Cheng Pei-Pei

Acting

Cheng Pei-Pei

Born December 4, 1946Shanghai, China141 credits

Cheng Pei-Pei (Chinese: 鄭佩佩, December 4, 1946–July 17, 2024) was an actress best known for her performance in the seminal 1966 King Hu wuxia film Come Drink with Me. It made her a contender for one of the first female action star. She continued to play expert swordswomen in a number of films throughout the 1960s. In 2000, she returned to international attention with her role as Jade Fox in Ang Lee's Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon. She followed this up with her portrayal of Long Po in the 2004 television miniseries Watery Moon, Hollow Sky, which was shown on Asian-American television as Paradise. She worked for Zhouyi Media in mainland China.

Known For

The King of Wuxia Part 2

The King of Wuxia Part 2

Movie

2022

The King of Wuxia Part 1
8.7

The King of Wuxia Part 1

Movie

2022

大侠胡金铨

大侠胡金铨

TV

2022

Mulan
6.8

Mulan

Movie

2020

Iron Fists and Kung Fu Kicks
6.8

Iron Fists and Kung Fu Kicks

Movie

2019

Bell Chamber

Bell Chamber

Movie

2019

Filmography

The King of Wuxia Part 2
2022The King of Wuxia Part 2as SelfMovie
The King of Wuxia Part 1
2022The King of Wuxia Part 1as SelfMovie
大侠胡金铨
2022大侠胡金铨as selfTV
Mulan
2020Mulanas The MatchmakerMovie
Iron Fists and Kung Fu Kicks
2019Iron Fists and Kung Fu Kicksas SelfMovie
Bell Chamber
2019Bell Chamberas Qin YiMovie
In a New York Minute
2019In a New York Minuteas Amy's MotherMovie
Flirting Scholar from the Future
2019Flirting Scholar from the Futureas Mistress HuaMovie
The Inn
2017The InnTV
Meditation Park
2017Meditation Parkas MariaMovie
Blind Date
2017Blind Dateas GrandmaTV
Little Valentine
2017Little Valentineas Niu ZhenzhenTV
Goldstone
2016Goldstoneas Mrs. LaoMovie
Dragon Girls!
2016Dragon Girls!as HerselfMovie
Good Take, Too!
2016Good Take, Too!as (segment "The Lighthouse of My Life")Movie
The Sleeping Beauty
2016The Sleeping Beautyas 秦奶奶TV
Lost in Wrestling
2015Lost in Wrestlingas YuanyuanMovie
The Lost Tomb
2015The Lost Tombas Granny HuoTV
回到未來錢
2015回到未來錢TV
My Amazing Bride
2015My Amazing Brideas Nanny GuoTV
The Eyes of Dawn
2014The Eyes of DawnMovie
The Scroll of Wing Chun White Crane
2014The Scroll of Wing Chun White CraneMovie
Lilting
2014Liltingas JunnMovie
Divas Hit the Road
2014Divas Hit the RoadTV
The Legend of Run Run Shaw
2014The Legend of Run Run Shawas HerselfMovie
Return of the Heiress
2013Return of the Heiressas Mother RongTV
Legend of Hua Mulan
2013Legend of Hua Mulanas Grandma XiaTV
Singular Cay
2012Singular CayMovie
咏春传奇
2012咏春传奇TV
非常后妈
2012非常后妈as 杜奶奶TV
裂变
2012裂变as Old Lady GuTV
自古英雄出少年
2012自古英雄出少年as 贝婆婆TV
Time and Tide Wait for No Man: A Touch of King Hu
2012Time and Tide Wait for No Man: A Touch of King Huas SelfMovie
Speed Angels
2011Speed Angelsas Auntie FenMovie
Coming Back
2011Coming Backas God NiMovie
Legendary Amazons
2011Legendary Amazonsas She TaijunMovie
Shanghai Legend
2011Shanghai Legendas 毛坚TV
The Guardsman
2011The GuardsmanMovie
My Wedding and Other Secrets
2011My Wedding and Other Secretsas Mrs ChuMovie
一一向前冲
2010一一向前冲as Dr. TianTV
A Weaver on the Horizon
2010A Weaver on the HorizonTV
Flirting Scholar 2
2010Flirting Scholar 2as Madame WahMovie
Fortune King Is Coming to Town!
2010Fortune King Is Coming to Town!as Mrs LiangMovie
Remembrance Of Dreams Past
2009Remembrance Of Dreams Pastas 陆老夫人TV
Blood Ties
2009Blood Tiesas Madam LeeMovie
Mysterious House
2009Mysterious HouseTV
Taishan Kung Fu
2009Taishan Kung FuMovie
Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun-Li
2009Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun-Lias ZhilanMovie
Basic Love
2009Basic LoveMovie
Club Sparkle
2009Club SparkleTV
Kung Fu Killer
2008Kung Fu Killeras MylingMovie
Kung Fu Killer
2008Kung Fu Killeras MylingTV
Love Under the Sign of the Dragon
2008Love Under the Sign of the Dragonas ThamMovie
Special Boys
2008Special Boysas 兰姑妈Movie
They Wait
2007They Waitas Aunt MeiMovie
The Counting House
2007The Counting Houseas LiaMovie
Shanghai Baby
2007Shanghai Babyas ConnyMovie
Book and Sword: The Final Battle
2006Book and Sword: The Final BattleMovie
至尊红颜
2006至尊红颜TV
House of Harmony
2005House of Harmonyas AmahMovie
Li Wei Resigns from Office
2005Li Wei Resigns from Officeas [Li Wei's mother]TV
Dandelion
2005DandelionTV
Strange Tales of Liao Zhai
2005Strange Tales of Liao Zhaias 苗婆婆【阿宝】TV
Insuperable Kid Huoyuanjia
2005Insuperable Kid HuoyuanjiaMovie
A Century of Light and Shadow
2005A Century of Light and Shadowas SelfMovie
天下太平
2005天下太平TV
Watery Moon Hollow Sky
2004Watery Moon Hollow Skyas Granny LongTV
The Miracle Box
2004The Miracle Boxas Joanna's MomMovie
Sex and the Beauties
2004Sex and the Beautiesas Selina's momMovie
Shui Yue Dong Tian
2004Shui Yue Dong Tianas 龙婆TV
Chop Socky: Cinema Hong Kong
2003Chop Socky: Cinema Hong Kongas SelfMovie
Cinema Hong Kong: The Beauties of the Shaw Studio
2003Cinema Hong Kong: The Beauties of the Shaw Studioas SelfMovie
Cinema Hong Kong: Wu Xia
2003Cinema Hong Kong: Wu Xiaas SelfMovie
Springs of Life
2002Springs of Lifeas Yun Shu HengTV
Naked Weapon
2002Naked Weaponas Faye ChingMovie
The Art of Action: Martial Arts in the Movies
2002The Art of Action: Martial Arts in the Moviesas SelfMovie
Romance of Book and Sword
2002Romance of Book and Swordas Empress Dowager ChongqingTV
Book and Sword
2002Book and Swordas Huang Tai HouMovie
Flying Dragon, Leaping Tiger
2002Flying Dragon, Leaping Tigeras Liu Ru YanMovie
杨门女将之白马贺寿
2001杨门女将之白马贺寿as 佘赛花Movie
杨门女将之八妹游春
2001杨门女将之八妹游春as 佘赛花Movie
杨门女将之女将初征
2001杨门女将之女将初征as 佘赛花Movie
杨门女将之天波府风波
2001杨门女将之天波府风波Movie
Grit & Polish: Heroines from Hong Kong
2001Grit & Polish: Heroines from Hong Kongas SelfMovie
Shadow Mask
2001Shadow Maskas Red GoddessMovie
Legendary Fighter: Yang's Heroine
2001Legendary Fighter: Yang's HeroineTV
杨门女将
2001杨门女将TV
Heroes in Black
2001Heroes in Blackas 冯 母TV
Lavender
2000Lavenderas Md TungMovie
Young Justice Bao
2000Young Justice Baoas 包大娘TV
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
2000Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragonas Jade FoxMovie
Fist Power
2000Fist Poweras Brian's motherMovie
The Truth About Jane and Sam
1999The Truth About Jane and Samas Sam's motherMovie
A Man Called Hero
1999A Man Called Heroas Hero's MotherMovie
Hua Mulan
1999Hua Mulanas 李亮的母亲TV
Four Chefs and a Feast
1999Four Chefs and a FeastMovie
Lord Of Imprisonment
1999Lord Of Imprisonmentas 老板娘TV
Young Master Of Shaolin
1999Young Master Of Shaolinas 五枚师太TV
马永贞之争霸上海滩
1998马永贞之争霸上海滩as 马大娘TV
Master Ma
1997Master MaTV
千秋家国梦
1997千秋家国梦as 朱夫人TV
How to Meet the Lucky Stars
1996How to Meet the Lucky StarsMovie
Wong Fei Hung Series : The Final Victory
1996Wong Fei Hung Series : The Final VictoryMovie
Wong Fei Hung Series
1995Wong Fei Hung SeriesTV
From Zero to Hero
1994From Zero to HeroMovie
Lover's Lover
1994Lover's LoverMovie
The Gods Must Be Funny in China
1994The Gods Must Be Funny in ChinaMovie
Wing Chun
1994Wing Chunas Ng MuiMovie
Kung Fu Mistress
1994Kung Fu MistressMovie
Kidnap of Wong Chak Fai
1993Kidnap of Wong Chak Faias Kung Tse SamMovie
Flirting Scholar
1993Flirting Scholaras Madame WahMovie
Painted Faces
1988Painted Facesas Master ChengMovie
Huo Dong Ge
1984Huo Dong Geas 陈士超TV
All the King's Men
1983All the King's MenMovie
Lady Piranha
1982Lady Piranhaas Jo 'Lady Piranha' ChanMovie
Whiplash
1974Whiplashas Hu Pien-TzeMovie
None But the Brave
1973None But the Braveas Shao YingMovie
The Yellow Muffler
1972The Yellow Muffleras SingerMovie
The Shadow Whip
1971The Shadow Whipas Miss Yun/Yang Kai YunMovie
The Lady Hermit
1971The Lady Hermitas Leng Yu Shuang (Lady Hermit)Movie
Brothers Five
1970Brothers Fiveas Heroine Yen Hsing-kungMovie
Lady of Steel
1970Lady of Steelas Fang YingqiMovie
The Golden Sword
1969The Golden Swordas Ngai Jin-FengMovie
Raw Courage
1969Raw Courageas Shangguan XiuyiMovie
The Flying Dagger
1969The Flying Daggeras Yu YingMovie
Dragon Swamp
1969Dragon Swampas Qing-Erh / Fan YingMovie
The Jade Raksha
1968The Jade Rakshaas Leng Qiu Han (The Jade Raksha)Movie
That Fiery Girl
1968That Fiery Girlas Hot Chilli/PearlMovie
Golden Swallow
1968Golden Swallowas Golden Swallow Xie Ru YanMovie
Blue Skies
1967Blue Skiesas Chen YunMovie
The Dragon Creek
1967The Dragon Creekas Kuo Erh NiuMovie
The Thundering Sword
1967The Thundering Swordas So Jiau JiauMovie
Operation Lipstick
1967Operation Lipstickas Li BingMovie
Hong Kong Nocturne
1967Hong Kong Nocturneas Chia Chuan ChuanMovie
The Joy of Spring
1966The Joy of Springas Herself [cameo]Movie
Princess Iron Fan
1966Princess Iron Fanas White Bone DemonMovie
Come Drink with Me
1966Come Drink with Meas Golden SparrowMovie
The Lotus Lamp
1965The Lotus Lampas Liu Yan-ChangMovie
Song of Orchid Island
1965Song of Orchid Islandas OlanMovie
Lover's Rock
1964Lover's Rockas Lin Chiu-tzuMovie
The Last Woman of Shang
1964The Last Woman of Shangas Dancing GirlMovie