| Pui Fan Lee | |
| Birth Place: | Birmingham, England |
| Nationality: | British |
| Television: | Teletubbies CBeebies Show Me Show Me |
Pui Fan Lee (born) is an English actress and television presenter. She is known for portraying Po in the original run of the children's television series Teletubbies between 1997 and 2001,[1] and for presenting the CBeebies preschool education series Show Me Show Me.[2]
Lee's family came from Hong Kong.[3] [4] She was born in Birmingham,[5] and grew up in Nottingham, where her family helped to run a Chinese take-away.
Lee's first television experience came as a member of the Central Junior Television Workshop, set up by the ITV Franchise holder of the time,Central Independent Television. The workshop was based in Central's two studio locations of Birmingham & Nottingham, and from the Nottingham workshop, she was selected and cast as Hannah in the Children's ITV drama series, Murphy's Mob at the age of 13.
She would later go on to study at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art (LAMDA), and once qualified, appeared in a number of tv shows before successfully applying and securing the role of Po in a new CBBC show called Teletubbies. Lee was not only the voice of the character but also was inside the costume for 365 episodes between 1997 and 2001.[6] [7]
Along with Sue Monroe, Chris Jarvis, and Sidney Sloane, Lee was one of the first presenters on CBeebies, the BBC digital television channel for younger children.[8] Lee, alongside Chris Jarvis, were the first presenters to introduce programming on the CBeebies channel.[2]
In 2004, Lee had a minor role as a Thai jail girl in the 2004 film .[9]
In 2006, Lee presented the BBC programme Fun with Phonics.
In 2019, Lee made a guest appearance in the British soap opera EastEnders.[1]
From 2021-2023, Lee appeared as Su Ping Lam on HBO's The Nevers.
Lee lives in North London.[10]