Cathryn Lee Yuan-ling (; 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).

Biography

Lee was born on 17 July 1989, in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, into a wealthy family. Her mother was a former

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champion. At the age of 8, she began learning the piano and ballet. After completing high school at 17, Lee enrolled at the

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to study classical piano and later obtained a

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. In 2007, she achieved a Licentiate in Piano Solo from

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, and was mentored by Chinese pianist Li Yundi in

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, Germany, during several summers. In 2010, while performing at a hotel in Kuala Lumpur, she caught the attention of

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's agent, who offered her a contract with as an artist. Lee made her acting debut in 2012, starring in the lead role of the drama film '' My Dog Dou Dou''. In 2014, she was cast as Jing Jing, a lead role and the younger half-sister with a strained relationship with

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's character, in the Hong Kong-Malaysian horror film '' Hungry Ghost Ritual'' and garnered public recognition. 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''. Subsequently, she focused on her career as pianist and media personality. 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.

Filmography

Film

Television

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Lee, Cathryn Living people 1989 births 21st-century Malaysian actresses Alumni of the Royal Birmingham Conservatoire Malaysian film actresses Malaysian television actresses Malaysian female models Malaysian women pianists