Belinda Lee

Belinda Lee Xin Yu (born 8 July 1977) is a Singaporean television host, actress and former MTV Asia VJ.

Early life In a 2023 interview with infotainment programme Tuesday Report, Lee revealed that she remembered having a very tough childhood, where she was fostered by her relatives when she was an infant and only returned to live with her parents when she was about three. Her family was struggling financially then and that she had poor grades in school. She then joined her school's dance club and it helped her to gradually regain her confidence.

Career While being a sales executive, Lee joined the MTV Mandarin VJ Hunt audition in June 1998 and won. She then became the first Singaporean to become an MTV Mandarin VJ.

She was prominently a full-time Mediacorp artiste from 2002 to 2017. She has hosted shows including Find Me a Singaporean, The Places We Live In (2013) and Somewhere Out There (2015). In 2014, she was appointed World Vision's goodwill ambassador.

In 2015, her first English book was published; Larger Than Life: Celebrating The Human Spirit features ten extraordinary people who she met in her years spent hosting travel programmes, such as Find Me a Singaporean and The Places We Live In. All royalties will be donated to World Vision.

In 2017, Lee filmed her first English drama series, BRA. She then left Mediacorp as a full-time artiste in upon the conclusion of her contract.

Personal life In an interview, Lee revealed that she developed a panic disorder between 2011 and 2012 and the condition deterred her from hosting live shows for a period of time.

Lee's mother died from breast cancer in 2016.

Lee married David Moore, an American architect, on 27 October 2019.

Filmography

Infotainment and variety shows Year Title Role Notes Ref 2004 School Belle and the Beau 流星花园 2005 Planet Shakers 自游疯 Makan King 好吃王 2006 SuperBand 2007 Find Me a Singaporean 稀游记 2008 Find Me a Singaporean 2 稀游记2 Come Dance With Me 与心共舞 2010 Stars for a Cause 2 明星志工队2 RenovAid Season 2 2011 Show Me the Money 钱哪里有问题? Renovaid Season 3 2012 Find Me a Singaporean 3 稀游记3 2013 8 Days Eat The Places We Live In 2014 Find Me a Singaporean 4 稀游记4 2015 Somewhere Out There 地球那一边 2023 Our Heart Of Care (关爱乐龄)

Television series Year Title Role Notes Ref 2002 Katong Miss Oh 2004 Room in My Heart Ming Xiaoyan Xiaoli 2005 Love Concierge Mei Mei 2006 C.I.D. Lu Xiaofen 2007 Happily Ever After He Xiangu Live Again Coco Chen 2009 Your Hand In Mine Zheng Aishan 2010 Breakout Yalina 2011 The In-Laws Xiao Fenfen 2014 Soup of Life Ah Mei 2015 Love? Belinda Tiger Mum Mo Xiaoling 2016 Peace & Prosperity Huang Ziting 2016 Top 10 Most Popular Female Artistes 2018 Top 10 Most Popular Female Artistes 2021 Top 10 Most Popular Female Artistes 2024Top 10 Most Popular Female Artistes