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Ali Lee
李佳芯
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Lee in 2024
Born
Lee Ka-hing
李嘉馨
Léih Gāhīng (Cantonese)
Lǐ Jiāxīn (Mandarin)

(1982-11-27) 27 November 1982 (age 41)
Occupation Actress, television presenter
Years active 2008–present
Notable work
Legal Mavericks
Who Wants A Baby?
Big White Duel
AI Romantic
Partner(s) Danny Chan (2015–2020)
Awards TVB Anniversary Awards – Most Improved Female Artiste
2016 Fashion War, Brother's Keeper II, Law dis-Order
Best Actress
2018 Who Wants A Baby?
Most Popular Female Character
2021 Beauty And The Boss

StarHub TVB Awards –
Most Improved TVB Artiste
2016
My Favourite TVB Actress
2017 Legal Mavericks

People's Choice Television Awards – People's Choice Best Actress
2021 AI Romantic

Chinese name
Traditional Chinese 李佳芯
Simplified Chinese 李佳芯
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin Lǐ Jiāxīn
Yue: Cantonese
Yale Romanization Léih Gāaisām
Jyutping Lei5 Gaai1sam1

Ali Lee Kai-sum (Chinese: 李佳芯; Jyutping: Lei5 Gaai1 Sam1; born 27 November 1982) is a Hong Kong actress and television host contracted to TVB.

Lee first received attention as a television presenter for Cable TV Hong Kong's entertainment and sports channels, having covered popular television programs such as King of Sports (體育王) and Amazing Spaces (空間大改造). In 2012, she signed an artiste contract with TVB. Lee won the Most Improved Female Artiste award at the 2016 TVB Anniversary Awards. In 2018, she won the TVB Anniversary Award for Best Actress with her role in the drama Who Wants A Baby?.

Career

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Ali Lee in 2011
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Lee in 2019

After receiving an associate degree in visual arts from the City University of Hong Kong, Ali Lee briefly worked as a model for the magazine Weekend Weekly (新假期) and starred in a few television commercials. In 2008, Lee signed with Cable TV Hong Kong and began hosting numerous television programmes for the cable broadcaster, including entertainment shows, travelogues, and sports programmes. In 2011, she made her acting debut in the miniseries ICAC Investigators 2011.

Upon her contract expiration with Cable TV, Lee joined TVB in late 2012. She appeared in FIFA Confederations Cup 2013 - Kick-Off Carnival and mainly played minor supporting roles in television dramas.

Lee began to receive attention with her villainous role in the 2014 TVB anniversary drama, Overachievers. In 2015, she participated in the dramas Raising the Bar, My "Spiritual" Ex-Lover, and Rear Mirror, garnering her first nominations for Most Improved Female Artiste and Best Supporting Actress.

In the 2016 drama Fashion War, Lee played Vincy Kei, a headstrong socialite in a power struggle with Moses Chan’s character. She took on her first female leading role in the legal drama Law dis-Order, starring opposite veterans Alex Fong and Liu Kai-chi, earning her first nominations for Best Actress and Most Popular Female Character at the 2016 TVB Anniversary Awards. Lee gained recognition as an actress by winning the Most Improved Artiste awards at both the 2016 StarHub TVB Awards and TVB Anniversary Awards.

Lee was cast to replace Tavia Yeung, who did not renew her contract, in the 2017 drama The Provocateur. She played Never Wong, a flirtatious judge in the legal drama Legal Mavericks, for which she won My Favourite TVB Actress award at the 2017 StarHub TVB Awards. In the comedy drama My Ages Apart, Lee played Paris Sheung, an heiress and unpopular actress who wanted to find true love. She was placed among top 5 in both Best Actress and Most Popular Female Character at the 2017 TVB Anniversary Awards.

In 2018, Lee earned critical acclaim in the family drama Who Wants A Baby?. She played Ellen Tong, a new mother who struggled to balance her responsibilities. Lee won the Best Actress award at the 2018 TVB Anniversary Awards, becoming the first TVB artiste to have won the accolade only two years after being awarded the Most Improved Female Artiste award. She also guest starred in the drama Life on the Line as the wife of Joe Ma’s character.

In 2019, Lee played cardio-thoracic surgeon Kennis Ching in the critical acclaimed medical drama Big White Duel. In July 2019, due to her politicized social media posts, Lee was supposedly dropped from several drama series, including the sequels to Legal Mavericks, Who Wants a Baby? and Big White Duel.

In 2020, Lee made her acting comeback in the action drama Death By Zero, in which she played a single mother who became the assistant of an assassin. In July, she published a memoir titled Where The Heart Is.

In 2021, Lee played a divorced secretary in the romantic drama Beauty and the Boss, again starring opposite Moses Chan. With her role in the drama AI Romantic, she was highly praised for her portrayal as an android and became a strong contender for Best Actress. With her role as Amelia Wong in Beauty and the Boss, Lee won the Most Popular Female Character award at the 2021 TVB Anniversary Awards. In 2022, she was one of the 12 contestant's in the second season of TVB's Variety Show: Dub of War.

Personal life

Starting from 2015, Lee dated former ViuTV artiste and stage actor Danny Chan. They ended their relationship in late 2020.

Filmography

Television dramas

Year Title Role Notes
2011 ICAC Investigators 2011 Ashley Single Unit Female Lead (Ep. 4)
2014 Outbound Love Sue Cameo
Gilded Chopsticks Consort Yee Cameo
Swipe Tap Love Couple Cameo
Ghost Dragon of Cold Mountain Consort Yuen Supporting Role
Come Home Love Susanna Kwan Cameo
Rear Mirror Yuen Ka-po Supporting Role
Overachievers Ivy Yu Sze-lam Supporting Role
Tiger Cubs II Cheung To Supporting Role
2015 Raising the Bar Sum Lai-ching Supporting Role
My "Spiritual" Ex-Lover Nine-tailed fox Supporting Role
Under the Veil Chak-sin Supporting Role
2016 Fashion War Vincy Kei Wan-wan Major Supporting Role
StarHub TVB Award for Most Improved Female Artiste
TVB Anniversary Award for Most Improved Female Artiste
Brother's Keeper II Chung Wing Supporting Role
StarHub TVB Award for Most Improved Female Artiste
TVB Anniversary Award for Most Improved Female Artiste
Law dis-Order Hazel Cheuk Yi-chung 1st Female Lead
TVB Star Award Malaysia for Top 15 Favourite TVB Drama Characters
StarHub TVB Award for Most Improved Female Artiste
TVB Anniversary Award for Most Improved Female Artiste
2017 Provocateur Rachel Chan Hei-man 1st Female Lead
Legal Mavericks Never Wong Lai-fan 2nd Female Lead
StarHub TVB Award for My Favourite TVB Actress
TVB Star Award Malaysia for Top 17 Favourite TVB Drama Characters
My Ages Apart Paris Sheung Ho-yiu 2nd Female Lead
2018 Watch Out Boss Roxie Yiu Lok-sze Major Supporting Role
Who Wants A Baby? Ellen Tong Tim-yi 1st Female Lead
TVB Anniversary Award for Best Actress
Life On The Line Cheung Wai-sum Guest Appearance
2019 Big White Duel Dr. Kennis Ching Lok-man 2nd Female Lead
StarHub Night of Star for Favourite TVB Character
2020 Death By Zero Cash Chin Heung-sin 1st Female Lead
2021 Beauty And The Boss Amelia Wong Lai-mei 1st Female Lead
TVB Anniversary Award for Most Popular Female Character
AI Romantic Ah Bo 1st Female Lead
People's Choice Television Awards for Best Actress
2022 The Perfect Man Charlie Yau Tsz-ching 1st Female Lead

Films

  • If You Care... (2002)
  • I Love Hong Kong 2013 (2013)

Dubbing

  • Dub of War's Second Season Graduation Project: Spider-Man: No Way Home (2022)- Michelle Jones Watson "MJ"

Variety shows and informative programs

with Cable TV Hong Kong
  • 《四小強繼續Look》
  • 《體育王》
  • 《2010有線世界盃嘉年華》
  • 《有線1台世界盃》
  • 《空間大改造》
  • 《空間大改造2》
  • 《1963》- 梳打埠的年華
  • 《西西里的十二夜》
  • 《普羅旺斯的十二夜》
  • 《日本東北的十二夜》
  • 《60/80任你UP》
  • 《冰島·千年一嘆》
  • 《一屋一LOOK新部屋》
  • 《有線製造》
  • 《香港空間大改造》
  • 《阿拉伯.千年一嘆》
  • 《空間大改造3》
  • 《四個轆.德國周圍Look》
  • 《最佳愛情.首爾攻略》
  • 《那些回憶.似曾相識》
  • 《遨遊天地》
  • 《美味關係》
  • 《潮玩潮食》
  • 《空間大改造4》
  • 《去吧!台灣住囉囉》
  • 《北京狂想曲》
with TVB
  • Organized Dining (J2)
  • 《中醫神探》(J2)
  • So Hong Kong (Jade)
  • Go! Yama Girl (J2)
  • Girls Go Hiking (J2)
  • 《跑出信念》(J2)
  • Sidewalk Scientist (Jade)
  • Anchors with Passport (Series 2) (Jade)
  • A Chef and A Gentleman (ep. 4 & 5)
  • Liza's On Line (ep. 15)
  • Dub of War (好聲好戲) (Jade)

Awards and nominations

TVB Anniversary Awards

Year Category Work Result
2015 Best Show Host Sidewalk Scientist (with Leung Ka-ki, Jacqueline Wong, Mayanne Mak, Sammi Cheung, Roxanne Tong) Nominated
Best Supporting Actress My "Spiritual" Ex-Lover — Nine-tailed fox Nominated
Most Improved Female Artiste Raising the Bar, My "Spiritual" Ex-Lover, Rear Mirror, Organized Dining, Sidewalk Scientist, So Hong Kong Nominated
2016 Fashion War, Brother's Keeper II, Law dis-Order, Organized Dining, Sidewalk Scientist, Anchors With Passport (Sr. 2) Won
Best Actress Law dis-Order — Cheuk Yi-chung (Hazel) Nominated
Most Popular Female Character Nominated
2017 Best Actress My Ages Apart — Sheung Ho-yiu (Paris) Top 5
Most Popular Female Character Top 5
2018 Best Actress Who Wants A Baby? — Tong Tim-yi (Ellen) Won
Most Popular Female Character Top 5
Favourite TVB Actress in Malaysia Top 3
Favourite TVB Actress in Singapore Top 3
2019 Best Actress Big White Duel — Ching Lok-man (Kennis) Top 5
Most Popular Female Character Nominated
2020 Best Actress Death By Zero — Chin Heung-sin (Cash) Top 5
Most Popular Female Character Top 5
Favourite TVB Actress in Malaysia Nominated
2021 Best Actress Beauty And The Boss — Wong Lai-mei (Amelia) Nominated
AI Romantic — Ah Bo Top 5
Most Popular Female Character Beauty And The Boss — Wong Lai-mei (Amelia) Won
AI Romantic — Ah Bo Nominated
Favourite TVB Actress in Malaysia Beauty And The Boss — Wong Lai-mei (Amelia) Top 5
AI Romantic — Ah Bo Nominated
Most Popular Onscreen Partnership AI Romantic (with Luk Wing) Top 10
2023 Best Actress The Perfect Man — Yau Tsz-ching (Charlie) Top 10
Favourite TVB Actress in Malaysia Nominated
Best Female Host Listen To Your Body, 18 Ways Of Living In Japan Top 10

TVB Star Awards Malaysia

Year Category Work Result
2016 Top 15 Favourite TVB Characters Law dis-Order — Cheuk Yi-chung (Hazel) Won
Favourite TVB Actress Nominated (Top 5)
2017 Top 17 Favourite TVB Characters Legal Mavericks — Wong Lai-fan (Never) Won
Favourite TVB Actress Nominated (Top 3)

StarHub TVB Awards

Year Category Work Result
2016 Most Improved TVB Artiste N/A Won
2017 My Favourite TVB Actress Legal Mavericks — Wong Lai-fan (Never) Won

StarHub Night of Star

Year Category Work Result
2019 Favourite TVB Character Big White Duel — Ching Lok-man (Kennis) Won

Yahoo Asia Buzz Awards

Year Category Result
2018 Television Female Artiste Won
2020 Won

People's Choice Television Awards

Year Category Work Result
2018 People's Choice Best Actress Who Wants A Baby? — Tong Tim-yi (Ellen) Nominated (Ranked 4th)
2019 Big White Duel — Ching Lok-man (Kennis) Nominated (Ranked 2nd)
2021 Beauty And The Boss — Wong Lai-mei (Amelia) Nominated (Ranked 7th)
AI Romantic — Ah Bo Won
People's Choice Best TV Drama Partnership AI Romantic — Ah Bo (shared with Luk Wing) Nominated (Ranked 5th)

Other nominations

Year Award Category Work Result
2018 Asian Television Awards Best Actress My Ages Apart — Sheung Ho-yiu (Paris) Nominated
Hong Kong Television Awards Best Leading Actress in Drama Series Who Wants A Baby? — Tong Tim-yi (Ellen) Nominated (Ranked 2nd)
2020 hk01 Television Drama Awards Best Actress Death By Zero — Chin Heung-sin (Cash) Nominated (Ranked 2nd)
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