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Cheng Pei-pei
Chinese actress (–)
In this Chinese name, the family name is Cheng.
Cheng Pei-pei (6 January – 17 July ) was an actress, appearing mainly in Hong Kong films. Popularly known as "Queen of Swords" and "Queen of Martial Arts Films", Cheng starred in numerous successful wuxia and martial arts films in Hong Kong, and is widely considered cinema's first female action hero.[1][2][3][4][5] During her six-decade career, Cheng starred in over movies and 50 television series.[6]
Born in Shanghai, Cheng moved to Hong Kong in and joined Shaw Brothers Studio in The wuxia film Come Drink with Me () launched Cheng into superstardom, making her Hong Kong's first official kung fu screen queen.
She followed up with the films Dragon Creek (), The Thundering Sword (), Jade Raksha (), Golden Swallow (), Shadow Whip (), and Lady Hermit ().[7][8] She stepped away from acting after her marriage and moved to the United States in , but returned to acting after divorcing in , notably in Flirting Scholar () and Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (), for which she won a Hong Kong Film Award for Best Supporting Actress.[9] Late in her career, she gained renewed popularity through the Chinese reality show Divas Hit the Road ().
Pei pei cheng biography channel I've done tons of wire work, but in small productions it has bad standards. Expand below. Tucked away in an obscure Chinese restaurant in West LA with a name that sounds like an English question, I'm eating vegetarian with unquestionably Hong Kong's foremost cinematic kung fu queen, silver screen legend and devout Buddhist, Cheng Pei-pei. San Francisco Chronicle.In addition to her Chinese-language works, Cheng also appeared in English-language productions, including Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun-Li (), Lifting (), Meditation Park () and Mulan (). She was posthumously awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award at the 61st Golden Horse Awards.
Early life
Cheng was born Jiang Pei-pei in Shanghai, with her ancestral home in Shaoxing, Zhejiang. She was the eldest of four siblings, with a brother and two sisters. Her father, Jiang Xuecheng, was a Kuomintang member who worked for the Shanghai Municipal Police in Shanghai International Settlement.
After World War II, Jiang established China’s first ink factory. In , when Cheng was 6, her father was labeled a counter-revolutionary and sent to a labor camp in Inner Mongolia; she never saw him again and he died in without his family knowing. Cheng's mother, who had initially been her father's secretary and later his concubine, decided to change the children’s surname to her own to protect them from their father's political consequences.[10]
Cheng attended World Elementary School in Shanghai, where she was a schoolmate of future movie stars Grace Chang and Chen Hou.
She went to the Shanghai No. 3 Girls' High School, where she was a schoolmate of Lydia Shum. Cheng studied ballet for six years in Shanghai. In the mids, Cheng's mother and siblings moved to Hong Kong, leaving Cheng in the care of a nanny in Shanghai before the nanny also left. Cheng lived independently for several years and moved to Hong Kong in , during her second year of junior high, to reunite with her family.[10]
Career
In , Cheng was admitted to the training programme at Shaw Brothers Studio, after which she joined the studio and made her film debut in The Lotus Lamp (), playing the male scholar Liu Yanchang opposite Lin Dai.
Cheng followed this with her first female lead role in the Taiwanese drama film Lovers' Rock ().[8][11]
Due to her Mandarin skills and dance background, she quickly worked her way up in the Hong Kong film industry at a time when the Mandarin-language productions commanded higher budgets and wider distribution than Cantonese works.
Cheng gained fame for starring in the Hong Kong wuxia film Come Drink with Me (), directed by King Hu. Set during the Ming Dynasty, it stars Cheng as Golden Swallow, a skilled swordswoman on a mission to rescue her brother. Cheng continued to play expert swordswomen in a number of films throughout the s.[12]
In , at the peak of her career, Cheng married and subsequently retired from acting, moving to the United States for her husband's business endeavors.
Pei-pei cheng biography He lived close by, told me the story, I like it. But my mother said I'm not artistic and thought I couldn't do it. Their relationship lasted five years until Cheng's friend Yi Shu , then an entertainment reporter, got involved; Cheng left the love triangle and moved to the United States after marriage. Sign In.She attended business school at the University of California, Irvine[11] and also taught Chinese dance.[13] In the s, Cheng founded a television production company in the United States and traveled across Hawaii and Northern California at her own expense to produce a documentary series about Chinese Americans. Both Cheng's TV business and her marriage failed around the same time.
In , she divorced from her husband but continued to live with him for two years. In , her company declared bankruptcy, and Cheng moved out of their house.[10]
With the comedy Flirting Scholar (), Cheng successfully returned to acting in the s Hong Kong. In , she returned to international attention with her role as Jade Fox in Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon[14], directed by Ang Lee, whom Cheng had befriended in the 90s when she was host of KSCI's Mandarin talk show, Pei-Pei's Time.[8][11]
Into the 21st century, she became active across Greater China with Chinese TV dramas such as Young Justice Bao (),Chinese Paladin (), and The Patriot Yue Fei (), as well as Singaporean TV dramas Spring of Life () and Women of Times (). She gained new popularity among the younger generation with the first season of the Chinese reality show Divas Hit the Road ().
Her notable international credits included the action film Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun-Li (), the British drama Lilting (), the Canadian drama Meditation Park (), and her last film, Disney’s live-action remake of Mulan ().[15]
In , Cheng was diagnosed with corticobasal degeneration, but chose to keep the diagnosis private and spend her remaining time with her children and grandchildren.
Pei pei cheng biography channel schedule: She was the eldest of four siblings, with a brother and two sisters. Speed Angels. Cheng recalls, "Me and Zhang Ching also became a famous actress had this number we did where I'd dress up as a boy and she would play a girl and we'd perform this dance. In the mids, Cheng's mother and siblings moved to Hong Kong , leaving Cheng in the care of a nanny in Shanghai before the nanny also left.
She died in the San Francisco Bay Area on 17 July , at the age of [16] She was posthumously awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award at the 61st Golden Horse Awards.[17]
Personal life
Cheng was Buddhist.[11] She was fluent in Shanghainese,[18] Cantonese,[19] Mandarin and English.[20]
In , while filming Come Drink with Me, she fell in love with Chan Hung-lit, who played the villain Jade-Faced Tiger.
The two often quarreled over Chan‘s infidelity and Cheng eventually left him for Yueh Hua, the leading actor in Come Drink with Me. Their relationship lasted five years until Cheng's friend Yi Shu, then an entertainment reporter, got involved; Cheng left the love triangle and moved to the United States after marriage.[21] When Yi Shu discovered Cheng's letter to Yueh from the US, she became so furious that she cut up Yueh's clothes and stabbed a knife into his bed.
Yi Shu also made the letter public through newspapers, which put Cheng's marriage in jeopardy and made Yueh to end his own relationship with Yi Shu.[22]
In , Cheng married Taiwanese businessman Yuan Wen-Tung, whose father was the agent for Shaw Brothers in Taiwan. The couple met when Shaw Brothers' film Lover's Rock was being shot in Taiwan; Cheng's mother lost money playing mahjong at the Yuan family's home, and Cheng was sent to deliver the money to Yuan's mother, where Cheng first met Yuan.
After their marriage, they moved to the United States.
Pei pei cheng biography channel 7 I was pregnant eight times and -- of course as you know -- only had three daughters and one son. Due to her Mandarin skills and dance background, she quickly worked her way up in the Hong Kong film industry at a time when the Mandarin-language productions commanded higher budgets and wider distribution than Cantonese works. January 6 , Shanghai, China. It's a time and place most of us have no concept about.Considering Yuan was the only son in his family, Cheng felt obligated to bear a son for him. She experienced eight pregnancies and four miscarriages and had four children until a son was born.[23] In , with an alimony of $,, she divorced quietly without informing her children and continued to live with Yuan for two years before moving out.[10]
Cheng's son Harry Yuan is a host on National Geographic, and her daughters Jennifer, Marsha, and Eugenia Yuan are all actresses.[24]
Filmography
Films
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lovers' Rock (情人石) | Lin Qiuzi | ||
| The Last Woman of Shang (妲己) | Dancing girl | ||
| The Lotus Lamp (寶蓮燈) | Liu Yanchang | ||
| Song of Orchid Island (蘭嶼之歌) | Ya Lan | ||
| Come Drink with Me (大醉俠) | Golden Swallow | ||
| The Joy of Spring (歡樂青春) | |||
| Princess Iron Fan (鐵扇公主) | White Bone Demoness | ||
| Blue Skies (艷陽天) | Chen Yun | ||
| The Dragon Creek (龍虎溝) | Guo Er-niu | ||
| Hong Kong Nocturne (香江花月夜) | Chia Chuan-chuan | ||
| Operation Lipstick () (諜網嬌娃) | |||
| The Thundering Sword (神劍震江湖) | So Jiau-jiau | ||
| Golden Swallow (金燕子) | Golden Swallow | ||
| The Jade Raksha (玉羅剎) | Leng Qiuhan | ||
| That Fiery Girl (紅辣椒) | Pearl | ||
| Dragon Swamp (毒龍潭) | Qing-er/Fan Ying | ||
| The Flying Dagger (飛刀手) | Yu Ying | ||
| The Golden Sword (龍門金劍) | Ngai Jin-feng | ||
| Raw Courage (虎膽) | Shangguan Xiuyi | ||
| Brothers Five (五虎屠龍) | Yen Hsing-kung | ||
| Lady of Steel (荒江女俠) | Fang Ying-qi | ||
| The Lady Hermit (鍾馗娘子) | Leng Yu-shuang | ||
| The Shadow Whip (影子神鞭) | Yang Kaiyun | ||
| The Patriotic Heroine (拼命娘子) | |||
| The Yellow Muffler (玉女嬉春) | Singer | ||
| Attack of the Kung Fu Girls (鐵娃) | Siu Ying | ||
| Whiplash (虎辮子) | Hu Pien-tze | ||
| Lunatic Frog Women (烈日女娃人) | |||
| All the King's Men (天下第一) | |||
| Painted Faces (七小福) | Ching | ||
| Flirting Scholar (唐伯虎點秋香) | Madame Wah | ||
| Kidnap of Wong Chak Fai (綁架黃七輝) | Kung Tse-sam | ||
| From Zero to Hero (亂世超人) | |||
| The Gods Must Be Funny in China (非洲超人) | Aunty | ||
| Kung Fu Mistress (神鳳苗翠琴) | |||
| Lover's Lover (情人的情人) | |||
| Wing Chun (詠春) | Ng Mui | Cameo | |
| How to Meet the Lucky Stars (運財五福星) | Chu Ba | ||
| The Spirit of the Dragon (老鼠龍之猛龍過港) | Yun Gee | ||
| Four Chefs and a Feast (四個廚師一圍菜) | Cameo | ||
| A Man Called Hero (中華英雄) | Hero's mother | Cameo | |
| The Truth About Jane and Sam (真心話) | Sam's mother | ||
| Fist Power (生死拳速) | Brian's mother | ||
| Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (臥虎藏龍) | Jade Fox | Hong Kong Film Award for Best Supporting Actress | |
| Lavender (薰衣草) | Madame Tung | Cameo | |
| Shadow Mask (武神黑俠) | Red Goddess | a.k.a.
The Legend of Black Mask | |
| Flying Dragon, Leaping Tiger (龍騰虎躍) | Liu Ruyan | also producer | |
| Naked Weapon (赤裸特工) | Faye Ching | ||
| Sex and the Beauties (性感都市) | Mona | ||
| The Miracle Box (天作之盒) | Joanna's mother | ||
| Insuperable Kid (無敵小子霍元甲) | Aunt San | ||
| House of Harmony | Amah | ||
| They Wait | Aunt Mei | ||
| Special Boys (功夫好男兒) | Aunt Lan | ||
| Shanghai Baby&#;[it] | Conny | ||
| The Counting House (藏) | Lia | ||
| Kung Fu Killer | Myling | ||
| Love Under the Sign of the Dragon | Tham | ||
| Basic Love (愛情故事) | Ling's grandmother | ||
| Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun-Li | Zhilan | ||
| Blood Ties (還魂) | Madam Lee | ||
| Taishan Kung Fu (泰山功夫) | |||
| Flirting Scholar 2 (唐伯虎點秋香2之四大才子) | Madame Wah | ||
| Here Comes Fortune (財神到) | |||
| Coming Back (回馬槍) | |||
| Legendary Amazons (楊門女將之軍令如山) | She Saihua | ||
| Let Love Come Back (讓愛回家) | |||
| Shanghai Hotel | |||
| Double Bed Treaty (雙人床條約) | |||
| Speed Angels (極速天使) | Auntie Fen | ||
| My Wedding and Other Secrets | Mrs.
Chu | ||
| Imperial Bodyguard (御前侍衛) | |||
| Give Me Five (五行攻略) | |||
| Lilting | Junn | ||
| The Scroll of Wing Chun White Crane (永春白鹤拳之擎天画卷) | |||
| The Eyes of Dawn (黎明之眼) | |||
| Streets of Macao | |||
| The Bat Night | |||
| Bright Wedding(璀璨的婚禮) | |||
| Lost in Wrestling | |||
| Good Take Too | |||
| Goldstone | Mrs Lao | ||
| Love Of Hope(讓愛活下去) | |||
| Meditation Park | Maria Wang | ||
| Flirting Scholar from the Future | |||
| Mulan | The Matchmaker | Final film role |
Television
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