Callina Liang has become one of the most talked-about actresses in Hollywood after being cast as Chun-Li, the fan-favorite character from the popular video game Street Fighter, in its upcoming film adaptation. Although the actress is a new name in Hollywood, she already has a few television shows and films to her credit. However, much remains unknown about Liang’s early career, ethnicity, and personal and professional life.

As her talent continues to bring her into the spotlight, here is everything to know about the actress.

Callina Liang is a 26-year-old Canadian actress who was born on May 14, 2000. As per her bio in The City Celeb, the actress is about 5 feet 6 inches tall. Although she was born in Vancouver, Liang grew up across several cities, including Beijing, Sydney, and Singapore.

However, there is not much information available about her ethnicity. She attended the Australian International School before completing her education at Lasalle College of the Arts. The actress began exploring a career in acting in 2022.

Her first roles came that year when she starred as Mei in the ITVX teen drama Tell Me Everything and played Young Rue Corintha in Foundation. In 2024, she portrayed Chloe in Steven Soderbergh’s film Presence. After starring as Lynn Kang in J.C. Lee’s Bad Genius, Liang landed the role of Chun-Li in Street Fighter.

Since then, the actress has undergone extensive training to portray the iconic character on screen. The role also demanded a physical transformation.

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To prepare for the role, Liang followed a strict training regimen and diet, which she has said became so intense that it sometimes made her feel like she was going to throw up.

As Street Fighter fans may know, Chun-Li is an expert martial artist known for her powerful and deadly kicks. To portray the iconic character, Callina Liang underwent training in Taekwondo, Muay Thai, and Wushu for nearly two hours a day. Alongside her intense workout routine, Liang also followed a strict diet that included eating 12 eggs a day. 

"When I was bulking, I ate 12 eggs a day. Every two hours I had to have a meal, and I was on the verge of throwing up. But it worked,” she told Empire Magazine.

The protein-rich diet was designed to help her build the physique needed to convincingly portray Chun-Li on screen. In the interview, Liang revealed that she added 6.5 cm of muscle to her thighs to make them appear more muscular, as required for the role, and that explains her dedication to playing the role. From her early roles in Tell Me Everything to landing the role of Chun-Li, Callina Liang’s journey has taken a major turn. And this is certainly a new chapter in her growing acting career.

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