Zhang Ziyi
Date of birth: 1979-02-09
Place of birth: Beijing, China
Known for: Acting
Also known as: 章子怡 , Zhang Zi-Yi, Ziyi Zhang, 장쯔이, زانج زيي , チャン・ツィイー, 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, ژانگ زییی, جانگ زئیییه
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.
Movie Credits
Hero
2002-07-22
During China's Warring States period, a district prefect arrives at the palace of Qin Shi Huang, cla
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
2000-07-06
Two warriors in pursuit of a stolen sword and a notorious fugitive are led to an impetuous, physical
TMNT
2007-03-23
After the defeat of their old arch nemesis, The Shredder, the Turtles have grown apart as a family.
The Warrior
2001-09-07
In 1375, China was in chaos between Yuan Dynasty and Ming Dynasty. Coryo (an ancient kingdom of Kore
2046
2004-10-29
Women enter and exit a science fiction author's life over the course of a few years after the author
The Volunteers: To the War
2023-09-28
In the early days of the founding of the People's Republic of China in 1949, New China was faced wit
Most of the Time
2017-09-27
Vogue Film short film directed by Kurt Iswarienko in 2017.
Rush Hour 2
2001-08-03
It's vacation time for Carter as he finds himself alongside Lee in Hong Kong wishing for more excite
My Wife Is A Gangster 2
2003-09-05
Former Scissor Gang leader Eun-jin, who now suffers from amnesia, nevertheless defends Jae-cheol, a
Sophie's Revenge
2009-08-13
Dumped by her fiance just two months before their wedding, comic strip writer Sophie hatches an elab
The Road Home
1999-10-16
Prompted by the death of his father and the grief of his mother, a man recalls the story of how they
House of Flying Daggers
2004-08-03
In 9th century China, a corrupt government wages war against a rebel army called the Flying Daggers.
Purple Butterfly
2003-07-04
Ding Hui is a member of Purple Butterfly, a powerful resistance group in Japanese occupied Shanghai.
The Banquet
2006-09-14
Crown Prince Wu Luan is in love with Little Wan but left heartbroken when she marries his father, th
Princess Raccoon
2005-05-28
Amechiyo (the banished prince) falls in love with Tanukihime (a princess of raccoon dog disguised as
Forever Enthralled
2008-12-05
The epic story Mei Lanfang, who overcame the prejudice against artists in 1930s China to become the
The Grandmaster
2013-01-10
Ip Man's peaceful life in Foshan changes after Gong Yutian seeks an heir for his family in Southern
Jasmine Women
2004-06-13
Zhang Ziyi plays the youngest of three generations of women who leads lives in Shanghai. Joan Chen p
Zu Warriors
2001-08-09
King Sky, the sole disciple of the Kun Lun Sect, falls in love with his master Dawn. Dawn is killed
Horsemen
2009-02-06
A recently widowed detective still grieving over his wife's death discovers a shocking connection be
Love for Life
2011-05-10
Set in a small Chinese village where HIV virus is spreading rapidly as a result of illicit blood tra
She's Got No Name
2025-06-14
A bizarre case caused thousands of waves. There are different opinions on the truth. When the whole
Dangerous Liaisons
2012-09-27
Dangerous Liaisons is a Chinese film by Hur Jin-ho based on the novel with the same title by Pierre
"Moon rises in the Bay Area" 2023 Greater Bay Area Film and Music Gala
2023-06-29
My Lucky Star
2013-09-17
A bumbling amateur cartoonist tags along on a secret agent's mission to retrieve a priceless diamond
The Founding of a Republic
2009-09-17
The tale of one man who fought against the tyranny of a ruler and led his people in battle in the ul
Together
2010-12-01
Zhao Liang’s film portrays AIDS sufferers of both genders; they are all people with very different b
Touching Starlight
1996-08-23
Touching Starlight is a true story about a young girl, Chen Wei, an aspiring dancer whose hopes and
The Road to "The Grandmaster"
2012-11-15
This is not a documentary describing the filming process of "The Grandmaster", but a record of Wong
The Crossing I
2014-12-02
At the end of the World War II and the middle of the Chinese Revolution, three couples from differen
Forever Young
2018-01-12
From World War, to revolution and ultimately rebirth, Forever Young is the story of four generations
Better and Better
2013-02-10
Sun Xiangcheng, a self-styled professional fan organiser, is called from his home village of West We
The Crossing II
2015-07-30
A story of three couples and their intertwining love stories set in 1940s Taiwan and Shanghai, cente
Run for Love
2016-02-14
A romantic anthology with five episodes featuring five love stories in Japan, United States, Norway,
Where's the Dragon?
2015-10-23
The story follows a ten-year-old girl who teams up with animals from the Chinese Zodiac to search fo
Oh My God
2015-12-04
Oh My God is a sci-fi romantic comedy revolving around a couple who is desperate to conceive a child
The Wasted Times
2016-12-16
Shanghai gangsters grapple with lust and loyalty on the eve of war with Japan as they try to navigat
The Cloverfield Paradox
2018-02-04
Orbiting above a planet on the brink of war, scientists test a device to solve an energy crisis and
Godzilla: King of the Monsters
2019-05-29
Follows the heroic efforts of the crypto-zoological agency Monarch as its members face off against a
All About Faces
2017-08-01
Short film presented by Vogue Film.
Dragon Girls!
2016-07-03
Yves Montmayeur takes Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon as the starting point for his study of the new
Existence
2017-08-15
This is the inspiring story of how an ordinary Chinese boy became China's biggest Rock star
The Climbers
2019-09-30
Upon learning that the international community does not recognize China's ascent of Mount Everest du
Memoirs of a Geisha
2005-12-06
In the years before World War II, a penniless Japanese child is torn from her family to work as a ma
My Country, My Parents
2021-09-30
This anthology drama presents four short films honoring Chinese families, spotlighting the struggles
Impossible Mission: Golden Rooster
2007-10-27
China's top stars come together in a short film spoofing popular movies of the past year during the
'Hero' Defined: A Look at the Epic Masterpiece
2004-11-30
War 1840
At the end of the Qing Dynasty, Lin Zexu, an imperial envoy, braved the hardships of destructed opiu
She's Got No Name: Part Two
A sprawling true-crime case illuminating the fates of ordinary people amid the tides of changing tim
游过海岸一百米
Undercurrent
A woman answers a mystery phone call, entering a tense, surreal journey to an alternate reality.
The Making of 'Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon'
2000-12-08
Documentary on the making of 'Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon'.