Cheng Pei-Pei
Date of birth: 1946-12-04
Place of birth: Shanghai, China
Known for: Acting
Also known as: The Queen of Swords, Trịnh Phối Phối, Zheng Peipei, Cheng Pui-Pui, Betty Cheng, Regina Yuan, 郑佩佩, Cheng Pei-Pei, 鄭佩佩, چنگ پی-پی
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.
Movie Credits
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
2000-07-06
Two warriors in pursuit of a stolen sword and a notorious fugitive are led to an impetuous, physical
Naked Weapon
2002-11-15
A mysterious woman, known as Madame M, kidnaps forty pre-teen girls and transports them to a remote
Kung Fu Mistress
1994-01-01
Kung Fu Mistress is a Hong Kong Martial Arts movie starring Kara Hui.
Kung Fu Killer
2008-08-17
China is in unrest, as the Republic falls prey to Warlords like Kahn Xin, who holds an entire provin
Golden Swallow
1968-04-03
Golden Swallow revolves around the further adventures of its title character. This time around, she
Come Drink with Me
1966-04-07
Golden Sparrow is a fighter-for-hire who has been contracted by the local government to retrieve the
Wing Chun
1994-03-24
Martial arts expert Wing Chun battles bandits in this magical film that provides as many laughs as i
The Lady Hermit
1971-01-22
A young Kung Fu student seeks a reclusive teacher so that she may learn to defeat the evil Black Dem
Fortune King Is Coming to Town!
2010-02-09
"Here Comes Fortune" is about the God of Fortune coming down from heaven to spread some love and wea
Brothers Five
1970-03-26
The 5 Kao brothers, separated since childhood, are unaware that the master Teng Lung Manor, Lung Che
Flirting Scholar
1993-07-01
A scholar in search of true love. Disguising himself as a houseboy, he indentures himself to a rich
The Shadow Whip
1971-08-06
This top ten box office hit reunites the star duo from Come Drink With Me in another classic action
They Wait
2007-09-06
Jason and his wife, Sarah, leave their adopted home of Shanghai and travel to Vancouver, British Col
Legendary Amazons
2011-11-17
In 11th century China, the Emperor Renzong reigns his country poorly, neglecting state affairs while
Blood Ties
2009-09-10
Many people believe when a person dies, his soul returns on the 7th night. After Shun was brutally m
Taishan Kung Fu
2009-03-26
Liu Wenhu, the owner of the Liu's Martial Arts Hall in Mount Tai, sets up competitions every year wi
The Legend of Run Run Shaw
2014-01-29
A tribute to Run Run Shaw by TVB/Pearl.
Dragon Swamp
1969-03-27
After being implicated in the theft of the Jade Dragon Sword, Fan Ying (Cheng Pei-pei) is banished t
The Gods Must Be Funny in China
1994-03-31
Hijinks ensue when N!xau the Bushman travels to Beijing, where he's recruited to accompany a track t
Lady of Steel
1970-02-27
A young swordswoman named Fang Ying-qi (Cheng Pei-Pei) sets out to join a gathering of the martial w
The Jade Raksha
1968-11-14
A fearsome swordswoman known as The Jade Raksha appears in the martial arts world and begins killing
Painted Faces
1988-11-10
This is a story about the Peking Opera School that Jackie Chan, Samo Hung and Yuen Biao attended as
The Golden Sword
1969-10-15
Bai Yu Lung's father mysteriously disappears one night, and for 10 years Bai searches for him in vai
The Flying Dagger
1969-06-18
The Yu family earn the ire of the Green Dragon clan when the daughter kills the clan chief's son. Th
The Scroll of Wing Chun White Crane
2014-08-15
Thrilling, yet ironic story
Time and Tide Wait for No Man: A Touch of King Hu
2012-01-01
A documentary on King Hu.
Insuperable Kid Huoyuanjia
2005-01-01
Hong Kong movie
Cinema Hong Kong: The Beauties of the Shaw Studio
2003-01-03
Hong Kong cinemas had a wide range of glamorous female stars during the golden age of the 60's and 7
Cinema Hong Kong: Wu Xia
2003-01-02
A full journey from the beginning of "Swordplay" movies in Shanghai, growth in Hong Kong cinemas in
Hong Kong Nocturne
1967-02-07
A musical about 3 sisters, singers and dancers, and their dad, a magician performing in nightclubs u
The Thundering Sword
1967-05-08
A righteous clan’s effort to seek out and destroy the powerful Thundering Sword turns into a tragedy
That Fiery Girl
1968-07-17
The bandits of Hulu Valley murder the chief of Mei Clan while searching for a treasure map. In retal
Raw Courage
1969-08-13
After the Ming Emperor is overthrown and his infant son put in the care of the Black Dragon Society,
All the King's Men
1983-10-19
It's the 10th century BC, the emperor is not well, and the medicines he is receiving from con artist
None But the Brave
1973-05-09
Story is about how a revolutionist, played by Cheng Pei Pei, taking on the identity of a Captain's (
Love Under the Sign of the Dragon
2008-05-11
In Singapore, successful businessman Alexander falls in love with his new assistant Li Lin. Their lo
Lilting
2014-08-08
A young man of Chinese-Cambodian descent dies, leaving behind his isolated mother and his lover of f
The Yellow Muffler
1972-01-15
Two sisters, Ching-ping (Irene Chen I-ling) and Pai-hung (Betty Ting Pei) struggle to find a workabl
Operation Lipstick
1967-04-27
Li Bing, a nightclub entertainer and a reformed thief was caught up in a fight against a criminal sy
The Counting House
2007-06-01
Four employees of Island Fisheries come to a sun-scorched, isolated island to negotiate fishing righ
The Truth About Jane and Sam
1999-07-20
Sam, a fresh graduate from Singapore, works as a journalist in Hong Kong to gain wider exposure in l
Book and Sword: The Final Battle
2006-11-28
The followup to BOOK AND SWORD, detailing further conflict between the Red Flower Society and the Qi
Book and Sword
2002-01-01
Follows the Battle against the Qing Dynasty and its Manchu ruler Chen Long, the opposition being a H
The King of Wuxia Part 1
2022-10-24
The life of the epoch-making master of martial arts cinema, King Hu.
Fist Power
2000-01-21
Cheuk is a mainland security officer who's thrown into a race against the clock when he discovers a
Lover's Rock
1964-10-16
In a tiny Chinese fishing village, two rival fishermen compete for a young woman's love. She does lo
Song of Orchid Island
1965-05-05
Dr. Ho decides to move to a backward island off the coast of Taiwan to look for his missing father.
The Lotus Lamp
1965-07-07
The Goddess of Hua Mountain is imprisoned for falling in love with a mortal, meanwhile her son is ra
The Last Woman of Shang
1964-09-12
In order to exact revenge upon him, a young woman (Lin Dai) marries the Emperor Chou (Shin Young-kyu
The Dragon Creek
1967-07-13
Er Niu receives a note which was written by her father just before he was murdered. The note include
Flying Dragon, Leaping Tiger
2002-01-01
Horse thief Luk Ching-Yang and his wife Liu Lu-Yian. After Luk was betrayed by his brother Kiu Hung,
The Guardsman
2011-09-20
When internal strife leads to a conspiracy to assassinate the emperor, it is up to a group of loyal
Whiplash
1974-07-05
The Empress Dowager flees when the allied forces descend upon the capital. During an attack by bandi
Princess Iron Fan
1966-08-09
The mythological tale of a quest from China to India to bring back Buddhist scriptures, famous for t
Blue Skies
1967-09-13
Hsiao Yun's rise to fame all results from a lucky break, as she's forced to substitute for another s
How to Meet the Lucky Stars
1996-07-04
How to Meet the Lucky Stars is a 1996 Hong Kong film and the final film in the Lucky Stars film seri
Goldstone
2016-07-07
Indigenous Detective Jay Swan arrives in the frontier town of Goldstone on a missing persons inquiry
A Man Called Hero
1999-07-17
After Hero Hua marries Jade and leaves her in China, he goes to America to work as a servant and reb
Good Take, Too!
2016-05-26
An omnibus of 4 short stories, each of them occurring in different corners of our society, but all o
Singular Cay
2012-12-14
A doctor moves his family into a mansion. His wife hears weird noises at midnight, then his daughter
The Miracle Box
2004-04-08
Joanna wanted to become a physician. After she meets Albert, a cancer survivor and fellow doctor, he
Lady Piranha
1982-01-01
Six female POWs lead an escape from a North Vietnamese prison camp, then join the local rebel forces
The Eyes of Dawn
2014-09-18
A remake in part of his earlier "comfort women" film (Comfort Women, 1994), which explored the explo
Wong Fei Hung Series : The Final Victory
1996-06-01
In late Qing, restless and upheavals occurred everywhere in China. So Hat Yee, the leader of a patri
Lost in Wrestling
2015-06-15
Female Mongolian wrestler, Na Ren, was invited to participate in a women’s wrestling show in Japan.
Meditation Park
2017-09-08
A devoted wife and mother is forced to reassess her reverence for her husband after she finds anothe
A Century of Light and Shadow
2005-01-01
Revisit 100 years of Chinese cinema through the RTHK TV program A Century of Light and Shadow. Aired
Dragon Girls!
2016-07-03
Yves Montmayeur takes Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon as the starting point for his study of the new
Flirting Scholar from the Future
2019-01-25
After using a new technological invention, three friends find themselves trapped inside the 1993 fil
The Joy of Spring
1966-12-21
The film tells the story of Xing Yonghui, a rich girl who has fun with her painter boyfriend Du Shao
In a New York Minute
2019-04-28
In A New York Minute follows three Asian women, each at a different stage in their life as they deal
Shanghai Baby
2007-05-18
Coco leads an intense life in the lively subculture of the boomtown Shanghai. It revolves around end
Lover's Lover
1994-10-26
Li Han-Hsiang's last film.
Grit & Polish: Heroines from Hong Kong
2001-10-01
Female characters in martial arts films from Hong Kong: the women who played them and the directors
The Art of Action: Martial Arts in the Movies
2002-06-01
Hosted by Samuel L. Jackson, this in-depth documentary offers viewers a behind-the-scenes look at th
Mulan
2020-09-04
When the Emperor of China issues a decree that one man per family must serve in the Imperial Chinese
Iron Fists and Kung Fu Kicks
2019-08-14
The fantastic story of how an ancient martial art, Chinese kung fu, conquered the world through the
Shadow Mask
2001-08-16
Fu Tien-Ming is the subject of an experiment that turns him into the hero known as Shadow Mask. When
Kidnap of Wong Chak Fai
1993-08-20
Coming Back
2011-12-02
A comedic crime drama starring Echoes of the Rainbow actor Simon Yam. In Coming Back, which was shot
Speed Angels
2011-12-29
After being recruited by a race car driver coach, a female taxi driver joins the Speed Angels racing
Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun-Li
2009-02-27
When a teenager, Chun-Li witnesses the kidnapping of her father by wealthy crime lord M. Bison. When
Flirting Scholar 2
2010-07-08
Tang Bohu's mother sends him to study at Qingfeng Monastery, but he can't bear the austere and monot
Lavender
2000-12-22
A young woman is devastated after her fiance's death. She lives in isolation and her only daily trea
Four Chefs and a Feast
1999-05-01
Fifty years after partners in a prestigious Shanghai restaurant split, others try to restore it to i
From Zero to Hero
1994-12-01
The young cartoonist Gao Dewei, played by Wu Zhenyu, has a cowardly character and a strict tutor. He
House of Harmony
2005-11-30
A beautiful Chinese girl, Meiling, has a forbidden love affair with a young American man in Singapor
Bell Chamber
2019-08-09
Based on a Thai ghost story of Kuman Thong, the film revolves around a woman who has caused the deat
My Wedding and Other Secrets
2011-03-17
A journey through a cultural minefield, navigating the divide between the traditional values of immi
Basic Love
2009-02-26
This is about a love triangle between Ling (Elanne Kwong), June (Janice Man) and Rex (Rex Ho). Ling
Special Boys
2008-04-24
The King of Wuxia Part 2
2022-10-28
Sex and the Beauties
2004-02-26
We have Carina Lau has Selina the lead actress who is a psychoanalyst, who hang out with her friends
Chop Socky: Cinema Hong Kong
2003-10-04
A look at the martial arts and kung fu cinema of Hong Kong
杨门女将之天波府风波
2001-01-01
杨门女将之八妹游春
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