Mabel Cheung Yuen-Ting

Mabel Cheung Yuen-Ting

Personal information

Known for
Directing
Known credits
29
Gender
Female
Born
November 17, 1950
Place of birth
Canton, China
Also known as
Mabel Cheung Yuen-Ting 張婉婷张婉婷

Biography

Mabel Cheung Yuen-Ting (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.

Popular

Twin Dragons
Movie
1992

Twin Dragons

Movie · 1992

Echoes of the Rainbow
Movie
2010

Echoes of the Rainbow

Movie · 2010

An Autumn's Tale
Movie
1987

An Autumn's Tale

Movie · 1987

Moon Warriors
Movie
1992

Moon Warriors

Movie · 1992

Painted Faces
Movie
1988

Painted Faces

Movie · 1988

The Soong Sisters
Movie
1997

The Soong Sisters

Movie · 1997