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Angelica Lee

Angelica Lee

Malaysian-Chinese actress and singer

Lee Sinje (Chinese: 李心潔; pinyin: Lǐ Xīnjié; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Lí Sim-kiat; born 23 January 1976) is a Malaysian film actress and pop singer. She started her career in singing and later moved on to acting in Taiwan, Hong Kong and Malaysia. Lee starred in The Eye, the hit Asian horror film by the Pang Brothers, winning her the Golden Horse Award for Best Actress, Best Actress at the Hong Kong Film Awards and a Hong Kong Golden Bauhinia Awards.[1] She is among the very few Asian artists to be awarded Best Newcomer Awards at the Berlin Film Festival in 2001 for her role in Betelnut Beauty.

In this Chinese name, the family name is Lee.
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Lee has also starred in the films 20 30 40 (where she co-starred with the person who discovered her, Sylvia Chang), and Koma. She worked with the Pangs again on Re-cycle, which was screened at the 2006 Cannes Film Festival.

Early life

On 23 January 1976, Lee was born in Alor Setar, Kedah, Malaysia to a motorcycle shop owner and a homemaker.[1] During her years in primary school, Lee was an active participant in singing competitions, where she won numerous awards, and in various sport-related activities.[1] At Keat Hwa Secondary School, she was the head of her school's drama club.[1] In 1995, at 19 years old, Lee was discovered by Sylvia Chang at a Kuala Lumpur film audition.[1]

Philanthropy

In 2006, Sinje and her friends, Charlie Yeung, Gigi Leung and Valen Hsu formed "Little Yellow Flower Education Foundation". It is a non-profit organisation to help children in need.

Personal life

She is married to Hong Kong born Thai director Oxide Pang.[2][3] Together, the couple has twin boys, born on 8 July 2016.[4]

Filmography

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Discography

References

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    The Star (Malaysia). Thoroughly modest miss. 2 D马面e姐cember 2007. Retrieved 2 December 2007.
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    Tan, Jeanine (6 July 2006), "It's a horror film, not a crusade", Channel NewsAsia.
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    Ee-tan, Chow (6 July 2006, "I see dead people" Archived 18 August 2006 at the Wayback Machine, Malay Mail.
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    Found in Translation(11 July 2016), Malaysian singer-actress shares good news on social media, The Star (Malaysia).
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    Loy, Vincent (28 October 2013). "Malaysia's 1st Golden Wau Awards 2013". Retrieved 22 March 2016.
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    Abdul Hadi, Eddino (3 July 2018). "Movie adaptation of award-winning novel The Garden Of Evening Mists starts filming in Malaysia". The Straits Times. Retrieved 3 July 2018.
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    "Political drama set to win HKTV's election". 29 October 2014. Retrieved 29 October 2014.
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