Maggie Cheung

Movie Actress

Birthday September 20, 1964

Birth Sign Virgo

Birthplace Hong Kong, China

Age 60 years old

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About

Award-winning screen actress whose more than 70 film credits include roles in Song of Exile (1990) and Center Stage (1992). She has won multiple Hong Kong Film Awards, a Cannes Film Festival Award, and several others.

Before Fame

She grew up in both Hong Kong and England and was a runner-up in the 1983 Miss Hong Kong and Miss World pageants.

Trivia

She was the first Asian actress to receive an honor at the Cannes Film Festival, winning a 2004 Best Actress Award for her starring role in Clean.

Family Life

She was married to Olivier Assayas, a French film director, from 1998-2001.

Associated With

She idolized actress Brigitte Lin and ended up acting with Lin in six films.