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Zhang Ziyi

Zhang Ziyi

Birthday: 1979-02-09 | Place of Birth: Beijing, China

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.

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Known For

Acting

Year
Title

Role

2021
The Rebel Princess

as    Wang Xuan / A'Wu

2021
My Country, My Parents

as    Yu Kaiying (segment "Poetry")

2019
Godzilla: King of the Monsters

as    Dr. Ilene Chen / Dr. Ling

2019
The Climbers

as    Xu Ying

2018
The Cloverfield Paradox

as    Tam

2016
The Wasted Times

as    Xiao Liu

2015
Oh My God

as    Auntie

2013
The Grandmaster

as    Gong Er

2013
My Lucky Star

as    Sophie

2012
Dangerous Liaisons

as    Du Fenyu

2011
Love for Life

as    Shang Qinqin

2010
Together

as    Herself

2009
Horsemen

as    Kristen

2009
Sophie's Revenge

as    Sophie

2008
Forever Enthralled

as    Meng Xiaodong

2006
The Banquet

as    Empress Wan

2005
Memoirs of a Geisha

as    Sayuri

2004
2046

as    Bai Ling

2004
Hero

as    Moon

2004
House of Flying Daggers

as    Xiao Mei

2003
Purple Butterfly

as    Cynthia / Ding Hui

2003
My Wife Is A Gangster 2

as    The Triad Boss

2001
Rush Hour 2

as    Hu Li

2001
Zu Warriors

as    Joy

2000