Ivy Lee

Acting · Born July 16, 1973 · Singapore

Ivy Lee (李锦梅) is a Singaporean former actress and host. She was prominently a full-time Mediacorp artiste from 1993 to 2007. Lee left Mediacorp in November 2009 and moved to Hong Kong with her family. Lee graduated from Singapore Polytechnic with a Diploma in Biomedical in 1993. The same year, she joined TCS (predecessor of MediaCorp) after winning the biannual Star Search and clinching the "Miss Photogenic" title at the same contest. At the Star Awards 2006, Lee was awarded the Best Actress award for her role as a lawyer in the drama serial Family Matters. Before that, she was also named the Best Actress another two times; the first in 2000, and then in 2004. Later in her career, Lee was known for her on-screen partnership with actor Edmund Chen, most notably in Beyond the Axis of Truth and Double Happiness. At the Star Awards 2007 anniversary special celebrating 25 years of Chinese drama in Singapore, they were named one of the Top 5 Favourite On-screen Partners for their roles as husband and wife in Double Happiness. Lee left the entertainment industry in November 2009 and moved to Hong Kong with her family. As of 2017, she moved again to London.