Acting
Cheng Pei-pei — Movies and TV Shows
Also known as: The Queen of Swords, Trịnh Phối Phối, Zheng Peipei, Cheng Pui-Pui, Betty Cheng
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.
Popular movie credits
Mulan
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
Flirting Scholar
Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun-Li
Come Drink with Me
Wing Chun
Lilting
Dragon Girls!
A Man Called Hero
Bell Chamber
The Gods Must Be Funny in China
Iron Fists and Kung Fu Kicks
The Yellow Muffler
Golden Swallow
Lover's Lover
Popular TV credits
Divas Hit the Road
The Young Detective
Strange Tales of Liao Zhai
Shui Yue Dong Tian
Return of the Heiress
The Inn
The Lost Tomb
Romance of Book and Sword
Club Sparkle
Legendary Fighter: Yang's Heroine
The Sleeping Beauty
Master Ma
Lord of Imprisonment
Little Valentine
千秋家国梦
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