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Legendary actor and mixed martial artist Bruce Lee is known for changing the realm of the Hong Kong film industry. The actor has played and inspired several characters on screen as well. While Lee has not been seen in the Star Wars franchise, his popularFist of Furyedit depicts how great he would have been with a lightsaber. However, moving ahead with new shows and movies, the franchise is introducing new actors and characters.
The actress-stuntwoman Diana Lee Inosanto, who is starring in the Disney+ miniseriesAhsoka, is also known to have a close connection with the MMA legend. During a conversation with World of Martial Arts Television, the actress revealed her relation to the martial artist, saying that she grew up calling him uncle.
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AhsokaActress’ Connection to the Legendary Bruce Lee
The newStar Warsseries,Ahsoka, released on Disney+ earlier this month, followsRosario Dawson’sAhsoka Tano investigating an emerging threat against the galaxy. Being a spin-off ofPedro Pascal’sThe Mandalorian, the series brings back Dawson’s Ahsoka and Diana Lee Inosanto’s Morgan Elsbeth as well.
Portraying the last remaining Nightsisters of Dathomir, Diana Lee Inosanto, the daughter of the martial arts instructor Dan Inosanto, has expertise in many martial arts forms, includingBruce Lee’sJeet Kune Do. Not just his hybrid martial art, the actress has also revealed that she has a close connection to the actor himself.
During an interview with World of Martia Arts Television, Lee Inosanto shared that she has been named after the legendary star and used to address him as her uncle.“I was named after him as a little girl, so I wound up calling him Uncle Bruce,”she shared.
She further mentioned that Lee, who worked with his father for decades, was an honorary uncle in the family. Lee Inosanto stated that her father has also been an inspiration for her to pursue martial arts, as he would often show her books and drawings of Filipino warriors along with Filipino women warriors.
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Diana Lee Inosanto Talks About HerStar WarsCharacter
Diana Lee Inosanto made her debut as Morgan Elsbeth in the Disney+ seriesThe Mandalorianand is now starring alongside Rosario Dawson starrerAhsoka. However, the actress has shared that she did not even know the name of the character until the episode’s premiere.
“Everything was such a complete surprise,”she said before adding,“Listen, I didn’t even know my name was Morgan Elsbeth until the night it aired. Seriously!”During an appearance onDagobahDispatch, the actress shared that she believed that she was set to play a Magistrate.
Upon learning that the makers were planning to expand her character beyond The Mandalorian, The Prodigy actress was“over the moon.”She also mentioned that the show creator, Dave Filoni, was always there to help her with her character’s backstory and believes that fans would be pretty happy with the development.
Ahsokais streaming on Disney+.
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Source:World of Martial Arts Television
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Laxmi Rajput is a Senior Writer at FandomWire, with over 3,300 articles published covering film, TV, and pop culture. With a degree in Broadcast Journalism and over three years of experience in content writing, she pivoted to entertainment journalism because let’s be honest, superheroes, sitcoms, and Netflix binges are way more fun. Laxmi frequently covers Marvel, Harry Potter, Star Wars, and popular TV shows, offering both fan-first enthusiasm and thoughtful analysis. Her work often dives into Marvel theories, revisits the genius of The Big Bang Theory, or unpacks the Netflix phenomenon of Stranger Things.
