A Conversation with Actress and Creator Jaylee Hamidi

Asian American History 101

Welcome to Season 4, Episode 43! Today’s guest is Jaylee Hamidi who is best known for their acting, but is also both a writer and painter. Jaylee was born in Shanghai, China, but moved to Canada and now lives in Vancouver. They are a queer, gender-fluid, Chinese-Kurdish-Iranian creative professional.

They currently can be seen in their breakout recurring role as Allie in the Hulu, ABC Onyx show “How to Die Alone”, created and lead by actress Natasha. We love how Jaylee plays the character of Allie with candor and wisdom. In scenes with the main character Mel, they bond over the fact that they’re on similar life paths of falling in love with their whole selves and not settling for anything or anyone less.

In this episode’s conversation, we talk about representation, Jaylee’s writing, their paintings, building chemistry in acting, their hopes for future storylines on Allie, and so much more. Enjoy the conversation!

Quick note: Due to some technical difficulties during the recording of the conversation, the audio cut out on a few of Jaylee’s responses. We apologize for any confusion that may result from this.

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Photo Credit of Jaylee Hamidi: Fortiv