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Judy Jiao is best known for playing Leia Chang on Degrassi: The Next Generation. She was born in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, and attended Harvard College. See her biography, filmography, trivia and contact info on IMDb.
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Judy Jiao is best known for having portrayed Leia Chang on Degrassi: The Next Generation. Her character was a regular from Season 8 until the middle of Season 10 (Originally meant to be a regular from Season 8 - the first half of Season 11) but she left the show to attend Harvard University.
Nov 30, 2011 · Though Judy Z. Jiao ’14 did not know it at the time, her life was completely transformed by a trip to the mall. She was approached, at the age of 13, by a talent scout who invited her to attend...
Nov 29, 2011 · Judy Jiao at Harvard. For full article: http://www.thecrimson.com/article/201... Judy Jiao '14 portrayed Leia Chang on "Degrassi: The Next Generation." ...more.
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Season 8
InUptown Girl (1), Leia is new to Degrassi and introduces herself to Mia, as what Holly J. calls her, "An unwelcome addition to Degrassi." She and Mia become fast friends, and she tells Mia that Danny seems to have a big crush on her. In Uptown Girl (2), Leia is invited to one of Tom Blake's parties that Mia is attending, but gets very uncomfortable when drinking is involved, and Mia kisses a random woman and Tom Blake. She leaves, saying it is not her scene, which irritates Mia. She later fi...
Season 9
In Just Can't Get Enough, Leia is seen in the premiere hugging Danny after his band's performance. She dances with the crowd of the people while the Studz performs. In Wanna Be Startin' Somethin', Leia seems to be friends with Holly J. now because Holly J. asks Leia to go shopping with her and Anya. She doesn't go because she already made plans with Danny. In Beat It (1), she and Anya seem to be good friends. She is in on the secret that Anya is keeping from Sav about about LARPing. She compl...
Season 10
In My Body Is A Cage (1), Leia greets Anya, who is late for class. Anya is upset that her and Leia aren't assigned as partners. Leia says that her and Heather Poulette were assigned partners and that today she smells like sausage. Later after school, Leia goes over to Anya's house and they find Anya's mom's wedding ring on the table. Leia watches her friend panic over her mother not answering her phone and the left-behind wedding ring. Leia tells Anya that the signs she read in "Sizzle Teen M...
Leia is the first regular character of East Asian descent to appear on the show.She is a ballet dancer.Leia's character was originally supposed to be a recurring character until the end of the first half of season 11, but her portrayer left to go to college at Harvard in early season 10.She and Anyaare the only two characters in Degrassi history to LARP (Live Action Role Play).First Line: (8.01: Uptown Girl, Part 1) "Being on time would have helped,but not with that psycho witch in charge!" Final Line: (10.16: My Body is a Cage, Part 2) "No, uh, we were just talking about stuff. Um, I gotta go guys. Bye." 1. "They used to sing me songs to help me get to sleep." 2. "You're like a bad cliché." 3. "How far will you go to im...
Main article: Danny-Leia RelationshipDanny Van ZandtActress: Degrassi: The Next Generation. Judy Jiao was born on 17 February 1992 in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, the first of two children born to Jack Jiao and Jean Zu. Her brother, Kirk Jiao, was born in 1996. She began modeling at age 13 after being spotted by a modeling scout at a shopping mall.
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