Flora Cheong-Leen
Flora Zeta Elizabeth Cheong-Leen is a Hong Kong actress and fashion designer.Biography
Cheong-Leen was born in Hong Kong and has Australian citizenship. Her father Hilton Cheong-Leen was born in Georgetown, British Guyana but is of Chinese descent and her mother Pauline Chow is from Beijing. In her youth, Cheong-Leen graduated from The Royal Ballet in U.K. and at the Paris Opera in France. After returning to Hong Kong, Cheong-Leen was selected as leading actress in ten full-length motion pictures including Life after Life, Duel to the Death, Chasing Girl, Return of the Deadly Blade, Lung Gem Wei, and Cactus. After a brief career as a film actress, she went on to create fashion designs and costumes.
At the Royal Ballet in U.K. and the Paris Opera in France, Cheong-Leen studied in dance, choreography, costume design, stage direction and theatrical production.
Cheong-Leen launched her first clothing line, Pavlova, in 1981. Pavlova was followed by the exotic Tian Art label, and now Cheong-Leen couture collection, inspired by her own life and family roots.
