Maggie Cheung Man-Yuk (born 20 September 1964) is aΒ former Hong KongΒ actress. Raised in England and Hong Kong, she has over 70 films to her credit since starting her career in 1983. Some of her most commercially successful work was in the action genre, but Cheung once said in an interview that of all the work she has done, the films that really meant something to her areΒ Song of the Exile,Β Center Stage,Β Comrades: Almost a Love StoryΒ andΒ In the Mood for Love. As Emily Wang inΒ Clean, her last starring role to date, she became the firstΒ AsianΒ actress to win a prize at theΒ Cannes Film Festival. Cheung's native language isΒ Cantonese, but she is multilingual, having learned to speakΒ English,Β MandarinΒ andΒ French.