Aisha Dee (born 13 September 1993) is an Australian actress and singer. She is known for her main roles as Desi Biggins on the children's television series The Saddle Club (2008–09) and Kat Edison on the Freeformcomedy-drama television series The Bold Type (2017–21). She plays the main role in the 2023 Australian drama miniseries Safe Home.[1]
Early life
Dee was born on the Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia to a white Australian mother and African American father.[2][3] She was raised in a one-bedroom apartment in Surfers Paradise and attended King's Christian College throughout her upbringing.[4] Dee was exposed to the performing arts early in life through her opera singer mother and her jazz musician father.[5] She credits watching Sesame Street reruns in her Gold Coast apartment in her younger years as the inspiration for pursuing a career in acting.[6]
Career
In 2008, Dee had her first major television role as Desi Biggins on the Australian-Canadian children's series The Saddle Club. In 2010, Dee was a reoccurring character in the Australian-British show Dead Gorgeous as Christine. From 2011 to 2013, she starred as Mackenzie Miller in the Fox sitcom I Hate My Teenage Daughter. She also co-starred as Elizabeth "Beth" Kingston on the ABC Family drama series Chasing Life, from 2014 to 2015.
Dee starred as Jules Koja in the Syfy horror anthology series Channel Zero: No-End House, which aired in 2017. On 22 August 2016, it was announced that Dee was cast as Kat Edison in the Freeform comedy-drama series The Bold Type, which premiered on 20 June 2017.[7][8] On 4 October 2017, Freeform renewed the series for two additional seasons of 10 episodes each. The second season premiered on 12 June 2018[9] and ended on 7 August 2018.[10]
Dee played the lead role in the 2023 Australian TV drama miniseries, Safe Home.[1] Dee was named for Netflix series Apple Cider Vinegar.[11]
