Cheng Pei Pei, the pioneering 'Queen of Martial Arts' who starred in wuxia films and 'Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon,' has died at the age of 78.
, the pioneering “Queen of Martial Arts” who starred in dozens of wuxia films in Hong Kong before reaching a global audience withCheng’s family revealed the actress died Wednesday in San Francisco after she was first diagnosed with atypical Parkinsonian disorder, which she battled privately since 2019.
“She loved being an actress and knew, even with her hard work, how fortunate she was to have the career she had. Our mom remained humble and approachable, patient and kind, and always generous with her time, eager to help others whenever she could. She will be dearly missed.” Born in Shanghai in 1946, Cheng began her career in the film industry in the early Sixties when she moved to Hong Kong and trained at the studio run by the Shaw Brothers, which at the time was China’s biggest production company. Cheng made her debut in the 1964 drama, a 1966 wuxia film — or an epic Chinese martial arts period movie — that’s now considered one of the best in the genre..
In 2000, Cheng reached a worldwide audience by portraying the villainous Jade Fox in director Ang Lee’s wuxia-inspired epic, a multinational production and acclaimed film that conquered the global box office and racked up 10 Academy Awards nominations, including Best Picture; it won Best Foreign Language Film at the Oscars, as well as similar awards at both the Golden Globes and the BAFTAs.
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