Angelica Lee

Angelica Lee Sinje (Chinese: 李心潔; pinyin: Lǐ Xīnjié; born 23 January 1976) is a Malaysian Chinese film actress and pop singer. She started her career in singing and later moved on to acting in Taiwan and 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 Festival and a Hong Kong Golden Bauhinia Award.[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.

In this Chinese name, the family name is Lee.
Angelica Lee Sinje
Born (1976-01-23) 23 January 1976
Alor Setar, Kedah, Malaysia
OccupationActress, singer
Years active1995—present
Spouse(s)
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(m. 2010)​
AwardsBerlin 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
Musical career
Also known asLee Sin Chet
Lee Sinje
Lee Sinjie
OriginMalaysia

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, Angelica 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
1999The Sunshine Cops陽光警察Katy Lam
2001Betelnut Beauty愛你愛我Fei FeiBest Newcomer, Berlin Film Festival Awards
2002Princess D想飛Ling
The Eye見鬼Wong Kar-munWon 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)
2003Robinson's Crusoe魯濱遜漂流記Hsiao Fei
Golden Chicken 2金雞2Wife of Mr. Chan
200420 30 40Xiao JieNominated Golden Horse Award for Best Supporting Actress
Koma救命Fung Chi-ching
A-1 HeadlineA-1頭條Elaine Tse
2005Divergence三岔口Siu Fong / Amy
Love's Lone Flower孤戀花Wubao
2006Re-cycle鬼域Tsui Ting-yinNominated Golden Horse Award for Best Leading Actress
Nominated Hong Kong Film Award for Best Actress
Nominated Golden Bauhinia Awardsfor Best Actress
2007Road to Dawn夜。明Xu Danrong
Mini米尼Mini
The Drummer戰‧鼓Hong Dou
2008Missing深海尋人Dr. Gao Jing
2010Ice Kacang Puppy Love * heroin: Ah niu初戀紅豆冰Fighting FishBest Actress, 1st Golden Wau Awards[5]
2011Sleepwalker夢遊Cheng Chi-yee
2012Melody腳趾上的星光Melody
The Thieves도둑들Julie
2013Out of Inferno逃出生天Si-lok
2015Murmur of the Hearts念念Yu-meiNominated Hong Kong Film Award for Best Supporting Actress
Nominated Hong Kong Film Critics Society Awards for Best Actress
2019The 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
Television
Year English title Original title Role Notes
2002Never Ending Summer沒完沒了的夏天Mango
2003Si Shui Nian Hua似水年華
2005Love's Lone Flower孤戀花Wubao
2007Big Shot大人物Tian Sisi
2014The Election選戰Yip Ching[7]

Discography

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. "Malaysia's 1st Golden Wau Awards 2013". Retrieved 22 March 2016.
  6. Abdul Hadi, Eddino. "Movie adaptation of award-winning novel The Garden Of Evening Mists starts filming in Malaysia". Retrieved 3 July 2018.
  7. "Political drama set to win HKTV's election". 29 October 2014. Retrieved 29 October 2014.
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