鄭佩佩

简介

Cheng Pei-pei was born on January 6, 1946 in Shanghai, with ancestral roots in Shaoxing, Zhejiang. She grew up with three siblings and was the eldest. Her father worked in the Shanghai police and founded China's first ink factory, but was imprisoned in 1952 and died in prison in 1963. She moved to Hong Kong with her family in 1960 and joined the Shaw Brothers training program in 1962. She became known as the first female martial arts actress in Hong Kong cinema and was dubbed "the great swordswoman." She achieved major success portraying Golden Swallow in Come Drink with Me in 1966 and won the Most Promising Star award at the Asia Film Festival. She married in 1970 and retired from acting to study dance in the United States, before returning to acting in later films. She produced documentary television programs in Los Angeles during the 1980s. She gained international fame portraying Jade Fox in Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon in 2000 and won the Best Supporting Actress award. She received the Lifetime Achievement Award at the Taipei Golden Horse Awards in 2024. She passed away on July 17, 2024 in the United States.