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SCMP Reporter

Move over Michelle Yeoh, the new female action star is Shannon Lee, who makes her Hong Kong big-screen debut in Enter the Eagles.

 Lee is young, talented and has the pedigree (she is the late Bruce Lee's daughter) to wow audiences with her high kicks and daredevil stunts.

 And what you see are real martial arts techniques. For years, Shannon has been studying jeet kune do, wu shu, kick-boxing, and tae kwan do.

 Shannon says she did most of her own stunts in the film at the cost of a twisted ankle and a few bruises, but shrugs such minor injuries off as 'all in a day's work'.

 Enter the Eagles, filmed in Prague, also stars Michael Wong, Anita Yuen and Jordan Chan.

 Shannon tells me that her favourite Bruce Lee flick is Enter the Dragon. 'I have all his movies at home. Enter the Dragon is my favourite because it had my dad's own voice and it wasn't dubbed,' she says.

 'My mom's favourite is Way of the Dragon because she was with him while it was being filmed. Also because it was written and directed by my dad. I was there, too, but I was too little to remember anything.'  In her 20s, Shannon has been married for four years to her college sweetheart who is currently at law school. 'I've known my husband for 12 years and we dated for four years before we got married.'  She says it doesn't make any difference that he isn't in the film business because 'when you have a strong relationship, it will weather anything'.

 Shannon's next project would be to star in a few episodes of Marshall Law the hit American TV series starring Sammo Hung and directed by Stanley Tong. She also has an option to star in another Golden Harvest film after Enter the Eagles.

 Asked whether being Bruce Lee's daughter has open more doors for her, Shannon says: 'It made people curious about meeting me but beyond that it didn't really help. Nobody is going to take a chance unless you have something to offer. Having a name is not enough.' 



Shannon kick-starts career with martial arts film