Baayork Lee (born December 5, 1946) is an American actress, singer, dancer, choreographer, theatre director, and author.

She appeared in George Balanchine's original production of The Nutcracker, where she met ballerina Maria Tallchief, whom she idolized.

Although Lee aspired to become a professional ballerina, she was rejected from companies because of her height; she is 4 feet 10 inches (1.47 m) tall.

Since then, she has directed national and international tours of The King & I, Carmen Jones, Bombay Dreams, Rodgers and Hammerstein's Cinderella, Porgy and Bess, Jesus Christ Superstar, and Barnum.

Other projects include becoming a talent scout for Tokyo Disneyland, opening a musical theater school in Seoul, South Korea, and producing various shows.

[5] In 2017, Lee received the Isabelle Stevenson Tony Award, which honors members of the theater industry for their significant contributions to charitable causes.

Lee is a co-founder of NAAP, a non-profit that showcases the work of Asian-American theatre artists through performance, outreach, and educational programming.