Tracy Lee (, born Lee Mei Leng on 19 June 1985) is a

Malaysia Malaysia ( ; ) is a country in Southeast Asia. The federation, federal constitutional monarchy consists of States and federal territories of Malaysia, thirteen states and three federal territories, separated by the South China Sea into two r ...

n former actress and television host based in

Singapore Singapore (), officially the Republic of Singapore, is a sovereign island country and city-state in maritime Southeast Asia. It lies about one degree of latitude () north of the equator, off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, borde ...

. She began work as a full-time actress at

Mediacorp Mediacorp Pte. Ltd., doing business as Mediacorp and stylised as mediacorp, is a media conglomerate in Singapore. Owned by Temasek Holdings—the holding company of the Government of Singapore—it owns television, radio, and digital media prope ...

in 2008, following success as a contestant on Star Search 2007. In 2016, she retired from the entertainment industry, after her decision not to renew her contract with

MediaCorp Mediacorp Pte. Ltd., doing business as Mediacorp and stylised as mediacorp, is a media conglomerate in Singapore. Owned by Temasek Holdings—the holding company of the Government of Singapore—it owns television, radio, and digital media prope ...

Career

Tracy Lee was a contestant on Star Search 2007, reaching the semi-final of the talent search competition. Her appearance on the program earned Lee contract with

in 2008 and began her acting career on the TV series '' The Thin Line''. Following this the actress was cast in multiple roles including the

police procedural The police show, or police crime drama, is a subgenre of procedural drama and detective fiction that emphasizes the investigative procedure of a police officer or department as the protagonist(s), as contrasted with other genres that focus on eith ...

drama ''

C.L.I.F. ''C.L.I.F.'' (''Courage, Loyalty, Integrity, Fairness'', or 警徽天职, commonly pronounced as cliff) is a police procedural series produced by Mediacorp Singapore in 2011 in collaboration with the Singapore Police Force. It was aired from 31 M ...

,'' alongside her former Star Search 2007 co-star (and season winner)

Andie Chen Andie Chen () is a Singaporean actor, host and vlogger. He was prominently a full-time Mediacorp artist from 2007 to 2017 but continues to film on an ad hoc basis. Career Chen's first appearance on television was in the Channel 5 series '' Grow ...

. Lee was nominated for the Star Award for the Top 10 Most Popular Female Artistes between 2013 and 2015, and was one of the hosts of The Sheng Shiong Show, for outdoor cooking, being replaced by

Seraph Sun Seraphine Sng Sin Pei (), also known as Seraph Sun, is a Singaporean former actress. She was a full-time Mediacorp artiste from 2013 to 2017. She won the "Ms Popularity" title in ''S.N.A.P.'' in 2012, and starred in dramas such as Peace & Prospe ...

. In 2016, Lee decided not to renew her contract with

and left the entertainment industry.

Personal life

Tracy Lee was educated at Tsun Jin High School,

Yishun Junior College Yishun Innova Junior College (YIJC) is one of the 14 junior colleges in Singapore, offering two-year pre-university programmes for students who graduate from secondary schools after their O-level examinations. The two-year A-Level programme p ...

and studied accountancy at

HELP University College HELP University ( ms, Universiti HELP; formerly known as HELP Institute, and subsequently as HELP University College) is a private university in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. It was founded in 1986 by its President and Vice-Chancellor, Datuk Dr Paul C ...

and the

University of East London , mottoeng = Knowledge and the fulfilment of vows , established = 1898 – West Ham Technical Institute1952 – West Ham College of Technology1970 – North East London Polytechnic1989 – Polytechnic of East London ...

. In 2017, Lee married Ben Goi, son of Singapore's 'Popiah King'

Sam Goi Sam Goi Seng Hui (; Born 26 April 1949) is a Singaporean businessman who is also known as Singapore's "Popiah King". He is the chairman of Tee Yih Jia, a food manufacturing company, well known for selling spring roll pastry, or locally known as ...

, the chairman of Tee Yih Jia Food. On 10 May 2018 the couple gave birth to their first child, a boy they named Ben Junior. On 3 February 2019, her husband Ben Goi died from a stroke caused by a brain haemorrhage. He was cremated on 7 February 2019.

Filmography

Awards and nominations

References

External links

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on xin.msn.com {{DEFAULTSORT:Lee, Tracy Living people 1985 births Malaysian people of Chinese descent People from Kuala Lumpur Singaporean television actresses Malaysian television actresses Alumni of the University of East London Malaysian people of Cantonese descent 21st-century Malaysian actresses