Jeanette Lee was born July 9, 1971, Brooklyn, New York, Born name:Lee Jin-Hee, Hangul:이진희,she is a Korean-American professional pool player. She is nicknamed "the Black Widow" for her tendency to wear black.
Jeanette Lee started playing pool in 1989. She went on to rank as the no. 1 female pool player in the world during the 1990s, and received the Women's Professional Billiard Association (WPBA) Sportsperson of the Year Award in 1998. In addition to many top finishes on the WPBA Tour, she brought home the gold medal for the USA at the 2001 World Games in Akita, Japan, and won the ladies' US$25,000 winner-take-all Tournament of Champions twice in 1999 and 2003. Jeanette also authored The Black Widow's Guide to Killer Pool.
Also in 2001, Lee challenged Efren Reyes to a race-to-13 exhibition match at nine-ball, in Manila, Philippines, but lost 4-13.
More recently,[clarification needed] Lee has turned to professional speed pool, including televised matches against the top male pros of the discipline.
For 2007, she was ranked #4 in Pool & Billiard Magazine's "Fans' Top 20 Favorite Players" poll
