Zhang Ziyi
Acting
Born February 9, 1979 · 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.
Directed (2)
Acting (48)
She's Got No Name
2025
The Volunteers: To the War
2023
"Moon rises in the Bay Area" 2023 Greater Bay Area Film and Music Gala
2023
My Country, My Parents
2021
The Climbers
2019
Godzilla: King of the Monsters
2019
The Cloverfield Paradox
2018
Forever Young
2018
Most of the Time
2017
Existence
2017
All About Faces
2017
The Wasted Times
2016
Dragon Girls!
2016
Run for Love
2016
Oh My God!
2015
Where's the Dragon?
2015
The Crossing II
2015
The Crossing I
2014
My Lucky Star
2013
Better and Better
2013
The Grandmaster
2013
The Road to "The Grandmaster"
2012
Dangerous Liaisons
2012
Love for Life
2011
Together
2010
The Founding of a Republic
2009
Sophie's Revenge
2009
Horsemen
2009
Forever Enthralled
2008
Impossible Mission: Golden Rooster
2007
TMNT
2007
The Banquet
2006
Memoirs of a Geisha
2005
Princess Raccoon
2005
'Hero' Defined: A Look at the Epic Masterpiece
2004
2046
2004
House of Flying Daggers
2004
Jasmine Women
2004
My Wife Is A Gangster 2
2003
Purple Butterfly
2003
Hero
2002
The Warrior
2001
Zu Warriors
2001
Rush Hour 2
2001
The Making of 'Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon'
2000
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
2000
The Road Home
1999
Touching Starlight
1996