Pui Fan Lee
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Pui Fan Lee | |
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| Born | 1969 or 1970 (age 54–55) Nottingham, England |
| Nationality | British |
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| Television | Teletubbies CBeebies Show Me Show Me |
Pui Fan Lee (born 1969 or 1970[1]) is an English actress and television presenter. She is known for portraying Po in the original run of the children's television series Teletubbies between 1997 and 2001,[2] and for presenting the CBeebies preschool education series Show Me Show Me.[3]
Early life and education[edit]
Lee's family came from Hong Kong.[4][5] She was born in Birmingham,[6] and grew up in Nottingham, where her family helped to run a Chinese take-away.
Career[edit]
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Lee's first television experience came as a member of the Central Junior Television Workshop, set up by the ITV Franchise holder of the time,Central Independent Television.[citation needed] The workshop was based in Central's two studio locations of Birmingham & Nottingham, and from the Nottingham workshop, she was selected and cast as Hannah in the Children's ITV drama series, Murphy's Mob at the age of 13.[citation needed]
She would later go on to study at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art (LAMDA), and once qualified, appeared in a number of tv shows before successfully applying and securing the role of Po in a new CBBC show called Teletubbies. Lee was not only the voice of the character but also was inside the costume for 335 episodes between 1997 and 2001.[7][8]
Along with Sue Monroe, Chris Jarvis, and Sidney Sloane, Lee was one of the first presenters on CBeebies, the BBC digital television channel for younger children.[9] Lee, alongside Chris Jarvis, were the first presenters to introduce programming on the CBeebies channel.[3]
In 2004, Lee had a minor role as a Thai jail girl in the 2004 film Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason.[1]
In 2006, Lee presented the BBC programme Fun with Phonics.
In 2019, Lee made a guest appearance in the British soap opera EastEnders.[2]
From 2021-2023, Lee appeared as Su Ping Lam on HBO's The Nevers.[citation needed]
Personal life[edit]
Lee lives in North London.[10]
References[edit]
- ^ a b "Red Teletubby unmasked". Enfield Independent. 30 January 2014. Retrieved 9 September 2020.
- ^ a b "Teletubbies star Pui Fan Lee makes a guest appearance in EastEnders". Entertainment Daily. 13 November 2019. Retrieved 9 September 2020.
- ^ a b "Interview: CBeebies' Chris Jarvis on The Chris & Pui Roadshow". The List. 14 October 2013. Retrieved 9 September 2020.
- ^ "BBC - Press Office - BBC Global Channels Asia-Pacific launches three channels on Hong Kong's now TV". www.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 4 May 2022.
- ^ "Pui Fan Lee". sheil-land. Retrieved 4 May 2022.
- ^ Broadhead, Ivan (20 February 2011). "Diaspora diaries". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 16 September 2020.
- ^ "Pui Fan Lee". www.nmplive.co.uk.
- ^ "Where are the Teletubbies, 20 years on?". New Statesman. 6 April 2017. Retrieved 9 September 2020.
- ^ Swettenham, Lee (26 January 2015). "CBeebies". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 16 September 2020.
- ^ "Diaspora diaries". South China Morning Post. 20 February 2011. Retrieved 4 May 2022.
External links[edit]
- Pui Fan Lee at IMDb
- Profile at Blackburn Sachs Associates
- Interview Archived 5 October 2010 at the Wayback Machine on CBeebies.com
- The Chris and Pui Roadshow website
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