Harry Potter
Katie Leung should be silent on racial hostility
Katie Leung performing in London
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Katie Leung not only has fond memories of her time on "Harry Potter". At that time, however, she should be silent about racist hostility.
"Harry Potter" actress Katie Leung, 33, spoke about the racist attacks she was exposed to while working on the famous franchise. During an appearance on the podcast "Chinese Chippy Girl", the Briton revealed how hostile some fans have reacted to her casting as Cho Chang. She was first seen in 2005 in "Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire". Leung also stated that she had been instructed by those responsible to deny any racism related to her role.
At one point she Googled herself, Leung said, and landed on a fan website for the film series. "I remember reading all of the comments." Many of them were racist. You have even found a "hate site" on the net that you should denigrate. On her it was counted in how many comments her casting was rated negatively.
"Just say it's not true"
Leung, who was 16 when she joined the series, also said she spoke to public relations staff about the hostility: "I remember them saying to me, 'Oh, look, Katie, we have not seen those sites that people are talking about. And when asked about it, 'just say it is not true, say it is not happening, "Leung said on the podcast. “And I just nodded. I said, 'Okay, okay', even though I had seen it myself. I said, 'Okay, yes, I'll just say everything is great.' grateful "to have been involved in" Harry Potter ", she also said.
The now 33-year-old also played the role of Cho Chang in "Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix", "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" and "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2". In addition to appearances in miniseries, she was also seen in the films "The Foreigner" with Jackie Chan (66) and "Locked Down" with Anne Hathaway (38). The actress is also active in the theater.