Yuen Qiu
Biography
Yuen Qiu (元秋) is a Hong Kong actress and martial artist born as born Cheung Cheun-Nam (張轉男) in Shandong Province, China. She is an expert of both Chinese martial arts and Beijing-opera skills, and was apprenticed under the same master, Yu Jim-Yuen, as Jackie Chan and Sammo Hung Kam-Bo at the China Drama Academy's Peking Opera School. Yuen Qiu worked as a stuntwoman and as a night club performer from the late 1960s to early 1970s. She had a small role in the international production, The Man with the Golden Gun (1974), portraying a student rescuing Roger Moore as James Bond. As there were few opportunities for stuntwomen and barely any prospects for improvement at the time, she got married in 1974 at the age of 24. After being away from the Hong Kong film industry for nearly 20 years, she landed a role in Kung Fu Hustle only by chance. She was only accompanying a junior woman fellow of the China Drama Academy at the audition but the director's eye was on her. Reports show that Stephen Chow gave her the job after unremitting and persistent persuasion. Yuen is also in a movie called Kung Fu Mahjong, with Yuen Wah.
Personal Details
Also Known As
Movies (41)
The Shadow's Edge
as Old Woman
2025
Second Life
as 老年梁姐
2024
Lost But Win
2024
Kung Fu Stuntmen
2021
Fake President of Dragon Society
2021
All U Need Is Love
as Hotel resident
2021
Fire Cloud Evil God 2: Eighteen Dragon Palms
2020
The Book of Mythical Beasts
as Shui Sannyang
2020
Fire Cloud Evil God: Mask of Chaos
2020
We Are Legends
as Lei Shimu
2019
Europe Raiders
2018
给个理由先之重回鹿鼎
2018
给个理由先之再点秋香
2018
Staycation
2018
My Alien Girlfriend
as Zhen Nihua
2017
Di Renjie's Japanese Magic
2017
Girl of the Big House
2016
The Bodyguard
as Residents Commitee Chairperson
2016
From Vegas to Macau III
as Mahjong Queen
2016
Wild City
as Mona
2015
Imprisoned: Survival Guide for Rich and Prodigal
as Legislative Councilor Chiang
2015
Lucky Star 2015
as Ms Hung
2015
Delete My Love
as So Fa
2014
Aberdeen
2014
Tales from the Dark 1
as Restaurant Owner (segment "Stolen Goods")
2013
I Love Wing Chun
as Aunt Chun
2011
Kung Fu Wing Chun
as Leung's Mother
2010
Just Another Pandora's Box
as Landlady
2010
Looking for Jackie
as Lixia's Aunt
2009
Desires of the Heart
as Gao Ya Juan
2008
The Luckiest Man
as Sophie, Fat's 1st wife
2008
The Lady Iron Chef
as Lady Green / Lin Ching-Hsia
2007
Kung Fu Mahjong 3: The Final Duel
as Auntie Toni
2007
Eastern Legend
2007
I'll Call You
as Manny's Mother
2006
My Kung Fu Sweetheart
as Dolina
2006
Kung Fu Mahjong 2
as Auntie Fei
2005
Kung Fu Mahjong
as Auntie Fei
2005
Kung Fu Hustle
as Landlady
2004
1:99 Shorts
as (segment "Hong Kong - A Winner")
2003
Avenging Trio
Director (Directing)
1989
