Yeoh returned to film after a five-year hiatus following her marriage to first husband Dickson Poon. Police Story 3: Supercop (1992) and other action films. Tai Chi Master (1993) and Wing Chun (1994).
She gained international fame after appearing in the 1997 James Bond film. Tomorrow Never Diess Her fighting skills were so impressive that co-star Pierce Brosnan described her as a “female Bond” before taking on the heroine role in Ang Lee's acclaimed film. Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (the year of 2000).
Zhang Ziyi plays Gong Er in this still from Wong Kar-wai's “The Grandmaster.”
Zhang Ziyi
Zhang Ziyi is known as one of China's four most bankable actresses, along with Zhao Wei, Xu Jinglei and Zhou Xun, and built her acting career in martial arts epics.
One of her first major roles was Crouching Tiger, Hidden DragonIn it, she played Zhen Yu, an aristocrat's daughter who secretly becomes the apprentice of the film's antagonist, Jade Fox.
Zhang subsequently starred in action films such as: Rush Hour 2 (2001), Hero (2002) and House of Flying Daggers (2004), in which Chan starred as Mei, a skilled warrior who initially poses as a blind dancer, a role for which she received a BAFTA nomination for Best Actress.
From there, the actress expanded her horizons and began appearing in a number of well-known dramas. Jasmine Woman (2004) and Memories of a Geisha (2005) is perhaps her most critically acclaimed film.
In 2013, she returned to the martial arts genre. Wong Kar-waiof Grand MasterAnd she said, Baguazhang.
A still from “Triple Heroes” (1993) starring Maggie Cheung as Chat. Photo: Golden Harvest
Maggie Cheung
Chan also Tsui HarkAction thriller New Dragon Gate Inn (1992), and the 2002 martial arts film HeroSet during China's Warring States period, Zhang played the role of Fei Xue, a skilled swordsman and assassin who vows to take revenge by killing the king responsible for her father's death.
Zheng Pei-pei plays “Golden Swallow” Zheng in a still from Drink With Me (1966). Photo courtesy of Shaw Brothers Studio.
Chen Peipei
Once chosen as the “Queen of Swords” Chen Peipei is widely considered the first female action star. One of her first major roles was in a martial arts film. Come and have a drink with me (1966), Cheng played the role of Golden Swallow, a young woman and skilled martial artist who attempts to rescue her kidnapped brother.
Chen had no experience in martial arts before making this film, but he was cast because of his dance experience. King Hu's vision of the character.
She appeared in a number of action films in the 1960s, often playing swordsmen. Chang Choiof Golden Swallow (1968), in which Chen reprised his role from the previous film. Come and have a drink with me.
“Her performance is [characterised] “An actress full of grace, agility and dignity, no doubt born from a background in ballet, music and Chinese dance,” one Hong Kong critic wrote in 1980. “She is considered one of the finest actresses to have emerged from a martial arts film.”
Chen gained a new generation of fans with his appearance. Crouching Tiger, Hidden DragonFor her role as Jade Fox, she won the Best Supporting Actress award at the 20th Hong Kong Film Awards in 2001.
Recently, he played the role of a matchmaker in the live-action version of Asteroid in Love. Mulan (2020).
Brigitte Lin as Dongfang Bubai in a still from Swordsman III: The East is Red (1993).
Brigitte Lin
Born in Taiwan in 1954, the actress began her career in Taiwan, appearing in a number of romantic films. Out of the window (1973). In the 1980s he moved to Hong Kong and began working on martial arts films with directors such as Tsui Hark. Zoo Warriors of the Magic Mountain (1983).
Perhaps Lin's most iconic role is Swordsman II (1992) saw Lin transition from a romantic film actress to a martial arts star.
Angela Mao as Yu Ying in a still from Hapkido (1972).
Angela Mao
Taiwanese actress Angela Mao Ying, known to fans as “Madame Kung Fu” or “Madame Whirlwind,” was once Bruce Lee In the United States.
As a girl, she studied martial arts at a Peking Opera school in Taiwan, where Houdan (Female fighters) I learned acrobatics, flips and even how to use my feet to defend myself against 12 spears.
Later, she appeared in Golden Harvest's Raymond Chow Man Wai Huang Feng, the director who cast her in a fantasy action movie Angry River (1971).
A still from Angela Mao Ying's Taekwondo Fight (1973). Photo: Golden Harvest
From there, Mao starred in over 30 Hong Kong films, many of which were produced by Golden Harvest.
The company sent Mao to Korea for a year and a half to learn Hapkido, a Korean martial art that consists of dynamic kicking, submission locks and throws, before she returned to Hong Kong, earned her third-degree black belt and starred in a film. Hapkido (also known as Lady Kung Fu(1972)
Mao starred as the sister of Bruce Lee's character and quickly gained international fame. Dragon Appears (1973) and other martial arts films. Lady Whirlwind (1972), The Fate of Lee Khan (1973), and When Taekwondo attacks (1973) cemented her status as a formidable martial arts star.
The actress continued to star in martial arts films, including the 1992 film Ghost BrideShe currently lives in New York and runs a Taiwanese restaurant called Nan Bei Ho with her family in Queens.
