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.
69 acting credits · 1 directing credit
Acting · 69
The Shadow's Edge
2025
Kung Fu Hustle
2004
Club Sparkle
2009
The Man with the Golden Gun
1974
Second Life
2024
Project A
2007
Kung Fu Beggar
2005
A Fistful of Stances
2010
Wudang Rules
2015
The Righteous Fists
2022
A Fist Within Four Walls
2016
Just Another Pandora's Box
2010
From Vegas to Macau III
2016
The Bodyguard
2016
谁解女人心
2014
Kung Fu Mahjong 3
2007
Wild City
2015
Unmatched Hero Fang Shiyu
2011
Looking for Jackie
2009
Dreadnaught
1981
I'll Call You
2006
Europe Raiders
2018
The Heroine
1973
Eagle Shadow Fist
1973
Disciples of the 36th Chamber
1985
Kung Fu Stuntmen
2021
1:99 Shorts
2003
All U Need Is Love
2021
Tales from the Dark 1
2013
Bastard Swordsman
1983
Kung Fu Mahjong 2
2005
My Kung Fu Sweetheart
2006
Imprisoned: Survival Guide for Rich and Prodigal
2015
Kung Fu Mahjong
2005
Crazy Shaolin Disciples
1985
Aberdeen
2014
Desires of the Heart
2008
The Lady Iron Chef
2007
Long Road to Gallantry
1984
Pursuit
1972
Delete My Love
2014
Return of the Lucky Stars
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Dragon's Claws
1979
Black Dragon's Revenge
1975
Lucky Star 2015
2015
The Luckiest Man
2008
The Book of Mythical Beasts
2020
I Love Wing Chun
2011
你照亮我星球
2014
Fire Cloud Evil God: Mask of Chaos
2020
Fire Cloud Evil God 2: Eighteen Dragon Palms
2020
New Tales of the Flying Fox
1984
We Are Legends
2019
Girl of the Big House
2016
Staycation
2018
Dragon Lee Vs. The 5 Brothers
1978
The Dragon's Snake Fist
1982
Kung Fu Wing Chun
2010
The Dragon, the Young Master
1978
My Alien Girlfriend
2017
The Fearless Duo
1979
Lost But Win
2024
Eastern Legend
2007
Fake President of Dragon Society
2021
烏龍賊阿爸
1975
Sweeping Call Girls
1979
给个理由先之重回鹿鼎
2018
Di Renjie's Japanese Magic
2017
给个理由先之再点秋香
2018
