Pui Fan Lee
English actress
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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]
- Actress
- television presenter
CBeebies
Show Me Show Me
Pui Fan Lee | |
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| Born | 1969 or 1970 (age 56–57) Birmingham, England |
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| Notable work | Teletubbies CBeebies Show Me Show Me |
Early life and education
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
She studied 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 365 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, she presented the BBC programme Fun with Phonics.
In 2019, she made a guest appearance in the British soap opera EastEnders.[2]
From 2021-2023, she appeared as Su Ping Lam on HBO's The Nevers.[citation needed]
Personal life
Lee lives in North London.[6]