The same could be said of Leung. The actress, who beat thousands of girls in an open audition for the role of Cho at the age of 13, shares that while she was grateful for the life-changing opportunity to star in the Harry Potter films, starting with The Goblet of Fire” from 2005. She also reconsidered whether she really wanted to pursue an acting career – or whether she was worth taking on new roles. “In my head, I pigeonholed myself and thought the only reason anyone would want to work with me was: [being in Harry Potter]“Leung reflects. “And until I got that out of my head, I just felt a little stuck. I think that’s the case with a lot of people when they play iconic roles and people keep pointing that out even though they’ve done a lot of other things. I was really drawn to people who said to me, “Oh, I saw that thing you were in,” which isn’t “Harry Potter.” Suddenly I wanted to be her best friend.”
