Pui Fan Lee
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Pui Fan Lee (born 14 July 1971) is a British Chinese actress and presenter, best known for portraying Po (the red Teletubby) in the children's television programme Teletubbies. She was the first presenter, alongside Chris Jarvis, to introduce programming on the BBC digital channel CBeebies. In January 2009, Pui left presenting CBeebies.
[edit] Life and career
Lee was born in Birmingham, and began her acting career while still at school when she was chosen to be part of Central Independent Television's children's workshop. During her time there she appeared in children's dramas such as Murphy's Mob and sketch comedy show Your Mother Wouldn't Like It.
After graduating from the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art (LAMDA), Lee has enjoyed a wide and varied career. She appeared in the Channel 4 series Metrosexuality, she portrayed Debra in the second season of the BBC television comedy series Chef! and she was 'Joy Cipriani' in Paul Abbott's BBC drama State of Play. She also played a small part in the film Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason as one of the detainees of the Thai prison. She played a part in M.I.T.: Murder Investigation Team as a solicitor in 2005 and a prefect in The Worst Witch, . Lee has also appeared in the TV series Desmond's as Debbie.
In 1996, Lee successfully auditioned for the part of Teletubby 'Po'. As well as playing the character in costume, she also provided the voice.
In 2001, Lee became the first face on CBeebies alongside Chris Jarvis. After 8 years hosting the channel and appearing in programmes such as Fun With Phonics, she and Chris devised Show Me Show Me which is currently in its third series.
In February 2011, she and Jarvis toured UK theatres in The Chris and Pui Roadshow.
Lee speaks English, Cantonese and Hakka.
On Thursday 11th August 2011, Chris Jarvis announced the birth of Pui's second child, a boy named Sacha, via Twitter.
[edit] External links
- Pui Fan Lee at the Internet Movie Database
- Profile at Blackburn Sachs Associates
- Interview on CBeebies.com
- The Chris and Pui Roadshow website
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