Mabel Cheung Yuen-Ting
Directing
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.
Filmography 17
Movies (16)
Hong Kong Classics Reimagined2024
To My Nineteen-Year-Old Self2022Directing
A Tale of Three Cities2015Directing
Beautiful 20132013Directing
Traces of a Dragon: Jackie Chan & His Lost Family2003Directing
1:99 Shorts2003Directing
Beijing Rocks2001Directing
Grit & Polish: Heroines from Hong Kong2001Self
City of Glass1998Directing
The Soong Sisters1997Directing
Twin Dragons1992Tsui
The Banquet1991
Eight Taels of Gold1989Directing
An Autumn's Tale1987Directing
The Illegal Immigrant1985Directing- 十個學醫的少年Directing
Shows (1)
Be My Guest2006