Amanda Lee Wai-man (born 4 October 1970) is a

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pop singer and actress.

Personal life

Amanda Lee (), born in Hong Kong, her ancestral hometown is Sanshui (三水) district,

Foshan Foshan (, ), alternately romanized as Fatshan, is a prefecture-level city in central Guangdong Province, China. The entire prefecture covers and had a population of 9,498,863 as of the 2020 census. The city is part of the western side of the ...

, China. In October 2013, Lee married her British boyfriend of three years, Serge Micallef, a jewellery businessman. Lyricist

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stood in place of her father to walk her down the aisle.

Career

Amanda Lee once revealed on a TV show in her ancestral home in

Sanshui District Sanshui District, formerly romanized as Samshui, is an urban district of the prefecture-level city of Foshan in Guangdong province, China. It had a population of 622,645 as of the 2010 census. It is known for the "Samsui women", emigrants who lab ...

. When she was 15 years old, Lee participated in the SING Star Voice Singing Competition on a

TVB Jade TVB Jade (), or simply Jade, is a Hong Kong Cantonese-language free-to-air television channel owned and operated by Television Broadcasts Limited (TVB) as its flagship service, alongside its sister network, the English-language TVB Pearl. Bro ...

's program named

Enjoy Yourself Tonight ''Enjoy Yourself Tonight'' or ''EYT'' is a popular variety show that was produced in British Hong Kong. It first aired on TVB Jade on 20 November 1967. The show lasted 27 years with its last broadcast on Friday, 7 October 1994.Chinanews.com.cn ...

. She sang

Anita Mui Anita Mui Yim-fong (; 10 October 1963 – 30 December 2003) was a Hong Kong singer and actress who made major contributions to the Cantopop music scene and received numerous awards and honours. She remained an idol throughout her career, and i ...

's songs in this competition and was then discovered by a famous singer-songwriter Anthony Lun Wing Leung. Lee started her singing career at the age of 17, which coincided with the Hong Kong music scene in the late 1980s.

Filmography

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'' (2015) * '' The Haunted School'' (2007) - Miss Fong * ''

House of Mahjong House of Mahjong is a 2007 comedy film directed by Marco Mak and written by Shing Mo Cheng, Chiu-Wang Lam, and Ka-ming Lau. It was released in Hong Kong on 1 February 2007. Plot Tenants of a run-down old mall play mahjong with the owner fo ...

'' (2007) * ''

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'' (2006) * '' Ronin Boys'' (2005) - Amanda Fong * '' Forever Yours'' (2004) * ''

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'' (2003) * '' City of SARS'' (2003) * '' My Sassy Boyfriend'' (2003) - Kuen * ''

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'' (2003) * ''

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'' (2002) * ''

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'' (2002) * '' Happy Family'' (2002) - Kaka's Mum * ''

Nine Girls and a Ghost ''Nine Girls and a Ghost'' is a 2002 comedy film, filmed in Cantonese Cantonese ( zh, t=廣東話, s=广东话, first=t, cy=Gwóngdūng wá) is a language within the Chinese (Sinitic) branch of the Sino-Tibetan languages originating from th ...

'' (2002) * '' Blue Moon'' (2001) * '' Human Pork Chop'' (2001) * ''

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'' (2000) - May Chan * ''

Troublesome Night 7 ''Troublesome Night 7'' is a 2000 Hong Kong horror comedy film produced and directed by Nam Yin. It is the seventh of the 20 films in the ''Troublesome Night'' film series. Plot A film crew travels to a remote island to shoot a music video. Th ...

'' (2000) - Amanda * '' The Untold Story III'' (1999) * ''

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'' (1999) * ''

Last Ghost Standing ''Last Ghost Standing'' is a Hong Kong films of 1999, 1999 Cinema of Hong Kong, Hong Kong film directed by Billy Chung. The film is an adaptation of the novel by Simon Lui. Cast * Sherming Yiu - Yiu-yiu * Simon Lui Yue Yeung - Yang Yang * Paul ...

'' (1999) - Snack Bar Vendor * ''

Troublesome Night 6 ''Troublesome Night 6'' is a 1999 Hong Kong horror comedy film produced by Nam Yin and directed by Herman Yau. It is the sixth of the 20 films in the ''Troublesome Night'' film series. Plot Four years ago, four paparazzi were stalking Kwok Si ...

'' (1999) - Cheung Mo * ''

Troublesome Night 5 ''Troublesome Night 5'' is a 1999 Hong Kong horror comedy film produced by Nam Yin and directed by Herman Yau. It is the fifth of the 20 films in the ''Troublesome Night'' film series. Plot This film contains three loosely connected segments. ...

'' (1999) * ''9413'' (1998) .... Mandy * '' Magnificent Team'' (1998) - Madam Fong * ''

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'' (1998) - Maid * ''

Troublesome Night 2 ''Troublesome Night 2'' is a 1997 Hong Kong horror comedy film produced by Nam Yin and directed by Herman Yau. It is the second of the 20 films in the Troublesome Night (film series), ''Troublesome Night'' film series. Plot The film consists of ...

'' (1997) - Anita * '' Full Alert'' (1997) - Chung Lai-Hung * '' Love: Amoeba Style'' (1997) - Ching Ga Mei * ''

All's Well, Ends Well 1997 ''All's Well, Ends Well 1997'' (97家有囍事) is a 1997 Hong Kong comedy film directed by Alfred Cheung, starring Stephen Chow, Raymond Wong and Francis Ng. Plot Kung (Stephen Chow) is the spoiled youngest brother of three: no job, no educati ...

'' (1997) - Monalisa Kam * ''

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'' (1996) - Cat * ''

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'' (1996) - Amanda * ''

Shanghai Grand ''Shanghai Grand'', also known as ''Shanghai Grand 1996'' to differentiate this film from the more illustrious 1980 television series of the same Chinese title, is a 1996 Hong Kong action crime drama film directed by Poon Man-kit and starring ...

'' (1996) (as Amanda W.M. Lee) - Lai-Man * ''

Those Were the Days Those Were the Days may refer to: Music Albums * ''Those Were the Days'' (Johnny Mathis album) (1968) * ''Those Were the Days'' (Cream album) (1997) * ''Those Were the Days'' (Dolly Parton album) (2005) * '' Those Were the Days – The Best of L ...

'' (1996) - Informant * ''

Banana Club ''Banana Club'' (正牌香蕉俱樂部) is a 1996 Hong Kong film directed by Sin Chi-Wai. ''Banana Club'' is a romantic comedy about 3 radio DJs who search for love within their own radio station. Cast and roles * Simon Lui - Yue Yeung * M ...

'' (1996) - Mad * '' I'm Your Birthday Cake!'' (1995) - Sorry * ''

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'' (1995) (uncredited) - Anita Li * ''

School on Fire ''School on Fire'' (學校風雲) is a 1988 Hong Kong action film directed by Ringo Lam. The film involves a young schoolgirl Chu Yuen Fong (Fennie Yuen) who becomes caught in a tragic stranglehold of triad activity after she testifies over a tri ...

'' (1989)

References

External links

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