Katie Leung is a Scottish actress who works in the American and British film industries. She is famous for her role as ‘Cho Chang’, the first love of ‘Harry Potter’ in the Harry Potter film series.
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Katie Liu Leung was born on Saturday, August 8, 1987 (age 33 years; as in 2020), in Dundee, Scotland, UK. His zodiac sign is Leo. He spent his childhood in the Scottish cities of Ayr, Campbeltown, Motherwell, Edinburgh and Glasgow.
Katie Leung’s childhood photo with her brother
He completed his schooling from Hamilton College, South Lanarkshire. She wanted to go to an art school but delayed it to film for the Harry Potter series. He took a photography course at Edinburgh College of Art and graduated in 2011. He also received a BA in Acting from the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland in Glasgow.
Physical Appearance
Height: 5′ 4½”
Eye colour: black
Hair Color: Black (dyed blonde and brown)
Family, ethnicity and relationships
She is of Chinese origin.
parents and siblings
His father, Peter Leung, was a Hong Kong businessman who owned and ran an Asian-themed restaurant in Glasgow, Scotland. His mother, Kar Wai Lee, was a Hong Kong banker. Her parents divorced when she was three years old.
Katie Leung with her parents
He has two brothers named Jonathan and Darren Leung. She has a younger sister named Violet.
Katie Leung with her brothers
Katie Leung with her sister
relationships
In 2008, it was reported that she was in a relationship with actor Leo Kuo.
Katie Leung with Leo Koo
She is in a relationship with a man named Eric Carra, who is a recruitment consultant.
Katie Leung with Eric Carra
livelihood
movies
She began her acting career with the 2005 American-British film ‘Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire’, in which she played the role of ‘Cho Chang’, a Ravenclaw student who is Harry Potter’s first girlfriend in the film. When her father saw a casting call advertisement for the film, she went for a five-minute audition for the film; She never wanted to become an actress. Two weeks later, she was called for a workshop and was cast as Cho after beating out over 3,000 other girls for the role.
Katie Leung in Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2005)
He starred as Cho in the Harry Potter series Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (2007), Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (2009), Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 (2010), and Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (2010). Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2 (2011). In 2017, she appeared as ‘Fan Quan’, the daughter of Ngoc Minh Quan (played by Jackie Chan) in the British-American-Chinese co-production film ‘The Foreigner’ (2017).
Katie Leung in The Foreigner (2017)
After this she was seen in the British films T2 Trainspotting (2017) and Locked Down (2021). She also appeared in the British short films Leading Lady Parts (2018), The Feast (2018) and The Promise (2020).
Television
In 2008, she made her television debut as ‘Husui Tai’ in the British TV series ‘Agatha Christie’s Poirot’.
Katie Leung in Agatha Christie’s Poirot (2009)
In 2013, she played the lead role of ‘Ying’ in the British TV mini-series ‘Run’.
Katie Leung on the Run (2013)
In 2019, Katie was cast as ‘Too-Tiki’ in the Finnish-British animated family drama musical series ‘Moominvalley’.
To-Tiki (voiced by Katie Leung) in Moominvalley (2019)
He starred in the British television series Father Brown (2013), One Child (2016), Chimerica (2019), The Nest (2020), and Roadkill (2020).
Theater
In 2012, she made her stage debut with the play ‘Wild Swans’ in the lead role of ‘Jang Chang’. The play had its world premiere at the American Repertory Theatre, Cambridge, Massachusetts.
Katie Leung in Wild Swans (2012)
He has appeared in the plays The World of Extreme Happiness (2013) at the National Theatre, You for Me for You (2015) at the Royal Court Theatre, The Intelligent Homosexual’s Guide to Capitalism and Socialism with a Key to the Scriptures (IHO) (2016) at the Royal Court Theatre. acted out. at the Hampstead Theatre, Snow in Midsummer (2017) at the Swan Theatre, and The White Pearl (2019) at the Royal Court Theatre.
Awards and Achievements
- Top 4 Outstanding Newcomer Award at the Asian Excellence Awards in 2006
- Scotland’s most stylish woman 2007
- 80th place on CosmoGirl’s Hot 100 list in 2007
- BAFTA Breakthrough Brits 21 in 2014
Controversy
In Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, Katie and Daniel Radcliffe (who played Harry Potter) shared an on-screen kiss, which attracted considerable media attention. While she received praise from many Harry Potter fans, she also faced severe racism. Some fans created the website ‘I Hate Katie’, where they posted racist comments on Katie. In March 2021, Katie confessed that she faced racist abuse while shooting the series and her publicist told her to deny anything related to it. In an interview he said,
I remember them saying to me, ‘Oh, look Katie, we haven’t seen these, these websites that people are talking about. And you know, if you’re asked that, just say it’s not true. Say it’s not happening, and I just shake my head. I was like, ‘Okay, okay’, even though I saw it with my own eyes. I was like, ‘Okay, yeah, I’ll just say everything is great.’
favorite things
- Actor: Aaron Kwok, Stephen Chow, Joaquin Phoenix
- Films: Hot Fuzz (2007), Shaun of the Dead (2004), Crash (2004)
- Film Directors: Edgar Wright, Sofia Coppola, Lars Von Trier
- Comedians: Simon Pegg, Nick Frost, Sacha Baron Cohen
Facts/General Knowledge
- Katie considers herself an introvert and speaks very slowly. In her free time, she spends time watching movies, playing video games, shopping, playing guitar and piano, listening to music, and spending quality time with her family and friends.
- Since childhood, Katie was very interested in painting and photography.
An Instagram post by Katie Leung showing her painting
- He used his Scottish accent to great advantage in getting the role of ‘Cho’ in the Harry Potter series. According to Katie, the casting directors had asked the girls during auditions if any of them were from Scotland, and Katie was the only girl from Scotland.
- In an effort to promote Harry Potter, the producers of Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire sent Katie Leung to China in the second week of the film’s release.
- He also voiced the character ‘Cho Chang’ in the Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (2007) and Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (2009) video games.
- After the Harry Potter series ended, Katie Leung was unsure about continuing acting as a career and wanted to enroll at the University of Art and Design. However, after performing in the theater play ‘Wild Swans’, she decided to continue acting and attended a drama course at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland.
- In 2007, he raised over $137,000 by starting a children’s art competition and donating his painting (which was auctioned for about $1300) to help The Prince’s Trust charity in Scotland.
- In 2009, he donated a photograph (clicked by him) titled ‘Untitled’ to Sightsavers International’s i:click 2009 competition. Sightsavers International is a charitable organization working to tackle blindness in poor countries.
Untitled by Katie Leung
- Apart from English, she can also speak Cantonese and Mandarin fluently.
- According to Katie, her dream is to play a role in the American comedy series Modern Family or a film directed by Sofia Coppola and Lars von Trier.
- She occasionally consumes alcohol and likes to drink alcohol.
- She also promotes and helps raise funds for the London-based Chinese community center Just Giving, which is improving the quality of life and well-being of the Chinese community in the UK, particularly for the disadvantaged and vulnerable. It also focuses on preserving Chinese culture, art and identity.
- She is an avid animal lover and has a dog named Bao the Cloud.
Katie Leung with her pet dog
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