Cheng Pei-pei
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Cheng at Old Billingsgate, London, December 2014
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| Chinese name | (traditional) | ||||
| Chinese name | (simplified) | ||||
| Pinyin | Zhèng Pèipèi (Mandarin) | ||||
| Jyutping | Zeng6 Pui3-pui3 (Cantonese) | ||||
| Origin | Beijing, China | ||||
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4 December 1946 Shanghai, China |
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| Other name(s) | The Queen of Swords | ||||
| Spouse(s) | Yuan Wen-tung (原文通) (1970-1987) | ||||
| Children |
Eugenia Yuan Yuan Wor Chun Marsha Yuan Yuan Wor Yuk |
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Cheng Pei-pei (born 4 December 1946) is a Chinese actress perhaps best known for her performance in the 1966 King Hu wuxia film Come Drink with Me.
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 continues to work for Zhouyi Media in mainland China.
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