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Mabel Cheung Yuen-Ting

Mabel Cheung Yuen-Ting

Biography

Mabel Cheung Yuen-Ting (Chinese: 張婉婷, born 17 November 1950) is a film director from Hong Kong. She is one of the leading directors in Hong Kong cinema. Elected "Freshman's Queen" when she was studying undergrad at the University of Hong Kong, she was also an avid sportswoman representing Lady Ho Tung Hall and HKU. Cheung is known for working with the migration issues of Hongkongers and overseas Chinese, especially before the 1997 handover of Hong Kong. Her films include the "migration trilogy": Illegal Immigrant (1985), An Autumn's Tale (1987) and Eight Taels of Gold (1989). The Soong Sisters (1997) marks another peak of her filming career. All four films were made in collaboration with writer Alex Law. She has been in the relationship with teammate Alex Law since 1986. The couple first met as classmates in New York University.

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Gender

Female

Birthday

1950-11-17

Place of Birth

Canton, China

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Twin Dragons

Twin Dragons

19926.8 / 10

The Banquet

The Banquet

19915.2 / 10

Grit & Polish: Heroines from Hong Kong

Grit & Polish: Heroines from Hong Kong

20010.0 / 10

The Soong Sisters

The Soong Sisters

19976.7 / 10

Beijing Rocks

Beijing Rocks

20016.3 / 10

An Autumn's Tale

An Autumn's Tale

19877.3 / 10

Traces of a Dragon: Jackie Chan & His Lost Family

Traces of a Dragon: Jackie Chan & His Lost Family

20036.5 / 10

The Illegal Immigrant

The Illegal Immigrant

19856.0 / 10

Eight Taels of Gold

Eight Taels of Gold

19897.3 / 10

City of Glass

City of Glass

19985.5 / 10

To My Nineteen-Year-Old Self

To My Nineteen-Year-Old Self

20229.0 / 10

Echoes of the Rainbow

Echoes of the Rainbow

20107.4 / 10

A Tale of Three Cities

A Tale of Three Cities

20156.7 / 10

Now You See Love... Now You Don't

Now You See Love... Now You Don't

19926.0 / 10

1:99 Shorts

1:99 Shorts

20036.3 / 10

Painted Faces

Painted Faces

19887.1 / 10

Moon Warriors

Moon Warriors

19926.5 / 10