Cathryn Lee Explained

Native Name:李元玲
Native Name Lang:zh
Birth Name:Lee Yuan-Ling
Birth Date:17 July 1989
Birth Place:Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Yearsactive:2012–present

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.[1] [2] Her mother was a former Miss World Malaysia champion.[3] At the age of 8, she began learning the piano and ballet.[4] After completing high school at 17, Lee enrolled at the Royal Birmingham Conservatoire to study classical piano and later obtained a Bachelor of Music.[5] In 2007, she achieved a Licentiate in Piano Solo from Trinity College London,[6] [7] and was mentored by Chinese pianist Li Yundi in Munich, Germany, during several summers. In 2010, while performing at a hotel in Kuala Lumpur, she caught the attention of Fan Bingbing'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.[8] In 2014, she was cast as Jing Jing, a lead role and the younger half-sister with a strained relationship with Nick Cheung's character, in the Hong Kong-Malaysian horror film Hungry Ghost Ritual and garnered public recognition.[9] [10] 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.[11] [12] Subsequently, she focused on her career as pianist and media personality.[13] [14] 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.[15]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2012My Dog Dou DouWu Bi Zhu (吳碧珠)
2014Hungry Ghost RitualJing Jing (晶晶)
2016Special Female ForceCat Leung

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2013The EnchantedYao Ding Ding (姚丁丁)Main role
2017Legal EaglesElla Chen Linlin (陳琳琳)Recurring role

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 李元玲倒奶庆生 狂晒豪宅跑车 . 17 July 2020 . . 15 March 2024 . zh . 27 January 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210127173633/https://www.chinapress.com.my/20200717/%e6%9d%8e%e5%85%83%e7%8e%b2%e5%80%92%e5%a5%b6%e5%ba%86%e7%94%9f-%e7%8b%82%e6%99%92%e8%b1%aa%e5%ae%85%e8%b7%91%e8%bd%a6/ . live .
  2. Web site: 鋼琴女神慘遭4次詐財！台灣經紀人捲款潛逃　悲吐「再講要哭了」 . 16 January 2023 . . 謝文哲 . 15 March 2024 . zh . 21 January 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230121054329/https://www.mirrormedia.mg/story/20230116edi011/ . live .
  3. Web site: 吴卓羲暗交大马美女钢琴手．”老婆”骚扰新欢．爆一脚踏三船 . 11 August 2012 . . 15 March 2024 . zh . 15 March 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240315153828/https://www.sinchew.com.my/20120811/%E5%90%B4%E5%8D%93%E7%BE%B2%E6%9A%97%E4%BA%A4%E5%A4%A7%E9%A9%AC%E7%BE%8E%E5%A5%B3%E9%92%A2%E7%90%B4%E6%89%8B%EF%BC%8E%E8%80%81%E5%A9%86%E9%AA%9A%E6%89%B0%E6%96%B0%E6%AC%A2%EF%BC%8E%E7%88%86/ . live .
  4. Web site: 大馬鋼琴女神李元玲力挺恩師 . 1 November 2021 . . 陸奇 . 15 March 2024 . zh . 15 March 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240315153839/https://www.yzzk.com/article/details/%E5%B0%81%E9%9D%A2%E5%B0%88%E9%A1%8C/2021-44/1635391406558/%E5%A4%A7%E9%A6%AC%E9%8B%BC%E7%90%B4%E5%A5%B3%E7%A5%9E%E6%9D%8E%E5%85%83%E7%8E%B2%E5%8A%9B%E6%8C%BA%E6%81%A9%E5%B8%AB . live .
  5. Web site: 鋼琴界「真人版娜美」是她！李元玲練琴曬「黑色丁字褲綁蜜桃臀」背影男粉全暴動 . 17 August 2019 . . Lee . Eva . Lee . Irene . 15 March 2024 . zh . 19 August 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190819061552/https://www.cosmopolitan.com/tw/entertainment/celebrity-gossip/g28717889/cathryn-lee-piano-ig-sexy-photo/ . live .
  6. Web site: 【多圖】馬國女神李元玲堅決否認學歷造假：抹殺了我的專業及努力 . 5 October 2019 . . 葉詩 . 15 March 2024 . zh . 6 November 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211106143616/https://www.hk01.com/%E5%8D%B3%E6%99%82%E5%A8%9B%E6%A8%82/382703/%E5%A4%9A%E5%9C%96-%E9%A6%AC%E5%9C%8B%E5%A5%B3%E7%A5%9E%E6%9D%8E%E5%85%83%E7%8E%B2%E5%A0%85%E6%B1%BA%E5%90%A6%E8%AA%8D%E5%AD%B8%E6%AD%B7%E9%80%A0%E5%81%87-%E6%8A%B9%E6%AE%BA%E4%BA%86%E6%88%91%E7%9A%84%E5%B0%88%E6%A5%AD%E5%8F%8A%E5%8A%AA%E5%8A%9B . live .
  7. Web site: Malaysian Influencer Who Claimed M-Sized Girls Are Fat Has Now Apologised . 20 October 2019 . . 15 March 2024 . 28 January 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210128204847/https://says.com/my/amp/news/malaysian-influencer-who-claimed-m-sized-girls-are-fat-has-now-apologised . live .
  8. Web site: 「映畫女生」李元玲X唐紫睿 . 17 August 2014 . . 15 March 2024 . zh . 15 March 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240315153834/https://easttouch.my-magazine.me/mobilesite/main/selected/view/1008 . live .
  9. Web site: ‘Hungry Ghost Ritual’ (‘Yu Lan Sun Gung’): Film Review . 11 July 2014 . . Hsu . Clarence . 15 March 2024 . 2 February 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240202231951/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-reviews/hungry-ghost-ritual-yu-lan-717931/ . live .
  10. Web site: 馬來西亞鋼琴家李元玲多才多藝 曾演張家輝細妹 . 14 July 2020 . . 15 March 2024 . zh . 13 August 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220813160738/https://www.orientalsunday.hk/%e5%a8%9b%e8%81%9e/%e6%9d%8e%e5%85%83%e7%8e%b2-%e5%bc%b5%e5%ae%b6%e8%bc%9d-%e7%9b%82%e8%98%ad%e7%a5%9e%e5%8a%9f-plt-387049/ . live .
  11. Web site: 马国霸王花挂彩　岑丽香膝头撼石头痛入心 . 10 June 2014 . . 15 March 2024 . zh . 15 March 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240315153820/https://hk.on.cc/hk/bkn/cnt/entertainment/20140610/bkn-20140610000101814-0610_00862_001_cn.html . live .
  12. Web site: Legal Eagles . . 15 March 2024 . 15 March 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240315153827/https://www.avclub.com/tv/reviews/legal-eagles-2017 . live .
  13. Web site: 大馬女神李元玲自揭三圍數字 公開痛斥黑心商人偷圖宣傳瘦身產品 . 23 February 2022 . . 15 March 2024 . zh . 25 February 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220225063927/https://www.orientalsunday.hk/%e6%9c%80%e6%96%b0%e5%a8%9b%e8%81%9e/%e6%9d%8e%e5%85%83%e7%8e%b2-%e5%a4%a7%e9%a6%ac%e5%a5%b3%e7%a5%9e-%e4%b8%89%e5%9c%8d-%e5%81%b7%e5%9c%96-plt2-498011/ . live .
  14. Web site: Malaysian social media influencer Cathryn Lee to stage piano recital in Taipei next month . 7 March 2023 . . Looi . Sylvia . 15 March 2024 . 8 March 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230308064450/https://www.malaymail.com/news/showbiz/2023/03/07/malaysian-social-media-influencer-cathryn-lee-to-stagepiano-recital-in-taipei-next-month-video/58413 . live .
  15. Web site: Will Malaysian model Cathryn Li be forgiven for body-shaming Instagram post – which branded M-sized women ‘fat’? . 9 October 2019 . . 15 March 2024 . 17 November 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20191117064445/https://amp.scmp.com/magazines/style/celebrity/article/3032154/will-malaysian-model-cathryn-lee-be-forgiven-body-shaming . live .

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