In the movie "Kung Fu", the chartered woman played by Yuan Qiu won the Golden Horse Award for "Best Supporting Actress".
Surprisingly, although she has not performed on stage for 20 years, she is so dazzling when she returns to the stage. However, behind her, she has experienced many unknown hardships. Whether it was martial arts training when she was a child, or a poor marriage as an adult, raising a pair of children alone, the first half of her life was never easy.
She has been practicing martial arts since she was a child, so she is physically strong, and she is the senior sister of Jinbao, the instructor of successful martial arts, and a member of the "Seven Little Blessings". It was her father who guided her on the path of martial arts.
Yuan Qiu was born in Shandong in 1950, and his original name was Zhang Zhuanan. Her father was originally a Peking Opera performer, but the family moved to Hong Kong, where he became a martial artist in order to make a living. At her father's behalf, she enrolled in a martial arts school run by his best friend, which was both challenging and exciting.
In this school, she became a member of the "Seven Little Blessings" along with Sammo Hung, Yuan Biao, Jackie Chan, Yuan Hua and others. This group of young martial arts students will shine in the Hong Kong film industry in the future.
Although martial arts training is a very hard thing to do, and many boys find it difficult to endure this kind of suffering, Yuan Qiusheng is a wizard who practices martial arts. What others take hours to learn, she can master in a few minutes.
However, even so, she still experienced a lot of hardships in her martial arts career. At that time, with a lack of food and high-intensity training, Yuan Qiu often wished for rain, because once it rained, they could not practice in the field and could take a break.
In this martial arts school, she not only learned martial arts and became a "female boxer", but also learned many principles of life under the guidance of her teacher, which will affect her life.
Her martial arts skills and life philosophy she learned laid a solid foundation for her future success in the film and television industry. In an unexpected opportunity, she and Jackie Chan stepped into the door of the film and television industry together, and quickly became a film actress.
Despite the intense pressure of her fledgling career, and her role was far inferior to that of other veteran actors, her start in the film industry was quite remarkable. After completing her first film, although she failed to shine in the entertainment industry, her career seems to be a bit bleak compared to superstars such as Jackie Chan and Sammo Hung.
A few years later, she chose to marry a martial arts instructor and director, and after the marriage, she had two children, a son and a daughter.
Perhaps due to her strong personality or other unknown factors, the marriage ultimately fell through.
After the divorce, she went strong to win custody of her daughter and successfully raised her two children to become talents, and they have now achieved remarkable results in their respective fields. In 1985, Zhang Zhuanan directed her first film "Hot Action" under her own name, which also became the only film she directed herself.
This work is not only her first foray into the art of filmmaking, but also represents the embodiment of her passion and dream for filmmaking. At that time, she was full of curiosity about the unknown world and an infinite yearning for the magic of cinema.
Fast forward to 2004, and Zhang Zhuanan has become a well-known filmmaker in the film industry. In this year, Stephen Chow
is busy looking for the right actor for his new work "Kung Fu". Most of the roles have been chosen, but the role of the charter wife has not yet found a suitable candidate. Originally, Yuan Qiu just accompanied her brothers and sisters to audition, but she didn't expect that she would stand out among many candidates and become the best candidate in Stephen Chow's eyes.
At the insistence of Stephen Chow's invitation, Zhang Zhuannan, who had not been involved in the film industry for many years, finally accepted the challenge and played the role of a charter wife in "Kung Fu". This role not only made her famous in one fell swoop, but also won her the Golden Horse Award for "Best Supporting Actress". This role is very different from every role she has portrayed before, and the image of the charter woman is deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, proving that her acting skills are not only diverse but also deeply infectious.
Through the two films "Hot Action" and "Kung Fu", Zhang Zhuannan has showcased her wide range of talents in the field of film, and her transition from director to actress not only demonstrates her love for the art of film, but also proves her ability to seamlessly switch between different roles. Especially through the role of the charter wife, she not only ignited her dream of cinema again, but also left an indelible mark in the hearts of audiences around the world.
After decades of filmmaking, she finally reached her peak moment. It wasn't until 2022, after the filming of "Iron Fist Hero" ended, that she officially bid farewell to her acting career.
Yuan Qiu has shown a boyish personality since he was a child, which Sammo Hung deeply understands. still remembers that when they were performing in the pear orchard, Sammo Hung forgot his lines once, and when he was at a loss, he had an idea and said "guess". As a result, Yuan Qiu was directly poked at the point of laughter, and he couldn't laugh at the scene, and after reacting, he directly used the sentence "the mud" to make the audience laugh.
Like Yuan Hua, the two always like to play around, and they don't look like girls and ladies at all. Perhaps it was such a reckless personality that caused her marriage to be very unhappy. She got married early, divorced early, and did not show weakness after the divorce, and desperately took custody of the child.
This strong character not only left a deep impression on the screen, but also showed her indomitable spirit in life.
It is this unyielding spirit that makes her unique in the entertainment industry, and she finally achieved great success in her career. Yuan Qiu pursued career success desperately when she was young, but as her children grew up, her career ushered in a second spring. She no longer has to work hard, and she can easily earn enough retirement money, realizing the double benefit of her career and personal interests.
Now that she has entered middle age, she hopes to take good care of her health and enjoy a peaceful old age.