Yuen Qiu
Acting • Born 1950-04-19
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.
Filmography
69 credits
Kung Fu Hustle
Movie • 2004
Landlady
The Heroine
Movie • 1973
Agent Ho Mai-Wa
Bastard Swordsman
Movie • 1983
Rain
I Love Wing Chun
Movie • 2011
Aunt Chun
Kung Fu Wing Chun
Movie • 2010
Leung's Mother
Return of the Lucky Stars
Movie
Tales from the Dark 1
Movie • 2013
Restaurant Owner (segment "Stolen Goods")
My Alien Girlfriend
Movie • 2017
Zhen Nihua
Looking for Jackie
Movie • 2009
Lixia's Aunt
Delete My Love
Movie • 2014
So Fa
Pursuit
Movie • 1972
Apple thief
Girl of the Big House
Movie • 2016
Eastern Legend
Movie • 2007
Europe Raiders
Movie • 2018
Sweeping Call Girls
Movie • 1979
Disciples of the 36th Chamber
Movie • 1985
Li Xiao Huan
Crazy Shaolin Disciples
Movie • 1985
Sai Yuk's Mother
Imprisoned: Survival Guide for Rich and Prodigal
Movie • 2015
Legislative Councilor Chiang
Dragon Lee Vs. The 5 Brothers
Movie • 1978
Good 'Brother'
I'll Call You
Movie • 2006
Manny's Mother
Kung Fu Mahjong
Movie • 2005
Auntie Fei
Kung Fu Mahjong 2
Movie • 2005
Auntie Fei
Kung Fu Mahjong 3
Movie • 2007
Auntie Toni
The Bodyguard
Movie • 2016
Residents Commitee Chairperson
Lucky Star 2015
Movie • 2015
Ms Hung
Dreadnaught
Movie • 1981
White Tiger's Wife
Desires of the Heart
Movie • 2008
Gao Ya Juan
Wild City
Movie • 2015
Mona
Dragon's Claws
Movie • 1979
Li Hua
The Lady Iron Chef
Movie • 2007
Lady Green / Lin Ching-Hsia
The Dragon's Snake Fist
Movie • 1982
Wai's daughter
New Tales of the Flying Fox
Movie • 1984
Wu's pregnant wife
Long Road to Gallantry
Movie • 1984
Chang Tian Yi
The Dragon, the Young Master
Movie • 1978
Xue Hua
Eagle Shadow Fist
Movie • 1973
Rickshaw Man's Granddaughter
My Kung Fu Sweetheart
Movie • 2006
Dolina
The Luckiest Man
Movie • 2008
Sophie, Fat's 1st wife
Just Another Pandora's Box
Movie • 2010
Landlady
From Vegas to Macau III
Movie • 2016
Mahjong Queen
Di Renjie's Japanese Magic
Movie • 2017
Second Life
Movie • 2024
老年梁姐
Lost But Win
Movie • 2024
Black Dragon's Revenge
Movie • 1975
The Fearless Duo
Movie • 1979
Staycation
Movie • 2018
1:99 Shorts
Movie • 2003
(segment "Hong Kong - A Winner")
Fire Cloud Evil God: Mask of Chaos
Movie • 2020
The Man with the Golden Gun
Movie • 1974
Nara - Hip's Niece #1 (uncredited)
The Book of Mythical Beasts
Movie • 2020
Shui Sannyang
Fire Cloud Evil God 2: Eighteen Dragon Palms
Movie • 2020
All U Need Is Love
Movie • 2021
Hotel resident
We Are Legends
Movie • 2019
Lei Shimu
Fake President of Dragon Society
Movie • 2021
Kung Fu Stuntmen
Movie • 2021
给个理由先之再点秋香
Movie • 2018
给个理由先之重回鹿鼎
Movie • 2018
Aberdeen
Movie • 2014
烏龍賊阿爸
Movie • 1975
The Shadow's Edge
Movie • 2025
Old Woman
Project A
TV • 2007
窦太太
Wudang Rules
TV • 2015
The Righteous Fists
TV • 2022
Ting Sai-fung
Kung Fu Beggar
TV • 2005
A Fist Within Four Walls
TV • 2016
Yuk Bo-fung
谁解女人心
TV • 2014
Unmatched Hero Fang Shiyu
TV • 2011
Club Sparkle
TV • 2009
A Fistful of Stances
TV • 2010
Au-Yeung Wai Lan
你照亮我星球
TV • 2014
瘦瘦姐