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Breaking barriers in Hollywood: Emmy-winning Samantha Suyi Lee a storyboard artist for Spider-Man

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Animation professional Samantha Suyi Lee is a storyboard artist on the upcoming superhero film Spider-Man: Beyond The Spider-Verse.

PHOTO: COURTESY OF SAMANTHA SUYI LEE

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SINGAPORE – Director and storyboard artist Samantha Suyi Lee moved to Los Angeles in 2017 to be with her husband, an American, but it was to be a journey that would result in her winning an Emmy. 

“My husband, after working in Singapore for many years, decided to go home and I acquiesced. It turned out to be a great career decision, though I still miss the food in Singapore,” says the 36-year-old.

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