Angelica Lee

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tradchinesename = 李心潔
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pinyinchinesename = Lǐ Xīnjié
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birthplace = Kedah, Malaysia
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othername = Lee Sin Chet
Lee Sinjie
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hongkongfilmwards = Best Actress
2003 "The Eye"
goldenbauhiniaawards = Best Actress
2003 "The Eye"
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goldenhorseawards = Best Actress
2002 "The Eye"
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awards = Berlin International Film Awards
New Talent Award
2001 "Betelnut Beauty"

Angelica Lee Sin-Jie (Chinese: 李心潔, Hakka Pinyin: Lee Sin Chet, pinyin: Lǐ Xīnjié) is a Malaysian-Taiwanese film actress and pop singer. She started her career in singing and later moved on to acting in Taiwan and Hong Kong. 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."The Star" (Malaysia). [http://thestar.com.my/lifestyle/story.asp?file=/2007/12/2/lifefocus/19608485&sec=lifefocus Thorougly modest miss] . December 2, 2007. Retrieved December 2, 2007.] She is among the very few Asian artists to be awarded as Berlin Film Festival Best Newcomer Awards in 2004 for her role in "Betelnut Beauty".

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

She is engaged to director Oxide Pang. [Tan, Jeanine (July 6, 2006), [http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/entertainment/view/217513/1/.html "It's a horror film, not a crusade"] , Channel NewsAsia.] [Ee-tan, Chow (July 6, 2006, [http://www.mmail.com.my/Current_News/mm/Buzz/BFeature/20060706141737/Article/index_html "I see dead people"] , "Malay Mail".] Lee speaks five languages and dialects: Mandarin, Hokkien, Malay, Cantonese and English.

Early life

On January 231976, Lee was born in Alor Setar, Kedah, Malaysia to a bicycle shop owner and a homemaker. 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. At Keat Hwa Secondary School, she was the head of her school's drama club. In 1995, at 19 years of age, Lee was discovered by Sylvia Chang at a Kuala Lumpur singing audition.

Filmography

* "Missing" (2008)
* "The Drummer" (2007)
* "Road to Dawn" (2007)
* "Re-cycle" ("Gwai wik") (2006)
* "Mini" (2006)
* "Love's Lone Flower" (2005)
* "Divergence" (2005)
* "A-1 Headline" (2004)
* "Koma" (2004)
* "20 30 40" (2004)
* "Golden Chicken 2" (2003)
* "The Eye" (2002)
* "Princess D" (2002)
* "Robinson's Crusoe" (2002)
* "Betelnut Beauty" (2001)
* "The Sunshine Cops" (1999)

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

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