Tracy Lee (actress)

Tracy Lee Mei Leng (Chinese: 李美玲; pinyin: Lǐ Měi Líng; Jyutping: Lei5 Mei5 Ling4, born 19 June 1985) is a Malaysian former actress and television host based in Singapore. She began work as a full-time actress at Mediacorp in 2008, following success as a contestant on Star Search 2007. In 2016, she retired from the entertainment industry, after her decision not to renew her contract with MediaCorp.[2]

Not to be confused with Margaret Lee (Singaporean actress), who has the same Chinese name.
Tracy Lee
Born
Lee Mei Leng

(1985-06-19) June 19, 1985
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
EducationTsun Jin High School
Alma materHELP University College
University of East London
OccupationActress
Years active2008–2016
Spouse
Ben Goi
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(m. 2017; died 2019)​
[1]
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese李美玲
Simplified Chinese李美玲

Career

Tracy Lee was a contestant on Star Search 2007, reaching the semi-final of the talent search competition. Her appearance on the program earned Lee contract with MediaCorp in 2008 [2] and began her acting career on the TV series The Thin Line. Following this the actress was cast in multiple roles including the police procedural drama C.L.I.F., alongside her former Star Search 2007 co-star (and season winner) Andie Chen.

Lee was nominated for the Star Award for the Top 10 Most Popular Female Artistes between 2013 and 2015, and was one of the hosts of The Sheng Shiong Show, for outdoor cooking, being replaced by Seraph Sun.

In 2016, Lee decided not to renew her contract with MediaCorp and left the entertainment industry.[2]

Personal life

Tracy Lee was educated at Tsun Jin High School, Yishun Junior College[3] and studied accountancy at HELP University College and the University of East London. In 2017, Lee married Ben Goi, son of Singapore's 'Popiah King' Sam Goi, the chairman of Tee Yih Jia Food. On 10 May 2018 the couple gave birth to their first child, a boy they named Ben Junior.

On 3 February 2019, her husband Ben Goi died from a stroke caused by a brain haemorrhage. He was cremated on 7 February 2019.[4]

Filmography
YearDramaRoleNotesRef
2008 Her Many Faces [5]
The Thin Line Lin Meiqi
2009Romantic DelicaciesYue Hua
Friends ForeverAmy 李静华
2010The Best Things in LifeJiayi 家宜 [5]
No LimitsChen Fei 陈菲 [5]
2012 Double BonusJin Peiling 金佩玲 [5]
The Enchanted Bai Xuena 白雪娜 [5]
Poetic Justice Sun Jiale 顺嫁乐
It Takes TwoXu Jie 徐洁 [5]
2013 96°C CafeTara
Love at RiskWu Qiyu 吴琦玉
2011ProsperityLin Si'en 林思恩
C.L.I.F.Han Xiaoyang 韩晓洋 [5]
Dark SunsetLin Peixin 林佩欣
2014The Caregivers Missy先生Liang Xiaoyu 梁小雨
C.L.I.F. 3Han Xiaoyang 韩晓洋 [5]
2015Life Is BeautifulZhou Huimin 周慧敏
Second Chance 流氓律师 Sun Kaili 孙凯利 [5]
The Dream Makers II Diana
2016Peace & ProsperityHuang Ziyu 黄子瑜 [5]
If Only I Could Liu Kaiqin 刘凯芹 [5]

Awards and nominations
YearCeremonyCategoryResult Ref
2013 Star AwardsTop 10 Most Popular Female Artistes Top 20
2014 Star Awards Top 10 Most Popular Female ArtistesTop 20
Most Popular Regional Artiste (Cambodia)Nominated
2015 Star Awards Top 10 Most Popular Female ArtistesTop 20

References
  1. "Ben Goi, son of 'Popiah King' and husband of former actress Tracy Lee, passes away at 43". AsiaOne. Retrieved 4 February 2019.
  2. Cai, Candice (2 October 2017). "Actress Tracy Lee marries wealthy businessman, and her wedding guestlist is just stunning". AsiaOne. Retrieved 30 March 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  3. 林佳憓, 文 / (2017-04-20). "这里是否留下你的光辉岁月？". 早报 (in Simplified Chinese). Retrieved 2020-03-11.
  4. Ting, Choo Yun (2019-02-07). "Popiah King's son Ben Goi dies in Kuala Lumpur". The Straits Times. Retrieved 2022-03-22.
  5. "Tracy Lee". IMDb. Retrieved 2022-03-22.
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