Mabel Cheung

Personal Info

Known For Director

Gender Female

Birthday 1950-11-17 (73 years old)

Place of Birth Canton, China

Also Known As Mabel Cheung Yuen-Ting , 張婉婷, 张婉婷

Mabel Cheung

Biography

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.

Known For

Director

2015
2003
1:99 Shorts

as Director

2001
Beijing Rocks

as Director

1998
City of Glass

as Director

1997
The Soong Sisters

as Director

1989
1987
An Autumn's Tale

as Director

1985

Writer

1998
City of Glass

as Writer

1989
Eight Taels of Gold

as Screenplay

1988
Painted Faces

as Screenplay

Producer

2010
1988
Painted Faces

as Executive Producer