Ali Lee

Ali Lee Kai-sum (Chinese: 李佳芯; born 27 November 1982) is a Hong Kong actress and television presenter. Lee first received attention as a television presenter for Cable TV Hong Kong's entertainment and sports channels, having covered popular television programs such as King of Sports (體育王) and Amazing Spaces (空間大改造). In 2012, Lee signed with TVB and began making cameo appearances in drama series. She first gained recognition as a villain in the television drama Overachievers (2014). She won Best Actress at the 2018 TVB Anniversary Awards for her role in Who Wants A Baby?.

This is a Chinese name; the family name is Lee.
Ali Lee
李佳芯
Born
Lee Ka-hing
李嘉馨
Léih Gāhīng(Cantonese)
Lǐ Jiāxīn (Mandarin)

(1982-11-27) 27 November 1982
British Hong Kong
OccupationActress, television presenter
Years active2008–present
AwardsStarHub TVB Awards
My Favourite TVB Actress
2017 Legal Mavericks
Most Improved TVB Artiste
2016TVB Anniversary Awards – Best Actress
2018 Who Wants A Baby?
Most Improved Female Artiste
2016 Fashion War, Brother's Keeper II, Law dis-Order

Chinese name
Traditional Chinese李佳芯
Simplified Chinese李佳芯

Career

After receiving an associate degree in visual arts from the City University of Hong Kong,[1] Lee briefly worked as a model for the magazine Weekend Weekly (新假期) and starred in a few television commercials. In 2008, Lee signed with Cable TV Hong Kong and began hosting numerous television programs for the cable broadcaster, including entertainment shows, travelogues, and sports programs. She made her acting debut in 2011 for the miniseries ICAC Investigators 2011, portraying the ICAC officer Ashley.

Upon her contract expiration with Cable, Lee joined TVB[2] in late 2012 and appeared in FIFA Confederations Cup 2013 - Kick-Off Carnival. She made a cameo appearance in the 2014 romantic comedy drama Outbound Love; she appeared in seven more TVB television drama serials that same year, playing minor roles.

Lee began to receive attention for her acting after starring as one of the villains in the 2014 TVB anniversary drama, Overachievers. In 2015, she received a TVB Anniversary Award for Most Improved Female Artiste nomination for her performances in Raising the Bar, My "Spiritual" Ex-Lover, and Rear Mirror. In late 2015, Lee was cast in Law dis-Order as the female lead, starring opposite Alex Fong and Liu Kai-chi. She was cast to replace Tavia Yeung, who did not renew her contract, in the drama series The Provocateur.[3] Lee played Vincy Kei in Fashion War, earning critical praise for her performance as the headstrong socialite in a power struggle with editor-in-chief Ip Long (played by Moses Chan). In 2016, she gained recognition as an actress by winning both Star Hub Most Improved TVB Artiste and the TVB Anniversary Award for Most Improved Female Artiste.

In 2017, Lee portrayed the flirtatious Never Wong in the drama series Legal Mavericks, once again earning critical praise for her performance. She was awarded My Favourite TVB Actress at the 2017 Starhub Awards. She appeared in the 2017 comedy drama My Ages Apart, playing Paris, an heiress and unpopular actress who wants to find true love. Lee was nominated for the first time Best Actress and My Favourite Female Character at that year's TVB Anniversary Awards.

In 2018, Lee starred in the family drama Who Wants A Baby?, earning critical praise for her portrayal as Ellen, a new mother struggling to balance her responsibilities. She won Best Actress at the 2018 TVB Awards, becoming the only actress to have won the accolade only two years after being awarded Most Improved Female Artiste. Lee guest starred in the drama Life on the Line as the wife of Mak Sir (played by Joe Ma).

Lee portrayed cardiothoracic surgeon Dr. Kennis Ching in the 2019 medical drama Big White Duel. In June 2019, she was cast in the romantic drama Amelia's Rhapsody, playing the titular character. In July 2019, due to her politicized social media posts, Lee was supposedly dropped from four drama series, including the sequels to Legal Mavericks, Big White Duel, and Who Wants a Baby?[4][5][6] Lee made her acting comeback in the action drama Death By Zero, in which she portrays a single mother.

Lee published an essay collection titled Where The Heart Is in July 2020.[7][8]

Filmography

Television dramas
Year Title Role Notes
2011 ICAC Investigators 2011 Ashley Single Unit Female Lead
Episode Four
2014 Outbound Love Sue Cameo
Gilded Chopsticks Consort Yee Cameo
Swipe Tap Love Couple Cameo
Ghost Dragon of Cold Mountain Consort Yuen Supporting Role
Come Home Love Susanna Kwan Cameo
Rear Mirror Yuen Ka-po Supporting Role
Overachievers Ivy Yu Sze-lam Supporting Role
Tiger Cubs II Cheung To Supporting Role
2015 Raising the Bar Sam Lai-ching Supporting Role
My "Spiritual" Ex-Lover Nine-tailed fox Supporting Role
Under the Veil Chak-sin Supporting Role
2016 Fashion War Vincy Kei Wan-wan 2nd Female Lead
TVB Anniversary Award for Most Improved Female Artiste
StarHub TVB Award for Most Improved Artiste
Brother's Keeper II Chung Wing Supporting Role
TVB Anniversary Award for Most Improved Female Artiste
StarHub TVB Award for Most Improved Artiste
Law dis-Order Hazel Cheuk Yee-chung 1 of 2 Female Leads
TVB Anniversary Award for Most Improved Female Artiste
TVB Star Award for My Favourite TVB Drama Characters
StarHub TVB Award for Most Improved Artiste
2017 Provocateur Rachel Chan Hei-man 1st Female Lead
Legal Mavericks Never Wong Lai-fan 2nd Female Lead
StarHub TVB Awards for My Favourite TVB Actress
TVB Star Award for My Favourite TVB Drama Characters
My Ages Apart Paris Sheung Hoi-yiu 2nd Female Lead
Nominated—TVB Anniversary Award for Most Popular Female Character (Top 5)
2018 Watch Out Boss Roxie Yiu Lok-sze 2nd Female Lead
Who Wants A Baby? Ellen Tong Tim-yee 1st Female Lead
Nominated—TVB Anniversary Award for Most Popular Female Character (Top 5)
TVB Anniversary Award for Best Actress
Life On The Line Cheung Wai-sum Supporting Role
2019 Big White Duel Dr. Kennis Ching Lok-man 1 of 2 Female Leads
Nominated—TVB Anniversary Award for Best Actress (Top 5)
2020 Death by Zero Cash Chin Heung-sin 1st Female Lead
TBA Amelia’s Rhapsody Amelia Wong Lai-mei 1st Female Lead
Post-production
AI Rhapsody 1st Female Lead
In-production

Films
  • If You Care... (2002)
  • I Love Hong Kong 2013 (2013)

Variety shows and informative programs
with Cable TV Hong Kong
  • 《四小強繼續Look》
  • 《體育王》
  • 《2010有線世界盃嘉年華》
  • 《有線1台世界盃》
  • 《空間大改造》
  • 《空間大改造2》
  • 《1963》- 梳打埠的年華
  • 《西西里的十二夜》
  • 《普羅旺斯的十二夜》
  • 《日本東北的十二夜》
  • 《60/80任你UP》
  • 《冰島·千年一嘆》
  • 《一屋一LOOK新部屋》
  • 《有線製造》
  • 《香港空間大改造》
  • 《阿拉伯．千年一嘆》
  • 《空間大改造3》
  • 《四個轆．德國周圍Look》
  • 《最佳愛情．首爾攻略》
  • 《那些回憶．似曾相識》
  • 《遨遊天地》
  • 《美味關係》
  • 《潮玩潮食》
  • 《空間大改造4》
  • 《去吧！台灣住囉囉》
  • 《北京狂想曲》
with TVB
  • Organized Dining (J2)
  • 《中醫神探》(J2)
  • So Hong Kong (Jade)
  • Go! Yama Girl (J2)
  • Girls Go Hiking (J2)
  • 《跑出信念》(J2)
  • Sidewalk Scientist (Jade)
  • Anchors with Passport (Series 2) (Jade)
  • A Chef and A Gentleman (ep. 4 & 5)
  • Liza's On Line (ep. 15)

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Controversies

Ungrounded accusations by mainland China netizens

In June 2019, Lee published an article on Weibo and lamented that “sometimes, it’s not the world and the people ’s hearts that are distorted.” (有時候，扭曲了的不是世界、是人心。). In addition, she also posted on Instagram encouraging voter registration. Mainland China netizens misrepresented her for supporting 2019–20 Hong Kong protests and Hong Kong independence. Mainland China netizens attacked Lee on Weibo, and asked Alipay to remove her as the Hong Kong spokesperson of Alipay. Lee responded on Instagram stating that the words of Hong Kong independence had never appeared in her mind or heart.[11][12] Despite her response, TVB did not cast Lee in any acting projects. Lee was not asked to return to the sequels of Legal Mavericks, Who Wants A Baby?, Big White Duel, in which she plays major roles in. She was also rumoured to be replaced by Priscilla Wong in the drama series Seven Princesses.

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References
  1. 俏model扮「小強」探京奧情 [Model Ali Lee to cover Beijing Olympics for Cable]. Apple Daily (in Chinese). 20 May 2008. Archived from the original on July 7, 2019. Retrieved 7 July 2019.
  2. 李佳芯：做祥仔對手好幸福 [Ali Lee: Fortunate to act with Wayne Lai]. Oriental Daily (in Chinese). 21 June 2013. Retrieved 27 February 2016.
  3. "是非精"李佳芯上位 [Gossip queen Ali Lee climbs to the top]. Qoos (in Chinese). 14 February 2016. Retrieved 27 February 2016.
  4. "TVB Reportedly Adding New Contract Clause To Make Artistes Financially Responsible For Their Own Scandals". TODAYonline. Retrieved 2020-07-23.
  5. "Ali Lee's Lowest Point in Her Career: Dropped From Four Dramas". JayneStars.com. Retrieved 2020-07-23.
  6. hermesauto (2020-01-29). "Ali Lee can relax now after Hong Kong broadcaster TVB pulls her out of cold storage". The Straits Times. Retrieved 2020-07-23.
  7. "Ali Lee Releases New Book, "Where The Heart Is"". JayneStars.com. Retrieved 2020-07-23.
  8. "Ali Lee is releasing her book at 2020 HK Book Fair". sg.style.yahoo.com. Retrieved 2020-07-23.
  9. Ali Lee at hkmdb.com
  10. Ali Lee at chinesemov.com
  11. 黃欣華. "李佳芯被內地網民聲討　要求TVB封殺視后". Retrieved 2020-05-04.
  12. 張嘉敏. "李佳芯被內地網民指為「港獨」　IG回應：這二字不曾在我腦海出現". Retrieved 2020-05-04.
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