Mabel Cheung

Mabel Cheung
Birth name 張婉婷
Zhang Wanting
Born (1950-11-17) 17 November 1950
Guangdong, China
Alma mater

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
2015 A Tale of Three Cities
2010Echoes of the Rainbow
歲月神偷
2003Traces of a Dragon: Jackie Chan & His Lost Family
龍的深處-失落的拼圖
Nominated - Golden Horse Awards for Best Documentary
2001Beijing Rocks
北京樂與路
1998City of Glass
玻璃之城
Nominated - Hong Kong Film Award for Best Director
Nominated - Hong Kong Film Award for Best Screenplay
1997The Soong Sisters
宋家皇朝
Nominated - Hong Kong Film Award for Best Film
Nominated - Hong Kong Film Award for Best Director
1992Now You See Love, Now You Don't
我愛扭紋柴
1991The Banquet
豪門夜宴
Twin Dragons
雙龍會
1989Eight Taels of Gold
八兩金
Nominated - Hong Kong Film Award for Best Director
Nominated - Hong Kong Film Award for Best Screenplay
1988Painted Faces
七小福
Nominated - Hong Kong Film Award for Best Screenplay
1987An Autumn's Tale
秋天的童話
Hong Kong Film Award for Best Film
Nominated - Hong Kong Film Award for Best Director
1985Illegal Immigrant
非法移民
Hong Kong Film Award for Best Director
Special Jury Award (Asia-Pacific Film Festival)

See also

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