Zhang Ziyi

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

66

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

  • Viva La Romance

    Viva La Romance

  • Trump Card

    Trump Card

  • Golden Horse Awards

    Golden Horse Awards

  • Godzilla: King of the Monsters

    Godzilla: King of the Monsters

  • The Oscars

    The Oscars

  • Today

    Today

  • Super Brain

    Super Brain

  • Rush Hour 2

    Rush Hour 2

  • Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon

    Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon

  • The Rebel Princess

    The Rebel Princess

  • Everybody Stand By

    Everybody Stand By

  • The Volunteers: The Battle of Life and Death

    The Volunteers: The Battle of Life and Death

  • TMNT

    TMNT

  • The Cloverfield Paradox

    The Cloverfield Paradox

  • House of Flying Daggers

    House of Flying Daggers

  • Hero

    Hero

  • The Grandmaster

    The Grandmaster

  • She's Got No Name

    She's Got No Name

  • Memoirs of a Geisha

    Memoirs of a Geisha

  • The Road Home

    The Road Home

  • Zu Warriors

    Zu Warriors

  • The Warrior

    The Warrior

  • 2046

    2046

  • Dangerous Liaisons

    Dangerous Liaisons

  • 'Hero' Defined: A Look at the Epic Masterpiece

    'Hero' Defined: A Look at the Epic Masterpiece

  • The Banquet

    The Banquet

  • The 40th Anniversary of Chinese Film Since China's Reform and Opening-Up

    The 40th Anniversary of Chinese Film Since China's Reform and Opening-Up

  • The Founding of a Republic

    The Founding of a Republic

  • The Climbers

    The Climbers

  • Love for Life

    Love for Life

  • Jasmine Women

    Jasmine Women

  • Together

    Together

  • Purple Butterfly

    Purple Butterfly

  • The Wasted Times

    The Wasted Times

  • Run for Love

    Run for Love

  • The Crossing I

    The Crossing I

  • Sophie's Revenge

    Sophie's Revenge

  • The Volunteers: To the War

    The Volunteers: To the War

  • She's Got No Name: Part Two

    She's Got No Name: Part Two

  • The Making of 'Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon'

    The Making of 'Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon'

  • Princess Raccoon

    Princess Raccoon

  • Forever Enthralled

    Forever Enthralled

  • Three Youths

    Three Youths

  • War 1840

    War 1840

  • My Lucky Star

    My Lucky Star

  • The Crossing II

    The Crossing II

  • Oh My God

    Oh My God

  • My Country, My Parents

    My Country, My Parents

  • Forever Young

    Forever Young

  • Horsemen

    Horsemen

  • Where's the Dragon?

    Where's the Dragon?

  • The Road to "The Grandmaster"

    The Road to "The Grandmaster"

  • Better and Better

    Better and Better

  • Impossible Mission: Golden Rooster

    Impossible Mission: Golden Rooster

  • "Moon rises in the Bay Area" 2023 Greater Bay Area Film and Music Gala

    "Moon rises in the Bay Area" 2023 Greater Bay Area Film and Music Gala

  • Touching Starlight

    Touching Starlight

  • Dragon Girls!

    Dragon Girls!

  • The Birth of an Actor

    The Birth of an Actor

  • 游过海岸一百米

    游过海岸一百米

  • All About Faces

    All About Faces

  • Most of the Time

    Most of the Time

  • Existence

    Existence

  • 演员的诞生

    演员的诞生

  • 进步班

    进步班

  • My Wife Is A Gangster 2

    My Wife Is A Gangster 2

  • Undercurrent

    Undercurrent