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 ...
She starred in kung fu movies from the modern origins of the form in midcentury Hong Kong to the worldwide breakout “Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon.” By Alex Traub Cheng Pei Pei, a star of two of the ...