Cheng Pei-pei
American Hong Kong actress (1946–2024)
- Born
- 6 January 1946, Shanghai
- Died
- 17 July 2024
- Citizenship
- People's Republic of China, Republic of China
- Occupation
- television actor, film actor, actor
- Films here
- 5
Cheng Pei-pei (6 January 1946 – 17 July 2024) was a Hong Kong-American actress who was considered cinema's first female action hero. Popularly known as "Queen of Swords" and "Queen of Martial Arts Films", Cheng starred in numerous successful wuxia and martial arts films in Hong Kong, including the Shaw Brothers-produced Come Drink with Me (1966), which launched Cheng into stardom, Golden Swallow (1968), Lady Hermit (1971), Flirting Scholar (1993), and Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000). For the latter, she won a Hong Kong Film Award for Best Supporting Actress.
Filmography (martial arts films)
| Year | Film | Credit |
|---|---|---|
| 1966 | Come Drink with Me | Cast |
| 1993 | Flirting Scholar | Cast |
| 1994 | Wing Chun | Cast |
| 2000 | Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon | Cast |
| 2002 | Naked Weapon | Cast |
Frequent collaborators
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Facts from Wikidata Q269513 (CC0); quoted introduction from English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Data retrieved 2026-10-22.
Data: Wikidata (CC0 1.0); Wikipedia (English) (CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.