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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 42)
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; born 27 November 1982) is a famous Hong Kong actress and television host. She works for a company called TVB.

Ali Lee first became well-known as a TV presenter for Cable TV Hong Kong. She hosted fun shows like King of Sports and Amazing Spaces. In 2012, she joined TVB. She won the Most Improved Female Artiste award in 2016. In 2018, she won the Best Actress award for her role in the drama Who Wants A Baby?.

Ali Lee's Acting Journey

Ali Lee studied visual arts at the City University of Hong Kong. After that, she worked as a model for a magazine. She also appeared in some TV commercials. In 2008, she started hosting many TV shows for Cable TV Hong Kong. These included entertainment, travel, and sports programs. In 2011, she acted for the first time in a mini-series called ICAC Investigators 2011.

When her contract with Cable TV ended, Ali Lee joined TVB in late 2012. At first, she mostly played small supporting roles in TV dramas.

Rising to Fame: Early Roles

Ali Lee started to get noticed for her role in the 2014 TVB drama, Overachievers. In 2015, she was in dramas like Raising the Bar and Rear Mirror. These roles helped her get nominated for awards. She was nominated for Most Improved Female Artiste and Best Supporting Actress.

Leading Roles and Awards

In 2016, Ali Lee played Vincy Kei in the drama Fashion War. This was a strong character in a power struggle. She then got her first main role in the legal drama Law dis-Order. She starred with experienced actors Alex Fong and Liu Kai-chi. For this role, she was nominated for Best Actress. Ali Lee won the Most Improved Artiste awards in 2016. She won at both the StarHub TVB Awards and TVB Anniversary Awards.

In 2017, Ali Lee took on the role of Never Wong in Legal Mavericks. She played a smart judge in this legal drama. She won the My Favourite TVB Actress award for this role. In the comedy My Ages Apart, she played Paris Sheung. This character was an heiress who wanted to find true love. She was among the top 5 for Best Actress at the 2017 TVB Anniversary Awards.

Winning Best Actress

In 2018, Ali Lee received great praise for her role in Who Wants A Baby?. She played Ellen Tong, a new mother facing many challenges. Ali Lee won the TVB Anniversary Award for Best Actress for this role. This was a big achievement for her. She also made a guest appearance in Life on the Line.

In 2019, she played Dr. Kennis Ching in the medical drama Big White Duel. This show was very popular. Later that year, due to some public discussions about her social media posts, Ali Lee was not included in some future drama series. These included sequels to Legal Mavericks and Big White Duel.

Recent Work and Memoir

In 2020, Ali Lee returned to acting in the action drama Death By Zero. In this show, she played a single mother. She became an assistant to an assassin. In July 2020, she also published her own book. It was a memoir titled Where The Heart Is.

In 2021, Ali Lee starred in the romantic drama Beauty and the Boss. She played a divorced secretary. She also played an android character named Ah Bo in AI Romantic. People highly praised her acting in this role. She won the Most Popular Female Character award for her role in Beauty and the Boss. In 2022, she was a contestant in TVB's show, Dub of War.

Ali Lee's Personal Life

From 2015, Ali Lee dated Danny Chan. He was an artist and stage actor. Their relationship ended in late 2020.

Filmography

Television dramas

Year Title Role Notes
2011 ICAC Investigators 2011 Ashley Main role in one episode
2014 Outbound Love Sue Cameo appearance
Gilded Chopsticks Consort Yee Cameo appearance
Swipe Tap Love Couple Cameo appearance
Ghost Dragon of Cold Mountain Consort Yuen Supporting Role
Come Home Love Susanna Kwan Cameo appearance
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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