Louise Lee

Louise Lee
Born (1950-09-26) 26 September 1950 (age 74)
Years active1968–1999, 2007–present
AwardsTVB Anniversary AwardsBest Actress
2007 Heart of Greed
My Favourite Female Character
2008 Moonlight Resonance
Lifetime Achievement Award
2010

Chinese name
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinLǐ Sīqí
Yue: Cantonese
JyutpingLei5 Si1 Kei4
Musical career
Also known asMrs Tan Ah Him

Louise Lee Si-kei (Chinese: 李司棋; born 26 September 1950, Tianjin) is a Hong Kong actress and former Chinese Canadian newscaster.

Biography

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Louise was crowned in 1968 when she competed in the Hong Kong Princess beauty pageant.[1] Li left Hong Kong in the mid to late 1980s and briefly was a news anchor at Toronto's Chinavision Canada station. She left Canada and returned to Hong Kong to resume her acting career with TVB.

Louise, Liza Wang, Gigi Wong, Angie Chiu were named the 4 most valued TVB actresses in the 1970s and 1980s.[2]

In 2007, she won the coveted Best Actress award in the 40th TVB Anniversary Awards for her role as "Ling Hau" in Heart of Greed.

In 2008, she won the "My Favourite Female Character" at the 41st TVB Anniversary Awards for her role as "Chung Siu-Hor" in Moonlight Resonance.[3]

At the 2010 TVB Anniversary Awards, she won the "Lifetime Acting Achievement Award", being the first to win 3 major awards.

In December 2014, Louise ended her contract with TVB with her last appearance in Romantic Repertoire as Lin Sau-Fong. She will be pursuing acting roles in Mainland China in the future.

Personal life

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Louise was treated for cancer and continues to live in Hong Kong and travels to Canada to visit her family. Her daughter is Toronto radio DJ Leslie Yip[4] with A1 Chinese Radio (formerly with Toronto First Radio). She is a Christian and a member of Artistes Christian Fellowship.[citation needed]

Filmography

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MediaCorp TV Channel 8 series

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Year Drama Role Notes
2005 Portrait of Home
同心圆
Li Tian
李甜
Portrait of Home II
同心圆 II
2011 The In-Laws
麻婆斗妇
Lin Baozhu
林宝珠
2019 Old is Gold
老友万岁
Liang Shanrong
梁善蓉

TVB Series

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Year Title Role Notes
1976 Sai Gai Ming Chu
世界名著
Chuk Nu Sing
七女性
The Legend of the Book and the Sword
書劍恩仇錄
駱 冰
1978 Siu Sub Yat Long
蕭十一郎
沈碧君
The Giants
強人
香若楠
Vanity Fair
大亨
黃 梅
1979 The Passenger
抉擇
韓映雪
Nu Yan Sam Sub
女人三十
Chor Lau-heung
楚留香
Lau Mo-mei
1980 Five Easy Pieces
輪流傳
解文意
No Biz Like Showbiz
山水有相逢
梅 妹
Foon Lok Kwon Ying
歡樂群英
紅玫瑰
1981 No One is Innocent
逐個捉
白芙蓉
Mo Seung Po
無雙譜
鯉魚精/金牡丹
The Misadventure of Zoo
流氓皇帝
易蓉蓉
1982 Sing Chun
星塵
姚 韻
Ladies of the House
神女有心
常念奴
1983 The Woman Reporter
無冕天使
葉 亭
Beyond the Rose Garden
再見十九歲
康 妮
Joi Sung Yuen
再生緣
駱 冰
The Legend of The Condor Heroes
射鵰英雄傳
Bao Xiruo
包惜弱
1984 Jil Gau Man Ng Chil Gai Yan
朝九晚五俏佳人
1985 Cho Tai Yan Yuen
錯體姻緣
姚黛仙
1990 Jil Yeung
朝陽
Priceless Adventure
香港蛙人
陸笑媚
Cha Bo Sai Ga
茶煲世家
陸家玲
1991 Letting Go
三喜臨門
芷 君
One Step Beyond
老友鬼鬼
Family Squad
卡拉屋企
劉嬌嬌
1992 The Key Man
巨人
李秀慧
The Change of Time
龍的天空
周禮嫻
1995 A Kindred Spirit
真情
Leung Yun Shin
梁潤善
2007 Heart of Greed
溏心風暴
Ling Hau
凌巧
TVB Award for Best Actress
Ming Pao Anniversary Award for Outstanding Actress in Television
Nominated – TVB Award for My Favourite Female Character (Top 5)
2008 Moonlight Resonance
溏心風暴之家好月圓
Chung Siu Ho
鍾笑荷
TVB Award for My Favourite Female Character
Nominated – TVB Award for Best Actress (Top 5)
2008-2009 The Gem of Life
珠光寶氣
Hong Bak Siu-Yau
康白筱柔
2009 The Stew of Life
有營煮婦
Lo Siu Lai
魯小麗
Nominated – TVB Award for Best Actress
Nominated – TVB Award for My Favourite Female Character
2010 Some Day
zh:天天天晴
Ming Sum-on Nominated – TVB Award for Best Actress
Nominated – TVB Award for My Favourite Female Character
2011 Only You Chong Si-tim Nominated – TVB Award for Best Actress
Nominated – TVB Award for My Favourite Female Character
The Other Truth Fong Siu Lan Guest Star
2013 Reality Check Lau Tsui Wan Nominated – TVB Award for Best Actress
Nominated – TVB Award for My Favourite Female Character
Brother's Keeper Chow Yuk Mui Nominated – TVB Award for Best Supporting Actress
2014 Ruse of Engagement Tong Suk Fun
2015 Romantic Repertoire Lin Sau-fong
Raja Pahat Beduk
2017 Heart and Greed
溏心风暴3
凌丽萤

Awards and nominations

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TVB Anniversary Awards

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  • 2007: Best Actress (Heart of Greed)
  • 2008: My Favourite Female Character (Moonlight Resonance)
  • 2010: Lifetime Achievement Award

Others

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Astro Wah Lai Toi Drama Awards 2008 – Favourite Leading Actress Award – Role as 'Ling Hau' in Heart of Greed.

Astro Wah Lai Toi Drama Awards 2008 – Most Unforgettable Moment Award – the scene in which she as the 'Dai Kei' quarrels with 'Sai Kei' regarding 'Sai Kei' and Ling Bo handling 'dirty-money' business in Episode 13.

Astro Wah Lai Toi Drama Awards 2008 – Top 12 Favourite Characters Award – one of the character won in the category, as 'Ling Hau' in Heart of Greed too.

References

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  1. ^ "Chow Yun-fat, Louise Lee, Patrick Tse and 10 more of Hong Kong's favourite TV and movie stars: just how hot were they in their glory days – and how hot are they now?". 6 June 2020. SCMP. 2020-06-06
  2. ^ "七十年代香港无线四大花旦,风姿绰约,谁才是你心目中的第一?". new.qq.com. 2020-12-13
  3. ^ "家好月圓|盤點TVB十大餅王 荷媽月餅比唔上劉丹自家製咁受歡迎". 25 January 2021. HK01. 2021-01-25
  4. ^ "李司棋經歷兩段失敗婚姻 與女兒和好如初 養狗作伴". Sky Post. 2020-02-14
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Awards and achievements
TVB Anniversary Awards
Preceded by Best Actress
2007
for Heart of Greed
Succeeded by
Preceded by My Favourite Female Character
2008
for Moonlight Resonance
Succeeded by