Yuen Qiu
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.
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- 2024 · Second Life as 老年梁姐
- 2024 · Lost But Win as
- 2022 · The Righteous Fists as Ting Sai-fung
- 2021 · Kung Fu Stuntmen as
- 2021 · Fake President of Dragon Society as
- 2021 · All U Need Is Love as Hotel resident
- 2020 · Fire Cloud Evil God 2: Eighteen Dragon Palms as
- 2020 · The Book of Mythical Beasts as Shui Sannyang
- 2020 · Fire Cloud Evil God: Mask of Chaos as
- 2019 · We Are Legends as Lei Shimu
- 2018 · Europe Raiders as
- 2018 · Staycation as
- 2017 · My Alien Girlfriend as Zhen Nihua
- 2017 · Di Renjie's Japanese Magic as
- 2016 · Girl of the Big House as
- 2016 · A Fist Within Four Walls as Yuk Bo-fung
- 2016 · The Bodyguard as Residents Commitee Chairperson
- 2016 · From Vegas to Macau III as Mahjong Queen
- 2015 · Wild City as Mona
- 2015 · Imprisoned: Survival Guide for Rich and Prodigal as Legislative Councilor Chiang
- 2015 · Wudang Rules as
- 2015 · Lucky Star 2015 as Ms Hung
- 2014 · 谁解女人心 as
- 2014 · Delete My Love as So Fa
- 2013 · Tales From The Dark 1 as Restaurant Owner (segment "Stolen Goods")
- 2011 · I Love Wing Chun as Aunt Chun
- 2011 · 盖世英雄方世玉 as
- 2010 · Kung Fu Wing Chun as Leung's mother
- 2010 · Just Another Pandora's Box as Landlady
- 2009 · Looking for Jackie as Lixia's Aunt
- 2009 · Club Sparkle as
- 2008 · Desires of the Heart as Gao Ya Juan
- 2008 · The Luckiest Man as Sophie, Fat's 1st wife
- 2007 · Project A as 窦太太
- 2007 · The Lady Iron Chef as Lady Green / Lin Ching-Hsia
- 2007 · Kung Fu Mahjong 3: The Final Duel as Auntie Toni
- 2007 · Eastern Legend as
- 2006 · I'll Call You as Manny's Mother
- 2006 · My Kung Fu Sweetheart as Dolina
- 2005 · Kung Fu Mahjong 2 as Auntie Fei
- 2005 · 功夫状元 as
- 2005 · Kung Fu Mahjong as Auntie Fei
- 2004 · Kung Fu Hustle as Landlady
- 2003 · 1:99 Shorts as 5)
- 1985 · Disciples of the 36th Chamber as Li Xiao Huan
- 1985 · Crazy Shaolin Disciples as Sai Yuk's Mother
- 1984 · Long Road to Gallantry as Chang Tian Yi
- 1984 · New Tales of the Flying Fox as Wu's pregnant wife
- 1983 · Bastard Swordsman as Rain
- 1982 · The Dragon's Snake Fist as Wai's daughter
- 1981 · The Dragon, the Young Master as Xue Hua
- 1981 · Dreadnaught as White Tiger's Wife
- 1979 · Sweeping Call Girls as
- 1979 · The Fearless Duo as
- 1979 · Dragon's Claws as Li Hua
- 1978 · Dragon Lee Vs. The 5 Brothers as Good 'Brother'
- 1975 · Black Dragon's Revenge as
- 1974 · The Man with the Golden Gun as Nara - Hip's Niece #1 (uncredited)
- 1973 · The Heroine as Agent Ho Mai-Wa
- 1973 · Not Scared to Die as Rickshaw man's granddaughter
- Future · Return of the Lucky Stars as
- 1972 · Pursuit as Apple thief