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Zhang Ziyi

Name in Native Language: "章子怡" (ZH-CN)
Actress | * 02/09/1979 (40) | Beijing, China
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Zhang Ziyi ([ʈʂáŋ tsɨ̀.ǐ]; Chinese: 章子怡; born 9 February 1979) is a Chinese actress and model. Her first major role was in The Road Home (1999). She later gained international recognition for her role in Ang Lee's 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), 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 ()
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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.

Most frequent genres for this person: Drama | Romance / Love | Action

Known for these Movies & Shows

Ip Man's peaceful life in Foshan changes after Gong Yutian seeks an heir for his family in Southern China. Ip Man then meets Gong Er who challenges him for the sake of regaining her family's honor. Af ...

The Grandmaster

PG-13

2013 | 3.2/5 | 2h 10min
Action, Drama, History
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Two warriors in pursuit of a stolen sword and a notorious fugitive are led to an impetuous, physically-skilled, teenage nobleman's daughter, who is at a crossroads in her life. ...

Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon

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2000 | 3.7/5 | 2h
Adventure, Drama, Action, Romance / Love
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In 9th century China, a corrupt government wages war against a rebel army called the Flying Daggers. A romantic warrior breaks a beautiful rebel out of prison to help her rejoin her fellows, but thing ...

House of Flying Daggers

PG-13

2004 | 3.7/5 | 1h 59min
Adventure, Drama, Action, Romance / Love
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A sweeping romantic epic set in Japan in the years before World War II, a penniless Japanese child is torn from her family to work as a maid in a geisha house. ...

Memoirs of a Geisha

PG-13

2005 | 3.8/5 | 2h 25min
Drama, History, Romance / Love
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Awards & Nominations for Zhang Ziyi

Golden Horse Award for Best Leading Actress Asian Film Award for Best Actress Ordre Des Arts Et Des Lettres

Movies with Zhang Ziyi as Actress(38)

as Dr. Chen2020 Godzilla vs. Kong
as Dr. Chen2019 Godzilla: King of the Monsters
as Wang Minjia2018 Forever Young
as Tam2018 The Cloverfield Paradox
as Xiao Liu2016 The Wasted Times
as Su Leqi2016 Run for Love
as herself2016 Dragon Girls !
as Yu Zhen2015 The Crossing II
as Auntie2015 Oh My God
as Phoenix (voice)2015 Where's the Dragon?
as Yu Zhen2014 The Crossing
as Zhang Ziyi2013 Better and Better
as Gong Ruomei/Gong Er2013 The Grandmaster
as Sophie2013 My Lucky Star
as Du Fenyu2012 Dangerous Liaisons
as Shang Qinqin2011 Til Death Do Us Part
as herself2010 Together
as Sophie2009 Sophie's Revenge
as Gong Peng2009 The Founding of a Republic
as Kristen2009 Horsemen
as Meng Xiaodong2008 Forever Enthralled
as Karai (voice)2007 TMNT
as Empress Wan2006 The Banquet
as Tanukihime2005 Princess Raccoon
as Sayuri2005 Memoirs of a Geisha
as Bai Ling2004 2046
as Xiao Mei2004 House of Flying Daggers
as Young Mo2004 Jasmine Women
as Cynthia / Ding Hui2003 Purple Butterfly
as The Triad Boss2003 My Wife Is a Gangster 2
as herself2002 Cause: The Birth of Hero
as Moon2002 Hero
as Joy2001 Zu Warriors
as Hu Li2001 Rush Hour 2
as Princess Bu-yong2001 The Warrior
as Jen Yu2000 Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
as Zhao Di, Young1999 The Road Home
as Chen Wei1996 Touching Starlight

TV Shows/Series with Zhang Ziyi as Actress(1)

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Movies with Zhang Ziyi as Crew(3)

Production/Producer2015 Oh My God
Production/Producer2013 My Lucky Star
Production/Producer2009 Sophie's Revenge

Additional Information

Official websites:
ziyitoday.com
Born: 02/09/1979 in Beijing (current age: 40)
Zodiac sign: Aquarius (Chinese zodiac sign: Goat)
Educated at: Central Academy of Drama
Spouses (current/former): Wang Feng
Other names for Zhang Ziyi (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"章子怡"
"Zhang Zi-Yi"
"Ziyi Zhang"
"장쯔이"
"زانج زيي"
"チャン・ツィイー" (Kana/Japanese)
"Chương Tử Di"
"சாங் சீயீ"
"ਜ਼ਾਂਗ ਜ਼ੀ"
"ঝাং জিয়ি"
"جانگ زئی"
"จาง จื่ออี๋"
"ג'אנג דזה יי"
"Չժան Ցզիի"
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WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:976, Added: 03/23/2018, Last updated: 03/13/2019