Sunny Yuen Shun-yi (Chinese: 袁信義), also credited as Shun-yee Yuen, is a Hong Kong martial artist, actor, stuntman, and action coordinator.
Sunny Yuen Shun-yi | |||||||||||
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| Occupation | Martial arts actor | ||||||||||
| Parent | Yuen Siu-tien (father) | ||||||||||
| Relatives | Yuen Woo-ping, Yuen Cheung-yan (brothers) | ||||||||||
| Awards | 11th Hong Kong Film Awards – Best Action Choreography 1992 Once Upon a Time in China | ||||||||||
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| Traditional Chinese | 袁信義 | ||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 袁信义 | ||||||||||
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Biography
editYuen was the fourth of ten children of the martial artist Yuen Siu-tien. He began training in kung fu with his father from a young age. His elder brothers, Yuen Woo-ping and Yuen Cheung-yan, were also kung fu actors and directors.[1]
Together with his brothers, Shun-yi appeared in many films made by the Yuen clan, which was one of the foremost makers of Hong Kong martial arts films.[1] In the 1970s, he followed his brother Yuen Woo-ping to make films in Taiwan. Although he played a few leading roles in his early career, he was better known for his supporting roles as villains. He made many appearances in the Once Upon a Time in China film series.[2]
Selected filmography
edit- As actor
- Dance of the Drunk Mantis (1979) as Foggy[3]
- The Buddhist Fist (1980) as Shang (lead role)[3]
- Dreadnaught (1981) as White Tiger, a psychotic murderer hiding out in a Peking Opera troupe[3]
- Iron Monkey (1993) as Fox
Awards and nominations
editYuen worked as an action and stunt director in many martial arts films, and was nominated for the Hong Kong Film Award for Best Action Choreography seven times. He won the prize at the 11th Hong Kong Film Awards in 1992 for the film Once Upon a Time in China, together with his brother Yuen Cheung-yan and Lau Kar-wing.[4] In 2018, he was nominated for the Best Action Choreography Award at the 55th Golden Horse Awards for the film Master Z: Ip Man Legacy.[5]
References
edit- ^ a b "八大功夫之袁家班——傲笑天下". Sohu. 2008-04-03. Retrieved 2020-01-16.
- ^ "天下第一武指袁和平和他的天下第一武行世家，两个弟弟已出家". Tencent. 2018-02-25. Retrieved 2020-01-16.
- ^ a b c Meyers, Richard (2011). Films of Fury: The Kung Fu Movie Book. Eirini Press. pp. 155, 156. ISBN 9780979998942.
- ^ "List of Nominees and Awardees of The 11th Hong Kong Film Awards". Hong Kong Film Awards. Retrieved 2020-01-18.
- ^ "金馬獎第55屆 入圍暨得獎名單". Central News Agency (in Chinese). 2018-11-18. Retrieved 2020-01-16.