Hong Kong actress Maggie Cheung was selected for a photographic portfolio compiled by the New York Times of "Great Performers" in 2006.

The newspaper says, "It was not a standout year for filmmaking, but the acting in 2006 was consistently intriguing and often thrilling. In our annual photographic portfolio, the magazine has never tried to guess which actors will win awards, but rather to praise performances that moved, distressed, enlivened and finally, amazed us."

Twenty-two actors and actresses worldwide made it into the portfolio, including big names such as Brad Pitt and Leonardo DiCaprio, as well as actors who had good performance in last year's movies, including Paul Dano from Little Miss Sunshine and Rinko Kikuchi from Babel.

(Cri.cn February 15, 2007)