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Known For

Acting

Gender

Female

Birthday

1950-04-19

Place of Birth

Shandong Province, China

Yuen Qiu

Biography

Yuen Qiu (元秋) is a Hong Kong actress and martial artist born as born Cheung Cheun-Nam (張轉男) in Shandong Province, China. She is an expert of both Chinese martial arts and Beijing-opera skills, and was apprenticed under the same master, Yu Jim-Yuen, as Jackie Chan and Sammo Hung Kam-Bo at the China Drama Academy's Peking Opera School. Yuen Qiu worked as a stuntwoman and as a night club performer from the late 1960s to early 1970s. She had a small role in the international production, The Man with the Golden Gun (1974), portraying a student rescuing Roger Moore as James Bond. As there were few opportunities for stuntwomen and barely any prospects for improvement at the time, she got married in 1974 at the age of 24. After being away from the Hong Kong film industry for nearly 20 years, she landed a role in Kung Fu Hustle only by chance. She was only accompanying a junior woman fellow of the China Drama Academy at the audition but the director's eye was on her. Reports show that Stephen Chow gave her the job after unremitting and persistent persuasion. Yuen is also in a movie called Kung Fu Mahjong, with Yuen Wah.

Known for

The Shadow's Edge

The Shadow's Edge

Macau Police brings the tracking expert police officer out of retirement to help catch a dangerous group of professional thieves.

Kung Fu Hustle

Kung Fu Hustle

It's the 1940s, and the notorious Axe Gang terrorizes Shanghai. Small-time criminals Sing and Bone hope to join, but they only manage to make lots of very dangerous enemies. Fortunately for them, kung fu masters and hidden strength can be found in unlikely places. Now they just have to take on the entire Axe Gang.

The Man with the Golden Gun

The Man with the Golden Gun

Cool government operative James Bond searches for a stolen invention that can turn the sun's heat into a destructive weapon. He soon crosses paths with the menacing Francisco Scaramanga, a hitman so skilled he has a seven-figure working fee. Bond then joins forces with the swimsuit-clad Mary Goodnight, and together they track Scaramanga to a Thai tropical isle hideout where the killer-for-hire lures the slick spy into a deadly maze for a final duel.

Club Sparkle

Club Sparkle

The Righteous Fists

The Righteous Fists

In the 1930s, Bo Ching-wan and his family have come to crime infested Tong Yan Street in Bangkok. His father Bo Tin-ha tragically dies after he has teamed up with Lin Chun-shan to rebel against Lo Heung-tung. Ching-wan’s younger brother and sister have also gone missing. His mother Ting Sai-fung has become emotionally unstable. Twenty-five years later, Ching-wan sets foot in Tong Yan Street again and encounters a swindler called Chin Chin-chin. Chun-shan’s son Lin Gik turns out to be a corrupt cop. His colluding partners Pang Kin and Kam Lung are bosses of the two most notorious gangs. Pang Kin’s only son returns to Bangkok with his fiancée Ching On-na. However, he is assassinated, causing the two gangs to clash with each other. Ching-wan establishes Overseas Chinese Society of Bangkok. Ching-wan and his partners encourage good deeds and punish the baddies. The Society is in disarray as it repeatedly faces up to difficulties. There is still a long way to go before the chums find peace.

A Fist Within Four Walls

A Fist Within Four Walls

Chor Au-kuen bears the grief of the loss of his family and returns to the walled city in hopes of finding his long lost sister, only to find out that the place he grew up in has become a lawless no man's land. Concealing his real identity, he creates a new identity and gets acquainted with a feisty hair salon lady boss, a dentist, and a common worker. To restore law and order in the walled city, Au-kuen unites everyone to form an association to collectively resist the villainous forces, but instead causes clashes between him and an underground fighting champion...

Kung Fu Beggar

Kung Fu Beggar

A Fistful of Stances

A Fistful of Stances

A Fistful of Stances is a 2010 TVB television drama from Hong Kong produced and created by Lee Tim-shing. The Chinese title, literally meaning "Iron Horse Seeks Bridge," defines a person who is able to finally use his high potential to learn powerful techniques.

Unmatched Hero Fang Shiyu

Unmatched Hero Fang Shiyu

Tells about Fang Shi Yu who gave up personal grievances for the people of the world to live and work in peace and contentment, a true warrior.

Project A

Project A

Wudang Rules

Wudang Rules

After a setback in life, former Hong Kong undercover detective Pau Kai Chung heads to the Wudang Mountains in Hubei, China to get away from life. At Wudang he reconnects with his former martial arts senior Mo Yee Shan, who now operates an inn and martial arts school in the Wudang Mountains. She also takes in a man named Ho Ching Tung with a mysterious past. Kai Chung takes up a job as a chef at Yee Shan's inn. All is peaceful until a group of martial art students lead by Yee Shan's daughter Lok Yeung arrives. Lok Yeung and Kai Chung had previously met in Hong Kong, their encounter in Wudang brings back painful memories for Kai Chung...

From Vegas to Macau III

From Vegas to Macau III

A gambler is targeted for murder during the wedding of his daughter to his protege.

The Heroine

The Heroine

Incriminating evidence against a gang is left in a cab when a gang member dies in it. The gang chases the innocent cab driver, who receives help from the dead gangster's sister - a tough police woman.

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你照亮我星球

谁解女人心

谁解女人心