Cathryn Lee

Cathryn Lee
李元玲
Born
Lee Yuan-ling

(1989-07-17) 17 July 1989
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Education
Occupations
  • Pianist
  • Model
  • Actress
Years active2012–present

Cathryn Lee Yuan-ling (Chinese: 李元玲; 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][3] Her mother was a former Miss World Malaysia champion.[4] At the age of 8, she began learning the piano and ballet.[5] 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][6] In 2007, she achieved a Licentiate in Piano Solo from Trinity College London,[7][8] and was mentored by Chinese pianist Li Yundi in Munich, Germany, during several summers.[5] 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 GME as an artist.[5][6]

Lee made her acting debut in 2012, starring in the lead role of the drama film My Dog Dou Dou.[9] 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.[10][11] 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.[12][13] Subsequently, she focused on her career as pianist and media personality.[14][15] 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.[8][16]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
2012 My Dog Dou Dou Wu Bi Zhu (吳碧珠) [9]
2014 Hungry Ghost Ritual Jing Jing (晶晶) [10]
2016 Special Female Force Cat Leung [12]

Television

Year Title Role Notes
2013 The Enchanted Yao Ding Ding (姚丁丁) Main role[4]
2017 Legal Eagles Ella Chen Linlin (陳琳琳) Recurring role[13]

References

  1. ^ "李元玲倒奶庆生 狂晒豪宅跑车". China Press (in Chinese). 17 July 2020. Archived from the original on 27 January 2021. Retrieved 15 March 2024.
  2. ^ Chen, Amber (28 June 2019). "她的才華除了琴藝，還有火辣身材！大馬「美女鋼琴家」李元玲一出場就辣翻你的眼！". GQ Taiwan (in Chinese). Retrieved 17 July 2025.
  3. ^ "【野生抓正妹❤】這身材太不科學！馬來西亞「爆乳鋼琴女神」大爆紅，集臉蛋、身材、才藝於一身！". Jusky (in Chinese). 21 August 2021. Retrieved 17 July 2025.
  4. ^ a b "吴卓羲暗交大马美女钢琴手．"老婆"骚扰新欢．爆一脚踏三船". Sin Chew Daily (in Chinese). 11 August 2012. Archived from the original on 15 March 2024. Retrieved 15 March 2024.
  5. ^ a b c d 陸奇 (1 November 2021). "大馬鋼琴女神李元玲力挺恩師". Yazhou Zhoukan (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 15 March 2024. Retrieved 15 March 2024.
  6. ^ a b Lee, Eva; Lee, Irene (17 August 2019). "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". Cosmopolitan (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 19 August 2019. Retrieved 15 March 2024.
  7. ^ 葉詩 (5 October 2019). "【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". HK01 (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 6 November 2021. Retrieved 15 March 2024.
  8. ^ a b "Malaysian Influencer Who Claimed M-Sized Girls Are Fat Has Now Apologised". Says Sdn Bhd. 20 October 2019. Archived from the original on 28 January 2021. Retrieved 15 March 2024.
  9. ^ a b "「映畫女生」李元玲X唐紫睿". East Touch (in Chinese). 17 August 2014. Archived from the original on 15 March 2024. Retrieved 15 March 2024.
  10. ^ a b Hsu, Clarence (11 July 2014). "'Hungry Ghost Ritual' ('Yu Lan Sun Gung'): Film Review". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on 2 February 2024. Retrieved 15 March 2024.
  11. ^ "馬來西亞鋼琴家李元玲多才多藝 曾演張家輝細妹". Oriental Sunday (in Chinese). 14 July 2020. Archived from the original on 13 August 2022. Retrieved 15 March 2024.
  12. ^ a b "马国霸王花挂彩　岑丽香膝头撼石头痛入心". Oriental Daily News (in Chinese). 10 June 2014. Archived from the original on 15 March 2024. Retrieved 15 March 2024.
  13. ^ a b "Legal Eagles". The A.V. Club. Archived from the original on 15 March 2024. Retrieved 15 March 2024.
  14. ^ "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". Oriental Sunday (in Chinese). 23 February 2022. Archived from the original on 25 February 2022. Retrieved 15 March 2024.
  15. ^ Looi, Sylvia (7 March 2023). "Malaysian social media influencer Cathryn Lee to stage piano recital in Taipei next month". Malay Mail. Archived from the original on 8 March 2023. Retrieved 15 March 2024.
  16. ^ "Will Malaysian model Cathryn Li be forgiven for body-shaming Instagram post – which branded M-sized women 'fat'?". South China Morning Post. 9 October 2019. Archived from the original on 17 November 2019. Retrieved 15 March 2024.
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