Maggie Cheung Man yuk(born 20 September 1964) is aHong Kongactress. Raised in England and Hong Kong, she has over 70 films to her credit since starting her career in 1983. Some of her most commercially successful work was in the action genre, but Cheung once said in an interview that of all the work she has done, the films that really meant something to her areSong of the Exile,Center Stage,Comrades: Almost a Love StoryandIn the Mood for Love. As Emily Wang inClean, her last starring role to date, she became the firstAsianactress to win a prize at theCannes Film Festival. Cheung's native language isCantonese, but she is multilingual, having learned to speakEnglish,MandarinandFrench.