Angelica Lee

Angelica Lee Sin-Jie 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. 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. She is among the very few Asian artists to be awarded as Berlin Film Festival Best Newcomer Awards in 2001 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 married to director Oxide Pang. Lee speaks five languages: Mandarin, Hokkien, Malay, Cantonese, and English.

On 23 January 1976, Lee was born in Alor Setar, Kedah, Malaysia to a motorcycle 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 film audition.

Lee, Angelica Filmography

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2013, role: actress
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2012, role: actress , character name: Julie
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2011, role: actress
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2011, role: actress , character name: Straight Couple Wife
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2010, role: actress
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2008, role: actress , character name: Dr. Gao Jing
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2007, role: actress , character name: Xu Dan Rong
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2007, role: actress , character name: Mini
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2007, role: actress , character name: Hong Dou
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2006, role: actress , character name: Tsui Ting-Yin
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2005, role: actress , character name: Su Fong
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2005, role: actress , character name: Amy
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2005, role: actress , character name: Wubao
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2004, role: actress , character name: Xiao Jie
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2004, role: actress , character name: Elaine Tse
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2004, role: actress , character name: Chi Ching
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2004, role: writer
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2003, role: actress
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2003, role: actress , character name: Hsiao Fei, the hotel receptionist
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2002, role: actress , character name: Wong Kar Mun
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2002, role: actress , character name: Ling
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2001, role: actress , character name: Fei-fei
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1999, role: actress , character name: Katy

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Debate That Should Have Been Shows Who’s Committed To Democracy And Who’s Committed To Backing Out

Edit WorldNews.com 31 May 2016

Article by WN.com Correspondent Dallas DarlingMany Americans are still disappointed over the debate that should have been between Donald Trump and Bernie Sanders. Indeed, feathers flew over the weekend as some called the presumptive Republican presidential candidate a “chicken” and “coward” for making excuses to back out ... Sanders, for his part, immediately responded with “Game On .” ... Hispanic Chamber of Commerce (USHCC) ... more democratic ... ....

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In this Sunday, Jan. 5, 2014 picture, gunmen patrol during clashes with Iraqi security forces in Fallujah, Iraq. Clashes continued late Sunday and early morning Monday between al-Qaida and Iraqi troops on the main highway that links the capital, Baghdad, to neighboring Syria and Jordan. Al-Qaida fighters and allied tribes are still controlling the center of the city where they are deployed in streets and around government buildings.

Life under IS in Falluja where a sack of flour costs $850

Edit BBC News 31 May 2016

Details are emerging of the horrifying conditions faced by civilians trapped inside the Iraqi city of Falluja and the extreme risks they are taking to escape. One man said a bag of flour in the city - which was taken over by so-called Islamic State (IS) militants in January 2014 - now cost $850. One family reportedly lived off grass during a four-day escape bid ... "Food and medicines are in extremely short supply in the city ... ....

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Backlash Over Killing Of Gorilla Scapegoats Mother Of Tot Who Fell Into Zoo Enclosure

Edit Inquisitr 31 May 2016

Backlash over the killing of a gorilla at the Cincinnati Zoo has fanned social media anger against the mother of the tot who slipped into a restricted area where he was in danger of being mauled. At the same time, witnesses of the incident are trying to put things in perspective and calm passions against the mother’s “negligence” or the zoo’s decision that led to the shooting of a rare gorilla....

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Ex-Miss Turkey sentenced 'for insulting Erdogan'

Edit Deccan Chronicle 31 May 2016

Istanbul. A Turkish court on Tuesday found a former Miss Turkey beauty queen guilty of insulting President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on social media, handing her a suspended sentence of over one year in jail. The Istanbul court sentenced model Merve Buyuksarac, 27, to one year and two months in prison for "publicly insulting" Erdogan in a satirical poem she posted on her Instagram account, the Dogan news agency reported ... ....

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Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump greets a supporters as he works his way through the crowd with security during a rally organized by Tea Party Patriots in on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2015, to oppose the Iran nuclear agreement.

Trump: I raised at least $5.6 million for vets

Edit CNN 31 May 2016

New York (CNN)Donald Trump held a news conference Tuesday morning to announce that he raised at least $5.6 million for veterans charities in recent months and slammed the press for dogging him with questions over the donations. "All of the money has been paid out," Trump said. "The press should be ashamed of themselves, and on behalf of the veterans, the press should be ashamed of themselves." ... Read More ... ....

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Scare yourself silly this Halloween with these 10 Hong Kong films

Edit South China Morning Post 21 Oct 2015

The Pang brothers announced their talent to the world with this inventive, often terrifying tale of a woman (Angelica Lee Sin-je) who has a corneal transplant but soon finds out her new powers are so much more than just physical ... not Christopher Lee as was the norm in a Hammer production) finds out he needs to travel to China if he is to survive....

Sylvia Chang makes comeback with 'Murmur of the Hearts'

Edit U~T San Diego 09 Apr 2015

In this Thursday, April 2, 2015 file photo, Taiwanese director Sylvia Chang, center, poses with actors, from left, Lawrence Ko of Taiwan, Angelica Lee of Malaysia, Isabella Leong of Macau and Joseph Chang of Taiwan, for a photo during a promotional event for their latest movie "Murmur of the Hearts" in Taipei, Taiwan ... But, they found a "comfortable" way of collaborating, Lee said....

Hong Kong film festival unveils Sylvia Chang focus

Edit Screen Daily 02 Feb 2015

Taiwanese filmmaker and actress Sylvia Chang has been chosen as the Filmmaker in Focus at this year’s Hong Kong International Film Festival (HKIFF). The festival (March 23-April 6) plans to screen 13 of Chang’s films, including the world premiere of her new work, Murmur Of The Hearts ... In 1995, Chang established a production company with Chong Lai-chun and started managing artists, including René Liu and Angelica Lee ... Have your say ... ....

HKTV's political drama The Election wins the youth vote

Edit South China Morning Post 22 Nov 2014

The plots sound familiar but this political reality exists only in HKTV drama The Election, which is already wining the hearts of critics and young viewers ... "The show's subject matter itself is already a breakthrough ... On the other hand, Yip Ching (Angelica Lee Sinje), widow of the chief executive who died in a car crash on the night he was elected in 2017, decides to run after she finds out her husband's death was not what it seemed....

HKTV looks to stream its way to success

Edit South China Morning Post 18 Nov 2014

Six hours of fresh programmes a day, all available on demand from early morning; that's HKTV's recipe for success in the battle to attract an audience of young, tech-savvy viewers with deep pockets ... Starring Liu and award-winning actress Angelica Lee Sinje, the drama depicts a 2022 election for chief executive in which the public can vote from a list of candidates chosen by a nominating committee ... HOW CITY SWITCHED ON TO HKTV ... 2012 ... ....

HKTV shares boosted by China deal

Edit Hong Kong Standard 06 Nov 2014

HKTV (1137) shares jumped as much as 35 percent yesterday after it announced it is to showcase its drama in China on the same day as in Hong Kong. //--> Imogene Wong. Friday, November 07, 2014. ADVERTISEMENT ... So far the most popular program is The Election, with more than 93,000 votes, casting actors Liu Kai- chi and Angelica Lee ... Shares of HKTV have more than doubled after it announced in early October plans to broadcast its drama ... ....

Murders grip the attention in Hong Kong, one of the world's safest cities

Edit South China Morning Post 01 Nov 2014

Hong Kong's reputation as one of the safest cities in the world is hard-earned and well deserved. Few big cities feel as safe regardless of how late or dark it is ... In August, the city was gripped by the grisly details of the murder trial of Henry Chau Hoi-leung and his friend Tse Chun-kei ... Li had been accused of coming between Hong Kong director Oxide Pang Chun and his Malaysian actress wife, Angelica Lee Sinje ... ....

HKTV dramas to be screened first in Malaysia

Edit South China Morning Post 31 Oct 2014

Astro, which has pay-television, radio, publications and digital media interests, is broadcast to 4.2 million households, 60 per cent of Malaysian homes ... The 22 titles include crime thriller Borderline, which had one episode debut on YouTube, and The Election, a political drama about murky goings-on in a chief executive election race starring award-winning actors Angelica Lee Sin-jie and Liu Kai-chi ... ....

Political drama set to win HKTV's election

Edit South China Morning Post 28 Oct 2014

The drama stars award-winning actors Angelica Lee Sinje and Liu Kai-chi and depicts a 2022 election in which the public vote for their chief executive from a list of candidates selected by an election committee. Director Wong Kwok-keung said Lee played an independent candidate pitted against Liu, the head of the patriotic camp ... "Traditional TV won't handle this subject," said Wong, who was previously at TVB ... ....

Gunman's actress daughter accused over tryst with director Oxide Pang

Edit South China Morning Post 03 Jun 2014

Hunan-born Li was given the name Li Ting at birth ... Pang is married to Malaysian actress Angelica Lee Sinje. Soon after the incident, Pang and Lee, 38, posted a statement on their social media platforms ... He met Lee while filming 2002 horror hit The Eye, for which Lee won the best actress awards at Taiwan's Golden Horse Awards and the Hong Kong Film Festival . ....

Shooting drama puts director in focus

Edit Hong Kong Standard 03 Jun 2014

//--> Wednesday, June 04, 2014. ADVERTISEMENT ... Sources said Pang decided to move to Malaysia to stay with his wife, Angelica Lee Sinje, but might pay Li some "living expenses.". Despite keeping his distance from Li, Pang sent her his condolences after the shooting ... ....

Alleged gunman's daughter Liddy Li was photographed with married director last week

Edit South China Morning Post 03 Jun 2014

Li Ting is the daughter of the alleged gunman, Li Tak-yan ... Last week, photographs emerged of Liddy Li apparently hugging and kissing Hong Kong film director Oxide Pang Chun, the husband of award-winning Malaysian actress Angelica Lee Sinje ... Prior to the weekend’s shootings, Pang had returned to Malaysia where he issued a joint statement with Lee announcing they intended to mend their relationship ... ....

In a Nutshell: Out Of Inferno

Edit IMDb 25 May 2014

The Pang Brothers need a hit ... Keung (Louis Koo), Si Lok (Pang faithful Angelica Lee), and several others are trapped in the inferno ... Unsurprisingly, Out of Inferno is another lacklustre entry in the Pang Brothers cannon ... ....