Cheng Pei-Pei

Biography

Cheng Pei-Pei (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

Faye Ching
Golden Swallow Xie Ru Yan
Golden Swallow
Ng Mui
Leng Yu Shuang (Lady Hermit)
Heroine Yen Hsing-kung
Miss Yun/Yang Kai Yun
Aunt Mei
Madam Lee
Qing-Erh / Fan Ying
Leng Qiu Han (The Jade Raksha)
Fang Ying Qi
Master Cheng
Ngai Jin-Feng
Chia Chuan Chuan
Hot Chilli/Pearl
Shangguan Xiuyi
Self (archive footage)
Huang Tai Hou
Brian's mother
Lin Chiu-tzu
Liu Yan-Chang
Kuo Erh Niu
Hu Pien-Tze
White Bone Demon
Chen Yun
Mrs. Lao
(segment "The Lighthouse of My Life")
Joanna's Mom
Jo 'Lady Piranha' Chan
Cheng Pei-pei
The Matchmaker
Red Goddess
Auntie Fen
Md Tung
兰姑妈