Cheng Pei-pei

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Cheng Pei-pei

Acting December 4, 1946

Shanghai, China

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…

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Mulan

Mulan

6.8 2020 Movie
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon

Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon

7.4 2000 Movie
Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun-Li

Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun-Li

4.3 2009 Movie
Naked Weapon

Naked Weapon

6.8 2002 Movie
Divas Hit the Road

Divas Hit the Road

6.8 2014 TV Show
Flirting Scholar

Flirting Scholar

7.5 1993 Movie
Come Drink with Me

Come Drink with Me

6.7 1966 Movie
Lilting

Lilting

6.9 2014 Movie
Goldstone

Goldstone

6.0 2016 Movie
The Young Detective

The Young Detective

8.3 2000 TV Show
Wing Chun

Wing Chun

6.9 1994 Movie
Strange Tales of Liao Zhai

Strange Tales of Liao Zhai

8.7 2005 TV Show

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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.

Filmography

Movies and shows, newest first

  1. 2022
    The King of Wuxia Part 2

    Movie Self

  2. 2022
    The King of Wuxia Part 1

    Movie Self

  3. 2022
    大侠胡金铨

    TV show self

  4. 2020
    Mulan

    Movie The Matchmaker

  5. 2019
    Iron Fists and Kung Fu Kicks

    Movie Self

  6. 2019
    Bell Chamber

    Movie Qin Yi

  7. 2019
    In a New York Minute

    Movie Amy's Mother

  8. 2019
    Flirting Scholar from the Future

    Movie Mistress Hua

  9. 2017
    逃离现场

    Movie 翠英

  10. 2017
    The Inn

    TV show

  11. 2017
    Meditation Park

    Movie Maria

  12. 2017
    Blind Date

    TV show Grandma

  13. 2017
    Little Valentine

    TV show Niu Zhenzhen

  14. 2016
    Goldstone

    Movie Mrs. Lao

  15. 2016
    Dragon Girls!

    Movie Herself

  16. 2016
    Good Take, Too!

    Movie (segment "The Lighthouse of My Life")

More credits
  1. 2016
    The Sleeping Beauty

    TV show 秦奶奶

  2. 2015
    Lost in Wrestling

    Movie Yuanyuan

  3. 2015
    The Lost Tomb

    TV show Granny Huo

  4. 2015
    回到未來錢

    TV show

  5. 2015
    My Amazing Bride

    TV show Nanny Guo

  6. 2014
    The Eyes of Dawn

    Movie

  7. 2014
    The Scroll of Wing Chun White Crane

    Movie

  8. 2014
    Lilting

    Movie Junn

  9. 2014
    Divas Hit the Road

    TV show

  10. 2014
    The Legend of Run Run Shaw

    Movie Herself

  11. 2013
    Wu Xia Pian - Le Festin du Tigre Chinois

    Movie Self

  12. 2013
    Return of the Heiress

    TV show Mother Rong

  13. 2013
    Legend of Hua Mulan

    TV show Grandma Xia

  14. 2012
    Singular Cay

    Movie

  15. 2012
    咏春传奇

    TV show

  16. 2012
    非常后妈

    TV show 杜奶奶

  17. 2012
    裂变

    TV show Old Lady Gu

  18. 2012
    自古英雄出少年

    TV show 贝婆婆

  19. 2012
    Time and Tide Wait for No Man: A Touch of King Hu

    Movie Self

  20. 2011
    Speed Angels

    Movie Auntie Fen

  21. 2011
    Coming Back

    Movie God Ni

  22. 2011
    Legendary Amazons

    Movie She Taijun

  23. 2011
    Shanghai Legend

    TV show 毛坚

  24. 2011
    The Guardsman

    Movie