Zhang Ziyi
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Female
Birthday
1979-02-09 (46 years old)
Place of Birth
Beijing, China
Zhang Ziyi
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.
Known For
Acting
(2024)
The Volunteers: The Battle of Life and Death
as Tang Sheng
(2024)
She's Got No Name
as Zhan Zhou
(2023)
The Volunteers: To the War
as Tang Sheng
(2023)
(2021)
My Country, My Parents
as Yu Kaiying (segment "Poetry")
(2021)
One-Tenth of a Millimeter Apart
as Self (archive footage)
(2019)
Godzilla: King of the Monsters
as Dr. Ilene Chen / Dr. Ling
(2019)
The Climbers
as Xu Ying
(2018)
The Cloverfield Paradox
as Tam
(2018)
Forever Young
as Wang Minjia
(2017)
All About Faces
as Herself
(2017)
Existence
as Herself
(2017)
Most of the Time
as Self
(2016)
The Wasted Times
as Xiao Liu
(2016)
Run for Love
as Su Leqi
(2016)
Dragon Girls !
as Herself
(2015)
The Crossing II
as Yu Zhen
(2015)
Oh My God
as Auntie
(2015)
Where's the Dragon?
as Phoenix (voice)
(2014)
The Crossing I
as Yu Zhen
(2013)
The Grandmaster
as Gong Er
(2013)
My Lucky Star
as Sophie
(2013)
Better and Better
as Zhang Ziyi
(2012)
Dangerous Liaisons
as Du Fenyu
(2012)
(2011)
Love for Life
as Shang Qinqin
(2010)
Together
as Herself
(2009)
Horsemen
as Kristen
(2009)
The Founding of a Republic
as Gong Peng
(2009)
Sophie's Revenge
as Sophie
(2008)
Forever Enthralled
as Meng Xiaodong
(2007)
TMNT
as Karai (voice)
(2007)
Impossible Mission: Golden Rooster
as Zhang Ziyi
(2006)
The Banquet
as Empress Wan
(2005)
Memoirs of a Geisha
as Sayuri
(2005)
Princess Raccoon
as Tanukihime
(2004)
House of Flying Daggers
as Xiao Mei
(2004)
2046
as Bai Ling
(2004)
Jasmine Women
as Young Mo
(2004)
(2003)
My Wife Is A Gangster 2
as The Triad Boss
(2003)
Purple Butterfly
as Cynthia / Ding Hui
(2002)
Hero
as Moon
(2001)
Rush Hour 2
as Hu Li
(2001)
The Warrior
as Princess Bu-yong
(2001)
Zu Warriors
as Joy
(2000)
(1999)
The Road Home
as Young Zhao Di
(1996)
Touching Starlight
as Chen Wei
Crew
(2021)
My Country, My Parents
Director, Executive Producer
(2015)
Oh My God
Producer
(2013)
My Lucky Star
Producer
(2009)
Sophie's Revenge
Producer