Mabel Cheung
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| Birth name |
張婉婷 Zhang Wanting | ||||||||
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17 November 1950 Guangdong, China | ||||||||
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Mabel Cheung (Chinese: 張婉婷, born 17 November 1950) is a film director from Hong Kong. She is one of the leading directors in Hong Kong cinema. Elected "Freshman's Queen" when she was studying undergrad at the University of Hong Kong, she was also an avid sportswoman representing Lady Ho Tung Hall and HKU. Cheung is known for working with the migration issues of Hongkongers and overseas Chinese, especially before the 1997 handover of Hong Kong.
Her films include the "migration trilogy": Illegal Immigrant (1985), An Autumn's Tale (1987) and Eight Taels of Gold (1989). The Soong Sisters (1997) marks another peak of her filming career. All four films were made in collaboration with writer Alex Law.
She has been in the relationship with teammate Alex Law since 1986. The couple first met as classmates in New York University.
Filmography
| Year | Title | Notes |
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| 2015 | A Tale of Three Cities | |
| 2010 | Echoes of the Rainbow 歲月神偷 | |
| 2003 | Traces of a Dragon: Jackie Chan & His Lost Family 龍的深處-失落的拼圖 | Nominated - Golden Horse Awards for Best Documentary |
| 2001 | Beijing Rocks 北京樂與路 | |
| 1998 | City of Glass 玻璃之城 | Nominated - Hong Kong Film Award for Best Director Nominated - Hong Kong Film Award for Best Screenplay |
| 1997 | The Soong Sisters 宋家皇朝 | Nominated - Hong Kong Film Award for Best Film Nominated - Hong Kong Film Award for Best Director |
| 1992 | Now You See Love, Now You Don't 我愛扭紋柴 | |
| 1991 | The Banquet 豪門夜宴 | |
| Twin Dragons 雙龍會 | ||
| 1989 | Eight Taels of Gold 八兩金 | Nominated - Hong Kong Film Award for Best Director Nominated - Hong Kong Film Award for Best Screenplay |
| 1988 | Painted Faces 七小福 | Nominated - Hong Kong Film Award for Best Screenplay |
| 1987 | An Autumn's Tale 秋天的童話 | Hong Kong Film Award for Best Film Nominated - Hong Kong Film Award for Best Director |
| 1985 | Illegal Immigrant 非法移民 | Hong Kong Film Award for Best Director Special Jury Award (Asia-Pacific Film Festival) |