Cheng Pei-Pei
Acting • Born on 12/4/1946 in 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 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 (142)
Divas Hit the Road
The Young Detective
包大娘
Strange Tales of Liao Zhai
苗婆婆【阿宝】
Shui Yue Dong Tian
龙婆
Lord of Imprisonment
老板娘
The Inn
Return of the Heiress
Mother Rong
The Sleeping Beauty
秦奶奶
Flirting Scholar
Madame Wah
Legendary Fighter: Yang's Heroine
Mulan
The Matchmaker
Club Sparkle