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Overview

Know for
Acting
Gender
Female
Birthday
20 Sep, 1964 (61 years old)

Maggie Cheung

Biography

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.

Known For

Clean
2004

Clean

Drama Movie
Hero
2002

Hero

Drama Movie
Irma Vep
1996

Irma Vep

Comedy Movie
Comrades, Almost a Love Story
1996

Comrades, Almost a Love Story

Drama Movie
Green Snake
1993

Green Snake

Action Movie
The Heroic Trio
1993

The Heroic Trio

Action Movie
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