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Flora Cheong-Leen

b. 1959

Hong Kong actress and fashion designer

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About Flora Cheong-Leen

Born 1959. Flora Cheong-Leen is an Australian actor, film actor, fashion designer and ballet dancer.

Flora Zeta Elizabeth Cheong-Leen (born November 20, 1959) is a Hong Kong actress and fashion designer.

Biography Cheong-Leen 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.

She studied in the United Kingdom and France. After returning to Hong Kong, Cheong-Leen was selected as leading actress in 10 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.

Cheong-Leen launched her first clothing line, Pavlova, in 1981. Pavlova was followed by the Tian Art label, and Cheong-Leen couture collection.

Personal life Cheong-Leen has been married and divorced four times. She has a daughter, Claudine, with her second husband, Michael Ying.

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Important facts

Born
20 November 1959, British Hong Kong
Birth century
20th century
Occupation
Actor, film actor, fashion designer, ballet dancer
Nationality
Australia
Education
Royal Ballet School
Also known as
Zhang Tianai, Zhang Tian'ai, Flora Zeta Elizabeth Cheong-Leen

People in Flora Cheong-Leen's life

Named in this biography and alive at the same time

Portrait of Hilton Cheong-Leen
Hilton Cheong-Leen
1922 – 2022
Politician
 Portrait of Personal
Personal
b. 1963
Computer scientist
 Portrait of Michael Ying
Michael Ying
b. 1949
Entrepreneur

Contemporaries

People whose lives overlapped Flora Cheong-Leen's

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David Blackwell
1919 – 2010
Mathematician
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Hermann Bondi
1919 – 2005
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Margaret Burbidge
1919 – 2020
Astronomer
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Mikhail Kalashnikov
1919 – 2013
Design engineer
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François Jacob
1920 – 2013
Biochemist
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George Porter
1920 – 2002
Chemist

Frequently asked questions

Who is Flora Cheong-Leen?

Hong Kong actress and fashion designer

When was Flora Cheong-Leen born?

Flora Cheong-Leen was born on 20 November 1959 in British Hong Kong.

What is Flora Cheong-Leen's occupation?

Flora Cheong-Leen is an actor, film actor, fashion designer and ballet dancer.

What nationality is Flora Cheong-Leen?

Flora Cheong-Leen is Australian.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Flora Cheong-Leen

· Wikidata: Q5460288

· DBpedia: Flora Cheong-Leen

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