Cheng Pei Pei, ‘Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon’ Actress, Dead at 78
Cheng Pei Pei, the pioneering “Queen of Martial Arts” who starred in dozens of wuxia films in Hong Kong before reaching a global audience with Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, has died at the age of 78.
Cheng’s family revealed the actress died Wednesday in San Francisco after she was first diagnosed with atypical Parkinsonian disorder, which she battled privately since 2019. “Our mom Cheng Pei Pei wanted to be remembered for who she was: the legendary ‘Queen of Martial Arts,’” the family said in a statement (via the New York Times...
Cheng’s family revealed the actress died Wednesday in San Francisco after she was first diagnosed with atypical Parkinsonian disorder, which she battled privately since 2019. “Our mom Cheng Pei Pei wanted to be remembered for who she was: the legendary ‘Queen of Martial Arts,’” the family said in a statement (via the New York Times...
- 7/19/2024
- by Daniel Kreps
- Rollingstone.com
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