Yuen Qiu

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.

Cast

Kung Fu Hustle

(Landlady)

The Heroine

(Agent Ho Mai-Wa)

Bastard Swordsman

(Rain)

I Love Wing Chun

(Aunt Chun)

Kung Fu Wing Chun

(Leung's Mother)

Return of the Lucky Stars

Tales From The Dark 1

(Restaurant Owner (segment "Stolen Goods"))

My Alien Girlfriend

(Zhen Nihua)

Looking for Jackie

(Lixia's Aunt)

Delete My Love

(So Fa)

Pursuit

(Apple thief)

Girl of the Big House

Eastern Legend

Europe Raiders

Sweeping Call Girls

Disciples of the 36th Chamber

(Li Xiao Huan)

Crazy Shaolin Disciples

(Sai Yuk's Mother)

Imprisoned: Survival Guide for Rich and Prodigal

(Legislative Councilor Chiang)

Dragon Lee Vs. The 5 Brothers

(Good 'Brother')

I'll Call You

(Manny's Mother)

Kung Fu Mahjong

(Auntie Fei)

Kung Fu Mahjong 2

(Auntie Fei)

Kung Fu Mahjong 3: The Final Duel

(Auntie Toni)

The Bodyguard

(Residents Commitee Chairperson)

Lucky Star 2015

(Ms Hung)

Dreadnaught

(White Tiger's Wife)

Desires of the Heart

(Gao Ya Juan)

Wild City

(Mona)

Dragon's Claws

(Li Hua)

The Dragon, the Young Master

(Xue Hua)

The Dragon's Snake Fist

(Wai's daughter)

Long Road to Gallantry

(Chang Tian Yi)

New Tales of the Flying Fox

(Wu's pregnant wife)

Not Scared to Die

(Rickshaw man's granddaughter)

My Kung Fu Sweetheart

(Dolina)

The Lady Iron Chef

(Lady Green / Lin Ching-Hsia)

The Luckiest Man

(Sophie, Fat's 1st wife)

Just Another Pandora's Box

(Landlady)

From Vegas to Macau III

(Mahjong Queen)

Di Renjie's Japanese Magic

Second Life

(老年梁姐)

Lost But Win

Black Dragon's Revenge

The Fearless Duo

Staycation

1:99 Shorts

(5))

Fire Cloud Evil God: Mask of Chaos

The Man with the Golden Gun

(Nara - Hip's Niece #1 (uncredited))

The Book of Mythical Beasts

(Shui Sannyang)

Fire Cloud Evil God 2: Eighteen Dragon Palms

All U Need Is Love

(Hotel resident)

We Are Legends

(Lei Shimu)

Fake President of Dragon Society

Kung Fu Stuntmen

Project A

(窦太太)

Wudang Rules

The Righteous Fists

(Ting Sai-fung)

功夫状元

A Fist Within Four Walls

(Yuk Bo-fung)

谁解女人心

盖世英雄方世玉

Club Sparkle