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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: 梁佩詩; simplified Chinese: 梁佩诗; pinyin: Liáng Pèishī; Cantonese Yale: Lèuhng Pui-sī; 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.

Contents 1 Biography 1.1 Personal life 1.2 Career 2 Filmography 3 Music videos 4 Awards 5 References 6 External links

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

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	Film; Video game voiceover

Music videos

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2007	Love Coming Home (愛回家) (Music Video) - Leo Ku	Girlfriend

Awards

2008

• Best Kiss Award 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

External links

• Katie Leung at the Internet Movie Database