Zhang Ziyi
Actor
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.
As Director
Filmography
Godzilla: King of the Monsters
as Dr. Ilene Chen / Dr. Ling 2019
Rush Hour 2
as Hu Li 2001
The Cloverfield Paradox
as Tam 2018
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
as Jen 2000
Memoirs of a Geisha
as Sayuri 2005
Hero
as Moon 2002
House of Flying Daggers
as Xiao Mei 2004
TMNT
as Karai (voice) 2007
2046
as Bai Ling 2004
The Grandmaster
as Gong Er 2013
Horsemen
as Kristen 2009
The Road Home
as Young Zhao Di 1999
The Warrior
as Princess Bu-yong 2001
The Banquet
as Empress Wan 2006
Zu Warriors
as Joy 2001
The Founding of a Republic
as Gong Peng 2009
The Climbers
as Xu Ying 2019