Eugenia Yuan

Biography

Eugenia Yuan is a Hong Kong actress born in Los Angeles, United States. She is the eldest daughter of the famous Hong Kong actress Cheng Pei-pei. She began learning dance at age four, mastering ballet, Chinese dance, and jazz. She graduated from the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) with a degree in linguistics and anthropology. She was a member of the U.S. national rhythmic gymnastics team and represented the United States in Australia, Russia, and other countries over a period of eight years. After leaving the national team in 1999, she signed with a management company and participated in several independent films and television series in America. She won the Best New Performer award at the 22nd Hong Kong Film Awards for her film 三更之回家. She also appeared alongside her mother in the wuxia film 龍騰虎躍. She has two younger sisters, her third sister Yuan Zi-hua being an actress as well.