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Pui Fan Lee
Pui Fan Lee
Born	1969 or 1970 (age 54–55); Nottingham, England
Nationality	British
Occupations	Actress; television presenter;
Television	Teletubbies; CBeebies ; Show Me Show Me

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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]

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

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.^[7] 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

Lee lives in North London.^[8]

References

^ ^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.
^ 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

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

[ei-1] "Red Teletubby unmasked". Enfield Independent. 30 January 2014. Retrieved 9 September 2020.

[ew-2] "Teletubbies star Pui Fan Lee makes a guest appearance in EastEnders". Entertainment Daily. 13 November 2019. Retrieved 9 September 2020.

[list-3] "Interview: CBeebies' Chris Jarvis on The Chris & Pui Roadshow". The List. 14 October 2013. Retrieved 9 September 2020.

[bbc.co.uk-4] "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.

[5] "Pui Fan Lee". sheil-land. Retrieved 4 May 2022.

[6] Broadhead, Ivan (20 February 2011). "Diaspora diaries". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 16 September 2020.

[7] Swettenham, Lee (26 January 2015). "CBeebies". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 16 September 2020.

[8] "Diaspora diaries". South China Morning Post. 20 February 2011. Retrieved 4 May 2022.

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 ==Career==
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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]].{{cn|date=March 2024}} 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.{{cn|date=March 2024}}
-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.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Pui Fan Lee |url=https://www.nmplive.co.uk/pui-fan-lee |access-date= |website=www.nmplive.co.uk}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.newstatesman.com/culture/tv-radio/2017/04/where-are-teletubbies-20-years|title=Where are the Teletubbies, 20 years on?|magazine=New Statesman|date=6 April 2017|accessdate=9 September 2020}}</ref>
 Along with [[Sue Monroe]], [[Chris Jarvis (presenter)|Chris Jarvis]], and [[Sidney Sloane]], Lee was one of the first presenters on [[CBeebies]], the BBC digital television channel for younger children.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Swettenham|first1=Lee|title=CBeebies|url=https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/whats-on/film-news/gallery/cbeebies-8515582|accessdate=16 September 2020|work=Manchester Evening News|date=26 January 2015}}</ref> Lee, alongside [[Chris Jarvis (presenter)|Chris Jarvis]], were the first presenters to introduce programming on the [[CBeebies]] channel.<ref name=list/>