Michele Lean

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Michele Lean
Born (1982-09-01) 1 September 1982 (age 39)
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia[1]
NationalityMalaysian
EducationIsland School; Garden International School; University of Melbourne; New York Film Academy
OccupationTelevision presenter

Michele Samantha Yi Wen Lean simplified Chinese: 连仪温; traditional Chinese: 連儀溫; pinyin: Lián Yí Wēn) (born 1 September 1982[2]) known professionally as Michele Lean is a Malaysian television presenter,[3] writer,[citation needed] actress,[4] and commercial talent. From 2007 – 2010 she was a television presenter on China Central Television (CCTV)(中国中央电视台), hosting CCTV-9's Travelogue and Center Stage. She is a Malaysian citizen and Australian permanent resident who currently resides in Beijing, China.

Early life[]

Lean is of Malaysian Chinese descent with Tahitiian lineage from the maternal side of her family.[5] She is also of Iban heritage and grew up in Kuala Lumpur, Borneo, Hong Kong and Melbourne.[6] She is the eldest of three children.[7]

Education[]

She graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in Media and Communications from the University of Melbourne, before moving to China in 2007.[8]

She trained in acting at the New York Film Academy in New York.

Media career[]

While in university, she was the editor-in-chief of the (now defunct) Melbourne-based lifestyle publication Veeza magazine, a subsidiary of Out4Fame Publications.[9]

She has previously interned at the CNN International Asia Pacific office, the Herald Sun online department and The Sun (Malaysia) newspaper in Malaysia.[10]

In Australia, she is represented by China Arts Management[11] in Melbourne.

In July 2007, Lean was recruited by China Central Television's international-language channel CCTV-9, to host their flagship travel program, Travelogue and later hosted CCTV-9's music variety show Center Stage.[12] She also briefly hosted CCTV-9's daily current affairs program Culture Express.

Her debut broadcast for China Central Television's Travelogue was filmed in Xinjiang. She appeared on 3-episodes of the award-winning ethnic minority series, 'Ethnic Odyssey',[13] the first of Travelogue's programs to be released on DVD in China.

During the Beijing Olympics, she hosted Episode 1 (Central Beijing) and Episode 4 (East Beijing) on Travelogue's Being Beijing series[14] and mini-series, two special programs highlighting the sights, nightlife and culinary delights of Beijing city for Olympic visitors.[15] The series aired throughout the duration of the Beijing Olympics and is also available on DVD throughout China.

In 2011, Lean hosted a special two-episode series in Beijing for CCTV-10's 'Outlook English' program,[16] in Mandarin and English. She was later invited by 'Outlook English' to sit on the guest judging panel of CCTV-10's 'Star of Outlook 2011' competition, an annual nationwide English-speaking contest.

She was selected to host 'Carnival China Style 2011', a major annual Chinese New Year gala, in a month-long tour of the United States with the All-China Federation of Returned Overseas Association.[17] The tour was received in 8 different cities including, Las Vegas, Reno, Modesto, San Francisco and Los Angeles. She continues to co-operate with the All-China Federation of Returned Overseas Association in hopes of linking the cultures of her home countries (Malaysia and Australia) and China's.

Acting[]

Lean appears in the director's cut of the 2011 Chinese remake of What Women Want '我知女人心',[18] alongside Andy Lau.[19] The film was directed by Chen Da Ming[20]

She is the lead actress in 'Red Room',[21] winner of the 2011 48 Hour Film Contest's Beijing Audience Award, written and directed by Nelson Quan.

Press[]

She has appeared in numerous media publications in Australia, Malaysia and China. Notably, in January 2008, where she was interviewed for her style in Vogue China. In 2009 & 2010, she appeared in the luxury and society publication Icon Magazine in Malaysia[22]

Others[]

She is an avid scuba diver and is a certified PADI Advanced Open Water diver.

Lean is the recipient of The Culinary Trust 2012 -2013 scholarship[23] to Le Cordon Bleu Ottawa.

References[]

  1. ^ http://www.cctv.com/program/travelogue/20080416/104022.shtml
  2. ^ http://www.cctv.com/program/travelogue/01/about/07/index.shtml
  3. ^ http://www.cctv.com/program/travelogue/01/about/07/index.shtml
  4. ^ http://vimeo.com/22595494
  5. ^ http://stcommunities.straitstimes.com/2014/09/22/michele-lean-malaysia-named-winner-food-hero-asia-fod-network-asia
  6. ^ http://www.cctv.com/program/travelogue/20080416/104022.shtml
  7. ^ http://stcommunities.straitstimes.com/2014/09/22/michele-lean-malaysia-named-winner-food-hero-asia-fod-network-asia
  8. ^ http://www.cctv.com/program/travelogue/01/about/07/index.shtml
  9. ^ Australian hip hop
  10. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 9 March 2011. Retrieved 10 June 2010.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  11. ^ http://www.chinaarts.com.au/
  12. ^ China Central Television
  13. ^ http://www.cctv.com/program/travelogue/20080418/105719.shtml
  14. ^ http://www.cctv.com/english/special/beingbeijing/20080806/103626.shtml
  15. ^ http://www.cctv.com/english/special/beingbeijing/01/index.shtml
  16. ^ http://english.cntv.cn/program/learnchinese/outlook/index.shtml
  17. ^ https://sites.google.com/site/sunnyrootsservice/source-partners/all-china-federation-of-returned-overseas-chinese
  18. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 6 July 2011. Retrieved 2 March 2011.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  19. ^ "Michele Lean: Acting in 我知女人心".
  20. ^ "シアリス 通販（個人輸入）でEd治療を！". 29 July 2020.
  21. ^ "Red Room".
  22. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 10 March 2011. Retrieved 10 June 2010.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  23. ^ "2012-2013 Scholarship and Grant Winners | the Culinary Trust".

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