Cheng Pei-Pei
December 4, 1946 (78 years old) in Shanghai, China
Cheng Pei-Pei (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
Credits
- 2022 · The King of Wuxia Part 2 as Self
- 2022 · The King of Wuxia Part 1 as Self
- 2020 · Mulan as The Matchmaker
- 2019 · Iron Fists and Kung Fu Kicks as Self
- 2019 · Flirting Scholar from the Future as Mistress Hua
- 2016 · Dragon Girls ! as Herself
- 2015 · Lost in Wrestling as Yuanyuan
- 2011 · Coming Back as God Ni
- 2009 · Blood Ties as Madam Lee
- 2009 · Basic Love as
- 2008 · Kung Fu Killer as Myling
- 2008 · Kung Fu Killer 2 as Myling
- 2007 · They Wait as Aunt Mei
- 2005 · House of Harmony as Amah
- 2005 · 天下太平 as
- 2005 · A Century of Light and Shadow as Self
- 2004 · The Miracle Box as Joanna's Mom
- 2004 · Sex and the Beauties as Selina's mom
- 2003 · Cinema Hong Kong: The Beauties of the Shaw Studio as Self
- 2002 · Springs of Life as Yun Shu Heng
- 2002 · Book and Sword as Huang Tai Hou
- 1999 · The Truth About Jane and Sam as Sam's mother
- 1999 · Four Chefs and a Feast as
- 1996 · Top Fighter 2 as Self (Archive Footage)
- 1996 · Wong Fei Hung Series : The Final Victory as
- 1982 · Lady Piranha as Jo 'Lady Piranha' Chan
- 1971 · The Shadow Whip as Miss Yun/Yang Kai Yun
- 1969 · The Golden Sword as Ngai Jin-Feng
- 1969 · Raw Courage as Shangguan Xiuyi
- 1969 · Dragon Swamp as Qing-Erh / Fan Ying
- 1967 · Operation Lipstick as Li Bing
- 1967 · Hong Kong Nocturne as Chia Chuan Chuan
- 1966 · The Joy of Spring as Cheng Pei-pei
- 1966 · Princess Iron Fan as White Bone Demon
- 1965 · Song of Orchid Island as Olan
- Future · 杨门女将 as
- 2019 · Bell Chamber as Qin Yi
- 2019 · In a New York Minute as Amy's Mother
- 2017 · Meditation Park as Maria
- 2017 · Blind Date as Grandma
- 2017 · Little Valentine as Niu Zhenzhen
- 2016 · Goldstone as Mrs. Lao
- 2016 · Good Take, Too! as (segment "The Lighthouse of My Life")
- 2016 · The Sleeping Beauty as 秦奶奶
- 2015 · 回到未來錢 as
- 2014 · The Eyes of Dawn as
- 2014 · The Scroll of Wing Chun White Crane as
- 2014 · Lilting as Junn
- 2014 · Divas Hit the Road as
- 2014 · The Legend of Run Run Shaw as Herself
- 2013 · 千金归来 as Mother Rong
- 2013 · Legend of Hua Mulan as Grandma Xia
- 2012 · Singular Cay as
- 2012 · 咏春传奇 as
- 2012 · 非常后妈 as 杜奶奶
- 2012 · 裂变 as Old Lady Gu
- 2012 · 自古英雄出少年 as 贝婆婆
- 2012 · Time and Tide Wait for No Man: A Touch of King Hu as Self
- 2011 · Speed Angels as Auntie Fen
- 2011 · Legendary Amazons as She Taijun
- 2011 · Shanghai Legend as 毛坚
- 2011 · The Guardsman as
- 2011 · My Wedding and Other Secrets as Mrs Chu
- 2010 · 一一向前冲 as Dr. Tian
- 2010 · A Weaver on the Horizon as
- 2010 · Flirting Scholar 2 as Madame Wah
- 2010 · Fortune King Is Coming to Town! as Mrs Liang
- 2009 · Remembrance Of Dreams Past as 陆老夫人
- 2009 · Mysterious House as
- 2009 · Taishan Kung Fu as
- 2009 · Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun-Li as Zhilan
- 2009 · Club Sparkle as
- 2008 · Love Under the Sign of the Dragon as Tham
- 2008 · Special Boys as 兰姑妈
- 2007 · The Counting House as Lia
- 2007 · Shanghai Baby as Conny
- 2006 · Book and Sword: The Final Battle as
- 2006 · 至尊红颜 as
- 2005 · Li Wei Resigns from Office as [Li Wei's mother]
- 2005 · Dandelion as
- 2005 · Strange Tales of Liao Zhai as 苗婆婆【阿宝】
- 2005 · Chinese Paladin as 姥姥
- 2005 · Insuperable Kid Huoyuanjia as
- 2004 · 灵镜传奇 as 龙婆
- 2004 · Watery Moon Hollow Sky as Granny Long
- 2004 · Shui Yue Dong Tian as 龙婆
- 2003 · Chop Socky: Cinema Hong Kong as Self
- 2003 · Cinema Hong Kong: Wu Xia as Self
- 2002 · Naked Weapon as Faye Ching
- 2002 · The Art of Action: Martial Arts in the Movies as Self
- 2002 · Romance of Book and Sword as Empress Dowager Chongqing
- 2002 · Flying Dragon, Leaping Tiger as Liu Ru Yan
- 2001 · Grit & Polish: Heroines from Hong Kong as Self
- 2001 · Shadow Mask as Red Goddess
- 2001 · Legendary Fighter: Yang's Heroine as 佘赛花
- 2001 · Heroes in Black as 冯 母
- 2001 · 杨门女将之天波府风波 as
- 2000 · Lavender as Md Tung
- 2000 · Young Justice Bao as Bao's Mother (包夫人)
- 2000 · Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon as Jade Fox
- 2000 · Fist Power as Brian's mother
- 1999 · A Man Called Hero as Bai Sulian
- 1999 · Hua Mulan as Li Liang's Mother
- 1999 · Young Master Of Shaolin as Wumei
- 1999 · Lord Of Imprisonment as 老板娘
- 1998 · 马永贞之争霸上海滩 as 马大娘
- 1998 · 马永贞之英雄血 as 马大娘
- 1997 · Master Ma as
- 1996 · How to Meet the Lucky Stars as
- 1995 · Wong Fei Hung Series as
- 1994 · From Zero to Hero as
- 1994 · Lover's Lover as
- 1994 · The Gods Must Be Funny in China as
- 1994 · Wing Chun as Ng Mui
- 1994 · Kung Fu Mistress as
- 1993 · Kidnap of Wong Chak Fai as Kung Tse Sam
- 1993 · Flirting Scholar as Madame Wah
- 1988 · Painted Faces as Master Cheng
- 1984 · Huo Dong Ge as 陈士超
- 1983 · All the King's Men as
- 1974 · Whiplash as Hu Pien-Tze
- 1973 · None But the Brave as Shao Ying
- 1972 · The Yellow Muffler as Singer
- 1971 · The Lady Hermit as Leng Yu Shuang (Lady Hermit)
- 1970 · Brothers Five as Heroine Yen Hsing-kung
- 1970 · Lady of Steel as Fang Ying Qi
- 1969 · The Flying Dagger as Yu Ying
- 1968 · The Jade Raksha as Leng Qiu Han (The Jade Raksha)
- 1968 · That Fiery Girl as Hot Chilli/Pearl
- 1968 · Golden Swallow as Golden Swallow Xie Ru Yan
- 1967 · Blue Skies as Chen Yun
- 1967 · The Dragon Creek as Kuo Erh Niu
- 1967 · The Thundering Sword as So Jiau Jiau
- 1966 · Come Drink with Me as Golden Swallow
- 1965 · The Lotus Lamp as Liu Yan-Chang
- 1964 · Lover's Rock as Lin Chiu-tzu
- 1964 · The Last Woman of Shang as Dancing Girl