Yuen Qiu
Actor
Born April 19, 1950 in 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
Return of the Lucky Stars
The Shadow's Edge
Old Woman
Second Life
老年梁姐
Lost But Win
The Righteous Fists
Ting Sai-fung
Kung Fu Stuntmen
Fake President of Dragon Society
All U Need Is Love
Hotel resident
Fire Cloud Evil God 2: Eighteen Dragon Palms
The Book of Mythical Beasts
Shui Sannyang
Fire Cloud Evil God: Mask of Chaos
We Are Legends
Lei Shimu
Europe Raiders
给个理由先之重回鹿鼎
给个理由先之再点秋香
Staycation
My Alien Girlfriend
Zhen Nihua
Di Renjie's Japanese Magic
Girl of the Big House
A Fist Within Four Walls
Yuk Bo-fung
The Bodyguard
Residents Commitee Chairperson
From Vegas to Macau III
Mahjong Queen
Wild City
Mona
Imprisoned: Survival Guide for Rich and Prodigal
Legislative Councilor Chiang
Wudang Rules
Lucky Star 2015
Ms Hung
谁解女人心
你照亮我星球
瘦瘦姐
Delete My Love
So Fa
Aberdeen
Tales from the Dark 1
Restaurant Owner (segment "Stolen Goods")
I Love Wing Chun
Aunt Chun
Unmatched Hero Fang Shiyu
Kung Fu Wing Chun
Leung's Mother
Just Another Pandora's Box
Landlady
A Fistful of Stances
Au-Yeung Wai Lan
Looking for Jackie
Lixia's Aunt
Club Sparkle
Desires of the Heart
Gao Ya Juan
The Luckiest Man
Sophie, Fat's 1st wife
Project A
窦太太
The Lady Iron Chef
Lady Green / Lin Ching-Hsia
Kung Fu Mahjong 3
Auntie Toni
Eastern Legend
I'll Call You
Manny's Mother
My Kung Fu Sweetheart
Dolina
Kung Fu Mahjong 2
Auntie Fei
Kung Fu Beggar
Kung Fu Mahjong
Auntie Fei
Kung Fu Hustle
Landlady
1:99 Shorts
(segment "Hong Kong - A Winner")
Avenging Trio
Disciples of the 36th Chamber
Li Xiao Huan
Crazy Shaolin Disciples
Sai Yuk's Mother
Long Road to Gallantry
Chang Tian Yi
New Tales of the Flying Fox
Wu's pregnant wife
Bastard Swordsman
Rain
The Dragon's Snake Fist
Wai's daughter
Dragon, the Young Master
Xue Hua
Dreadnaught
White Tiger's Wife
Sweeping Call Girls
The Fearless Duo
Dragon's Claws
Li Hua
Dragon Lee Vs. The 5 Brothers
Good 'Brother'
Black Dragon's Revenge
The Man with the Golden Gun
Nara - Hip's Niece #1 (uncredited)
The Heroine
Agent Ho Mai-Wa
Eagle Shadow Fist
Rickshaw Man's Granddaughter
Pursuit
Apple thief