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Maggie Cheung

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Maggie Cheung

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Maggie Cheung, Hong Kong actress. Starting as the runner-up of Miss Hong Kong in 1983, she has gradually transformed into an acting superstar. She has won the Hong Kong Film Awards for Best Actress five times and the Taiwan Golden Horse Award for Best Actress four times. She still holds the record for the number of wins in these two major awards. She is still the only Asian actress to win two performance awards at the three major European international film festivals. After 2004, she suspended her acting career and served as the UNICEF China Ambassador. She occasionally appeared at fashion events and award ceremonies.

Category
Film & TV
Nationality
U.K.
Born
1964-09-20
Wikidata
Q234778
Occupations actormodelbeauty pageant contestantmovie actor
Aliases Maggie CheungMaggie Cheung Man YukMaggie CheungMaggie Cheung

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