Maggie Cheung

Maggie Cheung
張曼玉
Cheung at the Shanghai International Film Festival, 2007
Born	Cheung Man-yuk Margaret (1964-09-20) 20 September 1964 (age 60) British Hong Kong
Alma mater	St. Paul's Primary Catholic School, Happy Valley St Edmund's School, Canterbury University of Edinburgh (Honorary PhD)
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1984–2004
Height	168 cm (5 ft 6 in)
Spouse	Olivier Assayas ​ ​ (m. 1998; div. 2001)​
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese	張曼玉
Simplified Chinese	张曼玉
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Zhāng Mànyù Yue: Cantonese Jyutping Zoeng1 Maan6 Juk2

Margaret Cheung (Chinese: 張曼玉; pinyin: Zhāng Mànyù; born 20 September 1964) ^[1][2]International movie star, grew up in Hong Kong and Britain.She is one of the most successful and internationally acclaimed actresses in Asia, renowned for her diverse and versatile performances as well as her natural acting skills. She has won numerous international acting awards, including the Best Actress Award at the Berlin International Film Festival for her performance in the film Center Stage (1991) and becoming the first Asian actress to win the Best Actress Award at the Cannes Film Festival for her outstanding performance in the film Clean (2004). In 2000, she starred in Wong Kar-wai's film In the Mood for Love, which not only gained her worldwide fame but also received widespread acclaim. It is now regarded as a classic in Asian cinema and fashion. After winning the Best Actress award at the Cannes Film Festival in 2004, she put her acting career on hold and occasionally appears at fashion events and award ceremonies.

Cheung has won numerous accolades at home and abroad for her acting. From 1990 to 2001, she won the Hong Kong Film Award for Best Actress five times, holding the record for most wins in the category. She also holds the record for most wins for the Golden Horse Award for Best Leading Actress in Taiwan, winning four times. In Europe, she won the Silver Bear for Best Actress for Center Stage (1991) at the Berlin International Film Festival, and Best Actress at the Cannes Film Festival in 2004 for Clean, becoming the first Asian actress to win the latter. In 2005, she became the first Asian actress to be nominated for the French César Award for Best Actress, also for Clean.

In 1985, she collaborated with Jackie Chan in the film Police Story, becoming popular in Asia and getting recognized by international audiences.

In 2002, she starred in the film Hero, which was nominated for the Best Foreign Language Film at the Oscars. In the same year, she became the cover figure of Time magazine.

After putting her acting career on hold in 2005, she gradually faded from the public eye. She occasionally appeared at some events or award ceremonies. She once served as an ambassador for the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) in 2010.