Katie Leung
ALL ABOUT KATIE LEUNG
Full Name: Katie Liu Leung
Nickname: Katt
Date of Birth: 8 August 1987
Place of Birth: Motherwell, Scotland, UK
Family: Mother - Kar Wai Li (divorced), Father - Peter Leung (restaurant owner; divorced)
Education: Hamilton College in Hamilton, Scotland
Fan Mail:
Katie Leung
Cho Chang
GoF
c/o Harry Potter Production
Leavesden Studios, PO Box 3000
Hertfordshire
WD2 7LT
United Kingdom
Bio:
Katie made her debut in one of the most coveted roles of the recent years: as Cho Chang, the love interest of the one and only Harry Potter, in “Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire.” Katie had to beat out over 4000 other girls who tried out for the part. Katie’s parents divorced, and she and her two brothers and one sister live with her father in Scotland.
Katie Leung is a pretty, intelligent eighteen year-old teenage girl who lives in a £400,000 house in an exclusive district of Motherwell, near Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom with her father Peter, two brothers and a younger sister. Her stardom on fame happened when she got appointed to play the part of Cho Chang, who is Harry’s first crush, in the Harry Potter movie series. She beat more than 4,000 hopeful girls, including former “Neighbors” star Michelle Ang, who queued for hours at open auditions in February of 2004.
Trivia:
Beat out over 3,000 girls to make her debut as ‘Cho Chang’ in HARRY POTTER AND THE GOBLET OF FIRE.
Favorite Music: Damien Rice, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Lauryn Hill. It depends on her mood. Favorite Movie: THE INCREDIBLES
Favorite Book: The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night time
Favorite Actress: Scarlett Johansson
Favorite Scene in GOF: The Yule Ball Ethnicity: Chinese
Eye Color: dark brown
Hair Color: black
Went to the audition without any acting experience
Values the opinion of her brother Jonathan the most.
Always had a problem being shy at school.
Is very close to her grandparents.
For GOF, she really liked working with the owls.
Loves to play the piano, and likes to play the guitar.
Favorite Cartoon: Johnny Bravo, Tom and Jerry.
Magical Power She’d Like To Have: Read boy’s minds
Hobbies: shopping, listening to music, spending time with family and friends and going to the movies.
Favorite Movie: The Incredibles
Ethinicity: Chinese
Her Dad convinced her to audition for the part of Cho Chang when watching the ad for the auditions on the Chinese TV Channel.
At first Katie thought of leaving the audition because of the length of the line, she said she’d rather go shopping. 4 hours before she got in.
When she auditioned she had read the first three Harry Potter books and watched all the movies.
She says she’s not athletic and rathers sleep instead.
She has done some dancing.
She considered applying in an art school after college.
She’s all natural talent: she hadn’t done any acting or taken lessons before Harry Potter.
Katie lives with her siblings, Dad and step-mother.
She speaks some Cantonese and wants to learn more of it aswell as Mandarin.
Quotes:
“When I was in my early teens, I wasn’t very confident. In fact, before getting the part in the film, I’d say I was shy, especially at school. I’d never acted before, but being in front of the camera has really brought me out of myself.”
“I’m the shy type, really. At school I could go without talking to anyone for, I don’t know, days and days. I was so shy it was unbelievable and it never occurred to me that I could get into this business. I always assumed it was only for really confident people.”
“I always had a problem with shyness at school and would never stick my hand up in class if I was stuck at something. I didn’t want to be the centre of attention, all those eyes looking at me would have made me really nervous.”
“I don’t think it was jealousy. Because the character is based a lot on image, there are so many Harry Potter fans in the world with so many different perceptions of Cho, I guess you can’t satisfy everyone. I haven’t seen any of that stuff so haven’t experienced that negativity. It really hasn’t affected me at all. If it was another girl, I would feel sorry for her but it’s me and it hasn’t affected me at all.”
“When I met Mike Newell he asked me what drama school I went to, and I told him that I’d never acted before. He said ‘flipping monkeys’, which I clearly remember. That’s when I realized I had a chance of getting it.”
“I think you just have to be able to live two different lifestyles. On one hand you have to concentrate on your studies yet when you’re acting you have to be a completely different person. You really have to focus. I think the most important thing is to not let it get to your head. And don’t get easily influenced by anything.”
“I wouldn’t want to be in a film because I’m Asian. I want to get respect as an actress.”
[on hate sites regarding her and her role in Harry Potter] “This kind of stuff is inevitable because Dan has so many female fans - millions of them - so I’m nor surprised some of them don’t like me. But I don’t think it’s all based on jealousy. I’m not going to satisfy everyone’s preconceptions of Cho.”
[on playing Cho] “If this turns out to be my only film then I think it would be pretty cool to be known as Harry Potter’s first crush.”
“During the scene of the Yule Ball, the ground was very slippery and I was wearing high heels and I slipped but good thing I grabbed onto Robert so I didn’t fall and good thing the cameras weren’t where we were yet. Oh, that was so embarrassing!”
Filmography:
Katie Leung Filmography as an Actress:
2007 Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
2005 Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
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