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Maggie Cheung was born on September 20, 1964, in Hong Kong, and moved at the age of eight with her family to England. After finishing secondary school, she returned to Hong Kong, where she began modeling and appearing in commercials. In 1983 she participated in the Ms. Hong Kong pageant, winning first runner-up... See full bio »

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2010 Ten Thousand Waves
Mazu
 
2010 Hot Summer Days
Mysterious Customer
 
2004 2046
Su Li-zhen
 
2004/I Clean
Emily Wang
 
2002 Hero
Flying Snow (as Maggie Cheung Man-Yuk)
 
2000 In the Mood for Love
Su Li-zhen - Mrs. Chan
 
2000 Sausalito
Ellen
 
2000 Le bel hiver (short)
Belle passante
 
1999 Augustin, King of Kung-Fu
Ling
 
1997 Chinese Box
Jean
 
1997 The Soong Sisters
Soong Ching-ling / Madam Sun
 
1996 Comrades: Almost a Love Story
Qiao Li
 
1996 Irma Vep
Maggie
 
1994 Ashes of Time
The Woman
 
1994 In Between
Co Co Lau (segment "Weihun mama")
 
1993 Ching Se
Siu Ching (Xiao Qing), the Green Snake
 
1993 Executioners
Chat/Thief Catcher/Chelsea
 
1993 Boys Are Easy
Ching Siu Nam/Viet-Nam Rose
 
1993 The Mad Monk
Nine Lives Whore
 
1993 Fei yue mi qing
Tammy Cheung
 
1993 Holy Weapon
Princess Tin Heung (as Man-yuk Cheung)
 
1993 Kin chan no Cinema Jack
 
1993 Flying Dagger
Flying Cat
 
1993 The Bare-Footed Kid
Proprietess
 
1993 The Heroic Trio
Chat/Thief Catcher/Mercy
 
1993 The Eagle Shooting Heroes
Imperial Master
 
1993 Lim jing dai yat gik
Solicitor Annie Ma
 
1993 Zhan shen chuan shuo
Hsien
 
1992 Zhen de ai ni
 
1992 Bai mei gui
Rose Chin
 
1992 Dragon Inn
Gam Seung Yuk
 
1992 Supercop
May
 
1992 Sam yan jo sai gai
Cameo appearance (uncredited)
 
1992 Hua! ying xiong
Lan
 
1992 Center Stage
Ruan Ling-yu and Herself
 
1992 All's Well, Ends Well
Ho Yuk 'Holliyuk'
 
1992 Twin Dragons
Barbara
 
1992 Leung goh nuijen, yat goh leng, yat goh m leng (short)
 
1992 Qian mian tian wang
Jacky Chuck
 
1991 Hao men ye yan
Dancer
 
1991 Zhi zai chu wei
Annie
 
1991 Hei xue
Maggie
 
1991 Seung sing gusi
Olive Cheung
 
1991 Gun gun hong chen
Yueh-Feng
 
1991 Fu gui ji xiang
Carrie Kam
 
1990 Days of Being Wild
Su Li-zhen
 
1990 Ai zai bie xiang de ji jie
Li Hung
 
1990 Gong chang fei long
May (Ah Mei)
 
1990 Song of the Exile
Cheung Hueyin
 
1990 Ren zai Niu Yue
Lee Fung-Jiau
 
1990 San ren xin shi jie
Joe
 
1989 Qiu ai ye jing hun
Jenny Tung
 
1989 Xiao xiao xiao jing cha
 
1989 Shao nu xin
 
1989 Bu tuo wa de ren
Huang
 
1989 Ji dong ji xia
Polla
 
1989 Wo ai fu gui
Chow Fung
 
1989 Shen yong shuang mei mai
Zhu Yingtai
 
1989 Zai jian wang lao wu
Cheung Yuk
 
1988 Liu jin sui yue
Nancy Cheung
 
1988 Police Story 2
May
 
1988 Yue liang, xing xing, tai yang
May
 
1988 As Tears Go By
Ngor
 
1988 Shuang fei lin men
Diana
 
1988 Guo bu xin lang
Jade Li
 
1988 Ai de tao bing
So See-Dai
 
1988 Fei mao liu lang ji
Bibi Cheung
 
1988 Nan bei ma da
Betty
 
1988 How to Pick Girls Up!
Fanny
 
1988 Ying zhao nu lang 1988
Jenny Lin
 
1987 Yong ai zhuo yi ren
Girl in Convertible (uncredited)
 
1987 Project A 2
Yesan
 
1987 Cheng chong chui lui chai
Tung Tung
 
1987 Tian ci liang yuan
Yuk
 
1987 The Game They Called Sex
Chu Hsiao-min
 
1987 Xin tiao yi bai
Maggie
 
1986 Kai xin gui zhuang gui
Tsui Pan-Han
 
1986 Yang ka cheung (TV series)
 
1986 Yuan Zhen-Xia yu Wei Si-Li
Tsai-Hung
 
1985 Police Story
May
 
1985 Mo deng xian lu qi yuan
Chang Man-Ju
 
1985 Mei gui de gu shi
Rose Wong
 
1985 Sheng dan qi yu jie liang yuan
Cat
 
1984 San jaat si hing (TV series)
Wing Chi
 
1984 Yuen fan
Monica
 
1984 Wak chu choi hong (TV series)
 
1984 Ching wa wong ji
Kitty
 
???? Shi lian zhuan jia
 
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2004/I Clean (performer: "Down in the Light", "She Can't Tell You")
 
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2011 The Story of Film: An Odyssey (TV series documentary) (thanks - 2 episodes)
– Episode #1.13 (2011) (thanks)
– Episode #1.11 (2011) (thanks)
 
2009 Inglourious Basterds (special thanks)
 
Show ShowSelf (5 titles)
2004 'Hero' Defined: A Look at the Epic Masterpiece (video short)
Herself
 
2004 Film '72 (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 20 September 2004 (2004) … Herself
 
1997 Paskvil (TV series)
Herself
– Episode #1.7 (1997) … Herself
 
1997/II Sans titre (documentary short)
 
1989 The Incredibly Strange Film Show (TV series documentary)
Herself
– Jackie Chan (1989) … Herself
 
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2011 Special Collector's Edition (TV series)
 
2008 Banda sonora (TV series)
 

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Chinese Box -- In the days preceding the Chinese takeover of Hong Kong, an embittered expatriate British journalist pines unrequitedly for a beautiful but distant Chinese society woman. Inglourious Basterds -- Jail cell clip Ashes of Time -- A broken-hearted hit man moves to the desert where he finds skilled swordsmen to carry out his contract killings.
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Personal Details

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6 Interviews  | 5 Articles  | 15 Magazine Cover Photos  | See more »

Alternate Names:

Man-Yuk Cheung | Man-Yu Cheung | Man-yuk Cheung | Cheung Man-Yuk | Maggie Cheung Man-Yuk | Man-yu Zhang

Height:

5' 6¼" (1.68 m)
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Personal Quote:

I think it comes from far away inside me, to be strong to survive everything that comes my way. I think, going back to the beginning, feeling like an alien in an English school when I was eight, that set up my pride very early on. I think I'm very defensive, but I'm trying not to be like that any more. See more »

Trivia:

Is fluent in English, French and Chinese (both Cantonese and Mandarin, and understands Shanghainese). See more »

Star Sign:

Virgo