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Mabel Cheung

Biography

Mabel Cheung

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  • Born
    November 17, 1950 · Guangdong, China
  • Birth name
    Wanting Zhang

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  • After graduating from the University of Hong Kong with a major in English literature and psychology, did graduate work in drama and creative writing at Bristol University in England. Returned to Hong Kong in 1978 to become the chief writer and director at a Hong Kong TV station. In 1981, began further graduate work in the U.S., taking a Master's degree in film studies from New York University.
    - IMDb mini biography by: Don Marion <d-mari@tc.umn.edu>
  • Graduate of English literature & psychology in Hong-Kong, she started studying drama in the UK. After she came back to Hong-Kong, working for HK R.&T.V, she is flying again, this time for New York, where she will achieve her cinematographic skills (1980-1983). Her first movie : "The illegal immigrants", directed in 1984 (for the Shaw Brothers) and featuring Chow Yung Fat, is also the first page of a trilogy who's concern with chinese immigration, followed by "an autumn's tale" (1987) and achieved with "Eight tales of gold" in 1989. She also collaborate in Alex LAW's "Painted Faces" in 1988. Her last movies are "Now you see love, now you don't" (1992)in which she is acting and the three-SOONG-sister's-life-based :"SOONG Sisters, The". ( the soong sister's were SUN Yat Sen, S.Y.S Prime Minister and Chang Kai Chek's spouses.)
    - IMDb mini biography by: j-m benech <jmbenech@mnet.fr>

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  • Member of the 'International Competition' jury at the 13th Zurich International Film Festival in 2017.

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