Yuen Qiu
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Yuen Qiu

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Biography

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.

Films Featuring Yuen Qiu

Kung Fu Hustle

20047.5

The Heroine

19734.2

Bastard Swordsman

19836.9

I Love Wing Chun

20113.8

Kung Fu Wing Chun

20107.1

Return of the Lucky Stars

Tales from the Dark 1

20135.6

My Alien Girlfriend

2017

Looking for Jackie

20094.3

Delete My Love

20146.6

Pursuit

19727.8

Girl of the Big House

20166.7

Eastern Legend

2007

Europe Raiders

20187.0

Sweeping Call Girls

1979

Disciples of the 36th Chamber

19856.4

Crazy Shaolin Disciples

19856.5

Imprisoned: Survival Guide for Rich and Prodigal

20156.6

Dragon Lee Vs. The 5 Brothers

19786.1

I'll Call You

20067.2

Kung Fu Mahjong

20056.0

Kung Fu Mahjong 2

20055.8

Kung Fu Mahjong 3

20076.0

The Bodyguard

20165.8

Lucky Star 2015

20154.5

Dreadnaught

19817.1

Wild City

20155.7

Desires of the Heart

20084.5

Dragon's Claws

19796.6

Dragon, the Young Master

19817.0

The Dragon's Snake Fist

19827.0

Long Road to Gallantry

19847.2

New Tales of the Flying Fox

19847.9

Eagle Shadow Fist

19735.7

The Lady Iron Chef

20074.0

My Kung Fu Sweetheart

20064.0

The Luckiest Man

200810.0

Just Another Pandora's Box

20104.7

From Vegas to Macau III

20164.1

Di Renjie's Japanese Magic

2017

Second Life

20247.7

Lost But Win

2024

Black Dragon's Revenge

19755.3

The Fearless Duo

19797.0

Staycation

20182.0

1:99 Shorts

20036.3

The Mask of Shura of Fire Cloud

20207.0

The Man with the Golden Gun

19746.5

The Book of Mythical Beasts

20204.6

Fire Cloud Evil God 2: Eighteen Dragon Palms

202010.0

All U Need Is Love

20214.0

We Are Legends

20194.2

Fake President of Dragon Society

2021

Kung Fu Stuntmen

20217.2

给个理由先之再点秋香

2018

给个理由先之重回鹿鼎

2018

Aberdeen

20145.2

烏龍賊阿爸

烏龍賊阿爸

1975

The Shadow's Edge

20258.1