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Maggie Cheung

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Maggie Cheung (Cheung Man-yuk; Chinese: 張曼玉; pinyin: Zhāng Mànyù; born 20 September 1964) is a Hong Kong actress widely celebrated as one of the most iconic and influential performers in the history of Asian cinema, revered by both audiences and film critics alike. Over the course of her two-decade acting career, she amassed an extraordinary array of accolades, including six Hong Kong Film Awards and five Golden Horse Awards—two of the most prestigious honors in Chinese-language cinema. Internationally, she catapulted to global renown with a Best Actress win at the Berlin International Film Festival for her tour de force performance in Center Stage (1991), followed by another Best Actress trophy at the Cannes Film Festival for Clean (2004)—a milestone that solidifies her status as the only Asian actress outside Europe and North America to secure acting distinctions twice at the "Big Three" European international film festivals. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 48 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 46 in 2024). Maggie Cheung is the 1,556th most popular actor (down from 1,388th in 2024), the 17th most popular biography from Hong Kong (down from 16th in 2019) and the 10th most popular Chinese Actor.

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Among ACTORS

Among actors, Maggie Cheung ranks 1,556 out of 13,578. Before her are Momoko Kōchi, Marisa Mell, Pedro Infante, Ben Cross, Gordon Scott, and Hibari Misora. After her are Daniel Brühl, Brad Davis, Adam Goldberg, Barbara Bain, Elsa Lanchester, and Ross Bagdasarian.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1964, Maggie Cheung ranks 82. Before her are Arvydas Sabonis, Wendy Williams, Robert Trujillo, John Leguizamo, Paul Landers, and Magnús Scheving. After her are Dokka Umarov, Jorginho, Rudi Garcia, Laura Harring, Tommi Mäkinen, and Valeria Bruni Tedeschi.

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In Hong Kong

Among people born in Hong Kong, Maggie Cheung ranks 17 out of 115. Before her are Andy Lau (1961), Katrina Kaif (1983), Tony Leung Chiu-wai (1962), Nora Miao (1952), Raymond Chow (1927), and James Wong (1959). After her are John Tong Hon (1939), Carrie Lam (1957), Alexandra, Countess of Frederiksborg (1964), Anita Mui (1963), Jacky Cheung (1961), and Eric Tsang (1953).

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Among ACTORS In Hong Kong

Among actors born in Hong Kong, Maggie Cheung ranks 10. Before her are Stephen Chow (1962), John Lone (1952), Andy Lau (1961), Katrina Kaif (1983), Tony Leung Chiu-wai (1962), and Nora Miao (1952). After her are Jacky Cheung (1961), Eric Tsang (1953), Tony Leung Ka-fai (1958), Lam Ching-ying (1952), Yuen Wah (1950), and Simon Yam (1955).

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