Lee Sinje (; born 23 January 1976) is a

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film actress and pop singer. She started her career in singing and later moved on to acting in

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and Hong Kong and Malaysia. Lee starred in '' The Eye'', the hit Asian

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the Pang Brothers Danny Pang Phat and Oxide Pang Chun, collectively known as the Pang Brothers, are a filmmaking duo of screenwriters and film directors. The pair are twins, born in Hong Kong in 1965. Among their films is the hit Asian horror film, '' The Eye'' ...

, winning her the

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for Best Actress, Best Actress at the

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and a Hong Kong

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.''The Star'' (Malaysia). Thoroughly modest miss. 2 D马面e姐cember 2007. Retrieved 2 December 2007. She is among the very few Asian artists to be awarded Best Newcomer Awards at the

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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,

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), and '' Koma''. She worked with the Pangs again on ''

Re-cycle ''Re-cycle'' (Cantonese: 鬼域 ''Gwai wik'') is a 2006 horror film directed by the Pang Brothers and starring Angelica Lee. The film was the closing film in the Un Certain Regard program at the 2006 Cannes Film Festival. It was also a reunion fo ...

'', which was screened at the

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Early life

On 23 January 1976, Lee was born in

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, 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

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, she was the head of her school's drama club. In 1995, at 19 years old, Lee was discovered by

at a

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film audition.

Philanthropy

In 2006, Sinje and her friends,

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and

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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

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. Together, the couple has twin boys, born on 8 July 2016.Found in Translation(11 July 2016)
Malaysian singer-actress shares good news on social media

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Filmography

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

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Lee, Angelica 1976 births Living people Malaysian film actresses Malaysian people of Hokkien descent Malaysian people of Chinese descent 21st-century Malaysian women singers Malaysian Mandopop singers People from Alor Setar 20th-century Malaysian actresses 21st-century Malaysian actresses 20th-century Malaysian women singers Malaysian born Hong Kong artists