Cheung Cheun-Nam, known professionally as Yuen Qiu, is a Hong Kong actress and martial artist.
11 Facts About Yuen Qiu
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Yuen Qiu is an expert of both Chinese martial arts and Beijing-opera skills, and was apprenticed at the Peking Opera School under the same master, Yu Jim-yuen, as Jackie Chan and Sammo Hung.
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On 19 April 1950, Yuen was born as Cheung Cheun-Nam in Hong Kong.
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Yuen Qiu attended a Peking Opera School in Kowloon, Hong Kong.
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Yuen Qiu was a stuntwoman and a night club performer from the late 1960s to early 1970s.
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In 1974, Yuen Qiu had a small role in the international production, The Man with the Golden Gun, portraying as Hip's niece Nara rescuing Roger Moore as James Bond.
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In 1979, Yuen Qiu was able to demonstrate her acrobatic and kicking abilities in Dragon's Claw.
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Yuen Qiu was accompanying a junior woman fellow of the China Drama Academy at the audition but the director's eye was on her.
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Yuen Qiu later appeared in the movie Kung Fu Mahjong, with Yuen Qiu Wah, and has been active in cinema since then.
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In 1985, Yuen Qiu was married to martial arts director Lu Chun-koo.
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On 31 March 2005, Yuen Qiu was arrested along with 10 other women and two men for illegal gambling.