15 Facts About Isabella Leong

Isabella Leong has a sister who is seven years older.

Isabella Leong's father was a descendant of one of the most prominent and long-established Macanese families, the Nolasco da Silva.

Isabella Leong's father was a Eurasian born to Frederico Joao Moreira de Sousa Teles de Menezes, a Portuguese father and Terry Marques Nolasco, a Chinese woman living in Portugal.

Isabella Leong's father has two elder brothers, Henrique and Frederico and one younger brother, Jose Manuel.

Isabella Leong's father had a secret drug addiction and died from an overdose when she was six months old.

Isabella Leong had never received recognition from her paternal family, so she took her mother's surname.

Isabella Leong's mother worked as a croupier in Casino Lisboa and Isabella Leong was responsible for contributing to the family's finances.

Isabella Leong attended Macau Sam Yuk Middle School in 1999 but dropped out.

Isabella Leong later began singing and released her debut album, Isabella, when she was 16 years old.

Isabella did not achieve the success hoped for and Leong subsequently debuted with acting.

Isabella Leong won her first American film role in The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor, which was released in 2008.

Emperor Entertainment Group filed a lawsuit in the High Court on 3 April 2008, to seek damages from Isabella Leong for breaking a 10-year contract which Isabella Leong's mother signed for her when she was only 12 years old.

In 2008, Isabella Leong met Hong Kong businessman Richard Li, son of billionaire Li Ka-shing, on a movie set, when she was 20 and he was 41.

In June 2010, Isabella Leong gave birth to Li's twin sons in San Francisco.

In March 2011, Isabella Leong announced that she and Li had ended their relationship.