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Zhang Ziyi

Name in Native Language: "章子怡" (ZH-CN)
Actress / Model (person) / Stage Actress / Film Actress / Film Director | * 02/09/1979 (46) | Beijing (People's Republic of China)
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Zhang Ziyi ([ʈʂáŋ tsɹ̩̀.ǐ]; Chinese: 章子怡; born 9 February 1979), sometimes credited Ziyi Zhang, is a Chinese actress, known for playing independent and strong-willed characters. Born and raised in Beijing, Zhang was admitted to the Central Academy of Drama in 1996. That year, she made her acting debut in the television film Touching Starlight (1996). After her breakout role in Zhang Yimou's The Road Home (1999), which won her Best Actress at the 2000 Hundred Flowers Awards, she gained international fame for her performance in Ang Lee's wuxia film Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000). Zhang made her Hollywood debut as a villain in Rush Hour 2 (2001), followed by Memoirs of a Geisha (2005). She reunited with Zhang in the films Hero (2002) 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 | 3.3/5 | 2h 10min
Action, Drama, History
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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 26min
Drama, Romance / Love, 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 | 3.6/5 | 1h 59min
Adventure, Drama, Action
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Awards & Nominations for Zhang Ziyi

Golden Horse Award for Best Leading Actress Asian Film Award for Best Actress Chevalier Des Arts Et Des Lettres
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Movies with Zhang Ziyi as Actress(43)

as Tang Sheng2024 The Volunteers: The Battle of Life and Death
2023 The Volunteers: To the War
as Self (archive footage)2021 One-Tenth of a Millimeter Apart
as Yu Kaiying2021 My Country, My Parents
as Dr. Ilene Chen / Dr. Ling2019 Godzilla: King of the Monsters
as Xu Ying2019 The Climbers
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 I
as herself2013 Better and Better
as Gong Er2013 The Grandmaster
as Sophie2013 My Lucky Star
as Du Fenyu2012 Dangerous Liaisons
as Shang Qinqin2011 Love for Life
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 Mei2004 Making of House of Flying Daggers
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 Young Zhao Di1999 The Road Home
as Chen Wei1996 Touching Starlight

TV Shows/Series with Zhang Ziyi as Actress(4)

as Wang Xuan / A'Wu2021 The Rebel Princess
2017 演员的诞生
2014 Super Brain
as herself??? Today

Movies with Zhang Ziyi as Crew(5)

Directing/Director2021 My Country, My Parents
Production/Executive Producer2021 My Country, My Parents
Production/Producer2015 Oh My God
Production/Producer2013 My Lucky Star
Production/Producer2009 Sophie's Revenge

Additional Information

Official websites:
ziyitoday.com
Full Name: Ziyi Zhang
Born: Friday, 02/09 1979 (February) in Beijing (People's Republic of China) (current age: 46 years + 161 days)
Zodiac sign: Aquarius (Chinese zodiac sign: Goat)
Languages: English (EN), Chinese (Mandarin) (ZH)
Educated at: Central Academy of Drama, Beijing Dance Academy
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"
"Чжан Цзыи"
"チャン・ツーイー"
Zhang Ziyi frequently works together with these people:
Zhang Yimou (13x, Crew)
Wong Kar-wai (10x, Crew)
Wu Jing (7x, Actor)
Huang Xiaoming (7x, Actor)
William Chang (7x, Crew)
Chen Kaige (6x, Crew)
Tony Leung Chiu-wai (5x, Actor)
Shigeru Umebayashi (5x, Crew)
William Kong (5x, Crew)
Gu Changwei (5x, Crew)
Won Jin (5x, Crew)
Steve Winwood (2x, Actor)
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WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:976, Added: 03/23/2018, Last updated: 06/20/2025