Mabel Cheung Yuen-Ting
An image from Painted Faces, one of the productions that also features Mabel Cheung Yuen-Ting.
Mabel Cheung Yuen-Ting

Mabel Cheung Yuen-Ting

November 17, 1950 — Canton, China

Mabel Cheung Yuen-Ting (Chinese: 張婉婷, born 17 November 1950) is a film director from Hong Kong. She is one of the leading directors in Hong Kong cinema. Elected "Freshman's Queen" when she was studying undergrad at the University of Hong Kong, she was also an avid sportswoman representing Lady Ho Tung Hall and HKU. Cheung is known for working with the migration issues of Hongkongers and overseas Chinese, especially before the 1997 handover of Hong Kong.

Her films include the "migration trilogy": Illegal Immigrant (1985), An Autumn's Tale (1987) and Eight Taels of Gold (1989). The Soong Sisters (1997) marks another peak of her filming career. All four films were made in collaboration with writer Alex Law.

She has been in the relationship with teammate Alex Law since 1986. The couple first met as classmates in New York University.

Echoes of the Rainbow

Echoes of the Rainbow

2010

An Autumn's Tale

An Autumn's Tale

1987

Painted Faces

Painted Faces

1988

Moon Warriors

Moon Warriors

1992

The Soong Sisters

The Soong Sisters

1997

A Tale of Three Cities

A Tale of Three Cities

2015

Eight Taels of Gold

Eight Taels of Gold

1989

City of Glass

City of Glass

1998