Pui Fan Lee (born ) is a British-born Chinese actress and presenter. Along with

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, Chris Jarvis, and

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she was one of the first presenters on

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, the BBC television channel for younger children. She is known for portraying Po in the original 1997–2001 run of the children's television series

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, and for presenting the

preschool education series ''

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''. Lee's family came from

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. She was born in

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, and grew up in

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. She moved to

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to study drama. She took on the role of Po shortly after leaving Drama school. She was the first presenter, alongside Chris Jarvis to introduce programming on the BBC digital channel

. Lee lives in

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. In 2004, Lee had a minor role as a Thai jail girl in the 2004 film '' Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason''. In 2006 Lee presented The BBC programme Fun with Phonics. In 2019, she made a guest appearance in the British soap opera ''

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''.

References

External links

*
Profile
at Blackburn Sachs Associates
Interview
on CBeebies.com
''The Chris and Pui Roadshow'' website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Lee, Pui Fan Living people English puppeteers Animal impersonators British actresses of Asian descent English people of Hong Kong descent English television actresses English television presenters 20th-century English actresses 21st-century English actresses Year of birth missing (living people)