Zhang Ziyi
Biography
Zhang Ziyi (Chinese: 章子怡; born 9 February 1979) is a Chinese actress. Her first major role was in The Road Home (1999). She later achieved fame for her role in Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000), which was nominated for 10 Academy Awards.
In the West, Zhang is best known for her appearances in Rush Hour 2 (2001), Hero (2002), 2046 (2004) and House of Flying Daggers (2004). Her most critically acclaimed works are Memoirs of a Geisha (2005), which earned her nominations for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Drama, the BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role, and the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role; and The Grandmaster (2013), for which she won 12 different Best Actress awards to become the most awarded actress for a single film.
Acting (47 movies)
Hero
2002
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
2000
TMNT
2007
The Warrior
2001
2046
2004
The Volunteers: To the War
2023
Most of the Time
2017
Rush Hour 2
2001
My Wife Is A Gangster 2
2003
Sophie's Revenge
2009
The Road Home
1999
House of Flying Daggers
2004
Purple Butterfly
2003
The Banquet
2006
Princess Raccoon
2005
Forever Enthralled
2008
The Grandmaster
2013
Jasmine Women
2004
Zu Warriors
2001
Horsemen
2009
Love for Life
2011
She's Got No Name
2025
Dangerous Liaisons
2012
"Moon rises in the Bay Area" 2023 Greater Bay Area Film and Music Gala
2023
My Lucky Star
2013
The Founding of a Republic
2009
Together
2010
Touching Starlight
1996
The Road to "The Grandmaster"
2012
The Crossing I
2014
Forever Young
2018
Better and Better
2013
The Crossing II
2015
The Wasted Times
2016
Oh My God!
2015
Where's the Dragon?
2015
Run for Love
2016
The Cloverfield Paradox
2018
Godzilla: King of the Monsters
2019
All About Faces
2017
Dragon Girls!
2016
Existence
2017
The Climbers
2019
Memoirs of a Geisha
2005
My Country, My Parents
2021
Impossible Mission: Golden Rooster
2007
'Hero' Defined: A Look at the Epic Masterpiece
2004
Directing (1 movie)
| Title | Year | Job |
|---|---|---|
| Sophie's Revenge | 2009 | Producer |
| My Lucky Star | 2013 | Producer |
| Oh My God! | 2015 | Producer |
| My Country, My Parents | 2021 | Executive Producer |