Selena Lee (actress)
Selena Lee Sze-wa, formerly Selena Lee Sze-Wan, is a Hong Kong-born Canadian actress and former beauty pageant contestant. Lee has since starred in several TVB dramas. In 2019, Lee gained recognition for portraying Alex and Coco in the supernatural romance drama Barrack O'Karma. Lee left TVB in 2019 and announced in May 2019 that she will be managed by American talent agency Authentic for work in North America.
Early life and career
Born in Hong Kong, Lee immigrated with her parents to Toronto in 1988. She attended the University of Toronto, earning a Bachelor of Business Commerce in 2001. She entered the 2003 Miss Hong Kong pageant as an overseas contestant, winning Miss Photogenic and Miss Talent. Lee subsequently signed with broadcasting giant TVB and debuted as an actress in The Last Breakthrough.In 2014, Lee portrayed the role of Jessica Tan in the Singaporean sitcom Spouse for House.
In 2015, Lee announced on her Weibo blog that she decided to change her Chinese stage name, Lee Sze Wan, back to her birth name, Lee Sze Wa, in memory of her grandmother, who had passed away that year.
In 2017, Lee won Best Actress at the European Cinematography Awards and Los Angeles Film Awards for her role in the American short film Once More.
In 2018, Lee participated in Canadian television crime drama Blood and Water for which she was nominated for Best Supporting Actress at the 7th Canadian Screen Awards. In April 2019, Lee announced that she will not be renewing her contract with TVB, with intentions to pursue opportunities internationally. Her last drama at TVB, Forensic Heroes IV, aired in February 2020. It was announced in May 2019 that she will be managed by American talent agency Authentic for work in North America.
Lee's portrayal of Alex Cheung and Coco in the 2019 Hong Kong supernatural romance drama Barrack O'Karma gained popularity. At the 2019 TVB Anniversary Awards, she won Most Popular On-Screen Partnership with her Barrack O'Karma co-star Joel Chan. Nominated for the fourth time for Most Popular Female Character, she won the award alongside Miriam Yeung for her dual role as Alex Cheung/Coco.
In June 2020, Lee announced that she will be filming :zh:金宵大廈2|Barrack O'Karma 2 in August.
Filmography
Film
Television dramas
Variety programmes
Hosting| Year | Name of show | Episodes | Other guests |
| 2008 | Living Up Season 6 | All | Suki Chui, Maggie Cheung, Leanne Li |
| 2016 | Three Hungry Sisters | All 8 | Paisley Hu, Samantha Ko |
Guest
| Year | Name of show | Episodes | Other guests |
| 2006 | 15/16 | ?? | Francois Huynh, Otto Chan |
| 2008 | Fan and Kam 《范後感》 | 18 October 2008 | Raymond Lam, Ron Ng, Kate Tsui, Kenneth Ma |
| 2008 | Lady's Talk 《三個女人一個墟》 | ?? | Mandy Cho, Leanne Li |
| 2009 | Boom Boom Ba 《耳分高下》 | 15-16 | Michael Tse, Bosco Wong, Kate Tsui |
| 2009 | Outsmart 《財智達人》 | 04 | Sammul Chan, Nancy Wu, Lee Lung Kei |
| 2010 | Have Fun With Liza and Gods 《荃加福祿壽》 | 06 | Angel Chiang, Denise Ho, Lee Yee Man, Benji Chiang |
| 2010 | Super Trio Game Master | 20 | Charmaine Sheh, Moses Chan, Kenneth Ma |
| 2015 | The Million Dollar Minute《超強選擇1分鐘》 | 12 | Vincent Wong Ho Shun, Evergreen Mak Cheung-ching |
| 2018 | Cooking Beauties《美女廚房》 | 03 | Nancy Wu, Venus Wong |
| 2019 | Liza's Online《娛樂大家 》 | 04 | Nancy Wu, Mandy Wong, Paisley Hu |
| 2019 | The Green Room《今日VIP》 | 187 | Interviewed by Luisa Maria Leitão |
| 2020 | Cantopop at 50《流行經典50年》 | 02 | Raymond Wong Ho-yin, Shaun Tam, Alice Chan, Roxanne Tong |