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'''Kathleen de Leon Jones''' (née '''de Leon'''; born 1 September 1977) is a Filipino-Australian actress, dancer, and singer. She was an original member of the ARIA Award-winning Australian children's musical group Hi-5 from 1998 to 2007 and left nine years with the group. She had her last stage show in April 2006, and would remain doing promotional appearances until the end of 2006 before officially retiring in July 2007.
'''Kathleen de Leon Jones''' (née '''de Leon'''; born 1 September 1977) is a Filipino-Australian actress, dancer, and singer. She was an original member of the ARIA Award-winning Australian children's musical group ''Hi-5'' from 1998 to 2007 and left nine years with the group. She had her last stage show in April 2006, and would remain doing promotional appearances until the end of 2006 before officially retiring in July 2007.


==Biography==
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===Hi-5 (1998-2007)===
===Hi-5 (1998-2007)===
In 1998, de Leon auditioned for a children's pop musical group that would eventually become 'Hi-5'. She featured with a puppet named [[Jup-Jup]], voiced originally by co-cast member [[Tim Harding]]. de Leon and Jup-Jup's segment of the show, [[Puzzles and Patterns]], promoted and educated children on problem-solving and mathematics.
In 1998, de Leon auditioned for a children's pop musical group that would eventually become Hi-5. She featured with a puppet named [[Jup-Jup]], voiced originally by co-cast member [[Tim Harding]]. de Leon and Jup-Jup's segment of the show, [[Puzzles and Patterns]], promoted and educated children on problem-solving and mathematics.


In July 2007, after taking a year long indefinite hiatus, de Leon left Hi-5 permanently to focus on raising her daughter. de Leon stated that she was still interested in working on television, but only if an opportunity existed in her then-home of Sydney so she could remain close to her family. de Leon became the first of all the original members to permanently leave Hi-5. She was eventually replaced by [[Sun Pezzimenti|Sun Park]].
In July 2007, after taking a year long indefinite hiatus, de Leon left Hi-5 permanently to focus on raising her daughter. de Leon stated that she was still interested in working on television, but only if an opportunity existed in her then-home of Sydney so she could remain close to her family. de Leon became the first of all the original members to permanently leave Hi-5. She was eventually replaced by [[Sun Pezzimenti|Sun Park]].