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Cheng Pei-pei dead at 78: Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon and Mulan actress, dubbed 'Queen of the Swords', passes away after battle with rare disease


Cheng Pei-pei, renowned for her iconic role in Ang Lee's Oscar-nominated film Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, died from a rare disease on Wednesday at the age of 78 in San Francisco.

Cheng Pei-pei, renowned for her iconic role in Ang Lee’s Oscar-nominated film Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, died on Wednesday at the age of 78 in San Francisco. Cheng Pei-pei, renowned for her iconic role in Ang Lee’s Oscar-nominated film Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, died on Wednesday at the age of 78 in San Francisco; seen in 2019 Pei-pei, born in Shanghai on January 6, 1946, moved to Hong Kong in 1962, where she began her illustrious career with the iconic Shaw Brothers studio, known for popularizing kung-fu movies; seen in Mulan

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