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Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthday
April 19, 1950
Place of Birth
Shandong Province, China
Also Known As
- Cheung Cheun-Nam
- Phoenix Kim
- Yuan Qiu
- Qiu Yuen
- یوئن چی
Yuen Qiu
2.3 Popularity
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.
Known For
6.6
Old Woman
The Shadow's Edge
2025
7.7
老年梁姐
Second Life
2024
0.0
Lost But Win
2024
6.0
Ting Sai-fung
The Righteous Fists
2022
7.3
Kung Fu Stuntmen
2021
0.0
Fake President of Dragon Society
2021
4.2
Hotel resident
All U Need Is Love
2021
10.0
Fire Cloud Evil God 2: Eighteen Dragon Palms
2020
5.7
Shui Sannyang
The Book of Mythical Beasts
2020
7.0
Fire Cloud Evil God: Mask of Chaos
2020
Credits
The Shadow's Edge
as Old Woman
2025
6.6
Second Life
as 老年梁姐
2024
7.7
Lost But Win
2024
0.0
The Righteous Fists
as Ting Sai-fung
2022
6.0
Kung Fu Stuntmen
2021
7.3
Fake President of Dragon Society
2021
0.0
All U Need Is Love
as Hotel resident
2021
4.2
Fire Cloud Evil God 2: Eighteen Dragon Palms
2020
10.0
The Book of Mythical Beasts
as Shui Sannyang
2020
5.7
Fire Cloud Evil God: Mask of Chaos
2020
7.0
We Are Legends
as Lei Shimu
2019
4.2
Europe Raiders
2018
7.1
给个理由先之重回鹿鼎
2018
0.0
给个理由先之再点秋香
2018
0.0
Staycation
2018
0.0
My Alien Girlfriend
as Zhen Nihua
2017
0.0
Di Renjie's Japanese Magic
2017
0.0
Girl of the Big House
2016
6.7
A Fist Within Four Walls
as Yuk Bo-fung
2016
8.0
The Bodyguard
as Residents Commitee Chairperson
2016
5.8
From Vegas to Macau III
as Mahjong Queen
2016
4.0
Wild City
as Mona
2015
5.7
Imprisoned: Survival Guide for Rich and Prodigal
as Legislative Councilor Chiang
2015
6.0
Wudang Rules
2015
8.0
Lucky Star 2015
as Ms Hung
2015
4.5
谁解女人心
2014
0.0
Delete My Love
as So Fa
2014
5.8
Aberdeen
2014
5.3
Tales from the Dark 1
as Restaurant Owner (segment "Stolen Goods")
2013
5.6
I Love Wing Chun
as Aunt Chun
2011
3.8
Unmatched Hero Fang Shiyu
2011
0.0
Kung Fu Wing Chun
as Leung's Mother
2010
7.1
Just Another Pandora's Box
as Landlady
2010
4.7
A Fistful of Stances
as Au-Yeung Wai Lan
2010
0.0
Looking for Jackie
as Lixia's Aunt
2009
4.1
Club Sparkle
2009
0.0
Desires of the Heart
as Gao Ya Juan
2008
2.7
The Luckiest Man
as Sophie, Fat's 1st wife
2008
0.0
Project A
as 窦太太
2007
0.0
The Lady Iron Chef
as Lady Green / Lin Ching-Hsia
2007
4.0
Kung Fu Mahjong 3
as Auntie Toni
2007
5.2
Eastern Legend
2007
0.0
I'll Call You
as Manny's Mother
2006
7.2
My Kung Fu Sweetheart
as Dolina
2006
4.0
Kung Fu Mahjong 2
as Auntie Fei
2005
5.0
Kung Fu Beggar
2005
10.0
Kung Fu Mahjong
as Auntie Fei
2005
5.4
Kung Fu Hustle
as Landlady
2004
7.5
1:99 Shorts
as (segment "Hong Kong - A Winner")
2003
6.3
Disciples of the 36th Chamber
as Li Xiao Huan
1985
6.3
Crazy Shaolin Disciples
as Sai Yuk's Mother
1985
5.5
Long Road to Gallantry
as Chang Tian Yi
1984
7.3
New Tales of the Flying Fox
as Wu's pregnant wife
1984
7.7
Bastard Swordsman
as Rain
1983
6.9
The Dragon's Snake Fist
as Wai's daughter
1982
6.9
Dreadnaught
as White Tiger's Wife
1981
7.0
Sweeping Call Girls
1979
0.0
The Fearless Duo
1979
4.0
Dragon's Claws
as Li Hua
1979
6.4
Dragon Lee Vs. The 5 Brothers
as Good 'Brother'
1978
4.8
The Dragon, the Young Master
as Xue Hua
1978
7.0
Black Dragon's Revenge
1975
4.6
🎬
烏龍賊阿爸
1975
0.0
The Man with the Golden Gun
as Nara - Hip's Niece #1 (uncredited)
1974
6.5
The Heroine
as Agent Ho Mai-Wa
1973
4.1
Eagle Shadow Fist
as Rickshaw Man's Granddaughter
1973
5.6
Pursuit
as Apple thief
1972
5.5
Return of the Lucky Stars
N/A
0.0