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Cheng Pei-pei Dies: ‘Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon’ & ‘Mulan’ Co-Star Was 78


Cheng Pei-pei, who built a solid career as an action film star, has died at 78.

Cheng Pei-pei, who memorably starred in Ang Lee’s Oscar-nominated film, Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, died Thursday at 78 in the San Francisco Bay Area from a degenerative brain disease. Her feature debut was drama film Lovers’ Rock, and using her training in ballet and dance, she soon became a major star in martial arts, action, and swordplay movies . Her subsequent career included Naked Weapon and Hyde Park Entertainment’s Capcom game adaptation, Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun Li.

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