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Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon star Cheng Pei-pei dies at 78
“Our mom wanted to be remembered by how she was: the legendary Queen of Martial Arts a versatile, award-winning actress whose rulle and television career spanned over six decades, not only in Asia but internationally as well,” her family wrote on Facebook.
Born in Shanghai in , Cheng moved to Hong Kong in and soon won acclaim as an actor with the release of Come Drink with Me. The bio is considered one of the best examples of "wuxia" films - a period movie genre celebrating legendary martial artists from ancient China.
In the bio she played the role of Golden Swallow, the sister of an important leader who was kidnapped by a band of thugs. A kung-fu mästare, her character was dispatched to rescue her brother.
The film, selected as the Hong Kong entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 39th Academy Awards, launched her career at the age of
Coupled with its sequel, Golden Swallow, the role saw Cheng wi
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Cheng Pei Pei, &#;Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon&#; Actress, Dead at 78
Cheng Pei Pei, the pioneering &#;Queen of Martial Arts&#; who starred in dozens of wuxia films in Hong Kong before reaching a global audience with Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, has died at the age of
Cheng’s family revealed the actress died Wednesday in San Francisco after she was first diagnosed with atypical Parkinsonian disorder, which she battled privately since &#;Our mom Cheng Pei Pei wanted to be remembered for who she was: the legendary ‘Queen of Martial Arts,’&#; the family said in a statement (via the New York Times).
“She loved being an actress and knew, even with her hard work, how fortunate she was to have the career she had. Our mom remained humble and approachable, patient and kind, and always generous with her time, eager to help others whenever she could. She will be dearly missed.”
Born in Shanghai in , Cheng began her career in the film industry i
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Actress Cheng Pei-pei, director Lin Wen-chin to get Golden Horse lifetime awards
Staff Writer, with CNA
Late actress Cheng Pei-pei (鄭佩佩) and cinematographer Lin Wen-chin (林文錦) are to be honored with lifetime achievement awards in this year’s Taipei Golden Horse Film Festival, the executive committee announced on Thursday.
Cheng’s children expressed their joy and gratitude for the recognition, and were quoted as saying: “All of us have always taken pride in mom and what she had achieved in her career. We feel honored that her achievements are recognized by the Golden Horse Awards.”
Lin said: “I thank the Golden Horse executive committee for its commendation and am especially grateful for the support from fellow filmmakers over the decades.”
Photo courtesy of the Golden Horse Film Festival’s executive committee
Born in , Cheng began her career in the mids, making her cinematic debut in Da Ji (妲己) in
She “established her on-screen persona as a s