Lee tells the story of Lee Miller, American photographer. Determined to document the truth of the Nazi regime, and in spite of the odds stacked against female correspondents, Lee captured some of the most important images of World War II, for which she paid an enormous personal price. Joining Winslet is Andy Samberg playing Life Magazine photographer David E. Scherman; Alexander Skarsgard playing English Surrealist painter, photographer, poet, and biographer Roland Penrose; Marion Cotillard playing Solange D'Ayen, the fashion director of French Vogue and close friend of Miller's: Josh O'Connor playing Tony, a young journalist; and Andrea Riseborough playing British Vogue Editor Audrey Withers.