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Maggie Cheung Man-yuk (張曼玉; pinyin: zhāng màn yù; Cantonese: dzoeng1 maan6 juk9/juk2) (born September 20, 1964) is a Hong Kong film star who cast in more than 80 films since the 1980s.
Cheung moved from Hong Kong to England with her family when she was 8 years old. She returned to Hong Kong after finishing secondary school and worked as a model for a clothing store.
She won second place in the Miss Hong Kong pageant in 1983 at the age of 19, and was later cast in a number of TV dramas and movies. Her career rocketed after she co-starred in Police Story, as Jackie Chan's girlfriend.
She has won numerous Best Actress awards and is best known around the world for her roles in Police Story (1985), Super Cop (1992), Actress (1992), Chinese Box (1997), In the Mood for Love (2000) and Hero (2003). She won HK's top actress award in 1990.
The success of In the Mood for Love left Cheung and costar Tony Leung as two of Asia's most internationally recognized stars.
In December 1998, Cheung married French film maker Olivier Assayas, who directed her in Irma Vep and reduced her work load to two films a year. The marriage lasted for three years and Cheung divorced in 2001. Local newspaper said on September 2003 that she was dating with Guillaume Brochard, the former administrative president of a watch company.
Awards
Filmography, as actress, includes
- Clean (2004)
- 2046 (2004)
- Hero (2002)
- In the Mood for Love (2000)
- Augustin, King of Kung-Fu (2000)
- Sausalito (2000)
- Chinese Box (USA 1998)
- The Soong Sisters (1997)
- Irma Vep (1996)
- Comrades, Almost a Love Story (1996)
- Ashes of Time (1994)
- In Between (1994)
- Mad Monk (1993)
- First Shot (1993)
- Executioners (1993)
- Boys are Easy (1993)
- Flying Dagger (1993)
- The Eagle Shooting Heroes (1993)
- Enigma of Love (1993)
- Green Snake (1993)
- Holy Weapon (1993)
- The Heroic Trio (1993)
- The Bare-Footed Kid (1993)
- Millionaire Cop (1993)
- (1992)
- Twin Dragons (1992)
- Moon Warriors (1992)
- What a Hero! (1992)
- Dragon Inn (1992)
- True Love (1992)
- All's Well, Ends Well (1992)
- Centre Stage (1992)
- Rose (1992)
- Alan & Eric - Between Hello & Goodbye (1991)
- Will of Iron (1991)
- The Perfect Match (1991)
- Today's Hero (1991)
- Days of Being Wild (1991)
- Red Dust (1990)
- Farewell China (1990)
- Dragon From Russia (1990)
- Song of the Exile (1990)
- Heart into Hearts (1990)
- Full Moon in New York (1990)
- Doubles Cause Troubles (1989)
- The Iceman Cometh (1989)
- In Between Loves (1989)
- My Dear Son (1989)
- The Bachelor's Swan-Song (1989)
- Hearts No Flowers (1989)
- A Fishy Story (1989)
- Little Cop (1989)
- Last Romance (1988)
- Faithfully Yours (1988)
- The Game They Call Sex (1988)
- The Nowhereman (1988)
- Police Story 2 (1988)
- How to Pick Up Girls (1988)
- Moon, Star, Sun (1988)
- Mother vs. Mother (1988)
- As Tears Go By (1988)
- Double Fattiness (1988)
- Paper Marriage (1988)
- Love Soldier of Fortune (1988)
- Call Girl '88 (1988)
- Project A Part 2 (1987)
- The Romancing Star (1987)
- Heartbeat 100 (1987)
- Sister Cupid (1987)
- The Seventh Curse (1986)
- Happy Ghost 3 (1986)
- Lost Romance (1986)
- It's a Drink, It's a Bomb (1985)
- Police Story (1985)
- Modern Cinderella (1985)
- Behind the Yellow Line (1984)
- Prince Charming (1984)
TV Drama, as actress, includes
Source: [1] (http://www.tvb.com)
See also: Cinema of China
A character in the Read or Die television series is named after her.
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