Yuen Qiu
Acting
- Born:
- 1950-04-19
- Place of birth:
- Shandong Province, China
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
Filmography
The Shadow's Edge
Second Life
Lost But Win
The Righteous Fists
Kung Fu Stuntmen
Fake President of Dragon Society
All U Need Is Love
Fire Cloud Evil God 2: Eighteen Dragon Palms
The Book of Mythical Beasts
The Mask of Shura of Fire Cloud
We Are Legends
Europe Raiders
给个理由先之重回鹿鼎
给个理由先之再点秋香
Staycation
My Alien Girlfriend
Di Renjie's Japanese Magic
Girl of the Big House
A Fist Within Four Walls
The Bodyguard
From Vegas to Macau III
Wild City
Imprisoned: Survival Guide for Rich and Prodigal
Wudang Rules
Lucky Star 2015
谁解女人心
你照亮我星球
Delete My Love
Aberdeen
Tales from the Dark 1
I Love Wing Chun
Unmatched Hero Fang Shiyu
Kung Fu Wing Chun
Just Another Pandora's Box
A Fistful of Stances
Looking for Jackie
Club Sparkle
Desires of the Heart
The Luckiest Man
Project A
The Lady Iron Chef
Kung Fu Mahjong 3
Eastern Legend
I'll Call You
My Kung Fu Sweetheart
Kung Fu Mahjong 2
Kung Fu Beggar
Kung Fu Mahjong
Kung Fu Hustle
1:99 Shorts
Disciples of the 36th Chamber
Crazy Shaolin Disciples
Long Road to Gallantry
New Tales of the Flying Fox
Bastard Swordsman
The Dragon's Snake Fist
Dragon, the Young Master
Dreadnaught
Sweeping Call Girls
The Fearless Duo
Dragon's Claws
Dragon Lee Vs. The 5 Brothers
Black Dragon's Revenge
烏龍賊阿爸
The Man with the Golden Gun
The Heroine
Eagle Shadow Fist
Pursuit
Return of the Lucky Stars