Cheng Pei-pei
- Acting
- December 4, 1946 · Shanghai, China
- July 17, 2024
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.
Known for
Filmography
- The King of Wuxia Part 2 · Self
- The King of Wuxia Part 1 · Self
- 大侠胡金铨 · Self
- Mulan · The Matchmaker
- Iron Fists and Kung Fu Kicks · Self
- Bell Chamber · Qin Yi
- In a New York Minute · Amy's Mother
- Flirting Scholar from the Future · Mistress Hua
- Escaping · 翠英
- The Inn
- Meditation Park · Maria
- Blind Date · Grandma
- Little Valentine · Niu Zhenzhen
- Goldstone · Mrs. Lao
- Dragon Girls! · Self
- Good Take, Too! · (segment "The Lighthouse of My Life")
- The Sleeping Beauty · 秦奶奶
- Lost in Wrestling · Yuanyuan
- The Lost Tomb · Granny Huo
- 回到未來錢
- My Amazing Bride · Nanny Guo
- The Eyes of Dawn
- The Scroll of Wing Chun White Crane
- Lilting · Junn
- Divas Hit the Road
- The Legend of Run Run Shaw · Self
- Wu Xia Pian - Le Festin du Tigre Chinois · Self
- Return of the Heiress · Mother Rong
- Legend of Hua Mulan · Grandma Xia
- Singular Cay
- 咏春传奇
- 非常后妈 · 杜奶奶
- 裂变 · Old Lady Gu
- 自古英雄出少年 · 贝婆婆
- Time and Tide Wait for No Man: A Touch of King Hu · Self
- Speed Angels · Auntie Fen
- Coming Back · God Ni
- Legendary Amazons · She Taijun
- Shanghai Legend · 毛坚
- The Guardsman
- My Wedding and Other Secrets · Mrs Chu
- 一一向前冲 · Dr. Tian
- A Weaver on the Horizon
- Flirting Scholar 2 · Madame Wah
- Fortune King Is Coming to Town! · Mrs Liang
- Remembrance Of Dreams Past · 陆老夫人
- Blood Ties · Madam Lee
- Mysterious House
- Taishan Kung Fu
- Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun-Li · Zhilan
- Basic Love
- Club Sparkle
- Kung Fu Killer · Myling
- Kung Fu Killer · Myling
- Love Under the Sign of the Dragon · Tham
- Special Boys · 兰姑妈
- 君子好逑 · 铁夫人
- They Wait · Aunt Mei
- The Counting House · Lia
- Shanghai Baby · Conny
- Book and Sword: The Final Battle
- 至尊红颜
- House of Harmony · Amah
- Li Wei Resigns from Office · [Li Wei's mother]
- Dandelion
- Strange Tales of Liao Zhai · 苗婆婆【阿宝】
- Insuperable Kid Huoyuanjia
- 天下太平
- A Century of Light and Shadow · Self
- Watery Moon Hollow Sky · Granny Long
- The Miracle Box · Joanna's Mom
- Sex and the Beauties · Selina's mom
- Shui Yue Dong Tian · 龙婆
- Chop Socky: Cinema Hong Kong · Self
- Cinema Hong Kong: The Beauties of the Shaw Studio · Self
- Cinema Hong Kong: Wu Xia · Self
- Springs of Life · Yun Shu Heng
- Naked Weapon · Faye Ching
- The Art of Action: Martial Arts in the Movies · Self
- Romance of Book and Sword · Empress Dowager Chongqing