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Cheng Pei-pei

1946 - 2024

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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. In addition to her Chinese-language works, Cheng also appeared in English-language productions, including Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun-Li (2009), Lifting (2014), Meditation Park (2017) and Mulan (2020). Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Cheng Pei-pei is the 1,654th most popular actor (up from 2,370th in 2019), the 552nd most popular biography from China (up from 724th in 2019) and the 15th most popular Chinese Actor.

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Among ACTORS

Among actors, Cheng Pei-pei ranks 1,654 out of 13,578. Before her are Timothy Spall, Ken Kercheval, Joaquim de Almeida, Lina Romay, Fess Parker, and Xander Berkeley. After her are Rhys Ifans, Marie-France Pisier, Nadira, Cyd Charisse, Jennifer Jason Leigh, and Kate Jackson.

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Among people born in 1946, Cheng Pei-pei ranks 215. Before her are Nicole Garcia, Shlomo Sand, Rodrigo Lara, Jean-Jacques Beineix, Stig Blomqvist, and Donovan. After her are Willy van der Kuijlen, Toquinho, Robert Mapplethorpe, Joseph Deiss, Craig Venter, and Ahmad al-Tayyeb. Among people deceased in 2024, Cheng Pei-pei ranks 154. Before her are Jim Abrahams, Hugo Sotil, Sid Eudy, Péter Eötvös, Thomas E. Kurtz, and Fritz Wepper. After her are Micheline Presle, Helmuth Duckadam, Jan Assmann, Toby Keith, Bill Cobbs, and Mohamed Osman Jawari.

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In China

Among people born in China, Cheng Pei-pei ranks 552 out of 1,610. Before her are Hou Hsiao-hsien (1947), Fang Xuanling (578), Lo Wei (1918), Cheng Yi (1033), Deng Yingchao (1904), and Ouyang Xun (557). After her are Zheng Zhilong (1604), Go Seigen (1914), Bian Que (-401), Octar (350), Li Zhi (1527), and Zhou Yongkang (1942).

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Among ACTORS In China

Among actors born in China, Cheng Pei-pei ranks 15. Before her are Run Run Shaw (1907), Yoshiko Yamaguchi (1920), Shih Kien (1913), Zhou Xuan (1920), Na Moon-hee (1941), and Hou Hsiao-hsien (1947). After her are Joan Chen (1961), Ti Lung (1946), Roy Chiao (1927), Kenneth Tsang (1935), James Tien (1942), and Lee Hoi-chuen (1901).

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