--- name: "Maggie Cheung" canonical: "https://film.one/person/maggie-cheung" fi1m_id: "maggie-cheung" imdb_id: "nm0001041" tmdb_id: 1338 wikidata_id: "Q234778" roles: ["Actor"] born: "20 September 1964" reviewed_on_fi1m: 4 average_fi1m_score: 83 average_as: "actor" average_over: 3 updated: "2026-10-07T14:13:31.844163+00:00" licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL." --- # Maggie Cheung ## Identity Maggie Cheung - **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/maggie-cheung - **Type:** Person - **Fi1m ID:** maggie-cheung - **IMDb ID:** nm0001041 - **TMDB ID:** 1338 - **Wikidata ID:** Q234778 - **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maggie_Cheung, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q234778, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001041/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1338 Actor. Born 20 September 1964 in Hong Kong, British Crown Colony. ## Details - **Work:** Actor - **Born:** 20 September 1964, Hong Kong, British Crown Colony - **Active:** 1987–2002 - **Also known as:** Trương Mạn Ngọc, 張曼玉, 张曼玉, Maggie Cheung Man-Yuk, Cheung Man-Yuk, مگی چونگ - **Titles on Fi1m:** 4: 3 acting, 1 other - **Frequently works with:** [Carina Lau](https://film.one/person/carina-lau.md), [Jackie Chan](https://film.one/person/jackie-chan.md), [Ronald Chin Han](https://film.one/person/ronald-chin-han.md), [Tony Leung](https://film.one/person/tony-leung-chiu-wai.md) - **Cannes Film Festival:** 1 Cannes prize (1 won) - **Average Fi1m score:** 83, as actor, over 3 titles - **Fi1m score by decade:** 1990s 82 (1), 2000s 87 (3) - **Score spread:** 2 at 80+, 1 at 60–79, 0 under 60 - **Lead roles:** 2 of 3 acting credits billed first or second - **Genres:** Drama 3, History 2, Romance 2, Action 1, Adventure 1 - **Screen time:** 6 hours of reviewed films - **Box office:** $193m across 2 films with figures - **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maggie_Cheung, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q234778, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001041/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1338 ## Streaming the US now - **HBO Max:** [*In the Mood for Love*](https://film.one/film/in-the-mood-for-love.md) (91) - **Amazon Prime Video:** [*Center Stage*](https://film.one/film/center-stage.md) (82) For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country. ## Fi1m on Maggie Cheung > Maggie Cheung makes the effort of keeping calm visible in a small movement or a carefully polite reply. We rate her most highly when a film trusts those details; *In the Mood for Love* gives them room. In *In the Mood for Love* (2000), Maggie Cheung’s Su Li-zhen keeps her voice down and her manner composed. The smallest change in her expression asks us to pay closer attention. Tony Leung Chiu-wai’s Chow is just as careful, and their scenes depend on how closely each listens while keeping the conversation polite. We were moved by those exchanges over tea because Cheung makes an ordinary answer seem so difficult to give. The early parts gave her fewer opportunities to work this way. Playing May opposite Jackie Chan in *Police Story* (1985) helped establish her, but girlfriend roles also restricted the dramatic work available to her. Wong Kar-wai’s *As Tears Go By* (1988) marked the turn towards more serious roles. Her subsequent work included Ruan Lingyu in *Centre Stage* (1991), while *Irma Vep* (1996) helped widen her international profile. We would not let her skill at restraint obscure that action-comedy background. The clothes in *In the Mood for Love* could make Su too easy to admire from a distance. Cheung makes their neatness seem demanding, moving as though she must think about her appearance even when she has more pressing things on her mind. We can see the effort of maintaining good manners in the way she carries herself. Wong occasionally repeats a slow passage after Cheung and Leung have already made the feeling clear, drawing our attention to the direction when we would rather stay with them. We would not want either performance hurried, but those repetitions can make even this deeply moving film feel insistent. *Hero* (2002), in which she plays Flying Snow for Zhang Yimou, is a useful corrective to treating restrained romance as her only territory. *Clean* (2004) was her final leading role before she largely stepped away from acting, with occasional appearances afterwards. We would start with *In the Mood for Love*, but allow it an evening when nobody needs the story to get a move on. ## Biography Maggie Cheung is a Hong Kong actress. Born on 20 September 1964 in Hong Kong, she moved with her family to the United Kingdom at the age of eight and returned after completing secondary school. She began modelling and appearing in commercials, and in 1983 was first runner-up in the Miss Hong Kong pageant. This led to work in television and film. Cheung appeared in numerous Hong Kong films in the 1980s and 1990s, including several *Police Story* entries alongside Jackie Chan. She collaborated frequently with director Wong Kar-wai, playing Su Li-zhen in *Days of Being Wild* (1990) and *In the Mood for Love* (2000), and Flying Snow in *Hero* (2002). Other notable roles include appearances in *2046* (2004) and *Clean* (2004). She has received multiple awards, including several Hong Kong Film Awards and Golden Horse Awards for Best Actress. Internationally, she won the Silver Bear for Best Actress for *Center Stage* (1991) and the Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actress for *Clean* (2004). *Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com, bfi.org.uk.* ## On Fi1m (4) ### Performed in (3) — the average rests on these - *Hero* (2002), Fi1m 77, as Flying Snow — [page](https://film.one/film/hero.md) - *In the Mood for Love* (2000), Fi1m 91, as Su Li-zhen — [page](https://film.one/film/in-the-mood-for-love.md) - *Center Stage* (1991), Fi1m 82, as Ruan Lingyu — [page](https://film.one/film/center-stage.md) ### Also credited (1) — thanks, archive footage, uncredited - *Inglourious Basterds* (2009), Fi1m 92, Thanks — [page](https://film.one/film/inglourious-basterds.md) ## Complete filmography (99) Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page. - *In the Mood for Love 2001* (2025), as Su Li Zhen - *中国反家暴纪事* (2014), series, as 自己 - *Playtime* (2013), as The News Reporter - *Ten Thousand Waves* (2010), as Mazu - *Hot Summer Days* (2010), as Sushi Customer - *Inglourious Basterds* (2009), Thanks — Fi1m 92, [page](https://film.one/film/inglourious-basterds.md) - *Ashes of Time Redux* (2008), as 欧阳锋的嫂子 - *2046* (2004), as Su Li-zhen - *Clean* (2004), as Emily Wang - *Hero* (2002), as Flying Snow — Fi1m 77, [page](https://film.one/film/hero.md) - *In the Mood for Love* (2000), as Su Li-zhen — Fi1m 91, [page](https://film.one/film/in-the-mood-for-love.md) - *Sausalito* (2000), as Ellen - *Augustin, King of Kung-Fu* (1999), as Ling - *Chinese Box* (1997), as Jean - *The Soong Sisters* (1997), as Soong Ching Ling / Madam Sun - *Man Yuk: A Portrait of Maggie Cheung* (1997), Actor - *Comrades, Almost a Love Story* (1996), as Lee Kiu - *Irma Vep* (1996), as Maggie - *Ashes of Time* (1994), as Feng's Sister-in-Law - *In Between* (1994), as Coco Lau - *Green Snake* (1993), as Green Snake - *Heroic Trio 2: Executioners* (1993), as Chat, Thief Catcher - *Boys Are Easy* (1993), as Ching Siu Nam - *The Mad Monk* (1993), as Nine Lives Whore - *The Enigma of Love* (1993), as Tammy Cheung - *Holy Weapon* (1993), as Princess Tin Heung - *Kin chan no Cinema Jack* (1993), Actor - *The Bare-Footed Kid* (1993), as Miss Ho - *Flying Dagger* (1993), as Flying Cat - *The First Shot* (1993), as Solicitor Annie Ma - *The Heroic Trio* (1993), as Chat, The Thief Catcher - *The Eagle Shooting Heroes* (1993), as Imperial Master - *情场妙女郎* (1993), series, Actor - *Millionaire Cop* (1993), as Jacky Chuck - *Moon Warriors* (1992), as Mok Sin Yee - *True Love* (1992), as Angel - *Rose* (1992), as Rose - *New Dragon Gate Inn* (1992), as Jade - *Police Story 3: Super Cop* (1992), as May - *Too Happy for Words* (1992), Actor - *Heart Against Hearts* (1992), Actor - *What a Hero!* (1992), as Lan - *All's Well, Ends Well* (1992), as Ho Yok 'Holiyok' - *Twin Dragons* (1992), as Barbara, Songs - *The Banquet* (1991), as Dancer - *Center Stage* (1991), as Ruan Lingyu — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/film/center-stage.md) - *Today's Hero* (1991), as Annie - *Will of Iron* (1991), as Maggie - *Alan and Eric: Between Hello and Goodbye* (1991), as Olive - *The Perfect Match* (1991), as Ms Kim / Carrie - *Days of Being Wild* (1990), as Su Li-zhen - *Farewell China* (1990), as Li Hong - *Red Dust* (1990), as Yueh-Feng - *The Dragon from Russia* (1990), as May Yip - *Song of the Exile* (1990), as Cheung Hueyin - *Heart Into Hearts* (1990), as Joe - *Full Moon in New York* (1989), as Lee Fung Jiau - *In Between Loves* (1989), as Jenny Tung - *Hearts, No Flowers* (1989), as Ms. Tsang - *The Iceman Cometh* (1989), as Polly - *A Fishy Story* (1989), as Ms. Huang - *Sunset in Paris* (1989), as Maggie - *My Dear Son* (1989), as Chow Fung - *Doubles Cause Troubles* (1989), as Zhu Ying Tai - *Leslie Cheung Special '89* (1989), series, as Maggie - *Little Cop* (1989), as Restuarant Customer - *The Bachelor's Swan Song* (1989), as Yu - *Last Romance* (1988), as Nancy Cheung - *The Beloved Son of God* (1988), as Bibi Chang - *Police Story 2* (1988), as May - *How to Pick Girls Up!* (1988), as Fanny - *Moon, Star and Sun* (1988), as May/Chu - *Mother vs. Mother* (1988), as Betty - *As Tears Go By* (1988), as Ngor - *Double Fattiness* (1988), as Diana - *Paper Marriage* (1988), as Jade Li - *Love Soldier of Fortune* (1988), as So See Dai - *Call Girl '88* (1988), as Jenny Lin - *You're My Destiny* (1987), as Driver of White Sports Car - *The Game They Call Sex* (1987), Actor - *Project A - Part II* (1987), as Maggie - *The Romancing Star* (1987), as Tung Tung - *Heartbeat 100* (1987), as Maggie Cheung - *Sister Cupid* (1987), as Yuk - *Seven Years Itch* (1987), as Jogger in park - *The Seventh Curse* (1986), as Tsui Hung - *Happy Ghost III* (1986), as Tsui Han-Pan / Tsui Kiu Kiu - *Story of Rose* (1986), as Rose Wong - *It's a Drink! It's a Bomb!* (1985), as Cat - *Police Story* (1985), as May - *The Yang's Saga* (1985), series, as 九天玄女 - *The Feud That Never Was* (1985), series, as 谢丽婷 - *Girl with the Diamond Slipper* (1985), as Cheung Man Ju - *The Fallen Family* (1985), series, as 段柳儿 - *Police Cadet* (1984), series, as 谢颖之 (Grace) - *Behind the Yellow Line* (1984), as Monica - *Rainbow Round My Shoulder* (1984), series, as 殷翠儿 - *The Detective* (1984), Actor - *Prince Charming* (1984), as Kitty ## Gallery - ![Avenue of Stars, Hong Kong (2007)](https://film.one/media/person/96816/gallery-098e6795bfb5.jpg) Avenue of Stars, Hong Kong (2007) — Tksteven, CC BY-SA 2.5, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6e/Avenue_of_Stars_Maggie_Cheung.JPG/1280px-Avenue_of_Stars_Maggie_Cheung.JPG?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail) - ![Maggie Cheung (2007)](https://film.one/media/person/96816/gallery-9de83d854eb1.jpg) Maggie Cheung (2007) — Roger Wo, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/15/MaggieCheung.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled) - ![​张曼玉在上海电影节。 (2007)](https://film.one/media/person/96816/gallery-7e9203b3ffd4.jpg) ​张曼玉在上海电影节。 (2007) — Roger Wo, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ea/Maggie_Cheung.jpg/1280px-Maggie_Cheung.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail) - ![Maggie Cheung (2007)](https://film.one/media/person/96816/gallery-01f0a02699b6.jpg) Maggie Cheung (2007) — Roger Wo, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0f/Maggie_Cheung2.jpg/1280px-Maggie_Cheung2.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail) - ![Maggie Cheung](https://film.one/media/person/96816/gallery-633a1cfc5ecd.jpg) Maggie Cheung — Image via TMDB - ![Maggie Cheung](https://film.one/media/person/96816/gallery-5f4040ef1b49.jpg) Maggie Cheung — Image via TMDB - ![Maggie Cheung](https://film.one/media/person/96816/gallery-ee61f097cf4d.jpg) Maggie Cheung — Image via TMDB - ![Maggie Cheung](https://film.one/media/person/96816/gallery-11d021e11c3e.jpg) Maggie Cheung — Roger Wo, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4f/Maggie_Cheung_%28cropped%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled) - ![Maggie Cheung](https://film.one/media/person/96816/gallery-ea33c27cd879.jpg) Maggie Cheung — Image via TMDB - ![Maggie Cheung](https://film.one/media/person/96816/gallery-857203118f55.jpg) Maggie Cheung — Image via TMDB - ![Maggie Cheung](https://film.one/media/person/96816/gallery-dbe5dfc7f326.jpg) Maggie Cheung — Image via TMDB ## Awards ### Cannes Film Festival — 1 won - 2004: Best Actress (won), for *Clean* ### Other awards — 4 won, 1 nominated - César Award for Best Actress 2005: César Award for Best Actress (nominated), for *Clean* - Golden Horse Award for Best Leading Actress 2000: Golden Horse Award for Best Leading Actress (won), for *In the Mood for Love* - Golden Horse Award for Best Leading Actress 1997: Golden Horse Award for Best Leading Actress (won), for *Comrades: Almost a Love Story* - Golden Horse Award for Best Leading Actress 1991: Golden Horse Award for Best Leading Actress (won), for *Center Stage* - Golden Horse Award for Best Leading Actress 1989: Golden Horse Award for Best Leading Actress (won), for *Full Moon in New York* *From Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.* --- © Fi1m Ltd. 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