Yu Jim-yuen (September 5, 1905 – September 8, 1997) (Chinese: 于占元; pinyin: Yú Zhānyuán; Jyutping: jyu1 zim1 jyun4) was a Chinese martial artist, actor, teacher and the master of the China Drama Academy, one of the main Peking Opera Schools in Hong Kong from which Jackie Chan, Sammo Hung, Yuen Biao, Yuen Qiu, Yuen Wah, and Corey Yuen received their training. Yuen Woo-ping attended the school for one year as a day student as well.^[1] Jim-yuen was also the father of early wuxia actress Yu So-chow, who appeared in more than 150 movies, but his only film was The Old Master (師父出馬), in 1979, as Wen Ren-yang. He died of a heart attack in Los Angeles, California, United States.

Yu Jim-yuen
Born	(1905-09-05)September 5, 1905 Beijing, China
Died	September 8, 1997(1997-09-08) (aged 92) Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Years active	1940–1970
Children	Yu So Chow, Yu Chee Yan
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese	于占元
Simplified Chinese	于占元
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Yú Zhānyuán Yue: Cantonese Jyutping Jyu1 Zim1 Jyun4

In 1988, the film Painted Faces was released. The story dealt with the lives of the children in the China Drama Academy, and Sammo Hung played the part of Master Yu.