Cheng Pei-Pei

Biography

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

Divas Hit the Road

Mulan

The Matchmaker

千金归来

Mother Rong

Shui Yue Dong Tian

龙婆

The Sleeping Beauty

秦奶奶

Master Ma

Young Justice Bao

Bao's Mother (包夫人)

Strange Tales of Liao Zhai

苗婆婆【阿宝】

Filmography

Year	Movie	Role
2022	The King of Wuxia Part 1	Self
2022	The King of Wuxia Part 2	Self
2020	Mulan	The Matchmaker
2019	Flirting Scholar from the Future	Mistress Hua
2019	In a New York Minute	Amy's Mother
2019	Iron Fists and Kung Fu Kicks	Self
2019	Bell Chamber	Qin Yi
2017	Meditation Park	Maria
2016	Goldstone	Mrs. Lao
2016	Good Take, Too!	(segment "The Lighthouse of My Life")
2016	Dragon Girls !	Herself
2015	Lost in Wrestling	Yuanyuan
2014	The Legend of Run Run Shaw	Herself
2014	The Scroll of Wing Chun White Crane
2014	Lilting	Junn
2014	The Eyes of Dawn
2012	Time and Tide Wait for No Man: A Touch of King Hu	Self
2012	Singular Cay
2011	Legendary Amazons	She Taijun
2011	The Guardsman
2011	Coming Back	God Ni
2011	Speed Angels	Auntie Fen
2011	My Wedding and Other Secrets	Mrs Chu
2010	Fortune King Is Coming to Town!	Mrs Liang
2010	Flirting Scholar 2	Madame Wah
2009	Blood Ties	Madam Lee
2009	Taishan Kung Fu
2009	Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun-Li	Zhilan
2009	Basic Love
2008	Kung Fu Killer	Myling
2008	Kung Fu Killer 2	Myling
2008	Love Under the Sign of the Dragon	Tham
2008	Special Boys	兰姑妈
2007	They Wait	Aunt Mei
2007	The Counting House	Lia
2007	Shanghai Baby	Conny
2006	Book and Sword: The Final Battle
2005	Insuperable Kid Huoyuanjia
2005	A Century of Light and Shadow	Self
2005	House of Harmony	Amah
2004	The Miracle Box	Joanna's Mom
2004	Sex and the Beauties	Selina's mom
2003	Cinema Hong Kong: The Beauties of the Shaw Studio	Self
2003	Cinema Hong Kong: Wu Xia	Self
2003	Chop Socky: Cinema Hong Kong	Self
2002	Naked Weapon	Faye Ching
2002	Book and Sword	Huang Tai Hou
2002	Flying Dragon, Leaping Tiger	Liu Ru Yan
2002	The Art of Action: Martial Arts in the Movies	Self
2001	Grit & Polish: Heroines from Hong Kong	Self
2001	Shadow Mask	Red Goddess
2001	杨门女将之天波府风波
2000	Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon	Jade Fox
2000	Fist Power	Brian's mother
2000	Lavender	Md Tung
1999	The Truth About Jane and Sam	Sam's mother
1999	A Man Called Hero	Bai Sulian
1999	Four Chefs and a Feast
1996	Top Fighter 2	Self (Archive Footage)
1996	How to Meet the Lucky Stars
1996	Wong Fei Hung Series : The Final Victory
1994	Kung Fu Mistress
1994	Wing Chun	Ng Mui
1994	The Gods Must Be Funny in China
1994	Lover's Lover
1994	From Zero to Hero
1993	Flirting Scholar	Madame Wah
1993	Kidnap of Wong Chak Fai	Kung Tse Sam
1988	Painted Faces	Master Cheng
1983	All the King's Men
1982	Lady Piranha	Jo 'Lady Piranha' Chan
1974	Whiplash	Hu Pien-Tze
1973	None But the Brave	Shao Ying
1972	The Yellow Muffler	Singer
1971	The Lady Hermit	Leng Yu Shuang (Lady Hermit)
1971	The Shadow Whip	Miss Yun/Yang Kai Yun
1970	Brothers Five	Heroine Yen Hsing-kung
1970	Lady of Steel	Fang Ying Qi
1969	Dragon Swamp	Qing-Erh / Fan Ying
1969	The Golden Sword	Ngai Jin-Feng
1969	The Flying Dagger	Yu Ying
1969	Raw Courage	Shangguan Xiuyi
1968	Golden Swallow	Golden Swallow Xie Ru Yan
1968	The Jade Raksha	Leng Qiu Han (The Jade Raksha)
1968	That Fiery Girl	Hot Chilli/Pearl
1967	Hong Kong Nocturne	Chia Chuan Chuan
1967	The Thundering Sword	So Jiau Jiau
1967	Operation Lipstick	Li Bing
1967	The Dragon Creek	Kuo Erh Niu
1967	Blue Skies	Chen Yun
1966	Come Drink with Me	Golden Swallow
1966	Princess Iron Fan	White Bone Demon
1966	The Joy of Spring	Cheng Pei-pei
1965	Song of Orchid Island	Olan
1965	The Lotus Lamp	Liu Yan-Chang
1964	Lover's Rock	Lin Chiu-tzu
1964	The Last Woman of Shang	Dancing Girl

Year	TV Show	Role
2017	Blind Date	Grandma
2017	Little Valentine	Niu Zhenzhen
2016	The Sleeping Beauty	秦奶奶
2015	回到未來錢
2014	Divas Hit the Road
2013	千金归来	Mother Rong
2013	Legend of Hua Mulan	Grandma Xia
2012	自古英雄出少年	贝婆婆
2012	咏春传奇
2012	非常后妈	杜奶奶
2012	裂变	Old Lady Gu
2011	Shanghai Legend	毛坚
2010	一一向前冲	Dr. Tian
2010	A Weaver on the Horizon
2009	Remembrance Of Dreams Past	陆老夫人
2009	Mysterious House
2009	Club Sparkle
2006	至尊红颜
2005	Li Wei Resigns from Office	[Li Wei's mother]
2005	Dandelion
2005	Strange Tales of Liao Zhai	苗婆婆【阿宝】
2005	Chinese Paladin	姥姥
2005	天下太平
2004	Shui Yue Dong Tian	龙婆
2004	Watery Moon Hollow Sky	Granny Long
2004	灵镜传奇	龙婆
2002	Romance of Book and Sword	Empress Dowager Chongqing
2002	Springs of Life	Yun Shu Heng
2001	Heroes in Black	冯母
2001	Legendary Fighter: Yang's Heroine	佘赛花
2000	Young Justice Bao	Bao's Mother (包夫人)
1999	Lord Of Imprisonment	老板娘
1999	Hua Mulan	Li Liang's Mother
1999	Young Master Of Shaolin	Wumei
1998	马永贞之争霸上海滩	马大娘
1998	马永贞之英雄血	马大娘
1997	Master Ma
1995	Wong Fei Hung Series
1984	Huo Dong Ge	陈士超
	杨门女将