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Born in Shanghai, China in 1968, Cheung moved to Hong Kong with her family at a young age and was discovered by director Wong Jing, who cast her in his 1986 action film The Magic Crystal.

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The two were frequent collaborators in the late 1980s and early 1990s, when Cheung starred in Wong films including romantic comedy The Romancing Star (1987) and God of Gamblers (1989).

The latter, which starred Chow Yun-fat as “God of Gamblers” Ko Chun, featured Cheung as Ko’s girlfriend, Janet.

As an actress, Cheung quickly rose to prominence. She became a bona fide star in the early 1990s, thanks in large part to the films in which she appeared opposite Stephen Chow.

Among these was All for the Winner, a parody of God of Gamblers in which Chow played Sing, a country boy from mainland China with the ability to see through objects and cards.

In the film, Sing is persuaded by his uncle to get into gamb