Pui Fan Lee (born 1969 or 1970[1]) is an English actress and presenter.

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]

Early life and education

Lee's family came from Hong Kong.[4][5] She was born in Birmingham,[6] and grew up in Nottingham. She moved to London to study drama.[1] She took on the role of Po shortly after leaving Drama school.[7]

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.[8] 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.

Personal life

Lee lives in North London.[9]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Red Teletubby unmasked". Enfield Independent. 30 January 2014. Retrieved 9 September 2020.
  2. 1 2 "Teletubbies star Pui Fan Lee makes a guest appearance in EastEnders". Entertainment Daily. 13 November 2019. Retrieved 9 September 2020.
  3. 1 2 "Interview: CBeebies' Chris Jarvis on The Chris & Pui Roadshow". The List. 14 October 2013. Retrieved 9 September 2020.
  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. ↑ "Where are the Teletubbies, 20 years on?". New Statesman. 6 April 2017. Retrieved 9 September 2020.
  8. ↑ Swettenham, Lee (26 January 2015). "CBeebies". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 16 September 2020.
  9. ↑ "Diaspora diaries". South China Morning Post. 20 February 2011. Retrieved 4 May 2022.
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