Cheng Pei-pei
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
- Acting
- Born
- 1946-12-04 · Shanghai, China
- Died
- 2024-07-17
Known for
- Mulan (2020) — The Matchmaker
- Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000) — Jade Fox
- Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun-Li (2009) — Zhilan
- Naked Weapon (2002) — Faye Ching
- Flirting Scholar (1993) — Madame Wah
- Come Drink with Me (1966) — Golden Sparrow
- Goldstone (2016) — Mrs. Lao
- Lilting (2014) — Junn
- Wing Chun (1994) — Ng Mui
- A Man Called Hero (1999) — Hero's Mother
- They Wait (2007) — Aunt Mei
- Iron Fists and Kung Fu Kicks (2019) — Self
- Golden Swallow (1968) — Golden Swallow Xie Ru Yan
- Painted Faces (1988) — Master Cheng
- The Lady Hermit (1971) — Leng Yu Shuang (Lady Hermit)
- Kung Fu Killer (2008) — Myling