▁in ▁ 1 9 9 8 . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁▁▁ ▁Category : A rec aceae ▁gener a <0x0A> </s> ▁Robin ne ▁Lee ▁( born ▁July ▁ 1 6 , ▁ 1 9 7 4 ) ▁is ▁an ▁American ▁actress ▁and ▁author . ▁She ▁made ▁her ▁screen ▁debut ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 7 ▁independent ▁film ▁Hav ▁Pl enty , ▁and ▁later ▁has ▁appeared ▁in ▁films ▁National ▁Security ▁( 2 0 0 3 ), ▁Del iver ▁Us ▁from ▁Eva ▁( 2 0 0 3 ), ▁H itch ▁( 2 0 0 5 ), ▁Seven ▁P ounds ▁( 2 0 0 8 ), ▁Fif ty ▁Sh ades ▁Dark er ▁( 2 0 1 7 ), ▁and ▁Fif ty ▁Sh ades ▁Fre ed ▁( 2 0 1 8 ). ▁ ▁Life ▁and ▁career ▁Lee ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁Mount ▁Vern on , ▁New ▁York ▁on ▁July ▁ 1 6 . ▁A ▁gradu ate ▁of ▁Columbia ▁Law ▁School , ▁Lee ▁began ▁her ▁acting ▁career ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁ensemble ▁cast ▁of ▁the ▁rom antic ▁comedy ▁Hav ▁Pl enty ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 7 , ▁which ▁was ▁shown ▁at ▁Toronto ▁Film ▁Festival . ▁She ▁spent ▁the ▁following ▁years ▁working ▁in ▁smaller ▁films , ▁and ▁well ▁as ▁co - star red ▁in ▁television ▁mov ies ▁include ▁The ▁Run away ▁opposite ▁Deb bi ▁Morgan . ▁On ▁television , ▁Lee ▁also ▁guest - star red ▁on ▁Buff y ▁the ▁V amp ire ▁S layer , ▁and ▁Num bers . ▁She ▁also ▁appeared ▁in ▁R & B ▁singer