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Cheng Pei-Pei
Biography
Cheng Pei-Pei (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
Mulan
as The Matchmaker
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
as Jade Fox
Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun-Li
as Zhilan
The Last Woman of Shang
as Dancing Girl
Come Drink with Me
as Golden Swallow
Iron Fists and Kung Fu Kicks
as Self
Flirting Scholar
as Madame Wah
Lilting
as Junn
Wing Chun
as Ng Mui
A Man Called Hero
as Bai Sulian
