Zhang Ziyi
ActingAlso Known As
章子怡 , Zhang Zi-Yi, Ziyi Zhang, 장쯔이, زانج زيي
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.
Movies
(53 total)
Godzilla: King of the Monsters
as Dr. Ilene Chen / Dr. Ling
Rush Hour 2
as Hu Li
Memoirs of a Geisha
as Sayuri
Hero
as Moon
House of Flying Daggers
as Xiao Mei
TMNT
as Karai (voice)
2046
as Bai Ling
The Grandmaster
as Gong Er
Horsemen
as Kristen
The Road Home
as Young Zhao Di
The Warrior
as Princess Bu-yong
The Banquet
as Empress Wan
Zu Warriors
as Joy
The Founding of a Republic
as Gong Peng
The Climbers
as Xu Ying
The Wasted Times
as Xiao Liu
Dangerous Liaisons
as Du Fenyu
The Crossing I
as Yu Zhen
