Flora Cheong-Leen
Flora Zeta Elizabeth Cheong-Leen (born November 20, 1959) is a Hong Kong actress and fashion designer.
Flora Cheong-Leen | |||||||
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張天愛 | |||||||
| Born | Flora Zeta Elizabeth Cheong-Leen November 20, 1959 | ||||||
| Occupation | fashion designer, former actress | ||||||
| Spouse(s) | Anthony
(m. 1979; div. 1981) | ||||||
| Children | 1 | ||||||
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| Chinese name | |||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 張天愛 | ||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 张天爱 | ||||||
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Biography
Cheong-Leen is an Australian who was born in Hong Kong. Her father Hilton Cheong-Leen was born in Georgetown, British Guyana and is of Chinese descent and her mother Pauline Chow is from Beijing. In her youth, Cheong-Leen graduated from The Royal Ballet in U.K. and at the Paris Opera in France. After returning to Hong Kong, Cheong-Leen was selected as leading actress in ten full-length motion pictures including Life after Life (Cinema City), Duel to the Death (Golden Harvest), Chasing Girl (Cinema City), Return of the Deadly Blade (Champion International Film), Lung Gem Wei (Golden Harvest), and Cactus. After a brief career as a film actress, she went on to create fashion designs and costumes.
At the Royal Ballet in U.K. and the Paris Opera in France, Cheong-Leen studied in dance, choreography, costume design, stage direction and theatrical production.
Cheong-Leen launched her first clothing line, Pavlova, in 1981. Pavlova was followed by the exotic Tian Art label, and now Cheong-Leen couture collection, inspired by her own life and family roots.
Cheong-Leen has been married and divorced four times. She has a daughter, Claudine, with her second husband, Michael Ying.
References
- http://www.womenofchina.cn/Profiles/Celebrities/4985.jsp%5B%5D
- "Asia Tatler: The Spirit of High Society". hongkongtatler.com. 11 October 2009. Archived from the original on 11 October 2009.
- "Zhang Tian´ai(Flora Zeta)". www.cctv.com.
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