Cheng Pei Pei - Famous Chinese Americans

Cheng Pei-pei (; born 4 December 1946 in Shanghai) is an actress best known for her performance in the seminal 1966 King Hu wuxia film Come Drink with Me. 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 (which also marked the first time that she had been cast in a villain role in a martial arts film). 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 continues to work for Zhouyi Media in mainland China.

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Filmography

Year Title Role Other notes
1964 ''Lover's Rock''
1965 ''The Lotus Lamp''
''Song of Orchid Island''
1966 ''Come Drink with Me''
''Princess Iron Fan''
1967 Blue Skies''
''The Dragon Creek''
''Hong Kong Nocturne''
''Operation Lipstick''
''The Thundering Sword''
1968 Golden Swallow''
''The Jade Raksha''
''That Fiery Girl''
1969 ''Dragon Swamp''
''The Flying Dagger''
''The Golden Sword''
''Raw Courage''
1970 ''Brothers Five''
''Lady of Steel''
1971 ''The Lady Hermit''
''The Shadow Whip''
1973 ''None But the Brave''
1974 Whiplash''
1983 ''All the King's Men''
1988 ''Painted Faces''
1993 ''Flirting Scholar''
''Kidnap Of Wong Chak Fai''
1994 ''From Zero to Hero''
''The Gods Must Be Funny in China''
''Kung Fu Mistress''
''Lover's Lover''
Wing Chun''
1996 ''How to Meet the Lucky Stars''
''Once Upon a Time in China Series: The Final Victory'' Beggar So
1999 ''Four Chefs and a Feast'' (cameo)
''A Man Called Hero'' (cameo)
''The Truth About Jane and Sam''
2000 ''Fist Power''
''Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon'' 20th Hong Kong Film Awards:
Best Supporting Actress
''Lavender'' (cameo)
2001 ''The Legend of Black Mask''
''Heroes in Black''
''Shadow Mask''
2002 ''Flying Dragon, Leaping Tiger'' (also producer)
''Naked Weapon''
''Book and Sword, Gratitude and Revenge'' Empress Dowager
2004 ''Sex and the Beauties''
''The Miracle Box''
Chinese Paladin'' Granny Jiang
2005 ''House of Harmony''
2006 ''Women of Times''
''The Yang Sisters'' Honey Yang
2007 ''They Wait''
2009 ''Basic Love''
''Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun-Li''
''Blood Ties''
''Shanghai Hotel''
2010 ''Here Comes Fortune''
''Flirting Scholar 2''
''A Weaver on the Horizon'' Mrs. Fang