Katie Leung

Katie Liu Leung is a , best known for playing Cho Chang, 's love interest in the film versions of the J. K. Rowling novels '''' and ''''. She is set to reprise the role in '''' due out 17 July, 2009. Also set for the Disney's Animated Movie "Mulan" .

Biography

Personal life

Leung was born in , North Lanarkshire to Peter and Kar Wai Li Leung. Her parents are now divorced, and she currently resides with her father , two brothers, and a sister.

Her father runs a restaurant in Glasgow, as well as a wholesale business in Chinese cuisine. Besides , Leung can also speak some and a few words of . Leung attended , a Scottish independent school in , South Lanarkshire. She currently lives in London.

Leung has been named as Scotland's most female and as the "hottest" Scotswoman by ''The Scotsman''.

Career

Leung's father saw an advertisement for a casting call for '''' and suggested she try out. She waited for four hours in line for her five minute audition. Two weeks later she was called for a workshop and was later offered the part of Cho. More than 3,000 other girls had been considered for the part, including actresses Courtney Webb and Michelle Ang. She stated in an interview with the '''' that her Scottish accent probably gave her an edge in the casting.

Daniel Radcliffe, the actor who plays Harry, said that Leung is ''"awesome"'' and a ''"really amazing actress"''. Her best friend on set was Bonnie Wright who plays Ginny Weasley in the films. Leung delayed plans to go to and university in order to film ''''. 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 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 movie in London while 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,premiering on ITV, September 21, 2008.

Filmography

Television