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Yuen Qiu Biography and Full Filmography - MovieWise

Quick Facts

Born:
1950-04-19

Birthplace:
Shandong Province, China

Credits:
69 Total Roles

Yuen Qiu

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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

Full Filmography

Year Title Role
2025 The Shadow's Edge MOVIE Old Woman
2024 Second Life MOVIE 老年梁姐
2024 Lost But Win MOVIE Self
2022 The Righteous Fists TV Ting Sai-fung
2021 Kung Fu Stuntmen MOVIE Self
2021 Fake President of Dragon Society MOVIE Self
2021 All U Need Is Love MOVIE Hotel resident
2020 Fire Cloud Evil God 2: Eighteen Dragon Palms MOVIE Self
2020 The Book of Mythical Beasts MOVIE Shui Sannyang
2020 Fire Cloud Evil God: Mask of Chaos MOVIE Self

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