Linda Louise Duan (born 13 December 1993) is a

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actress.

Early life and education

After A-levels, Linda became interested in performing after taking a mime course with Desmond Jones: "Desmond was the man who got me to reconsider my options of pursuing something outside of a standard degree... He later went on and told me about other specialist schools that I would not have known much about... I thought about it carefully and decided to talk to my Dad about this possibility....with his blessing, I went down that road!" After graduating, Duan began to audition for more roles.

Career

Duan was in

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when she was contacted by assistant director Holly Gardner to audition for a secret project. When she learned that it involved

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, she immediately flew back to

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to audition. She eventually learned that it was ''

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'' and began to research her character

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. Duan found the role invigorating despite the character's limited appearance, but hopes that it would open doors for other actresses: "I want to be a good role model for Chinese girls growing up. When I was growing up I had Barbie dolls with blonde hair and blue eyes and that’s what my perception of beauty was because that’s what I was exposed to...I want to see more characters like Mulan."

Personal life

Duan practices

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in her spare time.

Filmography

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Duan, Linda Louise Living people 1993 births 21st-century English actresses Actors from Chester Actresses from Cheshire British actresses of Asian descent English film actresses English people of Chinese descent