Cheng Pei-pei, Late Star of ‘Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon,’ ‘Come Drink With Me,’ to Be Honored at Golden Horse Film Awards
variety.comPatrick Frater Asia Bureau Chief Cheng Pei-pei, the beloved Chinese actor who died last month, will be honored with a lifetime achievement award at the Golden Horse Film Awards in November.
Cheng, considered a pioneer of martial arts roles for female actors, died in the San Francisco Bay Area after suffering from a degenerative brain disease.
She was 78. Veteran Taiwanese cinematographer and director Lin Wen-chin will also be recognized. The Golden Horse Film Festival, which runs Nov.
7-23, will present tributes to Cheng, including screenings of martial arts classics “Come Drink With Me” and “Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon,” and the musical “Hong Kong Nocturne,” featuring Cheng. “Cheng started off as a trainee in Southern Experimental Theatre Company of Shaw Brothers Studio, and gradually took off in the mid-1960s, especially for her portrayal of the lead Golden Swallow in King Hu’s ‘Come Drink With Me,’ which also established her on-screen persona as a swordswoman.
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