--- name: "Yuen Qiu" canonical: "https://film.one/person/yuen-qiu" fi1m_id: "yuen-qiu" imdb_id: "nm1228408" tmdb_id: 119426 wikidata_id: "Q4922542" roles: ["Actor"] born: "19 April 1950" reviewed_on_fi1m: 2 average_as: "actor" average_over: 1 updated: "2026-10-06T04:35:27.652173+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." --- # Yuen Qiu ## Identity Yuen Qiu - **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/yuen-qiu - **Type:** Person - **Fi1m ID:** yuen-qiu - **IMDb ID:** nm1228408 - **TMDB ID:** 119426 - **Wikidata ID:** Q4922542 - **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yuen_Qiu, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4922542, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1228408/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/119426 Actor. Born 19 April 1950 in Shandong Province, China. ## Details - **Work:** Actor - **Born:** 19 April 1950, Shandong Province, China - **Also known as:** Cheung Cheun-Nam, Phoenix Kim, Yuan Qiu, Qiu Yuen, یوئن چی - **Titles on Fi1m:** 2: 1 acting, 1 other - **Fi1m score by decade:** 1970s 56 (1), 2000s 83 (1) - **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yuen_Qiu, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4922542, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1228408/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/119426 ## Streaming the US now - **Amazon Prime Video:** [*Kung Fu Hustle*](https://film.one/film/kung-fu-hustle.md) (83) For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country. ## Biography Yuen Qiu, also credited as Qiu Yuen, Yuan Qiu or Cheung Cheun-Nam, is a Hong Kong actress and martial artist. She trained in Chinese martial arts and Beijing opera at the Peking Opera School under Yu Jim-yuen, alongside Jackie Chan and Sammo Hung. She worked as a stuntwoman and nightclub performer in the late 1960s and early 1970s. Her early screen work includes an uncredited role as Nara, Hip's niece, in *The Man with the Golden Gun* (1974). After a long hiatus she returned to film as the Landlady in *Kung Fu Hustle* (2004), directed by Stephen Chow; she was cast after being spotted while accompanying a fellow academy graduate to an audition. She has since appeared in films including *Kung Fu Mahjong* (2005) with Yuen Wah, her classmate and on-screen husband in *Kung Fu Hustle*. For her performance in *Kung Fu Hustle* she received the Golden Horse Award and Hundred Flowers Award for Best Supporting Actress. *Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.* ## On Fi1m (2) ### Performed in (1) — the average rests on these - *Kung Fu Hustle* (2004), Fi1m 83, as Landlady — [page](https://film.one/film/kung-fu-hustle.md) ### Also credited (1) — thanks, archive footage, uncredited - *The Man with the Golden Gun* (1974), Fi1m 56, as Nara - Hip's Niece #1 (uncredited) — [page](https://film.one/film/the-man-with-the-golden-gun.md) ## Complete filmography (69) Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page. - *The Shadow's Edge* (2025), as Old Woman - *Second Life* (2024), as 老年梁姐 - *Lost But Win* (2024), Actor - *The Righteous Fists* (2022), series, as Ting Sai-fung - *Kung Fu Stuntmen* (2021), Actor - *Fake President of Dragon Society* (2021), Actor - *All U Need Is Love* (2021), as Hotel resident - *Fire Cloud Evil God 2: Eighteen Dragon Palms* (2020), Actor - *The Book of Mythical Beasts* (2020), as Shui Sannyang - *The Mask of Shura of Fire Cloud* (2020), Actor - *We Are Legends* (2019), as Lei Shimu - *Europe Raiders* (2018), Actor - *给个理由先之重回鹿鼎* (2018), Actor - *给个理由先之再点秋香* (2018), Actor - *Staycation* (2018), Actor - *My Alien Girlfriend* (2017), as Zhen Nihua - *Di Renjie's Japanese Magic* (2017), Actor - *Girl of the Big House* (2016), Actor - *A Fist Within Four Walls* (2016), series, as Yuk Bo-fung - *The Bodyguard* (2016), as Residents Commitee Chairperson - *From Vegas to Macau III* (2016), as Mahjong Queen - *Wild City* (2015), as Mona - *Imprisoned: Survival Guide for Rich and Prodigal* (2015), as Legislative Councilor Chiang - *Wudang Rules* (2015), series, Actor - *Lucky Star 2015* (2015), as Ms Hung - *谁解女人心* (2014), series, Actor - *你照亮我星球* (2014), series, as 瘦瘦姐 - *Aberdeen* (2014), Actor - *Delete My Love* (2014), as So Fa - *Tales from the Dark 1* (2013), as Restaurant Owner (segment "Stolen Goods") - *I Love Wing Chun* (2011), as Aunt Chun - *Unmatched Hero Fang Shiyu* (2011), series, Actor - *Kung Fu Wing Chun* (2010), as Leung's Mother - *Just Another Pandora's Box* (2010), as Landlady - *A Fistful of Stances* (2010), series, as Au-Yeung Wai Lan - *Looking for Jackie* (2009), as Lixia's Aunt - *Desires of the Heart* (2008), as Gao Ya Juan - *The Luckiest Man* (2008), as Sophie, Fat's 1st wife - *Project A* (2007), series, as 窦太太 - *The Lady Iron Chef* (2007), as Lady Green / Lin Ching-Hsia - *Kung Fu Mahjong 3* (2007), as Auntie Toni - *Eastern Legend* (2007), Actor - *I'll Call You* (2006), as Manny's Mother - *My Kung Fu Sweetheart* (2006), as Dolina - *Kung Fu Mahjong 2* (2005), as Auntie Fei - *Kung Fu Beggar* (2005), series, Actor - *Kung Fu Mahjong* (2005), as Auntie Fei - *Kung Fu Hustle* (2004), as Landlady — Fi1m 83, [page](https://film.one/film/kung-fu-hustle.md) - *1:99 Shorts* (2003), as (segment "Hong Kong - A Winner") - *Avenging Trio* (1989), Director - *Disciples of the 36th Chamber* (1985), as Li Xiao Huan - *Crazy Shaolin Disciples* (1985), as Sai Yuk's Mother - *Long Road to Gallantry* (1984), as Chang Tian Yi - *New Tales of the Flying Fox* (1984), as Wu's pregnant wife - *Bastard Swordsman* (1983), as Rain - *The Dragon's Snake Fist* (1982), as Wai's daughter - *Dragon, the Young Master* (1981), as Xue Hua - *Dreadnaught* (1981), as White Tiger's Wife - *Sweeping Call Girls* (1979), Actor - *The Fearless Duo* (1979), Actor - *Dragon's Claws* (1979), as Li Hua - *Dragon Lee Vs. The 5 Brothers* (1978), as Good 'Brother' - *Black Dragon's Revenge* (1975), Actor - *烏龍賊阿爸* (1975), Actor - *The Man with the Golden Gun* (1974), as Nara - Hip's Niece #1 (uncredited) — Fi1m 56, [page](https://film.one/film/the-man-with-the-golden-gun.md) - *The Heroine* (1973), as Agent Ho Mai-Wa - *Eagle Shadow Fist* (1973), as Rickshaw Man's Granddaughter - *Pursuit* (1972), as Apple thief - *Return of the Lucky Stars*, Actor ## Gallery - ![Yuen Qiu](https://film.one/media/person/1027934/gallery-1a2561b5ee36.jpg) Yuen Qiu — 張皓安, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/%E7%AC%AC42%E5%B1%86%E9%87%91%E9%A6%AC%E7%8D%8E%E3%80%8C%E6%9C%80%E4%BD%B3%E5%A5%B3%E9%85%8D%E8%A7%92%E3%80%8D%E5%85%83%E7%A7%8B.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled) - ![Yuen Qiu](https://film.one/media/person/1027934/gallery-6a99e46d395b.jpg) Yuen Qiu — Image via TMDB --- © Fi1m Ltd. 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