{"id":3790,"date":"2026-04-05T12:00:35","date_gmt":"2026-04-05T12:00:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/earsonline.com\/?p=3790"},"modified":"2026-04-06T21:21:08","modified_gmt":"2026-04-06T21:21:08","slug":"interview-with-theresa-lee","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/earsonline.com\/en\/interview-with-theresa-lee\/","title":{"rendered":"[Special Interview] Theresa Lee on Filming in Toronto, Building Mother-Daughter Chemistry with Kayla, and Embracing Semi-Retired Life"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"jetpack-video-wrapper\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"\u3010\u7279\u5225\u5c08\u8a2a\u3011\u674e\u7dba\u8679\u8ac7\u591a\u502b\u591a\u62cd\u6232\u3001\u8207\u5e74\u8f15\u6f14\u54e1Kayla\u57f9\u990a\u6bcd\u5973\u9ed8\u5951\uff5c\u79fb\u6c11\u6545\u4e8b\u7684\u5171\u9cf4\uff5c\u8ac7\u53ca\u534a\u9000\u4f11\u751f\u6d3b\uff5cEARS Online\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/8Cyu4beJPVI?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>Location: Imagine Cinemas Elgin Mills<\/p>\n<p>&#x1f3ac; Actress Theresa Lee, who spent part of her childhood in Canada, recently returned to Toronto to promote her latest film and sat down with Jae Lau of EARS Online for a special interview. 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