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Katie Leung is a Scottish actress who portrays Cho Chang in the Harry Potter films.

Personal life

Katie was born on Aug 8, 1987 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 (one named Jonathan), and a sister (Violet). 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. Katie has visited various countries including: America, Japan, Switzerland, Sweden, Norway, Finland and Turkey.

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 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 4,000 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.

File:ChoChangPromo.jpg

Katie Leung as Cho Chang

Daniel Radcliffe, the actor who plays Harry Potter, said he found Katie to be "awesome" and a "really amazing actress". Her best friend on set has been said to be Bonnie Wright who portrays 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, Katie and Daniel 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." Leung has also provided the voice of Cho Chang in the video game adaptations of Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix and Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince. In July, 2007, Katie was asked by Gold Label Records, a well known record company in Hong Kong, to play a main female character in a music video for a song called Love Coming Home (愛回家) 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 Katie's acting as "professional" and "mature". In September 2008, Leung made her television debut as schoolgirl Hsui Tai in the episode "Cat Amongst The Pigeons" of the series Poirot, based on the novels by Agatha Christie.

Filmography

Year	Title	Role
2011	Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2	Cho Chang
2009	Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (Video game)	Cho Chang
2009	Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince	Cho Chang
2008	Agatha Christie's Poirot (Cat Amongst The Pigeons)	Hsui Tai
2007	Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (video game)	Cho Chang
2007	Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
2005	Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

External links

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Notes and references

[1] Internet Movie Database bio

[2] Katie Leung's is also on Twitter

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-'''Katie Leung''' is a [[Scotland|Scottish]] actress, who plays [[Harry Potter]]'s first crush, first kiss and first ex-girlfriend, [[Cho Chang]] in the [[Harry Potter films]].
+'''Katie Leung''' is a [[Scotland|Scottish]] actress who portrays [[Cho Chang]] in the [[Harry Potter films]].
 ==Personal life==
-Katie 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 (one named Jonathan), and a sister (Violet). 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.
+Katie was born on Aug 8, 1987 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 (one named Jonathan), and a sister (Violet). 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. Katie has visited various countries including: [[United States of America|America]], [[Japan]], Switzerland, [[Sweden]], [[Norway]], Finland and [[Turkey]].
-Katie has visited various countries including: America, Japan, Switzerland, Sweden, Norway, Finland and Turkey.
 ==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 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 4,000 other girls (including actresses Courtney Webb and Michelle Ang) in an open call audition in London for girls of East Asian appearance.<ref> http://www.filmspot.com/people/288332/katie-leung/bio.html </ref> 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.<ref>http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/tm_objectid=16367410&method=full&siteid=66633&headline=my-broad-accent-scot-me-a-job-as-harry-girl--name_page.html</ref>
+Leung's father saw an advertisement for a casting call for ''[[Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (film)|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 4,000 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.
 [[File:ChoChangPromo.jpg|thumb|left|Katie Leung as Cho Chang]]
-[[Daniel Radcliffe]], the actor who plays [[Harry Potter]], said he found Katie to be "awesome" and a "really amazing actress". Her best friend on set has been said to be [[Bonnie Wright]] who plays [[Ginevra Weasley|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, Katie and [[Daniel Radcliffe|Daniel]] share an on-screen kiss, a fact that received much media attention.
+[[Daniel Radcliffe]], the actor who plays [[Harry Potter]], said he found Katie to be ''"awesome"'' and a ''"really amazing actress"''. Her best friend on set has been said to be [[Bonnie Wright]] who portrays [[Ginevra Weasley|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 (film)|Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix]]''. In the film, Katie and [[Daniel Radcliffe|Daniel]] share an on-screen kiss, a fact that received much media attention. When asked whether she will be back for the [[Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (film)|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."'' Leung has also provided the voice of [[Cho Chang]] in the video game adaptations of ''[[Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (video game)|Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix]]'' and ''[[Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (video game)|Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince.]]'' In [[July]], 2007, Katie was asked by Gold Label Records, a well known record company in Hong Kong, to play a main female character in a music video for a song called ''Love Coming Home'' (愛回家) 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 Katie's acting as ''"professional"'' and ''"mature"''. In [[September]] 2008, Leung made her television debut as schoolgirl Hsui Tai in the episode ''"Cat Amongst The Pigeons"'' of the series ''Poirot'', based on the novels by Agatha Christie.
-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." Later, Katie confirmed at the Scottish Style Awards in an interview <ref>http://www.snitchseeker.com/harry-potter-news/katie-leung-return-half-blood-prince-51714</ref>, she will be returning to reprise her role as [[Cho Chang|Cho]] in [[Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (film)]]. In the sixth film, she made a brief appearance as Cho at the almost end of the movie and was seen in the background.
-Leung has also provided the voice of [[Cho Chang]] in the video game versions of [[Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (video game)|Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix]] and [[Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (video game)|Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince.]]
-In July, 2007, Katie was asked by Gold Label Records, a well known record company in Hong Kong, to play a main female character in a music video for a song called Love Coming Home (愛回家) 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 Katie's acting as "professional" and "mature".<ref>Sina.com</ref>
-In September 2008, Leung made her television debut in the TV series of Agatha Christie's Poirot, which is based on books written by Agatha Christie, she played a school girl called Hsui Tai, appeared in the 'Cat Amongst The Pigeons' TV episode.
-In 2009, its was confirmed that Katie will be returning to play [[Cho Chang]] for one final time in [[Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (film)]].
 ==Filmography==
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-==External Links==
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 *[http://www.spotlight.com/interactive/cv/7415-0196-4203 Katie Leung Official Management Website Page at Spotlight]
 *{{IMDb name|1648520|Katie Leung}}
 *[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Katie_Leung Katie Leung at Wikipedia]
+*[http://twitter.com/Kt_Leung Katie Leung's official Twitter Account]<ref>[http://www.harrypotterspage.com/2011/03/21/katie-leung-is-also-on-twitter/ Katie Leung's is also on Twitter]</ref>
-*[http://katieleung1987.multiply.com/ Katie Leung 1987 Multiply.Com]
 *[http://katieleungfan.com/ Katie Leung Fan.Com]
 *[http://forums.thefashionspot.com/f50/katie-leung-34326.html Katie Leung at The Fashion Spot.com]
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+[[nl:Katie Leung]]
+[[pl:Katie Leung]]
+[[ru:Кэти Льюнг]]
 [[Category:Actors (real-world)|Leung, Katie]]
+[[Category:Voice actors (real-world)|Leung, Katie]]
+[[Category:Scottish actors (real-world)]]