Aliyah Lee was born in Milwaukee, WI, to Rebecca Lucia and Douglas Peterson. She grew up in Bismarck, ND, where she attended Century High School, and later, Bismarck State College, where she majored in theatre performance. Aliyah relocated from North Dakota to Santa Fe, NM, in 2016 to pursue a career in film and television. She also studied theatre at the University of New Mexico as a transfer student. She is an actress and comedienne, whose true love is improv and sketch comedy. You may know her from her roles in various local NM short films and commercials, as well as featured roles in the television series Waco and Longmire. Aliyah is the co-owner of 701 Productions, LLC, a Santa Fe based film production company, through which she works as a director and producer.