Arts·Q with Tom Power

Ahsoka's Diana Lee Inosanto on her transition from stunt performer to actor

The former stuntwoman spent years dreaming of being an actor, but now she’s ready for her closeup. She talks to Q's Tom Power about joining the biggest franchise in entertainment history with a villainous role on Ahsoka.

In a Q interview, Inosanto also talks about her connection to Bruce Lee

Diana Lee Inosanto posing in a white dress.
Diana Lee Inosanto is an American actor, director, former stuntwoman and martial artist. (Getty Images)

Diana Lee Inosanto spent years working as a stunt performer while dreaming of being an actor, but now she's ready for her closeup. She's joined the biggest franchise in entertainment history with a villainous role on Ahsoka — the latest series in the Star Wars universe. Inosanto talks to Q's Tom Power about her beginnings as a stunt performer, what happens when you get everything you want a little later in life, and what it was like growing up with Bruce Lee as her godfather.

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Interview with Diana Lee Inosanto produced by Mitch Pollock.