Angelica Lee

In this Chinese name, the family name is Lee.

Lee Sinje (Chinese: 李心潔; pinyin: Lǐ Xīnjié; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Lí Sim-kiat; born 23 January 1976) is a Malaysian film actress and pop singer. She started her career in singing and later moved on to acting in Taiwan, Hong Kong and Malaysia. Lee starred in The Eye, the hit Asian horror film by the Pang Brothers, winning her the Golden Horse Award for Best Actress, Best Actress at the Hong Kong Film Awards and a Hong Kong Golden Bauhinia Awards.^[1] She is among the very few Asian artists to be awarded Best Newcomer Awards at the Berlin Film Festival in 2001 for her role in Betelnut Beauty.

Sinje Lee
Born	(1976-01-23) 23 January 1976 (age 48) Alor Setar, Kedah, Malaysia
Occupation(s)	Actress, singer, director, producer
Years active	1995—present
Spouse	Oxide Pang ​ (m. 2010)​
Awards	Berlin International Film Awards New Talent Award 2001 Betelnut Beauty Hong Kong Film Awards – Best Actress 2003 The Eye Golden Bauhinia Awards – Best Actress 2003 The Eye Golden Horse Awards – Best Actress 2002 The Eye
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese	李心潔
Simplified Chinese	李心洁
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Lǐ Xīnjié Southern Min Hokkien POJ Lí Sim-kiat
Musical career
Also known as	Lee Sin Chet Lee Sinje Lee Sinjie
Origin	Malaysia

Lee has also starred in the films 20 30 40 (where she co-starred with the person who discovered her, Sylvia Chang), and Koma. She worked with the Pangs again on Re-cycle, which was screened at the 2006 Cannes Film Festival.

Early life

On 23 January 1976, Lee was born in Alor Setar, Kedah, Malaysia to a motorcycle shop owner and a homemaker.^[1] During her years in primary school, Lee was an active participant in singing competitions, where she won numerous awards, and in various sport-related activities.^[1] At Keat Hwa Secondary School, she was the head of her school's drama club.^[1] In 1995, at 19 years old, Lee was discovered by Sylvia Chang at a Kuala Lumpur film audition.^[1]

Philanthropy

In 2006, Sinje and her friends, Charlie Yeung, Gigi Leung and Valen Hsu formed "Little Yellow Flower Education Foundation". It is a non-profit organisation to help children in need.

Personal life

She is married to Hong Kong born Thai director Oxide Pang.^[2][3] Together, the couple has twin boys, born on 8 July 2016.^[4]

Filmography

Film

Year	English title	Original title	Role	Notes
1999	The Sunshine Cops	陽光警察	Katy Lam
2001	Betelnut Beauty	愛你愛我	Fei Fei	Best Newcomer, Berlin Film Festival Awards
2002	Princess D	想飛	Ling
	The Eye	見鬼	Wong Kar-mun	Won Golden Horse Award for Best Leading Actress Won Hong Kong Film Award for Best Actress Won Golden Bauhinia Awards for Best Actress Nominated Fangoria Chainsaw Awards for Best Actress Won Chinese Film Media Awards for Best Actress (Hong Kong/Taiwan)
2003	Robinson's Crusoe	魯濱遜漂流記	Hsiao Fei
	Golden Chicken 2	金雞2	Wife of Mr. Chan
2004	20 30 40		Xiao Jie	Nominated Golden Horse Award for Best Supporting Actress
	Koma	救命	Fung Chi-ching
	A-1 Headline	A-1頭條	Elaine Tse
2005	Divergence	三岔口	Siu Fong / Amy
	Love's Lone Flower	孤戀花	Wubao
2006	Re-cycle	鬼域	Tsui Ting-yin	Nominated Golden Horse Award for Best Leading Actress Nominated Hong Kong Film Award for Best Actress Nominated Golden Bauhinia Awardsfor Best Actress
2007	Road to Dawn	夜。明	Xu Danrong
	Mini	米尼	Mini
	The Drummer	戰‧鼓	Hong Dou
2008	Missing	深海尋人	Dr. Gao Jing
2010	Ice Kacang Puppy Love * heroin: Ah niu	初戀紅豆冰	Fighting Fish	Best Actress, 1st Golden Wau Awards[5]
2011	Sleepwalker	夢遊	Cheng Chi-yee
2012	Melody	腳趾上的星光	Melody
	The Thieves	도둑들	Julie
2013	Out of Inferno	逃出生天	Si-lok
2015	Murmur of the Hearts	念念	Yu-mei	Nominated Hong Kong Film Award for Best Supporting Actress Nominated Hong Kong Film Critics Society Awards for Best Actress
2019	The Garden of Evening Mists	夕霧花園	Teoh Yun Ling (younger)	Movie adaptation of award-winning novel, The Garden of Evening Mists.[6] Nominated Golden Horse Award for Best Leading Actress
2023	Abang Adik			Also as producer

Television

Year	English title	Original title	Role	Notes
2002	Never Ending Summer	沒完沒了的夏天	Mango
2003	Si Shui Nian Hua	似水年華
2005	Love's Lone Flower	孤戀花	Wubao
2007	Big Shot	大人物	Tian Sisi
2014	The Election	選戰	Yip Ching	[7]

Discography

• 1996: 同一個星空下
• 1998: Bye Bye 童年
• 1999: 第三代李心潔　裙擺搖搖
• 2000: 愛像大海
• 2003: Man & Woman

References

1. The Star (Malaysia). Thoroughly modest miss. 2 D马面e姐cember 2007. Retrieved 2 December 2007.
2. Tan, Jeanine (6 July 2006), "It's a horror film, not a crusade", Channel NewsAsia.
3. Ee-tan, Chow (6 July 2006, "I see dead people" Archived 18 August 2006 at the Wayback Machine, Malay Mail.
4. Found in Translation(11 July 2016), Malaysian singer-actress shares good news on social media, The Star (Malaysia).
5. Loy, Vincent (28 October 2013). "Malaysia's 1st Golden Wau Awards 2013". Retrieved 22 March 2016.
6. Abdul Hadi, Eddino (3 July 2018). "Movie adaptation of award-winning novel The Garden Of Evening Mists starts filming in Malaysia". The Straits Times. Retrieved 3 July 2018.
7. "Political drama set to win HKTV's election". 29 October 2014. Retrieved 29 October 2014.

External links

• Angelica Lee at IMDb