Cathryn Lee | |
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李元玲 | |
Born | Lee Yuan-Ling 17 July 1989
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia |
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Years active | 2012–present |
Cathryn Lee Yuan-Ling ( Chinese: 李元玲; born 17 July 1989) is a Malaysian pianist, model and actress best known for her role as Jing Jing in the Hong Kong-Malaysian horror film Hungry Ghost Ritual (2014).
Lee was born on 17 July 1989, in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, into a wealthy family. [1] [2] Her mother was a former Miss World Malaysia champion. [3] At the age of 8, she began learning the piano and ballet. [4] After completing high school at 17, Lee enrolled at the Royal Birmingham Conservatoire to study classical piano and later obtained a Bachelor of Music. [4] [5] In 2007, she achieved a Licentiate in Piano Solo from Trinity College London, [6] [7] and was mentored by Chinese pianist Li Yundi in Munich, Germany, during several summers. [4] In 2010, while performing at a hotel in Kuala Lumpur, she caught the attention of Fan Bingbing's agent, who offered her a contract with GME as an artist. [4] [5]
Lee made her acting debut in 2012, starring in the lead role of the drama film My Dog Dou Dou. [8] In 2014, she was cast as Jing Jing, a lead role and the younger half-sister with a strained relationship with Nick Cheung's character, in the Hong Kong-Malaysian horror film Hungry Ghost Ritual and garnered public recognition. [9] [10] She also took on lead roles in the 2016 Hong Kong action comedy film Special Female Force and the 2017 legal thriller series Legal Eagles. [11] [12] Subsequently, she focused on her career as pianist and media personality. [13] [14] In 2021, Lee received significant public backlash after making comments on women's physique in an Instagram story that were widely perceived as body-shaming. She was forced to apologize and temporarily deactivated her social media accounts. [7] [15]
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2012 | My Dog Dou Dou | Wu Bi Zhu (吳碧珠) | [8] |
2014 | Hungry Ghost Ritual | Jing Jing (晶晶) | [9] |
2016 | Special Female Force | Cat Leung | [11] |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2013 | The Enchanted | Yao Ding Ding (姚丁丁) | Main role [3] |
2017 | Legal Eagles | Ella Chen Linlin (陳琳琳) | Recurring role [12] |