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Encyclopedia > Yuen Qiu
Yuen Qiu as the Landlady in Kung Fu Hustle
Yuen Qiu as the Landlady in Kung Fu Hustle

Yuen Qiu (元秋) was born in 1950 and is an actor and martial artist. She is an expert of both Chinese martial arts and Beijing-opera skills, and was apprenticed under the same master as Jackie Chan and Sammo Hung Kam-Bo at China Drama Academy. Image File history File links Yuen Qiu File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Kung Fu Hustle (Chinese: ; pinyin: Gōngfu) is a martial arts film first released in Hong Kong in December 2004. ... 1950 (MCML) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... Hawaiian State Grappling Championships. ... This article provides a general overview of Chinese martial arts. ... Chan Kong-Sang known as Jackie Chan Sing Lung SBS (born on April 7, 1954 on Victoria Peak, Hong Kong, China) is a Chinese martial artist, actor, director, script writer, film producer, singer and former stunt performer. ... Sammo Hung (Chinese: 洪金寶; Hanyu Pinyin: ; Cantonese: Hung4 Gam1 Bou2) (born in Hong Kong on January 7, 1952) is a Kung Fu movies actor, producer and director. ...


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 her international production, "The Man with the Golden Gun" (1974), portraying a girl 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. The 1960s decade refers to the years from January 1, 1960 to December 31, 1969, inclusive. ... The 1970s decade refers to the years from 1970 to 1979, inclusive. ... The Man with the Golden Gun is the ninth film in the EON Productions James Bond series and the second to star Roger Moore as British Secret Service agent, Commander James Bond 007. ... For other people named Roger Moore, see Roger Moore (disambiguation). ... The James Bond 007 gun logo James Bond 007 is a fictional British agent (the Bond character is usually referred to as a spy, but was actually a counter-agent and professional killer) created by writer Ian Fleming in 1952. ... 1974 (MCMLXXIV) was a common year starting on Tuesday. ...


After being away from the Hong Kong film industry for over 28 years, she landed a role in Kung Fu Hustle (2004) 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 nod after unremitting and persistent persuasion. Kung Fu Hustle (Chinese: ; pinyin: Gōngfu) is a martial arts film first released in Hong Kong in December 2004. ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... now. ...


She is currently a chain-smoker. Yuen is also in a movie called Kung Fu Mahjong, with Yuen Wah. Kung Fu Mahjong (2005) is a Hong Kong film directed by Wong Jing. ... Yuen Wah (元華, stage name, born September 2, 1950) is a Hong Kong action film director, choreographer, actor and stuntman who has starred in more than 60 movies since his first, Fist of Fury, in 1972. ...


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YUEN Qiu (518 words)
Biography: Yuen Qiu has the distinction of being one of very few female stunt actors in Hong Kong during the 1970s, although she will now likely be remembered best as the chain-smoking landlady in Stephen Chow's martial arts comedy Kung Fu Hustle.
She was given the name "Yuen Qiu" as a performance name that she would continue to use professionally to honor her master.
Yuen Qiu's first break into feature film came in 1973 when she was cast in Not Scared to Die, an early Jackie Chan film.
Yuen Qiu (Kan Chia Fong, Phoenix Kim) | Hong Kong Movie World filmography, biography, pictures (319 words)
Yuen Qiu (Kan Chia Fong, Phoenix Kim)
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