Ali Lee
李佳芯
Lee in 2019
Born	Lee Ka-hing 李嘉馨 Léih Gāhīng (Cantonese) Lǐ Jiāxīn (Mandarin) (1982-11-27) 27 November 1982[1] British Hong Kong
Occupation(s)	Actress, television presenter
Years active	2008–present
Notable work	Legal Mavericks Who Wants A Baby? Big White Duel AI Romantic
Partner	Danny Chan (2015–2020)
Awards	TVB Anniversary Awards – Most Improved Female Artiste 2016 Fashion War, Brother's Keeper II, Law dis-Order Best Actress 2018 Who Wants A Baby? Most Popular Female Character 2021 Beauty And The Boss StarHub TVB Awards – Most Improved TVB Artiste 2016 My Favourite TVB Actress 2017 Legal Mavericks People's Choice Television Awards – People's Choice Best Actress 2021 AI Romantic
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese	李佳芯
Simplified Chinese	李佳芯
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Lǐ Jiāxīn Yue: Cantonese Yale Romanization Léih Gāaisām Jyutping Lei5 Gaai1sam1

Ali Lee Kai-sum (Chinese: 李佳芯; Jyutping: Lei⁵ Gaai¹ Sam¹; born 27 November 1982)^[1] is a Hong Kong actress and television host contracted to TVB.

Lee first received attention as a television presenter for Cable TV Hong Kong's entertainment and sports channels, having covered popular television programs such as King of Sports (體育王) and Amazing Spaces (空間大改造). In 2012, she signed an artiste contract with TVB. Lee won the Most Improved Female Artiste award at the 2016 TVB Anniversary Awards. In 2018, she won the TVB Anniversary Award for Best Actress with her role in the drama Who Wants A Baby?.

Career

Ali Lee in 2011

Lee in 2019

After receiving an associate degree in visual arts from the City University of Hong Kong,^[2] Ali 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 programmes for the cable broadcaster, including entertainment shows, travelogues, and sports programmes. In 2011, she made her acting debut in the miniseries ICAC Investigators 2011.

Upon her contract expiration with Cable TV, Lee joined TVB^[3] in late 2012. She appeared in FIFA Confederations Cup 2013 - Kick-Off Carnival and mainly played minor supporting roles in television dramas.

Lee began to receive attention with her villainous role in the 2014 TVB anniversary drama, Overachievers. In 2015, she participated in the dramas Raising the Bar, My "Spiritual" Ex-Lover, and Rear Mirror, garnering her first nominations for Most Improved Female Artiste and Best Supporting Actress.^[4]

In the 2016 drama Fashion War, Lee played Vincy Kei, a headstrong socialite in a power struggle with Moses Chan’s character. She took on her first female leading role in the legal drama Law dis-Order, starring opposite veterans Alex Fong and Liu Kai-chi, earning her first nominations for Best Actress and Most Popular Female Character at the 2016 TVB Anniversary Awards. Lee gained recognition as an actress by winning the Most Improved Artiste awards at both the 2016 StarHub TVB Awards and TVB Anniversary Awards.

Lee was cast to replace Tavia Yeung, who did not renew her contract, in the 2017 drama The Provocateur. She played Never Wong, a flirtatious judge in the legal drama Legal Mavericks, for which she won My Favourite TVB Actress award at the 2017 StarHub TVB Awards. In the comedy drama My Ages Apart, Lee played Paris Sheung, an heiress and unpopular actress who wanted to find true love. She was placed among top 5 in both Best Actress and Most Popular Female Character at the 2017 TVB Anniversary Awards.

In 2018, Lee earned critical acclaim in the family drama Who Wants A Baby?. She played Ellen Tong, a new mother who struggled to balance her responsibilities. Lee won the Best Actress award at the 2018 TVB Anniversary Awards, becoming the first TVB artiste to have won the accolade only two years after being awarded the Most Improved Female Artiste award. She also guest starred in the drama Life on the Line as the wife of Joe Ma’s character.

In 2019, Lee played cardio-thoracic surgeon Kennis Ching in the critical acclaimed medical drama Big White Duel. In July 2019, due to her politicized social media posts, Lee was supposedly dropped from several drama series, including the sequels to Legal Mavericks, Who Wants a Baby? and Big White Duel.^[5][6][7]

In 2020, Lee made her acting comeback in the action drama Death By Zero, in which she played a single mother who became the assistant of an assassin. In July, she published a memoir titled Where The Heart Is.^[8][9]

In 2021, Lee played a divorced secretary in the romantic drama Beauty and the Boss, again starring opposite Moses Chan. With her role in the drama AI Romantic,^[10] she was highly praised for her portrayal as an android and became a strong contender for Best Actress. With her role as Amelia Wong in Beauty and the Boss, Lee won the Most Popular Female Character award at the 2021 TVB Anniversary Awards. In 2022, she was one of the 12 contestant's in the second season of TVB's Variety Show: Dub of War.

Personal life

Starting from 2015, Lee dated former ViuTV artiste and stage actor Danny Chan.^[11] They ended their relationship in late 2020.

Filmography

Awards and nominations

References

External links

• Ali Lee on Weibo (in Chinese)