Margaret Lee Mui Lin (; born 24 May 1970) is a former

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an actress. Lee was a

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full-time artiste from 1990 to 2000 and from 2003 to 2009.

Career

Lee entered the entertainment industry after placing second to

Chew Chor Meng Chew Chor Meng (born 20 November 1968), better known as Zhou Chuming, is a Singaporean actor. He is one of the first batch of actors to receive the All-Time Favourite Artiste award with Zoe Tay & Li Nanxing. Career Chew started his career in ...

in the

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Competition held in year 1990. Lee first appeared in an episode of the Singapore comedy serial ''Modern Romance'' as a vampish model. In 1992, she played a kind and caring nurse in ''Breaking Point'', alongside critically acclaimed stars

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and

Huang Biren Huang Biren (born 7 March 1969) is a Singaporean actress best known for appearing in numerous MediaCorp Channel 8 television dramas. She was prominently a full-time Mediacorp artiste from 1988 to 2008, but continues to film on an ad-hoc basis. ...

. Lee then left the entertainment industry for 3 years before returning to local TV in 2003. Her most notable role was in the drama Holland V, where she played as an irresponsible mother who leaves her daughter in the care of the Mo family. She has also starred in a number of local movies, such as ''

The Best Bet ''The Best Bet'' () is a Singaporean comedy film written and directed by Jack Neo and distributed by MediaCorp Raintree Pictures. The film stars Richard Low, Mark Lee, Christopher Lee, Chen Liping and Joanne Peh. Released in cinemas on 9 June ...

'' (2004) and '' I Do, I Do'' (2005) which were directed by

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. She has also starred in a local sitcom series: ''

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''. In July 2004, Lee appeared on the cover of FHM Singapore.

Personal life

Lee was born in

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and is

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. She speaks the Teochew dialect and attended

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Filmography

Film

Television

References

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* 1970 births Living people Singaporean people of Chinese descent Singaporean television actresses {{Singapore-bio-stub