PALOMA GARCIA-LEE
Paloma Garcia-Lee, studio portrait in a black halter top

PALOMA GARCIA-LEE

Actor · Dancer · Writer

Now starring in TEST, the award-winning feature from Sam McConnell. Winner at Deauville, NewFest, Frameline, Provincetown, and Queer Screen.

Now · Feature film

TEST

Directed by Sam McConnell · Dark Star Pictures

Poster for the film TEST
Paloma Garcia-Lee and Brock Yurich in a scene from TEST
With Brock Yurich in TEST
“Garcia-Lee delivers a star-making performance.”The Queer Review
“…quietly powerful performance provides the film’s emotional compass.”The AU Review
Winner CANAL+ Jury Prize DEAUVILLE AMERICAN FILM FESTIVAL
Winner Grand Jury Prize, U.S. Narrative Feature NEWFEST
Winner Jury Award, Outstanding First Narrative Feature FRAMELINE50
Winner Audience Award, Best Narrative Feature PROVINCETOWN INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
Grand Jury Prize, Narrative Feature New Hampshire Film Festival
Emerging Narrative Feature Award Queer Screen Sydney
Jury and Audience Awards, Best Narrative Feature Hell’s Half Mile Film Festival

18 festival honors and counting

World premiere SXSW LONDON
Official selection · 50 festivals worldwide
Palm Springs International Film Festival Warsaw International Film Festival Thessaloniki International Film Festival Outfest Los Angeles Philadelphia Film Festival Woodstock Film Festival Calgary International Film Festival Reeling Chicago Hong Kong LGBT Film Festival Mix Brasil Oslo/Fusion Melbourne Queer Film Festival

Film debut

STEVEN SPIELBERG’S

WEST SIDE STORY

Paloma as Graziella dancing at the gym in West Side Story
Paloma as Graziella · Photo: Niko Tavernise / Disney
7Academy Award nominationsincluding Best Picture
3Golden Globe winsincluding Best Motion Picture, Musical or Comedy

Paloma made her film debut starring as Graziella in Steven Spielberg’s West Side Story.

“An undeniable star on the rise.”“Garcia-Lee as Graziella was astounding.”The Montclarion
Paloma with Ariana DeBose in West Side Story
With Oscar winner Ariana DeBose · Photo: Niko Tavernise / Disney
Poster for Molli and Max in the Future

Film

MOLLI AND MAX IN THE FUTURE

Cassie · dir. Michael Lukk Litwak · World premiere, SXSW

“Garcia-Lee as Cassie… brings some effective and much-needed comic relief.”Loud and Clear Reviews

98% on Rotten Tomatoes

Television

Paloma as Melna in Star Wars: Skeleton Crew
STAR WARS: SKELETON CREWMelna · Disney+
Paloma as Lainey Belfort on Elsbeth
ELSBETHLainey Belfort · CBS
Paloma as Frankie on Doctor Odyssey
DOCTOR ODYSSEYFrankie · ABC
FOSSE/VERDONFX
FOSSE/VERDONAdrienne · FX

Stage

BROADWAY

Seen in six Broadway shows, with a Broadway principal debut at just 17 years old.

Moulin Rouge!Original Broadway company
Charlie and the Chocolate FactoryOriginal Broadway company
Natasha, Pierre and the Great Comet of 1812Original Broadway company
On the TownOriginal Broadway company
Nice Work If You Can Get It
The Phantom of the Opera
Other theater favoritesChess · Nine · Candide · Guys and DollsCarnegie Hall and the Kennedy Center
Headshot in a denim jacket Paloma Garcia-Lee in a black sleeveless top, arms crossed Headshot with natural curls Paloma Garcia-Lee smiling, in a mauve knit tank Headshot in a black leather jacket

About

Paloma Garcia-Lee is a true multi-hyphenate: actor, dancer, writer, and creator, with a career spanning Broadway, film, and television.

A graduate of the School of Drama at the University of North Carolina School of the Arts, she brings rigorous dramatic training, a dancer’s precision, and fearless physical storytelling to every role. From six Broadway shows to Steven Spielberg’s West Side Story to her acclaimed, award-winning turn in TEST, Paloma is an artist audiences can’t look away from, and she is now writing and creating bold new work of her own.

CONTACT

Manager JC Gutierrez Independent Artist Entertainment jc@iartistent.com
Publicist Siri Garber and Cassandra Quarto Platform Public Relations LA@platformpr.net
Attorney Andrew Howard Jackoway Austen Tyerman ahoward@jtwamm.com