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Cheng began her career in the 1970s working on a number of Television Broadcasts Limited series. She has also hosted the Hong Kong version of the game show The Weakest Link. In 1983, she made her debut along with Chow Yun-fat, with whom she would later become romantically involved. After her film debut her output became so prolific that at one point she was working on nine films simultaneously, leading her to have the nickname "Nine films Cheng." It was also during this very prolific time in her career that she became the highest paid actress in the region, beating out Maggie Cheung, Anita Mui and Michelle Yeoh, who rounded up the top 5. In 2000, after not appearing on screen for 6 years, she returned to television with a critically acclaimed performance in the sitcom, "War of Genders". It immediately become the highest rated show for the network, TVB and garnered Cheng a Best Actress trophy at the annual awards. She is the highest-paid female employee of TVB.
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Born
Monday, 09 September 1957
Actress Filmography
Title | Character | Year |
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Frugal Game | Diana | 2002 |
War of the Genders | Mo Siu-wai / Francis Mo | 2000 |
Gui lin rong ji | Rong Rong | 1998 |
Her Fatal Ways 4 | Cheng Shih-Nan | 1994 |
Always Be the Winners | 1994 | |
It's a Wonderful Life | Miss 'Coffee' Ho / Miss Ho | 1994 |
Holy Weapon | Doll | 1993 |
Leung seung ching yuen | Lee Tai-Ho | 1993 |
Huang Fei Hong dui Huang Fei Hong | Shang Fan-Tung | 1993 |
Her Fatal Ways III | Cheng Shih-Nan | 1992 |
Actress Filmography
Title | Character | Year |
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Frugal Game | Diana | 2002 |
War of the Genders | Mo Siu-wai / Francis Mo | 2000 |
Gui lin rong ji | Rong Rong | 1998 |
Her Fatal Ways 4 | Cheng Shih-Nan | 1994 |
Always Be the Winners | 1994 | |
It's a Wonderful Life | Miss 'Coffee' Ho / Miss Ho | 1994 |
Holy Weapon | Doll | 1993 |
Leung seung ching yuen | Lee Tai-Ho | 1993 |
Huang Fei Hong dui Huang Fei Hong | Shang Fan-Tung | 1993 |
Her Fatal Ways III | Cheng Shih-Nan | 1992 |
Once a Black Sheep | Sgt Shek Kin / Dee | 1992 |
Heart Against Hearts | Judy / Judy Chu | 1992 |
Now You See It, Now You Don't | Firefly | 1992 |
The Banquet | Mimi / Tsang's wife | 1991 |
Slickers vs. Killers | Miss Cheng / Ling-Ling / Miss. Cheng | 1991 |
Her Fatal Ways II | Cheng Shih-Nan | 1991 |
The Top Bet | Fanny / 'The Queen of Gambling' | 1991 |
Operation Condor | Ada | 1991 |
Queen's Bench III | Chang's aunt | 1990 |
Tiger Cage II | Petty Lee | 1990 |
Her Fatal Ways | Cheng Shih-Nan | 1990 |
Queen of Temple Street | 1990 | |
Brief Encounter in Shinjuku | Hsu Hsien-Shu / Hsu Hsien Hsu | 1990 |
Heart Into Hearts | Ao | 1990 |
The Yuppie Fantasia | Ann | 1989 |
Burning Sensation | Ling | 1989 |
Doubles Cause Troubles | Liang Shanbo / Liang Shan Bo | 1989 |
Perfect Match | Lok Ka-Kay / Lok Ka Kay | 1989 |
The Crazy Companies II | Cher / Falishanna | 1988 |
Women's Prison | Lynn Lee | 1988 |
Tiger Cage | Insp. Shirley Ho Shih-Ling / Insp. Shirley Ho Hsueh-Ling | 1988 |
Moon, Star & Sun | Porsche | 1988 |
Mr. Possessed | Tsang Siu Yue / Tseng Hsiao-Yu | 1988 |
The Eighth Happiness | Do-Do / DoDo/Hung | 1988 |
No Compromise | Jenny Lee | 1988 |
Wonder Women | Yammie Leung Ho Kau | 1987 |
The Romancing Star | Susan | 1987 |
Tian ci liang yuan | Miss Kam | 1987 |
My Will, I Will | Rich widow | 1986 |
The Last Affair | Ha Ching / Rebecca Leung Ha-Ching | 1983 |