Lee entered the entertainment industry after placing second to Chew Chor Meng in the Star Search competition held in year 1990.
Lee first appeared in an episode of the Singapore comedy serial Modern Romance as a vampish model.
In 1992, she played a kind and caring nurse in Breaking Point, alongside critically acclaimed stars Li Nanxing and Huang Biren.
[4] Her most notable role was in the drama Holland V (2003), where she played as an irresponsible mother who leaves her daughter in the care of the Mo family.
[5] She has also starred in a number of local movies, such as The Best Bet (2004) and I Do, I Do (2005) which were directed by Jack Neo.