Yuen Qiu
Acting
1950-04-19 · Shandong Province, China
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.
Filmography
The Shadow's Edge
2025 · Movie
Second Life
2024 · Movie
Lost But Win
2024 · Movie
The Righteous Fists
2022 · Series
Kung Fu Stuntmen
2021 · Movie
Fake President of Dragon Society
2021 · Movie
All U Need Is Love
2021 · Movie
Fire Cloud Evil God 2: Eighteen Dragon Palms
2020 · Movie
The Book of Mythical Beasts
2020 · Movie
The Mask of Shura of Fire Cloud
2020 · Movie
We Are Legends
2019 · Movie
Europe Raiders
2018 · Movie
给个理由先之重回鹿鼎
2018 · Movie
给个理由先之再点秋香
2018 · Movie
Staycation
2018 · Movie
My Alien Girlfriend
2017 · Movie
Di Renjie's Japanese Magic
2017 · Movie
Girl of the Big House
2016 · Movie
A Fist Within Four Walls
2016 · Series
The Bodyguard
2016 · Movie
From Vegas to Macau III
2016 · Movie
Wild City
2015 · Movie
Imprisoned: Survival Guide for Rich and Prodigal
2015 · Movie
Wudang Rules
2015 · Series
Lucky Star 2015
2015 · Movie
谁解女人心
2014 · Series
你照亮我星球
2014 · Series
Aberdeen
2014 · Movie
Delete My Love
2014 · Movie
Tales from the Dark 1
2013 · Movie
I Love Wing Chun
2011 · Movie
Unmatched Hero Fang Shiyu
2011 · Series
Kung Fu Wing Chun
2010 · Movie
Just Another Pandora's Box
2010 · Movie
A Fistful of Stances
2010 · Series
Looking for Jackie
2009 · Movie
Club Sparkle
2009 · Series
Desires of the Heart
2008 · Movie
The Luckiest Man
2008 · Movie
Project A
2007 · Series
The Lady Iron Chef
2007 · Movie
Kung Fu Mahjong 3
2007 · Movie
Eastern Legend
2007 · Movie
I'll Call You
2006 · Movie
My Kung Fu Sweetheart
2006 · Movie
Kung Fu Mahjong 2
2005 · Movie
Kung Fu Beggar
2005 · Series
Kung Fu Mahjong
2005 · Movie
Kung Fu Hustle
2004 · Movie
1:99 Shorts
2003 · Movie
Avenging Trio
1989 · Movie
Disciples of the 36th Chamber
1985 · Movie
Crazy Shaolin Disciples
1985 · Movie
Long Road to Gallantry
1984 · Movie
New Tales of the Flying Fox
1984 · Movie
Bastard Swordsman
1983 · Movie
The Dragon's Snake Fist
1982 · Movie
Dragon, the Young Master
1981 · Movie
Dreadnaught
1981 · Movie
Sweeping Call Girls
1979 · Movie
The Fearless Duo
1979 · Movie
Dragon's Claws
1979 · Movie
Dragon Lee Vs. The 5 Brothers
1978 · Movie
Black Dragon's Revenge
1975 · Movie
烏龍賊阿爸
1975 · Movie
The Man with the Golden Gun
1974 · Movie
The Heroine
1973 · Movie
Eagle Shadow Fist
1973 · Movie
Pursuit
1972 · Movie
Return of the Lucky Stars
Movie