Yuen Chau元秋

Yuen Chau元秋 was born on April 19, 1950. Her real name is Zhang Chuannan. Yuen Chau is a former martial arts film actress in Hong Kong. Her other stage names include "Kam Ka Fung", "Lin Xiu", etc. Yuen Chau is the third among seven brothers and sisters, and has a younger sister, artist Wen Xueer. Yuen Chau's father, Zhang Yu, became a Peking Opera actor from Shandong. When he came to live in Hong Kong, he could only devote himself to Cantonese opera as a martial artist. At the age of 10, her father sent her to the "Chinese Drama Research Institute" founded by his friend Yu Zhanyuan for Peking Opera training. She is a member of the "Seven Little Fortunes" along with Yuen Wah, Jackie Chan and Sammo Hung. Seven years later, she entered the film industry as a stunt double, becoming a rare female stunt double at the time. In her early years, she joined Dadi Film Company with her junior brother Yuan Lou (also known as Jackie Chan) and took Lin Xiu as her stage name. She has appeared in large-scale movies, but she has not become popular after acting for more than ten years! Played the niece of Lieutenant Hip in the 007 movie "007: The Man with the Golden Gun" as "Nara", however, has few scenes and her name is not mentioned in the subtitles, so she is not considered an official Bond girl. After leaving Dadi Film. He changed her stage name to Gan Jiafeng and participated in many movies. Yuen Chau retired from acting in the 1980s because she married martial arts instructor and director Lu Jungu. They have a son, a daughter, and grandchildren. After Yuen Chau retired from acting for 18 years, she was noticed by Stephen Chow when she accompanied her junior sister Yuen Ju and junior brother Yuen Hui to the audition of the movie "Kung Fu". Later, she was repeatedly invited by Stephen Chow to come back to perform in "Kung Fu" and play the role of the female protagonist of "Pig Cage Walled City". The landlord, and her junior brother Yuan Hua play the couple. Her performance was extremely eye-catching. She admitted that she had never thought of participating in this film. At that time, her junior siblings were auditioning for "Kung Fu" on the stage, and Yuen Chau stood aside with a mocking expression and smoked. It was this gesture that won her the chance a performance opportunity. In order to meet Stephen Chow's requirements for a "fat woman" image, Yuen Qiu continued to eat snacks and late-night snacks every day to gain weight before the filming of the movie started. She gained nearly 14 kilograms in two months. In November 2005, Yuen Qiu won the Best Supporting Actress Award at the 42nd Taiwan Golden Horse Awards for this film. "Kung Fu" made Yuen Chau famous, so she began to continuously participate in film and television performances. The more familiar one is the "Sparrow Saint" series. The movie "Kung Fu" not only allowed Stephen Chow to receive HK$200 million in box office dividends, but also made Yuen Chau, who had never been a leading role, become famous overnight. As Yuen Chau said, having such good luck is simply a blessing in life. In 1989, Yuen Chau directed her only film "Hot Action" and used her real name Zhang Zhuanan. In 2014, she participated in the TVB TV series "Happy Encounter", "Wu-Dang Chao" and "City Heroes" with a contract. Yuen Chau's superb acting skills have been recognized.