Cheng Pei-pei, the martial arts icon and star of films like 'Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon' and 'Come Drink with Me,' has died at age 78.
"Our mom wanted to be remembered by how she was: the legendary queen of martial arts," her family shared in a statement.Jessica is a staff writer at Entertainment Weekly, where she covers TV, movies, and pop culture. Her work has appeared in Bustle, NYLON, Cosmopolitan, InStyle, and more. She lives in California with her dog.
The National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke defines the condition as a form of dementia that involves the loss of cognitive functions, causing nerve cells to die and areas of the brain to shrink. There are currently no treatments to slow the progression.Cheng's family said she "chose not to make this news public so that she could deal with her condition in private and spend her remaining time with her children and grandchildren.
Cheng "loved being an actress and knew, even with her hard work, how fortunate she was to have the career she had," they said.Born in Shanghai in 1946, Cheng trained in ballet before moving to Hong Kong, where she became a star for Shaw Brothers Studios, storied for their martial arts films. She starred in 20 of the studio's wuxia action films, includingOther notable credits in a career that spanned six decades includein a career retrospective in 2015. “It’s exhilarating.
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