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Mabel Cheung

Film Director / Actor / Screenwriter / Film Producer | * 11/17/1950 (73) | Hong Kong (People's Republic of China)
Mabel Cheung (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 and is considered one of the three women (along with Ann Hui and Clara Law) to achieve acclaim in the New Wave/Second Wave in Hong Kong. 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 the University of Hong Kong. Cheung made her first film in 1985 as a student at New York University. 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": The 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. Cheung is a... ()
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Mabel Cheung (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.

Most frequent genres for this person: Drama | Romance / Love | Comedies

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Awards & Nominations for Mabel Cheung

Hong Kong Film Award for Best Director
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Movies with Mabel Cheung as Actress(3)

Movies with Mabel Cheung as Crew(17)

Directing/Director2022 To My Nineteen-Year-Old Self
Directing/Director2015 A Tale of Three Cities
Writing/Writer2015 A Tale of Three Cities
Production/Producer2010 Echoes of the Rainbow
Directing/Director2003 1:99 Shorts
Directing/Director2001 Beijing Rocks
Directing/Director1998 City of Glass
Writing/Writer1998 City of Glass
Directing/Director1997 The Soong Sisters
Production/Producer1992 Moon Warriors
Directing/Director1989 Eight Taels of Gold
Writing/Writer1989 Eight Taels of Gold
Writing/Screenplay1988 Painted Faces
Directing/Director1987 An Autumn's Tale
Directing/Director1985 The Illegal Immigrant

Full Name: Mabel Wanting Zhang
Born: Friday, 11/17 1950 (November) in Hong Kong (People's Republic of China) (current age: 73 years + 132 days)
Zodiac sign: Scorpio (Chinese zodiac sign: Tiger)
Languages: Chinese (Mandarin) (ZH)
Educated at: University of Hong Kong, New York University, University of Bristol, University of Hong Kong Faculty of Arts
Other names for Mabel Cheung (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"Mabel Cheung Yuen-Ting"
"張婉婷"
"张婉婷"
Mabel Cheung frequently works together with these people:
Alex Law (18x, Crew)
Tsui Hark (9x, Crew)
Lowell Lo (6x, Crew)
Chin Ka-Lok (6x, Actor)
John Shum Kin-Fun (5x, Actor)
Ng See-Yuen (5x, Crew)
Eric Tsang (4x, Actor)
WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:371005, Added: 08/16/2018, Last updated: 03/23/2024