# Michele Lean > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Michele_Lean > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Michele_Lean.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michele_Lean > Source revision: 1356300416 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{Use British English|date=October 2014}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2026}} {{Infobox person | name = Michele Lean | birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1982|09|01}} | birth_place = [Kuala Lumpur](/source/Kuala_Lumpur), Malaysia | occupation = Television presenter | education = [Island School](/source/Island_School); [Garden International School](/source/Garden_International_School); [University of Melbourne](/source/University_of_Melbourne); [New York Film Academy](/source/New_York_Film_Academy) }} '''Michele Samantha Yi Wen Lean''' ({{lang-zh|t=連儀溫|s=连仪温|poj=Liân Gî-un|j=Lin4 Ji4 Wan1|p=Lián Yí Wēn}}; born 1 September 1982) known professionally as '''Michele Lean''' is a Malaysian television presenter, writer,{{citation needed|date=February 2020}} actress,{{Cite web | url=http://vimeo.com/22595494 | title=Michele Lean: Actress }} and commercial talent. From 2007 – 2010 she was a television presenter on [China Central Television](/source/China_Central_Television) ([CCTV](/source/CCTV))([中国中央电视台](/source/%E4%B8%AD%E5%9B%BD%E4%B8%AD%E5%A4%AE%E7%94%B5%E8%A7%86%E5%8F%B0)), hosting [CCTV-9](/source/CCTV-9)'s Travelogue and Center Stage. She is a [Malaysian citizen](/source/Malaysian_citizen) and [Australian permanent resident](/source/Australian_permanent_resident) who currently resides in Beijing, China. == Early life == Lean is of [Malaysian Chinese](/source/Malaysian_Chinese) descent with [Tahitiian](/source/Tahitians) lineage from the maternal side of her family.{{Cite web |url=http://stcommunities.straitstimes.com/2014/09/22/michele-lean-malaysia-named-winner-food-hero-asia-fod-network-asia |title=Michele Lean from Malaysia named the winner for Food Hero Asia for Food Network Asia! | the Straits Times Communities |access-date=13 December 2014 |archive-date=15 December 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141215115545/http://stcommunities.straitstimes.com/2014/09/22/michele-lean-malaysia-named-winner-food-hero-asia-fod-network-asia |url-status=dead }} She is also of [Iban](/source/Iban_people) heritage and grew up in Kuala Lumpur, [Borneo](/source/Borneo), [Hong Kong](/source/Hong_Kong) and [Melbourne](/source/Melbourne). She is the eldest of three children.{{Cite web |url=http://stcommunities.straitstimes.com/2014/09/22/michele-lean-malaysia-named-winner-food-hero-asia-fod-network-asia |title=Michele Lean from Malaysia named the winner for Food Hero Asia for Food Network Asia! | the Straits Times Communities |access-date=13 December 2014 |archive-date=15 December 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141215115545/http://stcommunities.straitstimes.com/2014/09/22/michele-lean-malaysia-named-winner-food-hero-asia-fod-network-asia |url-status=dead }} == Education == She graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in Media and Communications from the [University of Melbourne](/source/University_of_Melbourne), before moving to China in 2007. She trained in acting at the [New York Film Academy](/source/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. She has previously interned at the [CNN International Asia Pacific](/source/CNN_International_Asia_Pacific) office, the [Herald Sun](/source/Herald_Sun) online department and [The Sun (Malaysia)](/source/The_Sun_(Malaysia)) newspaper in Malaysia.{{cite web |url=http://alive.tom.com/michelelean/details.html |title=查看资料 - Michele Lean - 我的艺术家官方空间 - alive not dead - 一个致力于帮助艺术家的在线社区 |accessdate=2010-06-10 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110309210422/http://alive.tom.com/michelelean/details.html |archivedate=9 March 2011 |df=dmy-all }} In Australia, she is represented by China Arts Management{{cite web |url=http://www.chinaarts.com.au/ |title=Home |website=chinaarts.com.au}} in [Melbourne](/source/Melbourne). In July 2007, Lean was recruited by [China Central Television](/source/China_Central_Television)'s international-language channel [CCTV-9](/source/CCTV-9), to host their flagship travel program, [Travelogue](/source/Travel_documentary) and later hosted [CCTV-9](/source/CCTV-9)'s music variety show Center Stage. She also briefly hosted [CCTV-9](/source/CCTV-9)'s daily current affairs program [Culture Express](/source/Culture_Express). Her debut broadcast for [China Central Television](/source/China_Central_Television)'s [Travelogue](/source/Travel_documentary) was filmed in Xinjiang. She appeared on 3-episodes of the award-winning ethnic minority series, 'Ethnic Odyssey', the first of [Travelogue](/source/Travel_documentary)'s programs to be released on DVD in China. During the [Beijing Olympics](/source/2008_Summer_Olympics), she hosted Episode 1 (Central Beijing) and Episode 4 (East Beijing) on Travelogue's Being Beijing series and mini-series, two special programs highlighting the sights, nightlife and culinary delights of Beijing city for Olympic visitors. The series aired throughout the duration of the [Beijing Olympics](/source/2008_Summer_Olympics) and is also available on DVD throughout China. In 2011, Lean hosted a special two-episode series in Beijing for [CCTV-10](/source/CCTV-10)'s 'Outlook English' program, in Mandarin and English. She was later invited by 'Outlook English' to sit on the guest judging panel of [CCTV-10](/source/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. The tour was received in 8 different cities including, [Las Vegas](/source/Las_Vegas_Valley), [Reno](/source/Reno), [Modesto](/source/Modesto%2C_California), 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](/source/What_Women_Want_(2011_film)) '我知女人心',{{cite web |url=http://www.filmbiz.asia/reviews/what-women-want |title=What Women Want |accessdate=2011-03-02 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110706085207/http://www.filmbiz.asia/reviews/what-women-want |archivedate=6 July 2011 |df=dmy-all }} alongside [Andy Lau](/source/Andy_Lau).{{Cite web|url=http://vimeo.com/22595722|title = Michele Lean: Acting in 我知女人心}} The film was directed by Chen Da Ming{{Cite web|url=http://www.danwei.org/people_chen_daming_director.php|title = シアリス 通販（個人輸入）でEd治療を！|date = 29 July 2020}} She is the lead actress in 'Red Room',{{Cite web|url=http://vimeo.com/27300557|title = Red Room}} winner of the 2011 48 Hour Film Contest's Beijing Audience Award, written and directed by [Nelson Quan](/source/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](/source/Malaysia){{cite web |url=http://alive.tom.com/michelelean/Icon-Magazine-Interview-profile-930257.html |title=Icon Magazine Interview - 博客 - Michele Lean - 我的艺术家官方空间 - alive not dead - 一个致力于帮助艺术家的在线社区 |accessdate=2010-06-10 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110310032512/http://alive.tom.com/michelelean/Icon-Magazine-Interview-profile-930257.html |archivedate=10 March 2011 |df=dmy-all }} ===Others=== She is an avid scuba diver and is a certified [PADI](/source/PADI) Advanced Open Water diver. Lean is the recipient of The Culinary Trust 2012 -2013 scholarship{{Cite web|url=http://www.theculinarytrust.org/2012-2013-scholarship-and-grant-winners/|title=2012-2013 Scholarship and Grant Winners | the Culinary Trust}} to Le Cordon Bleu Ottawa. ==References== {{reflist}} ==External links== * [http://www.alivenotdead.com/michelelean Alive Not Dead profile] {{authority control}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Lean, Michele}} Category:1982 births Category:Living people Category:Mass media people from Kuala Lumpur Category:Chinese television presenters Category:Chinese women television presenters Category:21st-century Chinese women writers Category:21st-century Chinese writers Category:Malaysian people of Chinese descent Category:Malaysian people of French descent Category:21st-century Malaysian women writers Category:University of Melbourne alumni Category:New York Film Academy alumni Category:People educated at Island School --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Michele Lean](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michele_Lean) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michele_Lean?action=history)). 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