She crossed Jackie Chan and vexed Peter Chan: how Anita Yuen, the Audrey Hepburn of Hong Kong cinema, made her mark playing forthright women

Anita Yuen’s breakout role came playing a cancer patient in C’est La Vie, Mon Cheri. She was a natural quite unlike other Hong Kong actresses, one critic said.

She also had a reputation for being difficult to work with and sparked a 22-year feud with Jackie Chan, but for director Peter Chan her acting overrode all that.

Source: She crossed Jackie Chan and vexed Peter Chan: how Anita Yuen, the Audrey Hepburn of Hong Kong cinema, made her mark playing forthright women | South China Morning Post