Rachel Lee (; born 8 January 1966), previously known as Loletta Lee, is a
Hong Kong
Hong Kong ( (US) or (UK); , ), officially the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China ( abbr. Hong Kong SAR or HKSAR), is a city and special administrative region of China on the eastern Pearl River Delt ...
actress and a
Category III film star.
She started playing small roles in
Hong Kong movies
The cinema of Hong Kong ( zh, t=香港電影) is one of the three major threads in the history of Chinese language cinema, alongside the cinema of China and the cinema of Taiwan. As a former British colony, Hong Kong had a greater degree of ...
in the 1980s. Her first role as a lead actress was in ''Devoted to You''. After secondary school, she continued to play young teenagers in the 1980s until 1990. In the early 90s she actively participated in erotic comedy films such as ''
Sex and Zen 2'' and ''
Crazy Love''. Due to her age she can only be found today working in mainstream Hong Kong cinema. Her performance in ''
Ordinary Heroes'' earned her a
Golden Horse Award
The Taipei Golden Horse Film Festival and Awards () is a film festival and awards ceremony held annually in Taiwan. It was founded in 1962 by the Government Information Office of the Republic of China (ROC) in Taiwan. The awards ceremony is us ...
in 1999 for Best Actress.
In an interview with
FHM
''FHM'' (For Him Magazine) is a British multinational men's lifestyle magazine that was published in several countries. Its master edition contained features such as the ''FHM'' 100 Sexiest Women in the World, which has featured models, actres ...
, Lee revealed that her parents were Indonesian
Hakka
The Hakka (), sometimes also referred to as Hakka Han, or Hakka Chinese, or Hakkas are a Han Chinese subgroup whose ancestral homes are chiefly in the Hakka-speaking provincial areas of Guangdong, Fujian, Jiangxi, Guangxi, Sichuan, Hunan, Zhej ...
of
Meixian ancestry.
Partial filmography
*''
Shanghai Blues
''Shanghai Blues'' ( Chinese:上海之夜) is a Hong Kong film directed and produced by Tsui Hark in his producer debut, which had its premiere on September 1984. Kenny Bee, Sylvia Chang and Sally Yeh starred in this film. The music is composed ...
'' 上海之夜 (1984)
*''Merry Christmas'' 聖誕快樂 (1984)
*''
Everlasting Love'' 停不了的愛 (1984)
*''Happy Ghost'' 開心鬼 (1984)
*''
Black Thunderstorm'' TORMENTA NEGRA (1984)
*''Jazz of the Poker'' JAZZ DEL POKER (1985)
*''Flying Mr. B'' 鬼馬飛人 (1985)
*''My Family'' 八喜臨門 (1986)
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It's a Mad, Mad, Mad World
''It's a Mad, Mad, Mad World'' (富貴逼人) is a 1987 Hong Kong Chinese New Year film, directed by Clifton Ko. It starred Bill Tung and Lydia Sum as parents of the dysfunctional Piu family. The daughters were played by Elsie Chan, Loletta Le ...
'' 富貴逼人 (1987)
*''
Final Victory'' 最後勝利 (1987)
*''You OK, I'm OK'' 你OK,我OK (1987)
*''Bless this House'' 猛鬼佛跳牆 (1988)
*''
It's a Mad, Mad, Mad World II'' 富貴再逼人 (1988)
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Mr. Vampire Saga Four
''Mr. Vampire IV'', also known as ''Mr. Vampire Saga Four'', (Chinese: 殭屍叔叔) is a 1988 Hong Kong comedy horror film directed by Ricky Lau and produced by Sammo Hung and Jessica Chan. The film is the fourth of a series of five films direc ...
'' 殭屍叔叔 (1988)
*''
It's a Mad, Mad, Mad World III'' 富貴再三逼人 (1989)
*''Happy Ghost 4'' 開心鬼救開心鬼 (1990)
*''The Dragon From Russia'' 紅場飛龍 (1990)
*''Saga of the Phoenix'' 阿修羅 (1990)
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The Banquet'' 豪門夜宴 (1991)
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The 10,000 Bullets
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'' LAS 10.000 BALAS (1991)
*''Shanghai 1920'' 上海1920 (1991)
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The Musical Vampire
''The Musical Vampire'' ( zh, t=音樂殭屍) is a 1992 comedy horror Hong Kong film directed by Wilson Tong and starring Lam Ching-ying. It is a spin-off of the 1985 Hong Kong film '' Mr. Vampire''. Lam Ching-ying reprises his role as a Tao ...
'' 音樂殭屍 (1992)
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All's Well, Ends Well
''All's Well, Ends Well'' or abbreviated as ''AWEW'' (Chinese: 家有囍事) is a 1992 Hong Kong comedy film directed by Clifton Ko. The film stars Leslie Cheung, Stephen Chow, Raymond Wong, Maggie Cheung, Sandra Ng, and Teresa Mo.
''All's We ...
'' 家有囍事 (1992)
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It's a Mad, Mad, Mad World Too'' 富貴黃金屋 (1992)
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The Greed of Man
''The Greed of Man'' is a Hong Kong television series first broadcast on TVB Jade in 1992.Dianying.com.Dianying.com" ''The Greed of Man.'' Retrieved on 2009-08-11. The story, spanning three decades from the 1970s to the 1990s in Hong Kong and Ta ...
'' 大時代 (1993) (TVB Series)
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Pink Bomb
''Pink Bomb'' is a 1993 Hong Kong action comedy film directed by Derek Chiu and starring an ensemble cast of Waise Lee, Lau Ching-wan, Dayo Wong, Cheung Kwok-leung, Cynthia Khan, Gloria Yip, Loletta Lee and Fennie Yuen.
Plot
Policewoman Leun ...
'' 人生得意衰盡歡 (1993)
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Legend of the Liquid Sword
''Legend of the Liquid Sword'' is a 1993 Hong Kong ''wuxia'' comedy film loosely based on Gu Long's ''Chu Liuxiang'' novel series. The film was written and directed by Wong Jing and stars Aaron Kwok as the titular protagonist.
Plot
The young C ...
'' 笑俠楚留香 (1993)
*''Angel Of The Road'' 馬路天使 (1993)
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Crazy Love'' 蜜桃成熟時 (1993)
*''Girls Unbutton'' 不扣钮的女孩 (1994)
*''Tricky Business'' 最后勝利 (1995) (Screenplay)
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Sex & Zen 2
''Sex and Zen II'' (, "The Carnal Prayer Mat II - Jade Maiden Heart Sutra") is a 1996 Hong Kong erotic comedy film directed by Chin Man Kei. The film is a sequel to ''Sex and Zen'' (1991), and it was followed by ''Sex and Zen III'' (1998).
Ba ...
'' 玉蒲團2之玉女心經 (1996)
*''
Once Upon a Time in Triad Society'' 旺角揸fit人 (1996)
*''Bloody Friday'' 血腥Friday (1996)
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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 ...
'' 四個32A和一個香蕉少年 (1996)
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Ordinary Heroes'' 千言萬語 (1999)
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War of Genders'' 男親女愛 (2000)
*''Killing End'' 殺科 (2001)
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Chinese Paladin
''The Legend of Sword and Fairy'' (), also known as ''Chinese Paladin'', is a game/media franchise created by Yao Zhuangxian and is developed by Taiwanese company Softstar. The franchise centers on a series of Chinese mythology-based role-play ...
'' 仙劍奇俠傳 (2004)
*''A Wondrous Bet'' 魔幻賭船 (2005)
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Red River'' 紅河 (2009)
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Magic to Win
''Magic to Win'' (Chinese: 開心魔法, meaning "Happy Magic") is a 2011 Hong Kong film directed by Wilson Yip. The film stars Wu Chun, Karena Ng, Raymond Wong, Wu Jing and Louis Koo. It is a sixth installment of the ''Happy Ghost'' film fra ...
'' 開心魔法 (2011)
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Never Dance Alone
''Never Dance Alone'' (); filmed under the working title "Aerobic Girls" (), is a Hong Kong television modern inspiration comedy-drama series produced and broadcast by domestic broadcaster TVB in 2014, starring Carman Lee, Rachel Lee, Fennie Yu ...
'' 女人俱樂部 (2014) (TV series)
*''Invincible Dragon'' 九龍不敗 (2019)
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Find Your Voice
''Find Your Voice'' is a 2020 Hong Kong drama film written and directed by Adrian Kwan, produced by and starring Andy Lau as a former internationally renowned conductor who resides in the United States, returns to Hong Kong lead a pessimistic gr ...
'' 熱血合唱團 (2019)
* ''
Drifting'' 濁水漂流 (2021)
Partial discography
*''Truly Clean'' (1994) (97129-2 MIM-9416C) with
Ricky Ho,
Belinda Foo
Belinda is a feminine given name of unknown Etymology, origin, apparently Coining (linguistics), coined from Italian language, Italian ''bella (disambiguation), bella'', meaning "beautiful". Alternatively it may be derived from the Old High Germa ...
,
Iskandar Ismail
Iskandar Mirza Ismail (23 July 1956 – 1 November 2014) was a prominent Singaporean musician who worked as a composer, arranger, conductor, music director, recording producer, performer and educator in his long career. In recognition of his exten ...
(keyboards),
Eddie Marzuki,
Jonathan Koh
Jonathan may refer to:
*Jonathan (name), a masculine given name
Media
* ''Jonathan'' (1970 film), a German film directed by Hans W. Geißendörfer
* ''Jonathan'' (2016 film), a German film directed by Piotr J. Lewandowski
* ''Jonathan'' (2018 ...
,
Shah Tahir (guitars),
Stephen Rufus (saxophone),
Larry Lai (flute), and
Jimmy Lee (cymbals).
References
External links
*
HK cinemagic entry
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Living people
Hong Kong film actresses
Hong Kong people of Hakka descent
People from Meixian District
Hong Kong television actresses
20th-century Hong Kong actresses
21st-century Hong Kong actresses
1966 births