Katie Leung by hi joiney
Biography
Personal life
Leung was born in Motherwell, North Lanarkshire to Peter, who was a businessman, and Kar Wai Li Leung, who works in a law firm. Her parents are now divorced. Her father owns a successful Chinese restaurant named Regent in Glasgow and a Chinese wholesale firm named Jade Palace Trading. She attended high school at Scotland’s Hamilton College. As of 2008 she was residing in Battersea, South London.
Katie delayed plans to go to art college and university in order to film Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix. Leung has said she is undecided about pursuing an acting career after Harry Potter and wishes to attend university to study art and design. In 2007 she helped The Prince’s Trust charity of Scotland raise 100,000 by launching a children’s art competition and also donated one of her own paintings which was auctioned for 960. In 2008 she attended University of the Arts London. Katie has expressed a passion for photography. In 2009 she was one of two celebrities who donated a photo to Sightsavers International’s i:click 2009 competition. Sightsavers International is a charitable organization to combat blindness in poor countries.
On set of Order of the Phoenix Leung became good friends with fellow actresses Bonnie Wright (Ginny Weasley), Evanna Lynch (Luna Lovegood) and Afshan Azad (Padma Patil).
Career
Leung’s father saw an advertisement for a Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire casting call, and suggested she should try out. She waited four hours in line for a five-minute audition, and said that she would rather be shopping than stand in line for a role she was almost certain she wouldn’t get. Two weeks later, she was called back for a workshop and was cast as Cho Chang, in the process beating out over 4,500 other girls for the part, among them actresses Courtney Webb and Michelle Ang. She stated in an interview with the Daily Record that her Scottish accent probably gave her an edge in the casting.
She appeared in Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix in which she and Daniel Radcliffe (Harry) shared an on-screen kiss that received much media coverage.
Leung has contributed her voice to the video games Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix and Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince. Leung confirmed that she will return as Cho Chang in the Deathly Hallows movies. It is unknown if she will be in part I or II (or both).
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 () 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.”
Leung played Hsui Tai in the episode “Cat Among the Pigeons” of ITV1′s Agatha Christie’s Poirot, which premiered on ITV on 21 September 2008.
Leung has been named as Scotland’s most stylish female and as the hottest Scotswoman by The Scotsman. She has also been featured in Teen Vogue and in Evening Standard.
Filmography
Year
Title
Role
Notes
2005
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
Cho Chang
2007
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
Cho Chang
Film; Video game voiceover
2008
Agatha Christie’s Poirot
Hsui Tai
(TV) Episode “Cat Amongst the Pigeons”. ITV1 production.
2009
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
Cho Chang
Video game voiceover
Music videos
Year
Title
Role
Notes
2007
Love Coming Home () (Music Video) – Leo Ku
Girlfriend
Awards
2008
Best Kiss Nominee 2008 MTV Movie Awards U.S. (alongside Daniel Radcliffe)
2007
Scotland’s Most Stylish Female
#80 on the Cosmogirl’s Hot 100 List.
2006
Outstanding Newcomer Award (Top 4)
Young Scots Award
References
^ a b Synnot, Siobhan (June 21, 2007). “KISS ME KATIE”. Daily Record. http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/tm_headline=kiss-me-katie–&method=full&objectid=19331234&siteid=66633-name_page.html. Retrieved 2009-11-29.
^ a b c Williams, Amy (Sept.19, 2008). “Small-screen gems: The young British actresses to watch”. MailOnline. http://www.mailonsunday.co.uk/home/you/article-1053532/Small-screen-gems-The-young-British-actresses-watch.html. Retrieved 2009-08-12.
^ LAU KIT WAI. Katie casts a spell. South China Morning Post. YOUNGPOST; Pg. 1. December 11, 2005.
^ Dougan, Andy (November 4, 2005). “‘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: p. 14.
^ Antrobus, Corrina. “Katie Leung interview”. Virgin Media. http://www.virginmedia.com/movies/interviews/katieleung.php. Retrieved Dec. 13, 2009.
^ Edinburgh Evening News (Dec. 4, 2007). “Potter star Katie helps raise 100,000″. news.scotsman.com. http://news.scotsman.com/jkrowlingharrypotter/Potter-star-Katie-helps-raise.3586991.jp. Retrieved Dec. 12, 2009.
^ Cheesman, Chris (Nov. 26, 2009). “HARRY POTTER STAR REVEALS PHOTOGRAPHY ‘PASSION’”. Amateur Photographer. http://www.amateurphotographer.co.uk/news/Harry_Potter_star_reveals_photography_passion_news_292244.html. Retrieved Dec. 12, 2009.
^ “i:click”. Sightsavers International. http://www.sightsavers.org/teacherzone/campaigns_and_competitions/iclick/default.html. Retrieved Dec.12, 2009.
^ Carswell, Andy (Dec. 3, 2009). “Amersham teen’s photo to appear alongside work of Harry Potter actress”. Bucks Free Press & Times Group. http://www.bucksfreepress.co.uk/news/4775535.Snapper_Emily_celebrates_contest_success/. Retrieved Dec. 12, 2009.
^ “Katie Leung 5/2007 Interview BBC.com”. BBC. http://www.bbc.co.uk/films/2007/07/09/katie_leung_harry_potter_5_2007_interview.shtml. Retrieved Nov.5, 2009.
^ Exclusive: My Broad Accent Scot Me A Job As Harry Girl – The Daily Record
^ “Daniel Radcliffe: Harry Potter’s First Kiss Took Several Takes to Get Right”. FoxNews.com AP. June 29, 2009. http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,287345,00.html. Retrieved Dec.12, 2009.
^ “More Deathly Hallows cast updates”. mugglenet.com. http://www.mugglenet.com/app/news/show/2711. Retrieved Dec.12, 2009.
^ “KATIE LEUNG Spotlight Actresses 2009/2010″. Sportlight. http://www.spotlight.com/interactive/cv/7415-0196-4203. Retrieved Feb.28,2010. note: her professional website is listing Deathly Hallows in her credits.
^ (Chinese) “”. 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 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 2007-12-02.
^ 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 2007-12-02
^ “2008 Movie Awards Winners”. MTV Networks. http://www.mtv.com/ontv/movieawards/2008/. Retrieved Nov. 5, 2009.
^ “Awards ceremony celebrates Glasgow style”. Glasgow City Marketing Bureau. http://www.seeglasgow.com/media-office/news-archive/july—december-2007/scottsh-style-awards-2007. Retrieved Nov.5, 2009.
External links
Katie Leung at the Internet Movie Database
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