Carol Cheng

Cheng began her career in the 1970s working on a number of Television Broadcasts Limited series. She has also hosted the Hong Kong version of the game show The Weakest Link. In 1983, she made her debut along with Chow Yun-fat, with whom she would later become romantically involved. After her film debut her output became so prolific that at one point she was working on nine films simultaneously, leading her to have the nickname "Nine films Cheng." It was also during this very prolific time in her career that she became the highest paid actress in the region, beating out Maggie Cheung, Anita Mui and Michelle Yeoh, who rounded up the top 5. In 2000, after not appearing on screen for 6 years, she returned to television with a critically acclaimed performance in the sitcom, "War of Genders". It immediately become the highest rated show for the network, TVB and garnered Cheng a Best Actress trophy at the annual awards. She is the highest-paid female employee of TVB. ... taken from Wikipedia, credits to the original author.

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Operation Condor (1991)

Hired by a Spanish baron, Hong Kong treasure hunter Jackie, a.k.a. "Asian Hawk" and his entourage seek WWII Nazi gold buried in the Sahara Desert.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jackie Chan
CAST:  Jackie Chan  •  Eva Cobo  •  Shôko Ikeda  •  Ken Lo

Hired by a Spanish baron, Hong Kong treasure hunter Jackie, a.k.a. "Asian Hawk" and his entourage seek WWII Nazi gold buried in the Sahara Desert.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jackie Chan
CAST:  Jackie Chan  •  Eva Cobo  •  Shôko Ikeda  •  Ken Lo

Tiger Cage II (1990)

An ex-cop and divorce lawyer team up with a gangster to clear their names after getting involved in a dirty money scheme led by a vicious money launderer, who plans to expand his business and wipe out anyone who stands in his way.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yuen Woo-Ping
CAST:  Donnie Yen  •  Rosamund Kwan  •  David Wu  •  Cynthia Khan

An ex-cop and divorce lawyer team up with a gangster to clear their names after getting involved in a dirty money scheme led by a vicious money launderer, who plans to expand his business and wipe out anyone who stands in his way.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yuen Woo-Ping
CAST:  Donnie Yen  •  Rosamund Kwan  •  David Wu  •  Cynthia Khan

Tiger Cage (1988)

Something fishy is going on in the anti-Drug Trafficking Unit of the HK Police, and only a few honest cops know that the corruption goes all the way to the top. However, they must prove their case quickly, and by unconventional means, after they are framed for ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yuen Woo-Ping
CAST:  Jacky Cheung  •  Simon Yam  •  Carol Cheng  •  Irene Wan

Something fishy is going on in the anti-Drug Trafficking Unit of the HK Police, and only a few honest cops know that the corruption goes all the way to the top. However, they must prove their case quickly, and by unconventional means, after they are framed for ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yuen Woo-Ping
CAST:  Jacky Cheung  •  Simon Yam  •  Carol Cheng  •  Irene Wan

She Starts the Fire (1992)

Chingmy Yau stars in She Starts The Fire, a fish-out-of-water comedy where the fish can set people on fire! Wendy (Chingmy Yau) arrives in Hong Kong to stay with her aunt Big Beer (Deannie Ip), who shares a space with her landlord Charles (Lawrence Cheng, who also ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Lawrence Cheng
CAST:  Chingmy Yau  •  Lawrence Cheng  •  Deanie Ip  •  Paul Chu Kong

Chingmy Yau stars in She Starts The Fire, a fish-out-of-water comedy where the fish can set people on fire! Wendy (Chingmy Yau) arrives in Hong Kong to stay with her aunt Big Beer (Deannie Ip), who shares a space with her landlord Charles (Lawrence Cheng, who also ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Lawrence Cheng
CAST:  Chingmy Yau  •  Lawrence Cheng  •  Deanie Ip  •  Paul Chu Kong

Wonder Women (1987)

This is an outrageous comedy about seven days in the life of two girls Leung and Ling, who want to skyrocket to the top by entering a beauty pageant. Both girls are ballyhooed as the hottest contestants, but at the end neither can make it to the top 5! What's more, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kam Kwok-Leung
CAST:  Carol Cheng  •  Cecilia Yip  •  Michael Wong  •  Tom Poon Chun-Wai

This is an outrageous comedy about seven days in the life of two girls Leung and Ling, who want to skyrocket to the top by entering a beauty pageant. Both girls are ballyhooed as the hottest contestants, but at the end neither can make it to the top 5! What's more, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kam Kwok-Leung
CAST:  Carol Cheng  •  Cecilia Yip  •  Michael Wong  •  Tom Poon Chun-Wai

Holy Weapon (1993)

During the Ming dynasty, Mo Kake takes an invincibility drink to defeat the best Japanese warrior, Super Sword. Three years later, the samurai returns, determined to take the power of 7 Maidens to defeat Mo Kake.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Wong Jing
CAST:  Sandra Ng Kwun-Yu  •  Damian Lau Chung-Yan  •  Michelle Yeoh  •  Sharla Cheung

During the Ming dynasty, Mo Kake takes an invincibility drink to defeat the best Japanese warrior, Super Sword. Three years later, the samurai returns, determined to take the power of 7 Maidens to defeat Mo Kake.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Wong Jing
CAST:  Sandra Ng Kwun-Yu  •  Damian Lau Chung-Yan  •  Michelle Yeoh  •  Sharla Cheung

The Yuppie Fantasia (1989)

Marital ups and downs and extramarital flings provide the background to this uproarious tale of life in an advertising agency. Yuppie ad-man Leung Foon separates from his wife Ann, tries to get back together with his former girlfriend and flirts with his woman boss ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Gordon Chan
CAST:  Cherie Chung  •  Lawrence Cheng  •  Carol Cheng  •  Sibelle Hu

Marital ups and downs and extramarital flings provide the background to this uproarious tale of life in an advertising agency. Yuppie ad-man Leung Foon separates from his wife Ann, tries to get back together with his former girlfriend and flirts with his woman boss ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Gordon Chan
CAST:  Cherie Chung  •  Lawrence Cheng  •  Carol Cheng  •  Sibelle Hu

Queen's Bench III (1990)

After scoring a massive HK$20 million at the box office with the hit comedy Her Fatal Ways in 1990, the golden trio of Tony Leung Ka Fai, Carol Cheng ("Dodo"), and Alfred Cheung returned later that year with another winner in Queen's Bench III. Besides writing, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Alfred Cheung Kin-Ting
CAST:  Tony Leung Ka-fai  •  Carina Lau  •  Alfred Cheung Kin-Ting  •  Carrie Ng

After scoring a massive HK$20 million at the box office with the hit comedy Her Fatal Ways in 1990, the golden trio of Tony Leung Ka Fai, Carol Cheng ("Dodo"), and Alfred Cheung returned later that year with another winner in Queen's Bench III. Besides writing, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Alfred Cheung Kin-Ting
CAST:  Tony Leung Ka-fai  •  Carina Lau  •  Alfred Cheung Kin-Ting  •  Carrie Ng

Her Fatal Ways 2 (1991)

Mainland Inspector Cheng Shih-Nan once again leaves the Mainland with her cousin Hsiou Sheng to tackle a Hong Kong-related murder. They get help from their Hong Kong brethren, including the brother of Wu Kei Kuo, and the race is on to find the bad guys! But there ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Alfred Cheung Kin-Ting
CAST:  Alfred Cheung Kin-Ting  •  Carol Cheng  •  Waise Lee Chi-Hung  •  Michael Chow Man-Kin

Mainland Inspector Cheng Shih-Nan once again leaves the Mainland with her cousin Hsiou Sheng to tackle a Hong Kong-related murder. They get help from their Hong Kong brethren, including the brother of Wu Kei Kuo, and the race is on to find the bad guys! But there ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Alfred Cheung Kin-Ting
CAST:  Alfred Cheung Kin-Ting  •  Carol Cheng  •  Waise Lee Chi-Hung  •  Michael Chow Man-Kin

Murder (1993)

Lawyer Jessica Yau finds out about her husband's money laundering scheme and gets shot in the head. She survives, but loses her memory. She is cared for by Mei Mei Chen, a nurse she screwed over in a lawsuit before being shot.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Lawrence Cheng
CAST:  Carol Cheng  •  Damian Lau Chung-Yan  •  Deanie Ip  •  Lawrence Cheng

Lawyer Jessica Yau finds out about her husband's money laundering scheme and gets shot in the head. She survives, but loses her memory. She is cared for by Mei Mei Chen, a nurse she screwed over in a lawsuit before being shot.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Lawrence Cheng
CAST:  Carol Cheng  •  Damian Lau Chung-Yan  •  Deanie Ip  •  Lawrence Cheng

Law or Justice? (1988)

A model (Joey Wong) gets raped by a photographer (Wilson Lam). Meanwhile, she falls out with her best friend (Carol Cheng) due to her boyfriend (Alex Man), who's a cop.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Taylor Wong
CAST:  Joey Wong  •  Alex Man  •  Carol Cheng  •  Wilson Lam Jun-Yin

A model (Joey Wong) gets raped by a photographer (Wilson Lam). Meanwhile, she falls out with her best friend (Carol Cheng) due to her boyfriend (Alex Man), who's a cop.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Taylor Wong
CAST:  Joey Wong  •  Alex Man  •  Carol Cheng  •  Wilson Lam Jun-Yin

Perfect Match (1989)

In the boardrooms and hallways of the fiercely competitive "Lok's Toy Company", where employees vie for the top management position while trading verbal barbs and romantic overtures. According to the passed director of the Lok's Toy Company, his properties were ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Dennis Chan Kwok-San
CAST:  George Lam Chi-Cheung  •  Carol Cheng  •  Andy Lau  •  Ellen Chan Nga-Lun

In the boardrooms and hallways of the fiercely competitive "Lok's Toy Company", where employees vie for the top management position while trading verbal barbs and romantic overtures. According to the passed director of the Lok's Toy Company, his properties were ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Dennis Chan Kwok-San
CAST:  George Lam Chi-Cheung  •  Carol Cheng  •  Andy Lau  •  Ellen Chan Nga-Lun

Last Affair (1983)

A lonely Chinese woman in Paris starts an affair with an womanizer musician.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tony Au Ting-Ping
CAST:  Carol Cheng  •  Chow Yun-fat  •  Pat Ha  •  Season Ma

A lonely Chinese woman in Paris starts an affair with an womanizer musician.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tony Au Ting-Ping
CAST:  Carol Cheng  •  Chow Yun-fat  •  Pat Ha  •  Season Ma

Promising Miss Bowie (1990)

Miss Bowie is more or less happily raking in the cash until her life is complicated by the sudden reappearance, after 20 years, of her first (and presumably true) love. To this is added Miss Bowie's annoying teenage niece and a strange disease.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yonfan
CAST:  Carol Cheng  •  Gloria Yip Wan-Yee  •  Chin Han  •  Dickson Lee

Miss Bowie is more or less happily raking in the cash until her life is complicated by the sudden reappearance, after 20 years, of her first (and presumably true) love. To this is added Miss Bowie's annoying teenage niece and a strange disease.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yonfan
CAST:  Carol Cheng  •  Gloria Yip Wan-Yee  •  Chin Han  •  Dickson Lee

Once a Black Sheep (1992)

Dee (Carol Cheng) is a disheveled, hot-headed HK cop; Apple Yu (May Lo) is an urbane, designer-dressed inspector from the ICAC. Now, they're partners trying to bring down (still another) triad crime ring. To intimidate Apple, Dee dresses like a model, but finds ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  David Wu
CAST:  Carol Cheng  •  May Lo Mei-Mei  •  Kenny Bee  •  Tommy Wong Kwong-Leung

Dee (Carol Cheng) is a disheveled, hot-headed HK cop; Apple Yu (May Lo) is an urbane, designer-dressed inspector from the ICAC. Now, they're partners trying to bring down (still another) triad crime ring. To intimidate Apple, Dee dresses like a model, but finds ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  David Wu
CAST:  Carol Cheng  •  May Lo Mei-Mei  •  Kenny Bee  •  Tommy Wong Kwong-Leung

Sister Cupid (1987)

Kit (Jacky Cheung) accidentally stumbles upon a house after his motorbike went out of control, and a girl (Maggie Cheung) helps him on his feet, then disappears. But Kit soon finds himself juggling more women than he might want after his female friend who has now ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Guy Lai Ying-Chau
CAST:  Maggie Cheung Man-Yuk  •  Carol Cheng  •  Jacky Cheung  •  Pat Ha

Kit (Jacky Cheung) accidentally stumbles upon a house after his motorbike went out of control, and a girl (Maggie Cheung) helps him on his feet, then disappears. But Kit soon finds himself juggling more women than he might want after his female friend who has now ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Guy Lai Ying-Chau
CAST:  Maggie Cheung Man-Yuk  •  Carol Cheng  •  Jacky Cheung  •  Pat Ha

Burning Sensation (1989)

A firefighter salvages a spiritual shrine from an old burning building, which releases the gentle ghost of a Chinese opera singer, killed in a stage fire 30 years before. Grateful for saving her, the ghost falls for the firefighter and will stop at nothing to ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Wu Ma
CAST:  Carol Cheng  •  Kenny Bee  •  Wu Ma  •  Eva Lai Yin-San

A firefighter salvages a spiritual shrine from an old burning building, which releases the gentle ghost of a Chinese opera singer, killed in a stage fire 30 years before. Grateful for saving her, the ghost falls for the firefighter and will stop at nothing to ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Wu Ma
CAST:  Carol Cheng  •  Kenny Bee  •  Wu Ma  •  Eva Lai Yin-San

Mr. Possessed (1988)

Riley (Kenny Bee) is being followed by the ghost of an evil warlock, who was killed in a duel with Riley's father many years ago. Now, he wants to seek revenge by causing misfortune in Riley's life. Therefore, Riley's mother (Pik-Wan Tang) will see to it that the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Wong Jing
CAST:  Kenny Bee  •  Carol Cheng  •  Tang Pik-Wan  •  Alex Man

Riley (Kenny Bee) is being followed by the ghost of an evil warlock, who was killed in a duel with Riley's father many years ago. Now, he wants to seek revenge by causing misfortune in Riley's life. Therefore, Riley's mother (Pik-Wan Tang) will see to it that the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Wong Jing
CAST:  Kenny Bee  •  Carol Cheng  •  Tang Pik-Wan  •  Alex Man

No Compromise (1988)

A cop goes after a husband-and-wife team of criminals who are expecting the birth of their first child.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Billy Chan
CAST:  Danny Lee Sau-Yin  •  Carol Cheng  •  Lam Wai  •  Pauline Wong Siu-Fung

A cop goes after a husband-and-wife team of criminals who are expecting the birth of their first child.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Billy Chan
CAST:  Danny Lee Sau-Yin  •  Carol Cheng  •  Lam Wai  •  Pauline Wong Siu-Fung

Queen of Temple Street (1990)

Wah (Sylvia Chang) runs a brothel and has a daughter, Yan (Rain Lau), on the loose, born and bred in the same underworld. The two finally go on an ultimate collision course emotionally…  (more)

DIRECTION:  Lawrence Ah Mon
CAST:  Sylvia Chang  •  Lau Nga-Lai  •  Josephine Koo Mei-Wah  •  Lo Lieh

Wah (Sylvia Chang) runs a brothel and has a daughter, Yan (Rain Lau), on the loose, born and bred in the same underworld. The two finally go on an ultimate collision course emotionally…  (more)

DIRECTION:  Lawrence Ah Mon
CAST:  Sylvia Chang  •  Lau Nga-Lai  •  Josephine Koo Mei-Wah  •  Lo Lieh
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