Famous People with Name Miao

Miao Pu            Origin/Culture/Country: Chinese

Miao Pu: is a Chinese actress. Miao was born in a family of actors in Xi'an. Her parents are both Qinqiang actors. When she was five years old, she firstly performed on the stage with her parents in the play, "The New Year Sacrifice"(??). She played the role of Máo, the son of Xianglin Sao. In 1995, she won the first in the second International Visual and Performing Arts Competition. In 1998, she graduated from Beijing Film Academy(BFA). Only one-year graduation from BFA, she had cooperated with several famous directors like Yimou Zhang and Jianxin Huang. She, Li Xiaolu, Tao Hong and Zhu Yuanyuan were together called Four Tsing Yi at that time.

Miao Lijie            Origin/Culture/Country: Chinese

Miao Lijie: is a female Chinese basketball player who was part of the team that won the gold medal at the 2001 Asian Championship. In 2005, she joined the Sacramento Monarchs of WNBA but left the team shortly. She competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing.

Miao Qing            Origin/Culture/Country: Chinese

Miao Qing: is a Chinese handball player who competed in the 2008 Summer Olympics.

Nora Miao            Origin/Culture/Country: Chinese

Nora Miao: is a Hong Kong actress who appeared in many kung-fu films in the 1970s. She was contracted to Golden Harvest, and spent her time making films in Hong Kong and in Taiwan, where she starred in several romance movies. Miao worked well with Ko Chuen Hsiung and was paired with him in several movies. She played opposite both Bruce Lee and Jackie Chan. Miao appeared in all three of Bruce Lee's Hong Kong films, and the only actress to share an on-screen kiss with the legendary Lee in Fist of Fury. She also starred opposite Jackie Chan in his first major film, New Fist of Fury.

Cora Miao            Origin/Culture/Country: Chinese

Cora Miao: is a Chinese actress who worked predominantly in Hong Kong films. During her career she was nominated for four Hong Kong Film Awards and four Golden Horse Film Festival awards, winning one. She won Miss Photogenic award in Miss Hong Kong Pageant 1976. She is married to film director Wayne Wang.