Pui Fan Lee

Pui Fan Lee (born 14 July 1971) is an English actress and presenter. Along with Sue Monroe, Chris Jarvis, and Sidney Sloane she was one of the first CBeebies presenters.[1] She is known for portraying Po in the original 1997–2001 run of the children's television series Teletubbies,[2] and for presenting the CBeebies preschool education series Show Me Show Me.[3]

Lee was born in Birmingham,[4] and grew up in Nottingham. She moved to London to study drama.[5] She took on the role of Po shortly after leaving Drama school.[6] She was the first presenter, alongside Chris Jarvis to introduce programming on the BBC digital channel CBeebies.[3]

In 2004, Lee had a minor role in the film Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason. [5]

In 2019, she made a guest appearance in the British soap opera Eastenders.[2]

References
  1. Swettenham, Lee (26 January 2015). "CBeebies". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 16 September 2020.
  2. "Teletubbies star Pui Fan Lee makes a guest appearance in EastEnders". Entertainment Daily. 13 November 2019. Retrieved 9 September 2020.
  3. "Interview: CBeebies' Chris Jarvis on The Chris & Pui Roadshow". The List. 14 October 2013. Retrieved 9 September 2020.
  4. Broadhead, Ivan (20 February 2011). "Diaspora diaries". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 16 September 2020.
  5. "Red Teletubby unmasked". Enfield Independent. 30 January 2014. Retrieved 9 September 2020.
  6. "Where are the Teletubbies, 20 years on?". New Statesman. 6 April 2017. Retrieved 9 September 2020.
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