Acting
Leslie Cheung
Cheung Kwok-Wing (Chinese: 張國榮, English name: Leslie, September 12, 1956 – April 1, 2003) was a Hong Kong Canadian singer and actor. Born in Hong Kong, Leslie Cheung moved to the United Kingdom in 1971, settling in Leeds, where he enrolled at university to study fashion design. After completing his studies, he returned to Hong Kong and, in 1977, took part in an amateur singing competition—the ATV Asian Music Contest—where he won second prize. The following year, he released his first album, I Like Dreaming. He soon began appearing on television and quickly landed his first film role in Erotic Dreams of the Red Chamber (1978), an erotic production that Cheung himself later described as a “shameful disaster.” Throughout a 26-year career from 1977 until his death, Cheung released over 40 music albums and acted in 56 films. He was one of the most prominent pioneers that shaped the identity of Cantopop during the 1980s. His studio albums Summer Romance (1987) and Most Beloved (1995) each sold over 300,000 copies and are among the best-selling albums of all time in the territory. In addition to music, Cheung achieved pan-Asian fame with such films as A Better Tomorrow (1986) and A Chinese Ghost Story (1987). He won the Best Actor at the 1991 Hong Kong Film Awards for his role in Days of Being Wild (1990). His venture into acting in the 1990s was recognized for his portrayal of queer characters in the then-conservative film industry, he was one of the few Hong Kong actors willing to take on gay roles—such as in Wong Kar-wai’s Happy Together—or to play a cross-dressing opera performer in Chen Kaige’s Farewell My Concubine, which won the Palme d'Or at Cannes in 1993. Leslie Cheung died by suicide on April 1, 2003, at the age of 46, by jumping from the 24th floor of the Mandarin Oriental Hotel in Hong Kong. In the note he left behind, he stated that he had been suffering from depression.
Filmography
In Memory Of Leslie Cheung
Series · 2023
TME Live「想你 張國榮」線上音樂會
Film · 2021
One-Tenth of a Millimeter Apart
Film · 2021
Ashes of Time Redux
Film · 2008
Inner Senses
Film · 2002
熱 : 情演唱會演唱會 Karaoke
Film · 2001
Okinawa Rendez-vous
Film · 2000
Double Tap
Film · 2000
From Ashes to Ashes
Film · 2000
Leslie Cheung Kwok Wing Passion Tour 2000
Film · 2000
Moonlight Express
Film · 1999
The Kid
Film · 1999
Buenos Aires Zero Degree: The Making of 'Happy Together'
Film · 1999
Left Right Love Destiny
Film · 1999
Yang ± Yin: Gender in Chinese Cinema
Film · 1998
A Time to Remember
Film · 1998
Ninth Happiness
Film · 1998
Anna Magdalena
Film · 1998
All's Well, End's Well '97
Film · 1997
Happy Together
Film · 1997
張國榮跨越97演唱會
Film · 1997
星空下的傾情
Series · 1997
Temptress Moon
Film · 1996
Shanghai Grand
Film · 1996
Tri-Star
Film · 1996
Viva Erotica
Film · 1996
Who's the Woman, Who's the Man?
Film · 1996
The Chinese Feast
Film · 1995
The Phantom Lover
Film · 1995
Ashes of Time
Film · 1994
Over the Rainbow, Under the Skirt
Film · 1994
He's a Woman, She's a Man
Film · 1994
Long and Winding Road
Film · 1994
It's a Wonderful Life
Film · 1994
The Bride with White Hair 2
Film · 1993
The Bride with White Hair
Film · 1993
Farewell My Concubine
Film · 1993
The Eagle Shooting Heroes
Film · 1993
All's Well End's Well, Too
Film · 1993
All's Well, Ends Well
Film · 1992
Arrest the Restless
Film · 1992
Once a Thief
Film · 1991
The Banquet
Film · 1991
A Chinese Ghost Story II
Film · 1990
Days of Being Wild
Film · 1990
Aces Go Places V: The Terracotta Hit
Film · 1989
Sunset in Paris
Film · 1989
Leslie Cheung: Final Encounter of the Legend
Film · 1989
Leslie Cheung Special '89
Series · 1989
Celebrity Talk Show
Series · 1989
Fatal Love
Film · 1988
張國榮’88演唱會
Film · 1988
梅艷芳特輯之夢裡風情
Series · 1988
A Chinese Ghost Story
Film · 1987
A Better Tomorrow II
Film · 1987
Rouge
Film · 1987
A Better Tomorrow
Film · 1986
Last Song in Paris
Film · 1986
張國榮86濃情演唱會
Film · 1986
Leslie Cheung: Surprise
Film · 1985
For Your Heart Only
Film · 1985
Crazy Romance
Film · 1985
The Fallen Family
Series · 1985
Merry Christmas
Film · 1984
Behind the Yellow Line
Film · 1984
The Intellectual Trio
Film · 1984
Double Decker
Film · 1984
Once Upon An Oridinary Girl
Series · 1984
Little Dragon Maiden
Film · 1983
The Drummer
Film · 1983
First Time
Film · 1983
Leslie Cheung Kwok Wing World Tour Bangkok 1983
Film · 1983
Nomad
Film · 1982
Teenage Dreamers
Film · 1982
Energetic-21
Film · 1982
凹凸神探
Series · 1982
On Trial
Film · 1981
岛的故事之大屿山沙之城
Film · 1981
Agency 24
Series · 1981
Pairing
Series · 1981
珠海枭雄
Series · 1981
Tai Chi Master (II)
Series · 1981
Heritage: The Young Concubine
Film · 1980
Encore
Film · 1980
Dynasty
Series · 1980
Make a Wish
Series · 1980
Gone with the wind
Series · 1980
Dynasty (II)
Series · 1980
Teenagers
Film · 1978
Dog Bites Dog Bone
Film · 1978
Erotic Dream of the Red Chamber
Film · 1978
Hong Kong Tragedy
Series · 1978
Crocodile Tears
Series · 1978
The Spirit of the Sword
Series · 1978
屋檐下：死结
Film