Michele Lean
| Michele Lean | |
|---|---|
| Born |
1 September 1982 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia |
| Nationality | Malaysian |
| Education |
Island School; Garden International School; University of Melbourne; New York Film Academy |
| Occupation | Television presenter |
Island School; Garden International School;
Michele Samantha Yi Wen Lean simplified Chinese: 连仪温; traditional Chinese: 連儀溫; pinyin: Lián Yí Wēn) (born 1 September 1982) known professionally as Michele Lean is a television presenter, writer, actress, 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.
Lean is of Malaysian Chinese descent with Tahitiian lineage from the maternal side of her family. She is also of Iban heritage and grew up in Kuala Lumpur, Borneo, Hong Kong and Melbourne. She is the eldest of three children.
She graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in Media and Communications from the University of Melbourne, before moving to China in 2007.
She trained in acting at the New York Film Academy in New York.
While in university, she was the editor-in-chief of the (now defunct) Melbourne-based lifestyle publication Veeza magazine, a subsidiary of Out4Fame Publications.
She has previously interned at the CNN International Asia Pacific office, the Herald Sun online department and The Sun (Malaysia) newspaper in Malaysia.
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