Zhang Ziyi

Personal Info

Known For Actor

Gender Female

Birthday 1979-02-09 (45 years old)

Place of Birth Beijing, China

Also Known As 章子怡 , Zhang Zi-Yi, Ziyi Zhang, 장쯔이, زانج زيي , チャン・ツィイー, Chương Tử Di, சாங் சீயீ, ਜ਼ਾਂਗ ਜ਼ੀ, ঝাং জিয়ি, جانگ زئی, จาง จื่ออี๋, ג'אנג דזה יי, Չժան Ցզիի, Чжан Цзыи, チャン・ツーイー

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

Actor

2024
She's Got No Name

as Zhan Zhou

2021
My Country, My Parents

as Yu Kaiying (segment "Poetry")

2021
One-Tenth of a Millimeter Apart

as Self (archive footage)

2021
The Rebel Princess

as Wang Xuan / A'Wu

2019
The Climbers

as Xu Ying

2019
Godzilla: King of the Monsters

as Dr. Ilene Chen / Dr. Ling

2018
Forever Young

as Wang Minjia

2017
2017
Existence

as Herself

2017
All About Faces

as Herself

2016
The Wasted Times

as Xiao Liu

2016
Dragon Girls !

as Herself

2016
Run for Love

as Su Leqi

2015
Oh My God

as Auntie

2015
Where's the Dragon?

as Phoenix (voice)

2015
The Crossing II

as Yu Zhen

2014
The Crossing I

as Yu Zhen

2013
My Lucky Star

as Sophie

2013
Better and Better

as Zhang Ziyi

2013
The Grandmaster

as Gong Er

2012
Dangerous Liaisons

as Du Fenyu

2011
Love for Life

as Shang Qinqin

2010
Together

as Herself

2009
2009
Horsemen

as Kristen

2008
Forever Enthralled

as Meng Xiaodong

2007
TMNT

as Karai (voice)

2006
The Banquet

as Empress Wan

2005
2005
Princess Raccoon

as Tanukihime

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
The Warrior

as Princess Bu-yong

2001
2001
Rush Hour 2

as Hu Li

1999
The Road Home

as Young Zhao Di

1996
Touching Starlight

as Chen Wei

1953
The Oscars

as Self

1952
Today

as Self

Producer

2021
My Country, My Parents

as Executive Producer

2015
Oh My God

as Producer

2013
My Lucky Star

as Producer

2009
Sophie's Revenge

as Producer

Director

2021