Maggie Cheung

Name: Maggie Cheung
Full Name: Cheung Man-yuk
Chinese Name: 张曼玉
Profession: Actress
Country: Hong Kong (China), UK
Birthday: 20th September 1964

Maggie Cheung Man-yuk (張曼玉; pinyin: Zhāng Mànyù; Cantonese: dzoeng1 maan6 juk9/juk2) (born September 20, 1964) is a multi award-winning actress from Hong Kong.

Cheung spent part of her childhood and adolescence in the United Kingdom. Upon her return to Hong Kong, Cheung ran and won second place in the Miss Hong Kong beauty pageant contest in 1983 at the age of 19, and was a semi-finalist in the Miss World pageant the same year.

One of Cheung’s many notable movie roles is that of “May”, the girlfriend of police detective “Kevin” Chan Ka Kui in the Jackie Chan’s Police Story movies (However, she did not reprise the role in Police Story 4: First Strike nor in New Police Story).

Audiences outside Asia have become increasingly familiar with her work, including her roles in Centre Stage (as Ruan Lingyu), In the Mood for Love, Irma Vep, 2046, Hero, and Clean.

She married French director Olivier Assayas (Irma Vep, Clean) in 1998 but divorced him in 2001. They, however, remained in amicable relationship; Cheung made her award-winning movie Clean (2004) with him.

As part of her portrayal of the drug addicted aspiring singer Emily Wang in Clean, Maggie Cheung performed songs written by David Roback of Mazzy Star.

Prior to 1988, Maggie’s screen appearance was often limited to eye candy roles. Then in many of the future interviews, Maggie frequently cited her performance in the movie As Tears Go By, her first of many collaborations with film director Wong Kar-Wai, as the piece that truly began her serious acting career.

Awards:
Berlin International Film Festival
Best Actress of Silver Berlin Bear for Centre Stage 阮玲玉 (1992)

Cannes Film Festival
Best Actress for Clean (2004)

Golden Horse Film Festival and Awards
Best Actress of Golden Horse Award for In the Mood for Love 花樣年華 (2000)
Best Actress of Golden Horse Award for Comrades: Almost a Love Story 甜蜜蜜 (1996)
Best Actress of Golden Horse Award for Centre Stage 阮玲玉 (1991)
Best Supporting Actress of Golden Horse Award for Red Dust 滾滾紅塵 (1990)
Best Actress of Golden Horse Award for Full Moon in New York 人在紐約 (1989)

Hawaii International Film Festival
Award for Achievement in Acting

Hong Kong Film Awards
Best Actress of Hong Kong Film Award for In the Mood for Love 花樣年華 (2001)
Best Actress of Hong Kong Film Award for The Soong Sisters 宋家皇朝 (1998)
Best Actress of Hong Kong Film Award for Comrades, Almost a Love Story 甜蜜蜜 (1996)
Best Actress of Hong Kong Film Award for Centre Stage 阮玲玉 (1992)
Best Actress of Hong Kong Film Award for Farewell China 愛在他鄉的季節 (1991)
Best Actress of Hong Kong Film Award for A Fishy Story 不脫襪的人 (1989)

Hong Kong Film Critics Society Awards
Best Actress of HKFCS Award for Comrades, Almost a Love Story 甜蜜蜜 (1996)

External Links:
Maggie Cheung @ Yahoo! Movies
Maggie Cheung @ Geocities

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