Zhang Ziyi

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

65

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

  • Golden Horse Awards

    Golden Horse Awards

  • Trump Card

    Trump Card

  • Godzilla: King of the Monsters

    Godzilla: King of the Monsters

  • Viva La Romance

    Viva La Romance

  • Hero

    Hero

  • Rush Hour 2

    Rush Hour 2

  • The Oscars

    The Oscars

  • Everybody Stand By

    Everybody Stand By

  • TMNT

    TMNT

  • Super Brain

    Super Brain

  • Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon

    Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon

  • Memoirs of a Geisha

    Memoirs of a Geisha

  • 2046

    2046

  • Dragon Girls!

    Dragon Girls!

  • The Grandmaster

    The Grandmaster

  • House of Flying Daggers

    House of Flying Daggers

  • The Cloverfield Paradox

    The Cloverfield Paradox

  • The Founding of a Republic

    The Founding of a Republic

  • The Rebel Princess

    The Rebel Princess

  • Jasmine Women

    Jasmine Women

  • Zu Warriors

    Zu Warriors

  • She's Got No Name

    She's Got No Name

  • The Warrior

    The Warrior

  • Today

    Today

  • The Road Home

    The Road Home

  • Dangerous Liaisons

    Dangerous Liaisons

  • The Volunteers: To the War

    The Volunteers: To the War

  • 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 Climbers

    The Climbers

  • My Country, My Parents

    My Country, My Parents

  • Horsemen

    Horsemen

  • The Banquet

    The Banquet

  • Forever Enthralled

    Forever Enthralled

  • The Wasted Times

    The Wasted Times

  • Forever Young

    Forever Young

  • Princess Raccoon

    Princess Raccoon

  • Sophie's Revenge

    Sophie's Revenge

  • The Crossing I

    The Crossing I

  • Run for Love

    Run for Love

  • She's Got No Name: Part Two

    She's Got No Name: Part Two

  • The Crossing II

    The Crossing II

  • Oh My God!

    Oh My God!

  • The Making of 'Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon'

    The Making of 'Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon'

  • My Lucky Star

    My Lucky Star

  • Where's the Dragon?

    Where's the Dragon?

  • War 1840

    War 1840

  • Purple Butterfly

    Purple Butterfly

  • Three Youths

    Three Youths

  • "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

  • Better and Better

    Better and Better

  • Love for Life

    Love for Life

  • My Wife Is A Gangster 2

    My Wife Is A Gangster 2

  • The Birth of an Actor

    The Birth of an Actor

  • Impossible Mission: Golden Rooster

    Impossible Mission: Golden Rooster

  • Together

    Together

  • Undercurrent

    Undercurrent

  • The Birth of an Actor

    The Birth of an Actor

  • All About Faces

    All About Faces

  • Touching Starlight

    Touching Starlight

  • The Road to "The Grandmaster"

    The Road to "The Grandmaster"

  • 游过海岸一百米

    游过海岸一百米

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

    'Hero' Defined: A Look at the Epic Masterpiece

  • Most of the Time

    Most of the Time

  • Existence

    Existence

  • 进步班

    进步班