A kusa da shekaru 30, sai ta shiga Jami'ar Columbia School of Arts kuma ta sami digiri na Master of Fine Arts a fim. A can ta sadu da Phil Johnston, abokin aikinta na gaba a rubuce-rubuce a Wreck-It Ralph. Lee ya kammala karatu daga Columbia a shekara ta 2005 kuma ya zauna a Birnin New York, inda ta ci gaba da kwarewa a fim din fim din, yana aiki a matsayin mataimakin darektan kuma mai gajeren fim a shekara ta 2004, "A Thousand Words".A watan Maris na 2011, Johnston ya kira Lee don ya tambaye ta ta shiga shi a Disney Animation a Burbank don taimaka masa ya rubuta Wreck-It Ralph. Abin da ya kamata ya zama makonni takwas na rubutu na wucin gadi ya zama ya fi tsayi.
Jagora na Fine Arts a cikin fim