"Maggie Cheung Man-yuk (born 20 September 1964) is a Hong Kong actress. Raised in Hong Kong and Britain, she started her career after placing second in 1983's Miss Hong Kong Pageant. She achieved critical success in the late 80s and into the early 2000s. After 25 years of making movies, she decided to retire from acting to pursue a career as a composer and painter.
She has won the Hong Kong Film Award for Best Actress 5 times, and holds the record for most wins in that category. She also holds the record for most wins (4 times) for the Golden Horse Award for Best Leading Actress in Taiwan. She has been awarded the Silver Bear for Best Actress at Berlin International Film Festival in 1992 and Best Actress at Cannes Film Festival in 2004. In 2004, she became the first Asian actress to be nominated for the French César Award for Best Actress.
Her most acclaimed performances include "In the Mood for Love", "Center Stage", "Comrades", "Green Snake", "Hero", "Irma Vep" and "Clean".
