Eleanor Lee
Singaporean actress
Eleanor Lee Kai-xin (born 12 October 1999) is a Singaporean actress and singer based in China.
Early life and education
Eleanor Yu Kai-xin (Chinese: 俞凱馨; pinyin: Yú Kǎixīn; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Jû Khái-heng) was born on 12 October 1999 in Taipei, Taiwan to 25-year-old Quan Yi Fong and 31-year-old Peter Yu. She was born by caesarean section during an aftershock of the 1999 Jiji earthquake. She has two younger paternal half-brother Christian (born 2012) and Israel (born 2016). She is of Chinese descent, her mother is from Taiwan and her father has Teochew ancestry.
On 3 January 2009, her parents filed for divorce, leaving her in the custody of both parents. She was then under maternal care by her mother after her parents decided to part ways amicably. Her father and her met once a few years ago, gave each other their blessings, and decided not to keep in contact. Just after her parents' divorce, she was adopted by Addy Lee as his goddaughter. During her 14th birthday party sponsored by Addy Lee, she announced the adoption of her godfather's surname.
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