Yuen Qiu
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.
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Films (60)
The Shadow's Edge
2025 · Old Woman
Second Life
2024 · 老年梁姐
Lost But Win
2024
Kung Fu Stuntmen
2021
Fake President of Dragon Society
2021
All U Need Is Love
2021 · Hotel resident
Fire Cloud Evil God 2: Eighteen Dragon Palms
2020
The Book of Mythical Beasts
2020 · Shui Sannyang
The Mask of Shura of Fire Cloud
2020
We Are Legends
2019 · Lei Shimu
Europe Raiders
2018
给个理由先之重回鹿鼎
2018
给个理由先之再点秋香
2018
Staycation
2018
My Alien Girlfriend
2017 · Zhen Nihua
Di Renjie's Japanese Magic
2017
Girl of the Big House
2016
My Beloved Bodyguard
2016 · Residents Commitee Chairperson
From Vegas to Macau 3
2016 · Mahjong Queen
Wild City
2015 · Mona
Imprisoned: Survival Guide for Rich and Prodigal
2015 · Legislative Councilor Chiang
Lucky Star 2015
2015 · Ms Hung
Delete My Love
2014 · So Fa
Aberdeen
2014
Tales from the Dark 1
2013 · Restaurant Owner (segment "Stolen Goods")
I Love Wing Chun
2011 · Aunt Chun
Kung-Fu Academy
2010 · Leung's Mother
Just Another Pandora’s Box
2010 · Landlady
Kung Fu Master
2009 · Lixia's Aunt
Desires of the Heart
2008 · Gao Ya Juan
The Luckiest Man
2008 · Sophie, Fat's 1st wife
The Lady Iron Chef
2007 · Lady Green / Lin Ching-Hsia
Kung Fu Mahjong 3
2007 · Auntie Toni
Eastern Legend
2007
I'll Call You
2006 · Manny's Mother
My Kung Fu Sweetheart
2006 · Dolina
Kung Fu Mahjong 2
2005 · Auntie Fei
Kung Fu Mahjong
2005 · Auntie Fei
Crazy Kung‐Fu
2004 · Landlady
1:99 Shorts
2003 · (segment "Hong Kong - A Winner")
Avenging Trio
1989 · Director
Disciples of the 36th Chamber
1985 · Li Xiao Huan
Crazy Shaolin Disciples
1985 · Sai Yuk's Mother
Long Road to Gallantry
1984 · Chang Tian Yi
New Tales of the Flying Fox
1984 · Wu's pregnant wife
Bastard Swordsman
1983 · Rain
The Dragon's Snake Fist
1982 · Wai's daughter
Dragon, the Young Master
1981 · Xue Hua
Dreadnaught
1981 · White Tiger's Wife
Sweeping Call Girls
1979
The Fearless Duo
1979
Dragon's Claws
1979 · Li Hua
Dragon Lee Vs. The 5 Brothers
1978 · Good 'Brother'
Black Dragon's Revenge
1975
烏龍賊阿爸
1975
The Man with the Golden Gun
1974 · Nara - Hip's Niece #1 (uncredited)
The Heroine
1973 · Agent Ho Mai-Wa
Eagle Shadow Fist
1973 · Rickshaw Man's Granddaughter
Pursuit
1972 · Apple thief
Return of the Lucky Stars
