Isabella Leong
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| Isabella Leong | ||||||
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| Chinese name | 梁洛施 | |||||
| Jyutping | loeng4 lok3 si1 (Cantonese) | |||||
| Birth name | Luisa Isabella Nolasco da Silva (梁樂瑤) | |||||
| Ancestry | Zhongshan, Guangdong | |||||
| Origin | Macau | |||||
| Born | June 23, 1988 [1] Macau |
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| Other name(s) | Isabella Leong Isabella Leung Leung Lok-si |
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| Occupation | Singer, actress | |||||
| Genre(s) | Cantopop | |||||
| Instrument(s) | Vocals | |||||
| Label(s) | EEG (2004-2008) Trump Art (2008-2009) |
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| Years active | 2004 – 2009 | |||||
| Partner(s) | Richard Li | |||||
| Children | Ethan Li (李長治) (born 26 April 2009) |
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Isabella Leong Lok Sze (traditional Chinese: 梁洛施; Portuguese: Luisa Isabella Nolasco da Silva) is a Hong Kong-based actress and former singer.
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[edit] Career
Leong joined the Emperor Entertainment Group as a teenage model.[2] She later turned to singing and released her debut album, Isabella, at 16 years of age. Isabella did not achieve the success hoped for and Leong turned to acting instead.
In 2004, Leong appeared as a guest star in the TV series Sunshine Heartbeat. In 2005, she made her film debut in The Eye 10 and also appeared in Bug Me Not, for which she was nominated as Best New Performer in the Hong Kong Film Awards.
In 2006, Leong won the leading role in the highly successful Isabella. The film allowed her to win a number of award nominations—Best Actress at the Hong Kong Film Awards, the Fantasporto and the Hong Kong Film Awards, and an award at Golden Bauhinia Awards for Best New Performer. The film also won the Silver Berlin award at the Berlin Film Festival for Best Film Music.
At the Hong Kong Film Awards 2007, Leong received two nominations: one for Isabella, and one for Diary - Best Supporting Actress; these nominations further increased her growing popularity. In 2007 Leong co-starred in the arthouse and lesbian-related film Spider Lilies alongside Taiwanese pop singer and actress Rainie Yang. Spider Lilies was shown at the Berlin Film Festival and won the Teddy Award for Best Feature Film.
Leong went on to land her first American film role in The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor, which was released in 2008.[3]
[edit] Personal life
Leong was born in Macau on June 23, 1988. Her father was a descendant of a prominent Macanese family of Portuguese-English heritage, and her mother is Chinese. Leong dropped out of secondary school at the age of 12. Their family remained in Macau until Isabella was 15 years old.[4]
In 2009, Leong gave birth to a son with Hong Kong billionaire Richard Li, son of billionaire Li Ka-Shing. For this, Leong was given two mansions in San Francisco and HK$50 million in cash, totaling more than HK$200 million. The Li family also provided her with an entourage of care-givers, including five bodyguards, four full-time nannies and a personal attendant.[5] There has been speculation that a 10-digit pre-nuptial agreement is in place to take care of Leong’s future needs and also to prevent any “potential problems” that could arise in the future.[5]
A 100-day-old banquet was held for her son from July 9-11, 2009, for three consecutive days, with some of the city's celebrities like Stanley Ho and his second wife Lam Wan Ying, and Tsang Yam Pui and his wife having been spotted in attendance. The banquet was rumoured to cost over 3 million USD.[6]
[edit] EEG contract dispute
Emperor Entertainment Group filed a lawsuit in the High Court on April 3, 2008 to seek damages from Leong for breaking a 10-year contract which Leong's mother signed for her when she was only 12 years old. Leong filed a writ against the company on April 27.[2] In November 2008 the legal battle between Leong and EEG ended in an out-of-court settlement, with the star "free to pursue her career".[7]
[edit] Discography
| Album # | Album Information |
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| 1st | Isabella - First Album Versions A, B, C
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| 2nd | I am Isabella (EP)
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| 3rd | To Find Love (EP)
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| 4th | I am Isabella (Complete Version)
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| 5th | Say Goodbye... Luisa (DualDisc) (CD+DVD)
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[edit] Publication
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Isabella Photo Album
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EEG Artiste Crystal - Isabella
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Post Card - Isabella
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Isabella Artiste Profile
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[edit] Filmography
| Year | Title | Role |
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| 2004 | Sunshine Heartbeat 赤沙印记＠四叶草２ |
Girl asking for fortune |
| 2005 | The Eye 10 見鬼 10 |
April |
| Bug Me Not! 虫不知 |
Moon (小月) |
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| Dragon Squad 猛龍 |
Kong's daughter (江綽芝) |
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| A Chinese Tall Story 情癲大聖 |
Red Devil (紅孩兒) |
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| 2006 | McDull, The Alumni 春田花花同學會 |
Wing Yan (詠思) |
| Isabella 伊莎貝拉 |
Yan (張碧欣) |
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| Dragon Tiger Gate 龍虎門 |
voice | |
| Diary (film) 妄想 |
Leung Wing Na/Ho Lai Yee (梁詠娜/何麗儀) |
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| The Knot 云水谣 |
Xiao-rui (王曉芮) |
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| 2007 | Simply Actors 戲王之王 |
Guest |
| Spider Lilies 刺青 |
Takeko (竹子) |
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| 2008 | Missing 深海尋人 |
Xiao Hai |
| The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor | Lin |
[edit] Awards
Fantasporto (2006)
- Best Actress for Isabella
Golden Bauhinia Awards (2006)
- Best New Performer for Isabella
[edit] Nominations
Hong Kong Film Awards (2005)
- Best New Performer for Bug Me Not
Hong Kong Film Awards (2007)
- Best Actress for Isabella
Hong Kong Film Awards (2007)
- Best Supporting Actress for Diary
Golden Bauhinia Awards (2007)
- Best Supporting Actress for Diary
[edit] References
- ^ Asianfanatics. "[1]." Isabella Leong Lok Si (梁洛施), Actress/Singer. Retrieved on 2009-10-4.
- ^ a b South China Morning Post. We paid nothing to settle: Emperor. Retrieved on 2008-11-18.
- ^ Isabella to fight Mummy 3.
- ^ Arcilla, Tesa (February 2008). "Isabella Figura". Review Asia. http://www.review-asia.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=267&Itemid=30. Retrieved 2008-06-15.
- ^ a b Channelnewsasia.com
- ^ http://epochtimes.com/gb/9/7/14/n2589552.htm
- ^ South China Morning Post. Deal frees starlet from Emperor Group fold. Retrieved on 2008-11-18.
