Katie Leung

Today we are going to talk about an actress who rose to stardom for playing Cho Chang in the Harry Potter film franchise. The actress is none other than Katie Leung. Leung played roles in Wild Swans and Run after appearing in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallow- Part 2.

Leung has an interest in painting and photography and at the University of the Arts, London, she studied art and design.

Bio- Katie Leung

A native of Motherwell, Katie Leung was born on August 8, 1987, in Scotland. She holds a Scottish nationality and belongs to a mixed ethnicity. Katie completed her secondary schooling from Hamilton College, South Lanarkshire.

Similarly, her father Peter Leung was a Hong Kong businessman who owns a company in Glasgow, and her mother Kar Wai Li worked as a banker.  Her parents divorced while Katie was three.

Professional Life

Soon after graduation, Katie Leung started her career as an actress. She made her stage debut in the play Wild Swans in 2012. Along with actors Daniel Radcliffe, Robbie Coltrane, Rupert Grint, Jason Isaacs, and Alan Rickman, Katie starred a role in Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix.  In the same way, Katie had a voiced in the video games Hatty Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, and Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix.

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Leung was cast in July 2007 by Gold Label Records, a Hong Kong-based EMI subsidiary, to be Leo Ku’s female lead in the music video Love Coming Home. In an episode of Cat Among the Pigeons of ITV1’s Agatha Christie’s Poirot she played Hsui Tai.  She was also featured in the Teen Vogue and Evening Standard. In 2017, Leung co-starred in The Foreigner with Jackie Chan and Pierce Brosnan playing Fan, the daughter of Chan’s character.

$5 Million Net Worth

Scottish actress, Katie Leung has earned a staggering amount from her long term acting career. The estimated net worth of Leung is $5 million as of 2019. Majority of her earning comes from her career as an actress. Back in 2017, she portrayed a role in the action thriller film The Foreigner, which has collected $145.4 million in the box office.

Katie is currenly engaged on appearing hit television series and features movies. Leung is considered as one of the gorgeous models. She also receives a big chunk of money from her works in commercials and advertisements.  Yet, she hasn’t revealed the exact details about her salary and income.

Lives a Lowkey Life

Katie received much media coverage after sharing an on-screen kiss with Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix star Daniel Radcliffe. However, there’s nothing like that when it comes to her real life. The actress is living a single life and spends most of her time in charity works rather than to get engaged in any sorts of love affairs.

Likewise,  Leung is a professional lady who loves to keep her personal details away from the limelight. So, she hasn’t disclosed any kind of information related to her boyfriend and married life. Yet, there were some rumors that she dated Hong Kong singer, actor, and model Leo Ku in 2008.  Since Katie herself hasn’t confirmed her relationship with Ku, we cannot say anything about it.

Age, Body Measurements

Katie Leung’s age is 32 years old as of 2019. Likewise, Leung stands at a height of 5 feet 4 inches or 1.64 m tall. She has black hair and a pair of brown eyes. As an actress and a model, Katie has perfectly maintained her body. But, the measurements of her body and weights are unavailable at the moment.

Charity Works

Throughout 2007, she helped Scotland’s charity The Prince’s Trust collect £00,000 by launching an art competition for children and also donated one of her own paintings that were auctioned at £ 960. She is also one of two stars who donated a photo Sightsavers International’s I: Click 2009 competition.