October 2011.
6. Web site: The 2008 AVN Awards Nominations . AVN Media Network . https://web.archive.org/web/20080626144557/http://www.avnawards.com/pdf/2008Nominations.pdf . June 26, 2008.
7. 2009 AVN Award-Winners Announced . January 11, 2009 . David . Sullivan . November 1, 2009 . Adult Video News . May 24, 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130524093131/http://business.avn.com/articles/video/2009-AVN-Award-Winners-Announced-56551.html . dead .