Person

Cheng Pei-Pei

Acting · 1946–2024 · Shanghai, China

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.

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  Divas Hit the Road

  2014

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  The Young Detective

  包大娘

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  Strange Tales of Liao Zhai

  苗婆婆【阿宝】

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  Flirting Scholar

  Madame Wah

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  Shui Yue Dong Tian

  龙婆

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  Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon

  Jade Fox

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  Mulan

  The Matchmaker

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  Return of the Heiress

  Mother Rong

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  The Inn

  2017

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  Romance of Book and Sword

  Empress Dowager Chongqing

• 2022The King of Wuxia Part 2Self
• 2022The King of Wuxia Part 1Self
• 2022大侠胡金铨self
• 2020MulanThe Matchmaker
• 2019Iron Fists and Kung Fu KicksSelf
• 2019Bell ChamberQin Yi
• 2019In a New York MinuteAmy's Mother
• 2019Flirting Scholar from the FutureMistress Hua
• 2017The Inn
• 2017Meditation ParkMaria
• 2017Blind DateGrandma
• 2017Little ValentineNiu Zhenzhen
• 2016GoldstoneMrs. Lao
• 2016Dragon Girls!Herself
• 2016Good Take, Too!(segment "The Lighthouse of My Life")
• 2016The Sleeping Beauty秦奶奶
• 2015Lost in WrestlingYuanyuan
• 2015The Lost TombGranny Huo
• 2015回到未來錢
• 2015My Amazing BrideNanny Guo
• 2014The Eyes of Dawn
• 2014The Scroll of Wing Chun White Crane
• 2014LiltingJunn
• 2014Divas Hit the Road
• 2014The Legend of Run Run ShawHerself
• 2013Return of the HeiressMother Rong
• 2013Legend of Hua MulanGrandma Xia
• 2012Singular Cay
• 2012咏春传奇
• 2012非常后妈杜奶奶
• 2012裂变Old Lady Gu
• 2012自古英雄出少年贝婆婆
• 2012Time and Tide Wait for No Man: A Touch of King HuSelf
• 2011Speed AngelsAuntie Fen
• 2011Coming BackGod Ni
• 2011Legendary AmazonsShe Taijun
• 2011Shanghai Legend毛坚
• 2011The Guardsman
• 2011My Wedding and Other SecretsMrs Chu
• 2010一一向前冲Dr. Tian
• 2010A Weaver on the Horizon
• 2010Flirting Scholar 2Madame Wah
• 2010Fortune King Is Coming to Town!Mrs Liang
• 2009Remembrance Of Dreams Past陆老夫人
• 2009Blood TiesMadam Lee
• 2009Mysterious House
• 2009Taishan Kung Fu
• 2009Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun-LiZhilan
• 2009Basic Love
• 2009Club Sparkle
• 2008Kung Fu KillerMyling
• 2008Kung Fu KillerMyling
• 2008Love Under the Sign of the DragonTham
• 2008Special Boys兰姑妈
• 2007君子好逑铁夫人
• 2007They WaitAunt Mei
• 2007The Counting HouseLia
• 2007Shanghai BabyConny
• 2006Book and Sword: The Final Battle
• 2006至尊红颜
• 2005House of HarmonyAmah
• 2005Li Wei Resigns from Office[Li Wei's mother]
• 2005Dandelion
• 2005Strange Tales of Liao Zhai苗婆婆【阿宝】
• 2005Insuperable Kid Huoyuanjia
• 2005天下太平
• 2005A Century of Light and ShadowSelf
• 2004Watery Moon Hollow SkyGranny Long
• 2004The Miracle BoxJoanna's Mom
• 2004Sex and the BeautiesSelina's mom
• 2004Shui Yue Dong Tian龙婆
• 2003Chop Socky: Cinema Hong KongSelf
• 2003Cinema Hong Kong: The Beauties of the Shaw StudioSelf
• 2003Cinema Hong Kong: Wu XiaSelf
• 2002Springs of LifeYun Shu Heng
• 2002Naked WeaponFaye Ching
• 2002The Art of Action: Martial Arts in the MoviesSelf
• 2002Romance of Book and SwordEmpress Dowager Chongqing
• 2002Book and SwordHuang Tai Hou
• 2002Flying Dragon, Leaping TigerLiu Ru Yan
• 2001杨门女将之白马贺寿佘赛花
• 2001杨门女将之八妹游春
• 2001杨门女将之女将初征佘赛花
• 2001杨门女将之天波府风波
• 2001Grit & Polish: Heroines from Hong KongSelf
• 2001Shadow MaskRed Goddess
• 2001Legendary Fighter: Yang's Heroine
• 2001杨门女将
• 2001Heroes in Black冯 母
• 2000LavenderMd Tung
• 2000The Young Detective包大娘
• 2000Crouching Tiger, Hidden DragonJade Fox
• 2000Fist PowerBrian's mother
• 1999The Truth About Jane and SamSam's mother
• 1999A Man Called HeroHero's Mother
• 1999Hua Mulan李亮的母亲
• 1999Four Chefs and a Feast
• 1999Lord of Imprisonment老板娘
• 1999Young Master Of Shaolin五枚师太
• 1998马永贞之争霸上海滩马大娘
• 1997Master Ma
• 1997千秋家国梦朱夫人
• 1996How to Meet the Lucky Stars
• 1996Wong Fei Hung Series : The Final Victory
• 1995Wong Fei Hung Series
• 1994From Zero to Hero
• 1994Lover's Lover
• 1994The Gods Must Be Funny in China
• 1994Wing ChunNg Mui
• 1994Kung Fu Mistress
• 1993Kidnap of Wong Chak FaiKung Tse Sam
• 1993Flirting ScholarMadame Wah
• 1988Painted FacesMaster Cheng
• 1984Huo Dong Ge陈士超
• 1983All the King's Men
• 1982Lady PiranhaJo 'Lady Piranha' Chan
• 1974WhiplashHu Pien-Tze
• 1973None But the BraveShao Ying
• 1972The Yellow MufflerSinger
• 1971The Shadow WhipMiss Yun/Yang Kai Yun
• 1971The Lady HermitLeng Yu Shuang (Lady Hermit)
• 1970Brothers FiveHeroine Yen Hsing-kung
• 1970Lady of SteelFang Yingqi
• 1969The Golden SwordNgai Jin-Feng
• 1969Raw CourageShangguan Xiuyi
• 1969The Flying DaggerYu Ying
• 1969Dragon SwampQing-Erh / Fan Ying
• 1968The Jade RakshaLeng Qiu Han (The Jade Raksha)
• 1968That Fiery GirlHot Chilli/Pearl
• 1968Golden SwallowGolden Swallow Xie Ru Yan
• 1967Blue SkiesChen Yun
• 1967The Dragon CreekKuo Erh Niu
• 1967The Thundering SwordSo Jiau Jiau
• 1967Operation LipstickLi Bing
• 1967Hong Kong NocturneChia Chuan Chuan
• 1966The Joy of SpringHerself [cameo]
• 1966Princess Iron FanWhite Bone Demon
• 1966Come Drink with MeGolden Sparrow
• 1965The Lotus LampLiu Yan-Chang
• 1965Song of Orchid IslandOlan
• 1964Lover's RockLin Chiu-tzu
• 1964The Last Woman of ShangDancing Girl