Cheng Pei-pei

Acting

Cheng Pei-pei

Born
Died
(aged 77)
Birthplace
Shanghai, China
Credits
145 titles

Biography

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.

Signature work

Known For

Acting credits 145

YearTitleRole
2022 The King of Wuxia Part 2 Film Self
2022 The King of Wuxia Part 1 Film Self
2022 大侠胡金铨 TV self (2 ep)
2020 Mulan Film The Matchmaker
2019 Iron Fists and Kung Fu Kicks Film Self
2019 Bell Chamber Film Qin Yi
2019 In a New York Minute Film Amy's Mother
2019 Flirting Scholar from the Future Film Mistress Hua
2017 Escaping Film 翠英
2017 The Inn TV (2 ep)
2017 Meditation Park Film Maria
2017 Blind Date TV Grandma (52 ep)
2017 Little Valentine TV Niu Zhenzhen (40 ep)
2016 Goldstone Film Mrs. Lao
2016 Dragon Girls! Film Herself
2016 Good Take, Too! Film (segment "The Lighthouse of My Life")
2016 The Sleeping Beauty TV 秦奶奶 (80 ep)
2015 Lost in Wrestling Film Yuanyuan
2015 The Lost Tomb TV Granny Huo (12 ep)
2015 回到未來錢 TV (1 ep)
2015 My Amazing Bride TV Nanny Guo (40 ep)
2014 The Eyes of Dawn Film
2014 The Scroll of Wing Chun White Crane Film
2014 Lilting Film Junn
2014 Divas Hit the Road TV (8 ep)
2014 The Legend of Run Run Shaw Film Herself
2013 Wu Xia Pian - Le Festin du Tigre Chinois Film Self
2013 Return of the Heiress TV Mother Rong (50 ep)
2013 Legend of Hua Mulan TV Grandma Xia (57 ep)
2012 Singular Cay Film
2012 咏春传奇 TV (27 ep)
2012 非常后妈 TV 杜奶奶 (30 ep)
2012 裂变 TV Old Lady Gu (38 ep)
2012 自古英雄出少年 TV 贝婆婆 (38 ep)
2012 Time and Tide Wait for No Man: A Touch of King Hu Film Self
2011 Speed Angels Film Auntie Fen
2011 Coming Back Film God Ni
2011 Legendary Amazons Film She Taijun
2011 Shanghai Legend TV 毛坚 (16 ep)
2011 The Guardsman Film
2011 My Wedding and Other Secrets Film Mrs Chu
2010 一一向前冲 TV Dr. Tian (28 ep)
2010 A Weaver on the Horizon TV (36 ep)
2010 Flirting Scholar 2 Film Madame Wah
2010 Fortune King Is Coming to Town! Film Mrs Liang
2009 Remembrance Of Dreams Past TV 陆老夫人 (42 ep)
2009 Blood Ties Film Madam Lee
2009 Mysterious House TV (1 ep)
2009 Taishan Kung Fu Film
2009 Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun-Li Film Zhilan
2009 Basic Love Film
2009 Club Sparkle TV (1 ep)
2008 Kung Fu Killer Film Myling
2008 Kung Fu Killer TV Myling (2 ep)
2008 Love Under the Sign of the Dragon Film Tham
2008 Special Boys Film 兰姑妈
2007 君子好逑 TV 铁夫人 (1 ep)
2007 They Wait Film Aunt Mei
2007 The Counting House Film Lia
2007 Shanghai Baby Film Conny
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