| Katie Leung |
Leung in Harry Potter & the Goblet of Fire Tokyo Premiere |
| Born |
Katie Leung
8 August 1987 (1987-08-08) (age 21)
Motherwell, Scotland |
| Other name(s) |
KT |
| Occupation |
Actress |
| Years active |
2005-present |
Katie Liu Leung (traditional Chinese: æ¢ä½©è©©; simplified Chinese: æ¢ä½©è¯—; pinyin: Liáng PèishÄ«; Cantonese Yale: Lèuhng Pui-sÄ«; born 8 August 1987) is a Scottish actress, best known for playing Cho Chang, Harry Potter's love interest in Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, and Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince.
Biography
Personal life
Leung was born in Motherwell, North Lanarkshire to Peter who was a business man and a lawyer and Kar Wai Li Leung who was a neurologist. Her parents are now divorced, and she currently resides with her father (a native of Hong Kong), two brothers, and a sister.12 She attended one of Scotland's most prestigious private schools, Hamilton College. Currently, she is attending Glasgow Caledonian University.
Leung has been named as Scotland's most stylish female and as the hottest Scotswoman by The Scotsman.3 She also been featured in Teen Vogue and in Evening Standard.
Career
Leung's father saw an advertisement for a casting call for Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire and suggested she try out. She waited for four hours in line for her five-minute audition and said that she would rather be shopping than stand in a line with more than 4,500 girls in front of her for a role she was almost certain she wouldn't get. Two weeks later she was called for a workshop and was later offered the part of Cho Chang. More than 4,500 other girls had been considered for the part, including actresses Courtney Webb and Michelle Ang.4 She stated in an interview with the Daily Record that her Scottish accent probably gave her an edge in the casting.5
Daniel Radcliffe, the actor who plays Harry, said that Leung is "awesome" and a "really amazing actress". Leung delayed plans to go to art college and university in order to film Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix. In the film, Leung and Radcliffe share an on-screen kiss, a fact that received much media attention.6
When asked whether she will be back for the sixth film, Leung responded, "I don't think so. Cho's mentioned briefly in the books, but they try to cram so much into the films that I don't think there'll be room for her."7 However, in an interview at the Order of the Phoenix DVD Launch in November 2007, she said she would be filming scenes for the film in January 2008.8
In July 2007, Leung was cast by Gold Label Records, a subsidiary of EMI in Hong Kong, to be the female lead in the music video Love Coming Home (愛回家) by Leo Ku. Leung filmed the video in London while promoting the new Harry Potter film. Leo described Leung's acting as "professional" and "mature".9
Leung is signed up to play Hsui Tai in the episode "Cat Among the Pigeons" of ITV1's Agatha Christie's Poirot, alongside David Suchet,10 premiering on ITV, 21 September 2008.
Filmography
Music videos
| Year |
Title |
Role |
Notes |
| 2007 |
Love Coming Home (愛回家) (Music Video) - Leo Ku |
Girlfriend |
Awards
2008
2007
- Scotland's Most Stylish Female
- #80 on the Cosmogirl's Hot 100 List.
2006
- Outstanding Newcomer Award (Top 4)
- Young Scots Award
References
- ^ LAU KIT WAI. Katie casts a spell. South China Morning Post. YOUNGPOST; Pg. 1. December 11, 2005.
- ^ ANDY DOUGAN. Motherwell girl Katie steals Harry Potter 's heart; MOVIE SPECIAL Katie Leung on her dream role . . . and the big secret she had to keep for two months. Evening Times (Glasgow). NEWS; Pg. 14. November 4, 2005.
- ^ Watson, Jeremy (2007-11-18), Harry Potter actress flies from Hogwarts to top of eligibles list, The Scotsman, http://scotlandonsunday.scotsman.com/entertainment.cfm?id=1819232007, retrieved on 2007-12-02
- ^ Katie Leung 5/2007 Interview BBC.com
- ^ Exclusive: My Broad Accent Scot Me A Job As Harry Girl - The Daily Record
- ^ See, e.g., http://www.pr-inside.com/entertainment-blog/2007/06/28/leung-praises-radcliffe-kissing/, and http://movies.commongate.com/post/Harry_Potter_s_first_kiss/
- ^ Secrets of youth. Sunday Tribune (South Africa). THE SUNDAY MAGAZINE; Pg. 8. 8 July 2007
- ^ "Katie in HBP! Plus at Ootp DVD Launch?". Katie Leungfan.com. http://www.katieleungfan.com/index.php?subaction=showcomments&id=1194561436&archive=&start_from=&ucat=&. Retrieved on 2007-11-09.
- ^ (Chinese) "基仔張秋親熱大汗疊細汗". Sina.com. 2007-07-31. http://ent.sina.com.hk/cgi-bin/news/show_news.cgi?type=pic&date=2007-07-31&id=208134&ct=pic. Retrieved on 2007-08-01.
- ^ Hendry, Steve (2007-12-02). "What Katie Leung Did Again". Sunday Mail. http://www.sundaymail.co.uk/tv-showbiz-news/entertainment-news/2007/12/02/what-katie-leung-did-again-78057-20190968/. Retrieved on 2007-12-02.
External links
![Clip a m usic video made by me about Rob and Katie [lovely couple!!]
Credit to www.pattinson-online.net for most of the clips from the DVD
If you ... Video](/viewVideo.html?title=Robert Pattinson and Katie Leung&videoType=YouTube&summary=a m usic video made by me about Rob and Katie [lovely couple!!]
Credit to www.pattinson-online.net for most of the clips from the DVD
If you ...&link=http://www.youtube.com/v/ySAVuFLjLnU&fs=1&hl=en&source=uds&autoplay=1&thumb=http://1.gvt0.com/vi/ySAVuFLjLnU/default.jpg&celebrity=Katie Leung)
