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Lesley Chiang movie list
Lesley Chiang (born January 28, 1986) is a Canadian actress and singer songwriter, who is best known for her role as Liza in the Hong Kong sitcom "Come Home Love: Lo and Behold", for which she won the 2022 TVB Award for "Breakthrough Star". Her first American role for the Amazon Prime limited series "Expats" is due to be released this year.
Chiang was born in Hong Kong, raised in Vancouver, British Columbia. She is the daughter of legendary actor Paul Chun, the niece of actor David Chiang and director Derek Yee Tung Sing, and the sister of Benji Chiang. She is half-Chinese, half-Japanese, and is fluent in English, Cantonese, Mandarin, and Japanese. She is based in Hong Kong, Vancouver (British Columbia) and Los Angeles.
Chiang's career started in 2006 in Tokyo, where she was the host of the NHK children's show, "Let's Play in English!" In 2009, Chiang moved back to Hong Kong, and together with her brother started the indie pop band "Benji and Lesley". The group was well received and won many musical awards (including Best New Artist, and Best Group) in their first year. In 2012 took a break to focus on their solo careers as singers and actors.
In 2016, Chiang became the first Hong Kong songwriter to compose and produce a title song for K-pop, 2PM's "Promise (I'll Be)". She has also written many canto-pop hits, including Eason Chan's "The Main Theme", Kelly Chen's "So Hot", and Joyce Cheng's "When did you stop loving me?".
Chiang rose to fame in 2020 when she starred as Liza in the sitcom "Come Home Love: Lo and Behold", which resulted in 3 nominations (Best Supporting Actress, People's Choice Favourite TV Character, and Best Rising Star) for the 2022 TVB Awards. Chiang's "Best Rising Star" win was highly celebrated, and she became the "It Girl" of the year.
In April 2022, Chiang filmed her first American role for "Expats", an Amazon Prime production directed by Lulu Wang, starring Nicole Kidman.
After Chiang got married to her long-time boyfriend, Pak Ho in 2022, she released a wedding song called "PAPA", dedicating it to her father. The song peaked at #2 on the music charts.
Chiang loves to sing, dance (jazz, jazz funk, and hip hop), dive (1 meter springboard), go horseback riding, and do Muay Thai.
Chiang is a mental health advocate and has been open about her struggles with depression and anxiety. She is the ambassador of the Suicide Prevention Services (HK).