Pui Fan Lee

Pui Fan Lee (born 1969/1970[1]) is a British-born actress and presenter of Chinese descent.[2] Along with Sue Monroe, Chris Jarvis, and Sidney Sloane she was one of the first presenters on CBeebies, the BBC television channel for younger children.[3] She is known for portraying Po in the original 1997–2001 run of the children's television series Teletubbies,[4] and for presenting the CBeebies preschool education series Show Me Show Me.[5]

Lee's family came from Hong Kong.[2][6] She was born in Birmingham,[7] 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.[8] She was the first presenter, alongside Chris Jarvis to introduce programming on the BBC digital channel CBeebies.[5]

Lee lives in North London.[9]

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, she made a guest appearance in the British soap opera EastEnders.[4]

From 2021-2023, she appeared as Su Ping Lam on HBO's The Nevers.[10]

References
  1. "Red Teletubby unmasked". Enfield Independent. 30 January 2014. Retrieved 9 September 2020.
  2. "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.
  3. Swettenham, Lee (26 January 2015). "CBeebies". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 16 September 2020.
  4. "Teletubbies star Pui Fan Lee makes a guest appearance in EastEnders". Entertainment Daily. 13 November 2019. Retrieved 9 September 2020.
  5. "Interview: CBeebies' Chris Jarvis on The Chris & Pui Roadshow". The List. 14 October 2013. Retrieved 9 September 2020.
  6. "Pui Fan Lee". sheil-land. Retrieved 4 May 2022.
  7. Broadhead, Ivan (20 February 2011). "Diaspora diaries". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 16 September 2020.
  8. "Where are the Teletubbies, 20 years on?". New Statesman. 6 April 2017. Retrieved 9 September 2020.
  9. "Diaspora diaries". South China Morning Post. 20 February 2011. Retrieved 4 May 2022.
  10. "Pui Fan Lee". IMDb. Retrieved 26 April 2023.
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