North Carolina nurse lands Netflix role with no plans to give up ER day job

“Zero Day” star Eden Lee is balancing saving lives as a real-life emergency room nurse with her rising career in Hollywood.The 34-year-old actress, who works in the ER at Atrium Health Union in Monroe, North Carolina, landed her first major role in the new Netflix political thriller limited series starring Robert De Niro.During an interview with Fox News Digital, Lee explained why she decided to pursue acting while continuing to serve her community as an emergency medical professional.“Acting is something I’ve always wanted to do ever since I was younger,” she said.“It wasn’t something that was particularly encouraged.

It was seen as more of a hobby.”“And so when I started settling into my career a couple years into working in the ER, I was very happy,” she continued.  “I found my now-husband.I was feeling very fulfilled in my career, yet subsequently I felt like… something was missing.“And so I started looking around and realized I now have the luxury of being a grown-up and making my own choices because I make my own money and let’s see what acting classes do for me.”Lee, who graduated from the University of North Carolina at Charlotte with a bachelor’s degree in nursing, told Fox News Digital that she initially planned to attend medical school.However, she decided that she wanted to “get to the bedside quicker,” so she declared nursing as her major.The New York native launched her acting career in 2017.She appeared in a string of short films before making her streaming debut in the 2021 Fox Nation holiday movie “Christmas in the Pines.”Over the past few years, Lee racked up acting credits with guest appearances on TV shows like “The Resident,” “Dynasty,” “She-Hulk: Attorney at Law,” “Twisted Metal,” “First Wives Club,” “Found” and “Parish.” Lee also took on roles in the 2022 action film “County Line: No Fear” and the 2023 coming-of-age movie “Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret,” b...