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MAGGIE
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G One of Hong Kong's most respected and best-liked
G actresses, Maggie Cheung has done it all.
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Born in Hong Kong on September 20, 1964, Cheung’s
C family moved to England where she studied. She
H returned to Hong Kong and by accident entered
E modeling, which led to doing TV commercials and her
U winning first runner-up and Miss Photogenic for the Miss
N Hong Kong Contest 1983. She then broke into cinema
G with a number of comedies and action films, gaining
exposure in Police Story I with Jackie Chan.

But Cheung was able to prove herself as a dramatic

actress when she played in Song of the Exile (1990) and
in Wong Kar-Wai’s As Tears Go By (1988) and Days of
Being Wild (1991). In 1992, Cheung won great acclaim
for Stanley Kwan's Centre Stage.
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G Cheung broke through to international critics and
G audiences in Irma Vep (1996). In 1997, she made her
I first English-language film, starring alongside Jeremy
E Irons and Gong Li in Wayne Wang's Chinese Box, and
won further acclaim for Comrades, Almost a Love Story.
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H Cheung cemented her status as a legend and icon of
E world cinema as she went on to become the most
U internationally awarded Chinese actress in history,
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winning, among others, Best Actress at the 1992 Berlin
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Festival for Centre Stage, and later, the Palme D’Or Best
Actress prize at the 2004 Cannes Film Festival, for Olivier
Assayas's Clean. She also captured the imagination of
world cinema fans in her numerous “qi pao” dresses in
Wong Kar Wai's acclaimed In the Mood for Love,
becoming a global paragon of Chinese elegance and an
inspiration to artists and creators the world over.
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G SELECTED FILMOGRAPHY
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2004 Clean, Olivier Assayas

C 2002 Hero, Zhang Yimou

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U 2000 Sausalito, Andrew Lau
N In the Mood for Love, Wong Kar Wai
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1997 Chinese Box, Wang Wayne

1996 Irma Vep, Olivier Assayas

Comrades, Almost a Love Story, Peter Chan
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G 1995 Soong Sisters, Mabel Cheung
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E 1994 Ashes of Time, Wong Kar Wai

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H 1993 The Heroic Trio, Johnny To
E Too Happy for Words, Stanley Kwan
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N The Enigma of Love, Sherman Wong
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1992 Centre Stage (The Actress), Stanley Kwan
Police Story III, Stanley Tong
New Dragon Inn, Raymond Lee
White Rose, Samson Chiu
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A 1991 The Perfect Match, Stephen Shin
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Will of Iron, David Chiang
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E 1990 Hearts in Hearts, Stephen Shin
Full Moon in New York, Stanley Kwan
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Song of the Exile, Ann Hui
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E Red Dust, Ho Yim
U Days of Being Wild, Wong Kar Wai
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G 1989 Iceman-Cometh, Clarence Fok Yiu-leung
A Fishy Story, Anthony Chan
Hearts No Flowers, Zhang Yong Xiong
In Between Lovers, Fung Yi Ching

1988 Girls Without Tomorrow, David Lam Tak-Luk

As Tears Go By, Wong Kar Wai
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G 1988 Mother vs Mother, Tony Leung Siu Hung
G Police Story II, Jackie Chan
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Last Romance, Yonfan
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C 1987 The Romancing Star, Jing Wong

H Project A II, Jackie Chan
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U 1986 Rose, Yonfan
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Happy Ghost III, Johnny To
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1985 Stand Behind the Yellow Line, Taylor Wong

Police Story I, Jackie Chan

1984 Prince Charming, Wong Jing

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G Awards
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E 2004 Palme d’Or for Best Actress
C Cannes International Film Festival
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Clean by Olivier Assayas
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1992 Silver Bear for Best Actress
Berlin International Film Festival
Centre Stage by Stanley Kwan

2007 Outstanding Contribution to Chinese Cinema

Shanghai International Film Festival
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G 2005 Grand Prix Special des Ameriques
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I Montreal International Film Festival
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C 1992 Best Actress

H 28th Chicago International Film Festival
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U Centre Stage by Stanley Kwan
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1990 Best Actress for the Special Jury Prize
Turin International Film Festival
Farewell China by Clara Law

Artist of the Year 1991

Hong Kong Artist’s Guild Awards
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Best Actress, Hong Kong Academy Awards
I 1990: A Fishy Story by Chan Friend
E 1992: Centre Stage by Stanley Kwan
C 1997: Comrades, Almost a Love Story
H 1998: Soong Sisters
E 2001: In the Mood for Love
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G Best Actress, Taiwan Golden Horse Awards
1989: Full Moon in New York
1990: Red Dust by Yim Ho
1997: Comrades, Almost a Love Story
2000: In the Mood for Love
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I Best Actress, Hong Kong Film Critics Society Awards
E 1997: Comrades, Almost a Love Story
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H Best Actress, Japan Critic Awards
E 1993: Centre Stage by Stanley Kwan
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G Best Actress, Golden Bauhinia Awards
1997: Comrades, Almost a Love story

Best Actress, Asia-Pacific Film Festival

1997: Comrades, Almost a Love story
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MAGGIE
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