Eugenia Yuan

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Eugenia Yuan is an American actress and former rhythmic gymnast who has won a Hong Kong Film Award.

Early life

On January 22, 1976, Yuan was born in Inglewood, Los Angeles county, California.[1][2] Yuan's mother is Cheng Pei-pei, an actress who is known for being a Shaw Brothers Studio alumnus and the role of Jade Fox in Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon.[1] Yuan grew up in San Marino, California.[3][2]

Career

Gymnastic

Yuan began her career as a rhythmic gymnast for the U.S. Olympic Team and was ranked #4 in the world. Yuan was a member of the U.S. National Rhythmic Gymnastics team for about seven years.[2]

Entertainment

Yuan's first screen role was acting alongside her mother in Flying Dragon, Leaping Tiger (2002), a martial arts movie. Yuan co-starred in the 2002 drama Charlotte Sometimes which won the best first feature award at the Independent Spirit Awards.

Yuan returned to Hong Kong to star in one segment of Three where she was named "Best Newcomer" in the Hong Kong Film Awards. Hollywood director Doug Liman chose her for the title role of the mockumentary Mail Order Wife, for which she was named as a "Rising Star/Screen Acting Discovery" at the Hamptons International Film Festival.

She was nominated at Hong Kong's Golden Horse Awards for her starring role in 2004's The Eye 2 and had roles in the John Dahl film The Great Raid and the Oscar-winning Memoirs of a Geisha. The jewelry retailer Me & Ro created a special edition hair ornament inspired by Yuan's character in the movie.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".

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Filmography

Year Title Role Notes
2019–20 Hawaii Five-0 Daiyu Mei
2019 Into the Badlands Kannin
2017 She Has a Name Mamma [4]
2016 Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon: Sword of Destiny Blind Enchantress
Secret City Weng TV series - 12 episodes
2015 The Man with the Iron Fists 2 Ah Ni
2015 Jasmine
2014 Revenge of the Green Dragons Snakehead Mama [5]
2013 Pupil (Short)
#1 Serial Killer
2012 What About Us? (Short)
Strangers (2012 film) | Strangers
2011 My Life in a Box [6]
Shanghai Hotel
I Don't Know How She Does It Jack's Receptionist
2010 Fog
2007 The Drummer Kuan's wife
2006 Choking Man Amy
Locked (1992)
2005 Memoirs of a Geisha Korin [7]
The Great Raid Cora
2004 Mail Order Wife Lichi [8]
My Name Is Modesty: A Modesty Blaise Adventure Irina
The Eye 2 Yuen Chi-kei
2002 3 Extremes II Hal'er, Uu's wife
Charlotte Sometimes Lori
Flying Dragon, Leaping Tiger Xiao Xia [9]
1982 Dragon Strike Voice

References

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