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, 2006 Won

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Cheung Cheun-Nam, known professionally as Yuen Qiu (; born 19 April 1950), is a

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actress and

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. She is an expert of both

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and Beijing-opera skills, and was apprenticed at the

under the same master,

Yu Jim-yuen Yu Jim-yuen (September 5, 1905 – September 8, 1997) () was a Chinese martial artist, actor, teacher and the master of the ''China Drama Academy'', one of the main Peking Opera Schools in Hong Kong from which Jackie Chan, Sammo Hung, Yuen B ...

, as

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, and

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Early life

On 19 April 1950, Yuen was born as Cheung Cheun-Nam in Hong Kong. Yuen was given the performance name of Yuen Qiu.

Education

Yuen attended a

in Kowloon, Hong Kong.

Career

Yuen was a stuntwoman and a night club performer from the late 1960s to early 1970s. In 1974, Yuen had a small role in the international production, '' The Man with the Golden Gun'' (1974), portraying as Hip's niece Nara rescuing

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. In 1979, Yuen was able to demonstrate her acrobatic and kicking abilities in Dragon's Claw. In 1970s, there were limited opportunities for stuntwomen. After being away from the

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for nearly 20 years, she landed a role in ''

'' only by chance. She was accompanying a junior woman fellow of the China Drama Academy at the audition but the director's eye was on her. It was reported that

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convinced her to take on the role only after unremitting and persistent persuasion. Yuen later appeared in the movie ''

Kung Fu Mahjong ''Kung Fu Mahjong'' () is a 2005 Hong Kong comedy film directed by Wong Jing and Billy Chung. It is about an obsessive gambler Chi Mo Sai (Yuen Wah) and Auntie Fei (Yuen Qiu). The film was followed by two sequels, ''Kung Fu Mahjong 2'' which was ...

'', with

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, and has been active in cinema since then.

Personal life

In 1985, Yuen was married to martial arts director Lu Chun-koo (魯俊谷) and has a son and a daughter. Yuen and Lu divorced in 1995. On 31 March 2005, Yuen was arrested along with 10 other women and two men for illegal gambling.

Filmography

References

External links

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Yuen Qiu at chinesemov.com

Yuen Qiu at Simonyam.com
1948 births Living people Place of birth missing (living people) 20th-century Hong Kong actresses 21st-century Hong Kong actresses {{HongKong-actor-stub