Cheng Pei-Pei's agency released an official statement on Friday, announcing that Cheng Pei-Pei passed away in the United States on Wednesday at the age of 78. Cheng Pei-Pei had suffered from a degenerative brain disease for many years and had donated her brain for medical research. Photo: File
A still from the 1964 film “Lovers Rock,” in which Chen starred. Photo: File
In the film “Come Drink With Me,” 19-year-old Chen played the Golden Swallow, earning her the title of “Queen of Martial Arts.” Photo: File
She retired from film in 1970, one year after her marriage. She returned in 1992, co-starring with Stephen Chow in the 1990 film The Infidelity Scholar, which became the highest-grossing Hong Kong film of the year. Photo: Screenshot
Cheng's role as Jade Fox in Ang Lee's 2000 film Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon won her the Best Supporting Actress award at the 20th Hong Kong Film Awards. Photo: Screenshot
Chen is interviewed on the set of the TV drama “Legendary Warrior Yang Guifei's Heroine” in northern China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region on January 26, 2011. Photo: VCG
Cheng takes a break on the set of the TV drama “Yue Fei's Patriotism.” Photo: VCG
Cheng attended the Moet British Independent Film Awards in the UK on December 7, 2014. Photo: VCG
Chen appears on stage with her daughter Marcia Yuan at the 24th Huading Awards ceremony in Hong Kong, Nov. 9, 2018. She received the China Television Drama Lifetime Achievement Award. Photo: VCG
Chen will star in the Disney film “Mulan” in 2020. Photo: Chen Pei-Pei's Weibo
