Ali Lee
Ali Lee Kai-sum (born 27 November 1982) is a Hong Kong actress and television presenter. Lee first received attention as a television presenter for Cable TV Hong Kong's entertainment and sports channels, having covered popular programmes such as King of Sports (體育王) and Amazing Spaces (空間大改造). In 2012, Lee signed with TVB and began appearing on television dramas. She first gained recognition as a villain in the television drama, Overachievers (2014). She won Best Actress in TVB Anniversary Award 2018.
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Born | 27 November 1982 | ||||||||||||
Occupation | Actress, television presenter | ||||||||||||
Years active | 2008–present | ||||||||||||
Awards | StarHub TVB Awards My Favourite TVB Actress 2017 Legal Mavericks Most Improved TVB Artiste 2016TVB Anniversary Awards – Best Actress 2018 Who Wants A Baby? Most Improved Female Artiste 2016 Fashion War, Brother's Keeper II, Law dis-Order | ||||||||||||
Chinese name | |||||||||||||
Traditional Chinese | 李佳芯 | ||||||||||||
Simplified Chinese | 李佳芯 | ||||||||||||
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Biography
After receiving an associate degree in visual arts from the City University of Hong Kong,[1] Lee briefly worked as a model for the magazine Weekend Weekly (新假期) and starred in a few television commercials. In 2008, Lee signed with Cable TV Hong Kong and began hosting numerous television programmess for the cable broadcaster, including entertainment shows, travelogues, and sports programmes. She made her acting debut in 2011 for the miniseries ICAC Investigators 2011, portraying the ICAC officer "Ashley."
Upon her contract expiration with Cable, Lee joined TVB management[2] in late 2012 and appeared in FIFA Confederations Cup 2013 - Kick-Off Carnival. Her first TVB role was "Sue" in the 2014 romantic comedy drama Outbound Love; she appeared in seven more TVB television drama serials that same year, playing minor roles.
Lee began to receive attention for her acting after starring as one of the main villains in the 2014 TVB anniversary drama, Overachievers. In 2015, she received a TVB Anniversary Award for Most Improved Female Artiste nomination for her performances in Raising the Bar, My "Spiritual" Ex-Lover, and Rear Mirror. In late 2015, Lee was cast in Law dis-Order as the female lead, starring opposite Alex Fong and Liu Kai-chi. In 2016, she gained recognition as an actress by winning both StarHub Most Improved TVB Artiste and TVB Anniversary Award for Most Improved Female Artiste. In the same year, she was cast to star opposite Gallen Lo in the serial The Provocateur.[3]
Filmography
Television dramas
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2011 | ICAC Investigators 2011 | Ashley | Single Unit Female Lead Episode Four |
2014 | Outbound Love | Sue | Cameo |
Gilded Chopsticks | Consort Yee | Cameo | |
Swipe Tap Love | Couple | Cameo | |
Ghost Dragon of Cold Mountain | Consort Yuen | Supporting Role | |
Come Home Love | Susanna Kwan | Cameo | |
Rear Mirror | Yuen Ka-po | Supporting Role | |
Overachievers | Ivy Yu Sze-lam | Supporting Role | |
Tiger Cubs II | Cheung To | Supporting Role | |
2015 | Raising the Bar | Sam Lai-ching | Supporting Role |
My "Spiritual" Ex-Lover | Nine-tailed fox | Supporting Role | |
Under the Veil | Chak-sin | Supporting Role | |
2016 | Fashion War | Vincy Kei Wan-wan | Second Female Lead TVB Anniversary Award for Most Improved Female Artiste StarHub TVB Award for Most Improved Artiste |
Brother's Keeper II | Chung Wing | Supporting Role TVB Anniversary Award for Most Improved Female Artiste StarHub TVB Award for Most Improved Artiste | |
Law dis-Order | Hazel Cheuk Yee-chung | Second Female Lead TVB Anniversary Award for Most Improved Female Artiste TVB Star Award for My Favourite TVB Drama Characters StarHub TVB Award for Most Improved Artiste | |
2017 | Provocateur | Rachel Chan Hei-man | Female Lead |
Legal Mavericks | Never Wong Lai-fan | Second Female Lead StarHub TVB Awards for My Favourite TVB Actress TVB Star Award for My Favourite TVB Drama Characters | |
My Ages Apart | Paris Sheung Hoi-yiu | Second Female Lead Nominated—TVB Anniversary Award for Most Popular Female Character (Top 5) | |
2018 | Watch Out Boss | Roxie Yiu Lok-sze | Second Female Lead |
Who Wants A Baby? | Ellen Tong Tim-yee | Female Lead Nominated—TVB Anniversary Award for Most Popular Female Character (Top 5) TVB Anniversary Award for Best Actress | |
Life On The Line | Cheung Wai-sum | Supporting Role | |
2019 | Big White Duel | Dr. Kennis Ching Lok-man | One of the two Female Leads Nominated—TVB Anniversary Award for Best Actress (Top 5) |
2020 | Death by Zero | Cash Chin Heung-sin | Female Lead |
TBA | Amelia’s Rhapsody | Amelia Wong Lai-mei | Female Lead |
Films
- If You Care... (2002)
- I Love Hong Kong 2013 (2013)
Variety shows and informative programmes
- with Cable TV Hong Kong
- 《四小強繼續Look》
- 《體育王》
- 《2010有線世界盃嘉年華》
- 《有線1台世界盃》
- 《空間大改造》
- 《空間大改造2》
- 《1963》- 梳打埠的年華
- 《西西里的十二夜》
- 《普羅旺斯的十二夜》
- 《日本東北的十二夜》
- 《60/80任你UP》
- 《冰島·千年一嘆》
- 《一屋一LOOK新部屋》
- 《有線製造》
- 《香港空間大改造》
- 《阿拉伯.千年一嘆》
- 《空間大改造3》
- 《四個轆.德國周圍Look》
- 《最佳愛情.首爾攻略》
- 《那些回憶.似曾相識》
- 《遨遊天地》
- 《美味關係》
- 《潮玩潮食》
- 《空間大改造4》
- 《去吧!台灣住囉囉》
- 《北京狂想曲》
- with TVB
Other incidents
Ungrounded Attacks and Accusations by Mainland China netizens for supporting Hong Kong independence
In June 2019, Ali Lee published an article on Weibo and lamented that “sometimes, it ’s not the world and the people ’s hearts that are distorted.” (有時候,扭曲了的不是世界、是人心。). In addition, she also posted on Instagram encouraging netizens on voters registration. However, many mainland netizens misrepresented her for supporting 2019–20 Hong Kong protests and Hong Kong independence. The mainland Cina netizens attacked Lee on Weibo, and asked Alipay to disqualify her as the Hong Kong spokesperson of Alipay. Ali Lee responded by saying that the words of Hong Kong independence had never appeared in her mind or heart. [6][7]
References
- 俏model扮「小強」探京奧情 [Model Ali Lee to cover Beijing Olympics for Cable]. Apple Daily (in Chinese). 20 May 2008. Archived from the original on July 7, 2019. Retrieved 7 July 2019.
- 李佳芯:做祥仔對手好幸福 [Ali Lee: Fortunate to act with Wayne Lai]. Oriental Daily (in Chinese). 21 June 2013. Retrieved 27 February 2016.
- "是非精"李佳芯上位 [Gossip queen Ali Lee climbs to the top]. Qoos (in Chinese). 14 February 2016. Retrieved 27 February 2016.
- Ali Lee at hkmdb.com
- Ali Lee at chinesemov.com
- 黃欣華. "李佳芯被內地網民聲討 要求TVB封殺視后". Retrieved 2020-05-04.
- 張嘉敏. "李佳芯被內地網民指為「港獨」 IG回應:這二字不曾在我腦海出現". Retrieved 2020-05-04.
External links
- Ali Lee on Sina Weibo (in Chinese) (registration required)