Introduction
Selena LEE Sze-wa (Chinese: 李施嬅, born 12 February 1981), formerly Selena Lee Sze-Wan (Chinese: 李詩韻), 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 2020& was 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 (Chinese: 天涯俠醫).
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 (李詩韻), back to her birth name, Lee Sze Wa (李施嬅), 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 (Chinese: 血與水) 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.
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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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(第三輯)》 | 03 | Nancy Wu, Venus Wong |
| 2019 | Liza's Online《娛樂大家 (無綫電視節目)》 | 04 | Nancy Wu, Mandy Wong, Paisley Hu |
| 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 |
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| Year | Advertisement | Link |
| 2010 | Vaseline Skin Care | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uOZNxsixUoo
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| 2011 | Vaseline Skin Care -Aloe Vera | |
| 2019 | AXA Insurance |
Singles
| Peak chart positions | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Album | Title | 903 | RTHK | 997 | TVB | Fairchild Radio (Canada) |
| 2020 | ||||||
| Second Love 二次緣 Sing with 海俊傑 Gabriel Harrison | - | - | 14* | - | 16* | |
Nominations and awards
| Year | Type | Place | Award |
| 2004 | Chik Chak TV Awards | Top 5 | Newcomer Nominees |
| 2005 | TVB 38th Anniversary | Top 20 | Best Supporting Actress |
| TVB 38th Anniversary | Top 5 | Most Improved Actress Awards | |
| 2006 | Next Magazine TV Awards | Top 15 | Best Newcomer Actress Awards |
| TVB 39th Anniversary | Top 20 | Best Supporting Actress | |
| TVB 39th Anniversary | Top 5 | Most Improved Actress | |
| 2007 | TVB 40th Anniversary | Top 5 | Most Improved Actress |
| 2008 | TVB 41st Anniversary | Top 5 | Most Improved Actress |
| 2009 | TVB 42nd Anniversary | Top 15 | Best Supporting Actress |
| TVB 42nd Anniversary | Top 15 | TVB.com Popularity Award | |
| 2010 | TVB 43rd Anniversary | Top 15 | Best Supporting Actress |
| TVB 43rd Anniversary | Top 5 | Most Improved Actress | |
| TVB 43rd Anniversary | Top 15 | TVB.com Popularity Award | |
| 2011 | TVB 44th Anniversary | Top 15 | Best Actress |
| 2012 | StarHub TVB Awards | Winner | Most Improved TVB Female Artist |
| 2014 | TVB 47th Anniversary | Top 15 | Best Actress |
| TVB Star Awards Malaysia | Winner | My Favorite Top 15 TVB Drama Characters | |
| 19th Asian Television Awards | Highly Commended | Best Comedy Performance by an Actor/Actress | |
| 2015 | TVB Star Awards Malaysia | Nominated | My Favourite TVB Actress in a Leading Role |
| Won | My Top 16 Favourite TVB Drama Characters | ||
| Singapore Starhub Awards | Won | My Favourite TVB Female Character | |
| TVB Anniversary Awards | Nominated | Best Serial Drama (Brick Slaves) | |
| Nominated | Best Actress in a Leading Role | ||
| Nominated | Most Popular Female Character | ||
| 2016 | Singapore Starhub Awards | Won | My Favourite TVB Female Character |
| Nominated | My Favourite TVB Supporting Actress | ||
| Nominated | Tokyo Bust Express The Sassy Award | ||
| 2016 | TVB Anniversary Awards | Nominated | Best Actress in a Leading Role |
| 2017 | European Cinematography Awards | Won | Best Actress in a Leading Role ("Once More" as Selina" |
| Los Angeles Film Awards | Won | Best Actress (Once More as Selina) | |
| 2018 | TVB Anniversary Gala | Nominated | My Favourite TVB Best Actress |
| 2019 | 7th Canadian Screen Awards | Top 5 | Best Supporting Actress, Drama Series |
| TVB Anniversary Awards | Won | The Most Popular Female Character | |
| Won | The Most Popular On-screen Partnership (with Joel Chan) | ||
| Top 5 | Best Actress | ||
| Audience at the Civil TV Awards 2019 | Won | Elected Civil Best Actress Award |