Can speak Cantonese (Chinese dialect)

[September 2005] She plans to defer going to university so she can continue to play Cho Chang in the 'Harry Potter' films.

Her favorite Chinese actors are Aaron Kwok and Stephen Chow.

Lives with her father, two brothers and a sister in an exclusive district of Motherwell, Scotland.

According to her father, she had never been in a school play and went for the audition "on a whim"..

If she could be given any magical power, Katie says she would like to be able to read boys' minds.

Katie has a younger cousin called Sophie Leung who also goes to Hamilton College. Sophie will be going into her 6th year in Primary School.

Her dad runs a successful restaurant in Glasgow & a thriving Chinese food wholesale business

She achieved pass results in English, maths, chemistry, biology and art in her Highers (Scottish high school exams).

Beat out over 3,000 girls to make her debut as "Cho Chang" in Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2005).

Values her brother, Jonathan's, opinions most

Attended Hamilton College, a prestigious £5000-a-year private school in located in Hamilton, Scotland. Since finishing school in May 2005, Katie wants to either study art at university or embark on an acting career.

Has two brothers (one named Jonathan) and a younger sister (Violet)

Parents are Kar Wai Li & Peter Leung (divorced)

Author J.K. Rowling insisted that the actress to play "Cho" had to be a complete unknown.

Lives in a £400,000 house

Parents are originally from Hong Kong