Leong was a model and beauty queen before joining
Astro and enjoyed some success as a television hostess. She switched to acting in 2006 and joined
MediaCorp in Singapore. Initially she was mostly cast in Singapore-Malaysia co-productions and made her debut in a Singapore-produced series in the 2008 drama
La Femme. She was nominated for the Top 10 Most Popular Female Artistes at the
2011 Star Awards. In 2006, Leong filmed two dramas,
The Beginning and
Falling in Love, in supporting roles. In 2007, she filmed two more dramas called,
Man of the House and
Fallen Angel. In 2008, Leong filmed the dramas
La Femme and Where the Heart Is and in 2009, she filmed
My Destiny and
Welcome Home, My Love. In 2010, she filmed four dramas, but had only supporting roles, she acted in dramas like
Tribulations of Life,
Injustice,
Priceless Wonder and
Friends Forever . In 2011, she managed to film two more dramas
Code of Honour and
Prosperity. In 2012, she filmed two dramas
The Quarters and
Laws of Attraction. In 2013, she filmed in one drama called 2013 Radio Rhapsody due to her illness. In 2015, she managed to film a drama called
Mind Game despite her battle with cancer.
Health and death In July 2013, the former Mediacorp artiste was diagnosed with
multiple endocrine neoplasia (MEN) syndrome, and was later confirmed to have neuroendocrine cancer tumors in her liver. She had 60 per cent of her liver removed, and returned to work in late 2014. On 24 December 2015, Leong was admitted to a hospital in Kuala Lumpur after suffering a relapse. She died on the afternoon of 28 December 2015. Her funeral was held at Nilai Memorial Park and was cremated. ==Filmography==