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Maggie Cheung Biography

Birth Name:Maggie Cheung Man yuk

Birth Place:Hong Kong

Profession Actress, Soundtrack

Fast Facts

Became the first Asian actress to win a prize at the Cannes Film Festival for her role in the 2004 film "Clean․"
Received a Doctor honoris causa from the University of Edinburgh
Appointed Ambassador to China for UNICEF in April 2010
Began appearing in commercials on television while working as a model in Hong Kong
Won the Miss Photogenic award at the 1983 Miss Hong Kong pageant
Speaks Cantonese, French, English, Mandarin and Shanghainese dialect
Offered the lead role in the 2005 film "Memoirs of a Geisha․"

Awards

1985Hong Kong Film Award-Best New Performer: nominated
1988Golden Kite-Breakthrough Performer (Actor): winner
1988Golden Kite-Best Leading Actress: nominated
1989Golden Horse Award-Best Leading Actress: winner
1989Golden Kite-Best Leading Actress: nominated
1989Golden Kite-Best Leading Actress: winner
1989Hong Kong Film Award-Best Actress: nominated
1990Golden Horse Award-Best Supporting Actress: winner
1990Golden Kite-Grand Performer (Actor): winner
1990Golden Kite-Best Supporting Actress: nominated
1990Golden Kite-Best Supporting Actress: winner
1990Golden Kite-Best Leading Actress: nominated
1990Hong Kong Film Award-Best Actress: winner
1990Jury Special Prize-Feature Film: winner
1991Golden Horse Award-Best Leading Actress: winner
1991Golden Kite-Best Leading Actress: winner
1991Hong Kong Film Award-Best Supporting Actress: nominated
1991Hong Kong Film Award-Best Actress: nominated
1992Silver Berlin Bear-Best Actress: winner
1992Silver Hugo-Best Actress: winner
1992Golden Horse Award-Best Leading Actress: nominated
1992Golden Kite-Best Leading Actress: nominated
1993Golden Kite-Best Leading Actress: nominated
1993Hong Kong Film Award-Best Actress: winner
1993Hong Kong Film Award-Best Actress: nominated
1993Japan Movie Critics Award-Best Actress-Foreign: winner
1996Golden Kite-Best Leading Actress: winner
1997APFF Award-Best Actress: winner
1997Golden Bauhinia-Best Actress: winner
1997Golden Horse Award-Best Leading Actress: winner
1997Golden Kite-Best Leading Actress: nominated
1997Hong Kong Film Award-Best Actress: winner
1997HKFCS Award-Best Actress: winner
1998Golden Bauhinia-Best Actress: nominated
1998Hong Kong Film Award-Best Actress: winner
2000Golden Horse Award-Best Leading Actress: winner
2000Golden Kite-Best Leading Actress: winner
2001China Film Media Award-Best Actress: winner
2001Best Lead Performance-: winner
2001Golden Bauhinia-Best Actress: nominated
2001Hong Kong Film Award-Best Actress: winner
2002Chlotrudis Award-Best Actress: nominated
2002Audience Award-Best Foreign Actress (Melhor Atriz Estrangeira): winner
2003NETPAC Award-Best Actress: nominated
2003Golden Bauhinia-Best Actress: nominated
2003Hong Kong Film Award-Best Actress: nominated
2004Best Actress-: winner
2005César-Best Actress (Meilleure actrice): nominated
2005IOMA-Best Supporting Actress (Miglior attrice non protagonista): nominated
2007Chlotrudis Award-Best Actress: nominated
2010Golden Kite-Best Supporting Actress: nominated