Aisha Dee

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Summary

Aisha Dee is an Australian actor known for The Saddle Club, The Bold Type, and Sissy. Her screen work includes coming-of-age stories and characters navigating friendship, sexuality, and identity. In interviews, Dee has discussed her experience as a black biracial actor and the lack of opportunity for people of color in Australia; she has also spoken about the importance of queer representation. In 2020, she publicly called for The Bold Type to hire and promote more diverse creative staff and criticized a storyline she felt mishandled the show’s queer characters and marginalized communities.