Linda Chung | |||||||||
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Linda Chung at MegaBox in 2014
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Chinese name | 鍾嘉欣 (traditional) | ||||||||
Chinese name | 钟嘉欣 (simplified) | ||||||||
Pinyin | Zhōng Jiāxīn (Mandarin) | ||||||||
Jyutping | zung1 gaa1 jan1 (Cantonese) | ||||||||
Born |
Maple Ridge, British Columbia, Canada |
9 April 1984 ||||||||
Occupation | Actress, singer | ||||||||
Label(s) | Star Entertainment (2008–11) Stars Shine International (2011–13) Voice Entertainment (2013–present) |
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Years active | 2004–present | ||||||||
Spouse(s) | Jeremy Leung (m. 2015) | ||||||||
Children | 1 | ||||||||
Ancestry | Gaozhou, Maoming, Guangdong, China | ||||||||
Website | Linda Chung | ||||||||
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Linda Chung Ka-yan (Chinese: 鍾嘉欣) (born 9 April 1984) is a Canadian actress and singer. She is currently active in Hong Kong and signed with Television Broadcasts Limited (TVB) after winning the 2004 Miss Chinese International. She has starred in several popular TV series, most notably Forensic Heroes, Heart of Greed, Moonlight Resonance, A Journey Called Life, The Gem of Life, Yes, Sir. Sorry, Sir!, Legend of the Demigods, Ghost Writer, Witness Insecurity, Brother's Keeper, All That Is Bitter Is Sweet, and Tiger Cubs II.
Chung was born in Maple Ridge, and raised in Vancouver, British Columbia with an older brother and sister. After graduation from Vancouver's Templeton Secondary School, Chung studied education at the University of British Columbia for two years.
Beginning her public life in 2002, Chung won the title of Miss Crystal Cover Girl, a beauty-talent contest organized and hosted annually by Crystal Mall, an Asian-themed shopping centre located beside Metrotown, Burnaby.