Lee trained in martial arts from masters Simon Yuen Siu-tin, Qi Yukun, Han Yingjie and Kwan Ching-leung.
Lee first appeared as Sixth Aunt in The Valiant Dog, a 1953 Drama film directed by Wong Toi.
Lee cross-dressed and appeared as King Yan of Song in Trouble in the Palace (aka Sister Yeung), a 1963 Cantonese opera film directed by Chan Cheuk-Sang.
Lee cross-dressed and appeared as Jin general Fu Siu-Fung in The Hero's Tears (aka Operation Woods), a 1964 Cantonese opera film directed by Chan Cheuk-Sang.
In Lee's last Hong Kong film, she cross-dressed and appeared as king of Wei, Cho Sai-cheong, in The Plot (aka Teaching the Son to Slay the Emperor, Revenge of the Prince), a 1967 Historical Drama film directed by Wong Hok-Sing.