:Angelica Lee
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{{Short description|Malaysian-Chinese actress and singer}}
{{family name hatnote|Lee|lang=Chinese}}
{{infobox person
| name = Sinje Lee
|image =李心潔.jpg
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| caption =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1976|1|23}}
| birth_place = Alor Setar, Kedah, Malaysia
| occupation = Actress, singer, director, producer
| years_active = 1995—present
| spouse = {{marriage|Oxide Pang|2010}}
| children = 2
| awards = Berlin International Film Awards
New Talent Award
2001 Betelnut Beauty
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2003 The Eye}}{{awards|award=Golden Bauhinia Awards|name=Best Actress
2003 The Eye}}{{awards|award=Golden Horse Awards|name=Best Actress
2002 The Eye}}
| module = {{Infobox Chinese|child=yes
| t = 李心潔
| s = 李心洁
|poj=Lí Sim-kiat
| p = Lǐ Xīnjié
}}
| module2 = {{infobox musical artist
| embed = yes
| alias = Lee Sin Chet
Lee Sinje
Lee Sinjie
| origin = Malaysia
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Lee Sinje ({{zh|c=李心潔|poj=Lí Sim-kiat|p=Lǐ Xīnjié}}; 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.The Star (Malaysia). Thoroughly modest miss. 2 D马面e姐cember 2007. Retrieved 2 December 2007. 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.
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. 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. At Keat Hwa Secondary School, she was the head of her school's drama club. In 1995, at 19 years old, Lee was discovered by Sylvia Chang at a Kuala Lumpur film audition.
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.Tan, Jeanine (6 July 2006), [http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/entertainment/view/217513/1/.html "It's a horror film, not a crusade"], Channel NewsAsia.Ee-tan, Chow (6 July 2006, [http://www.mmail.com.my/Current_News/mm/Buzz/BFeature/20060706141737/Article/index_html "I see dead people"] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060818125750/http://www.mmail.com.my/Current_News/mm/Buzz/BFeature/20060706141737/Article/index_html |date=18 August 2006 }}, Malay Mail.
Together, the couple has twin boys, born on 8 July 2016.Found in Translation(11 July 2016), [http://www.thestar.com.my/news/nation/2016/07/11/lee-sinje-has-twin-boys-malaysian-singeractress-shares-good-news-on-social-media/ Malaysian singer-actress shares good news on social media], The Star (Malaysia).
Filmography
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|+ Television | ||||
| Year
! English title ! Original title ! Role ! Notes | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Never Ending Summer | 沒完沒了的夏天 | Mango | |
| 2003 | Si Shui Nian Hua | 似水年華 | ||
| 2005 | Love's Lone Flower | 孤戀花 | Wubao | |
| 2007 | Big Shot | 大人物 | Tian Sisi | |
| 2014 | The Election | 選戰 | Yip Ching | {{cite web | url=http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/1627031/political-drama-set-win-hktvs-election | title=Political drama set to win HKTV's election | date=29 October 2014 | access-date=29 October 2014}} |
Discography
- 1996: 同一個星空下
- 1998: Bye Bye 童年
- 1999: 第三代李心潔 裙擺搖搖
- 2000: 愛像大海
- 2003: Man & Woman
References
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External links
- {{IMDb name|id=0496806|name=Angelica Lee}}
{{Chinese Film Media Awards Best Actress}}
{{Golden Bauhinia Awards Best Actress}}
{{GoldenHorseAwardBestActress 2001-2020}}
{{Best Actress HKFA}}
{{Malaysian Film Festival Best Actress Award}}
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Category:Malaysian film actresses
Category:Malaysian people of Hokkien descent
Category:Malaysian people of Chinese descent
Category:21st-century Malaysian women singers
Category:Malaysian Mandopop singers
Category:People from Alor Setar
Category:20th-century Malaysian actresses