Born the youngest of five girls into a traditional Chinese-American family, Patti Lee did the unthinkable and went into show business! She debated between a medical career and one in the Arts, but after enduring her first chemistry class, Patti quickly chose the latter!

Following a Bachelor's degree from UCLA film school, she began her career lighting feature films, commercials, music videos and television shows, working first as a set lighting technician then becoming a gaffer. During this time, she continued to sharpen her skills as a cinematographer on independent projects, including the Independent Spirit Award Feature nominee, Bunny.

Patti got her first big break as Director of Photography on The Bernie Mac Show. Since then, she has kept busy shooting both single and multi-camera television shows and has received Emmy® nominations for her work on Superior Donuts, Bob Hearts Abishola and Call Me Kat.

In addition to her work as a Cinematographer, Patti Lee produced the Emmy® nominated feature documentary, A Small Act, which premiered at Sundance and aired on HBO. The film was named by Roger Ebert as one of "The Best Documentaries of 2010."

Patti is a member of the American Society of Cinematographers (ASC) and lives in Los Angeles with her wife, director Jennifer Arnold.