| abstract | - Jeanette Lee (born on July 9, 1971 in Brooklyn, New York and of Korean origin) is professional pool player under the nickname of "Black Widow". She's called that due to her own policy of only wearing black during pool contests. She also usually wears a half-glove when playing to reduce the risk of perspiration to the cue. Jeanette started playing pool in 1989 and went pro in 1993. She became the #1 female world professional pool player during the 1990s; and in 1998, Lee won the Women's Professional Billiard Association (WPBA) Sportsperson of the Year Award. In recent years, Jeanette switched to professional speed pool, she even competed against male pool players. When not playing pool, she also serves as the national spokesperson for the Scoliosis Association, Inc.; Lee herself suffered from scoliosis. Orange County Choppers has built a bike called the Black Widow Bike in Lee's honor. She's currently married to male professional pool player George Breedlove. They have five children (two stepchildren, foster/adopted children, and one natural born child) between them. Also in terms of TV, she hosted the Bravo special Celebrity Pool, and was a contestant on Ultimate Pool Party for ESPN.
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