Zhang Ziyi
Chinese actress celebrated globally for her iconic roles in martial arts epics and critically acclaimed international productions.
Zhang Ziyi - Personal Information
- Name: Zhang Ziyi
- Date of Birth: February 9, 1979
- Place of Birth: Beijing, China
- Gender: Female
- Job Title: Actor
- Crew Jobs: Producer, Director, Executive Producer
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.
Selected Filmography
A selection of Zhang Ziyi's most notable screen appearances across film and television.
- She's Got No Name (2025) as Zhan Zhou
- 进步班 (TV - 2025) as 客座导师
- The Volunteers: To the War (2023) as Tang Sheng / 唐笙
- "Moon rises in the Bay Area" 2023 Greater Bay Area Film and Music Gala (2023)
- Three Youths (TV - 2022)
- My Country, My Parents (2021) as Yu Kaiying (segment "Poetry")
- The Rebel Princess (TV - 2021) as 王儇
- Everybody Stand By (TV - 2019)
- The Climbers (2019) as Xu Ying
- Godzilla: King of the Monsters (2019) as Dr. Ilene Chen / Dr. Ling
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