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Pui Fan Lee

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Pui Fan Lee (born 14 July 1971) is a British actress and presenter. Along with Sue Monroe, Chris Jarvis, and Sidney Sloane she was one of the first CBeebies presenters.[1] She is known for portraying Po in the original 1997–2001 run of the children's television series Teletubbies,[2] and for presenting the CBeebies preschool education series Show Me Show Me.[3]

Lee was born in Birmingham,[4] and grew up in Nottingham. She moved to London to study drama.[5] She took on the role of Po shortly after leaving Drama school.[6] She was the first presenter, alongside Chris Jarvis to introduce programming on the BBC digital channel CBeebies.[3]

In 2004, Lee had a minor role in the film Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason.[5]

In 2019, she made a guest appearance in the British soap opera Eastenders.[2]

References

  1. ^ Swettenham, Lee (26 January 2015). "CBeebies". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 16 September 2020.
  2. ^ a b "Teletubbies star Pui Fan Lee makes a guest appearance in EastEnders". Entertainment Daily. 13 November 2019. Retrieved 9 September 2020.
  3. ^ a b "Interview: CBeebies' Chris Jarvis on The Chris & Pui Roadshow". The List. 14 October 2013. Retrieved 9 September 2020.
  4. ^ Broadhead, Ivan (20 February 2011). "Diaspora diaries". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 16 September 2020.
  5. ^ a b "Red Teletubby unmasked". Enfield Independent. 30 January 2014. Retrieved 9 September 2020.
  6. ^ "Where are the Teletubbies, 20 years on?". New Statesman. 6 April 2017. Retrieved 9 September 2020.
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