Qiu Yuen
Birth Name:
Cheung Cheun-Nam
Profession
Actress
Fast Facts
- At the 2006 Hundred Flowers Awards, she won Best Supporting Actress for "Kung Fu Hustle․"
- Won Best Supporting Actress at the 2005 Golden Horse Film Festival for her performance in "Kung Fu Hustle․"
- Attended a China Drama Academy where she studied martial arts and Beijing opera
- During the late 1960s and early 1970s, she worked as a nightclub performer
- Was apprenticed under the same master who taught Jacki Chan and Sammo Hung Kam-Bo, Yu Jim-yuen
- After almost two decades away from the Hong Kong film industry, she accidentally won a role in "Kung Fu Hustle" when she showed up to the audition with a younger woman
- Worked as a stunt woman early in her career, with her most notable role being in "The Man with the Golden Gun," in which she played a female student who rescues James Bond
Awards
- 2004Golden Kite - Best Supporting Actress:Nominated
- 2004Golden Kite - Grand Performer (Actor):Winner
- 2005Golden Bauhinia - Best Supporting Actress:Nominated
- 2005Golden Horse Award - Best Supporting Actress:Winner
- 2005Hong Kong Film Award - Best Actress:Nominated
- 2005HKFCS Award - Best Actress:Nominated
- 2005Satellite Award - Outstanding Actress in a Supporting Role, Comedy or Musical:Nominated
- 2006Hundred Flowers Award - Best Supporting Actress:Winner