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Maggie Cheung Trivia Questions

How much do you really know about Maggie Cheung? Below are 8 true or false statements. Click each one to reveal the answer and explanation.

1.

She was a Miss Hong Kong pageant runner-up before starting her acting career.

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Maggie Cheung was the first runner-up in the 1983 Miss Hong Kong pageant, which launched her into the entertainment industry.

2.

She retired from acting in 2004 after winning a major European film award.

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Maggie Cheung announced her retirement in 2004, shortly after winning the Best Actress award at the Berlin Film Festival for 'Clean'.

3.

She turned down a role in Quentin Tarantino's 'Kill Bill' because it clashed with her retirement.

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Tarantino wrote a role for her in 'Kill Bill', but she declined, citing her decision to retire from acting after 2004.

4.

Maggie Cheung collaborated with French director Olivier Assayas on the film 'Irma Vep'.

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She starred in 'Irma Vep' (1996), directed by Olivier Assayas, whom she later married. The film is a meta-commentary on Hong Kong cinema.

5.

Maggie Cheung won the Best Actress award at the Berlin Film Festival for her role in 'In the Mood for Love'.

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She actually won Best Actress at Berlin for 'Centre Stage' (1992), not 'In the Mood for Love'. That film earned her Cannes recognition instead.

6.

She performed all her own stunts in the martial arts film 'Hero' without a stunt double.

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While she did many stunts, she used a double for the most dangerous wire-work and sword fights in 'Hero' (2002) due to safety concerns.

7.

Maggie Cheung is fluent in five languages: Cantonese, Mandarin, English, French, and German.

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She speaks Cantonese, Mandarin, English, and French, but German is not among her known languages. She learned French for her role in 'Clean'.

8.

Maggie Cheung was the first Chinese actress to serve as a jury member at the Cannes Film Festival.

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Gong Li was the first Chinese actress on the Cannes jury in 1997. Maggie Cheung served as a jury member later, in 2007.

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