KATIE LEUNG
Name: Katie Liu Leung
Born: 8 August 1987 Motherwell, North Lanarkshire, Scotland
Katie Liu Leung (born August 8, 1987) is a Scottish actress, best known for playing Cho
Chang, Harry Potter's love interest in the film versions of the J. K. Rowling
novels Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire and Harry Potter and the Order of the
Phoenix. She is set to reprise the role in Harry Potter and the Half-Blood
Prince due out in 2008.
Leung was born in Motherwell, North Lanarkshire to Peter and Kar Wai Li Leung.
Her parents are now divorced, and she currently resides with her father (a
native of Hong Kong), two brothers, and a sister.
Her father runs a restaurant in Glasgow, as well as a wholesale business in
Chinese cuisine. Besides English, Leung can also speak
Cantonese and some Mandarin. Leung attended Hamilton College, a Scottish private
school in Hamilton, South Lanarkshire. She currently lives in London.
Leung has been named as Scotland's most stylish female and as the "hottest"
Scotswoman by The Scotsman.
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 a total of four hours
in line before she got in. Her audition only took five minutes and she heard
nothing further for two weeks; she was then called for a workshop and thereafter
got the part of Cho. She was selected for the role of Cho after beating over 3,000
other girls (including actresses Courtney Webb and Michelle Ang) in an open call
audition in London for girls of East Asian appearance. She stated in an
interview with the Daily Record that her Scottish accent probably gave her an
edge in the casting room by making her stand out.
Daniel Radcliffe, the actor who plays Harry, said he found Leung to be "awesome"
and a "really amazing actress". Her best friend on set has been said to be
Bonnie Wright who plays Ginny Weasley in the films. 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.
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." 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.
In July 2007, Leung was asked by Gold Label Records, a well known record company
under EMI in Hong Kong, to play a main female character in a music video for a
song called Love Coming Home by Leo Ku. Leung agreed as soon as she
received the invitation, and filmed the movie in London in between busily
promoting the new Harry Potter film. Leo described Leung's acting as "professional"
and "mature".
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.
Name: Katie Liu Leung
Born: 8 August 1987 Motherwell, North Lanarkshire, Scotland
Katie Liu Leung (born August 8, 1987) is a Scottish actress, best known for playing Cho
Chang, Harry Potter's love interest in the film versions of the J. K. Rowling
novels Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire and Harry Potter and the Order of the
Phoenix. She is set to reprise the role in Harry Potter and the Half-Blood
Prince due out in 2008.
Leung was born in Motherwell, North Lanarkshire to Peter and Kar Wai Li Leung.
Her parents are now divorced, and she currently resides with her father (a
native of Hong Kong), two brothers, and a sister.
Her father runs a restaurant in Glasgow, as well as a wholesale business in
Chinese cuisine. Besides English, Leung can also speak
Cantonese and some Mandarin. Leung attended Hamilton College, a Scottish private
school in Hamilton, South Lanarkshire. She currently lives in London.
Leung has been named as Scotland's most stylish female and as the "hottest"
Scotswoman by The Scotsman.
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 a total of four hours
in line before she got in. Her audition only took five minutes and she heard
nothing further for two weeks; she was then called for a workshop and thereafter
got the part of Cho. She was selected for the role of Cho after beating over 3,000
other girls (including actresses Courtney Webb and Michelle Ang) in an open call
audition in London for girls of East Asian appearance. She stated in an
interview with the Daily Record that her Scottish accent probably gave her an
edge in the casting room by making her stand out.
Daniel Radcliffe, the actor who plays Harry, said he found Leung to be "awesome"
and a "really amazing actress". Her best friend on set has been said to be
Bonnie Wright who plays Ginny Weasley in the films. 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.
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." 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.
In July 2007, Leung was asked by Gold Label Records, a well known record company
under EMI in Hong Kong, to play a main female character in a music video for a
song called Love Coming Home by Leo Ku. Leung agreed as soon as she
received the invitation, and filmed the movie in London in between busily
promoting the new Harry Potter film. Leo described Leung's acting as "professional"
and "mature".
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.