Cheng Pei-Pei
ActingPersonal Info
gender
Female
birthday
December 4, 1946
died
July 17, 2024
place of birth
Shanghai, China
also known as
The Queen of Swords · Trịnh Phối Phối · Zheng Peipei · Cheng Pui-Pui
total credits
50 movies
Biography
Cheng Pei-Pei (Chinese: 鄭佩佩, December 4, 1946–July 17, 2024) was an actress best known for her performance in the seminal 1966 King Hu wuxia film Come Drink with Me. It made her a contender for one of the first female action star. She continued to play expert swordswomen in a number of films throughout the 1960s. In 2000, she returned to international attention with her role as Jade Fox in Ang Lee's Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon. She followed this up with her portrayal of Long Po in the 2004 television miniseries Watery Moon, Hollow Sky, which was shown on Asian-American television as Paradise. She worked for Zhouyi Media in mainland China.
Known For
Filmography
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