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

  • Golden Horse Awards

    Golden Horse Awards

  • Trump Card

    Trump Card

  • Viva La Romance

    Viva La Romance

  • The Oscars

    The Oscars

  • Everybody Stand By

    Everybody Stand By

  • Godzilla: King of the Monsters

    Godzilla: King of the Monsters

  • Super Brain

    Super Brain

  • Rush Hour 2

    Rush Hour 2

  • 2046

    2046

  • Horsemen

    Horsemen

  • Hero

    Hero

  • Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon

    Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon

  • My Wife Is A Gangster 2

    My Wife Is A Gangster 2

  • The Rebel Princess

    The Rebel Princess

  • Memoirs of a Geisha

    Memoirs of a Geisha

  • Today

    Today

  • Sophie's Revenge

    Sophie's Revenge

  • The Grandmaster

    The Grandmaster

  • 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 Cloverfield Paradox

    The Cloverfield Paradox

  • TMNT

    TMNT

  • Three Youths

    Three Youths

  • House of Flying Daggers

    House of Flying Daggers

  • War 1840

    War 1840

  • The Road Home

    The Road Home

  • "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

  • Undercurrent

    Undercurrent

  • 进步班

    进步班

  • The Founding of a Republic

    The Founding of a Republic

  • The Birth of an Actor

    The Birth of an Actor

  • Zu Warriors

    Zu Warriors

  • The Banquet

    The Banquet

  • The Climbers

    The Climbers

  • Existence

    Existence

  • The Crossing I

    The Crossing I

  • My Country, My Parents

    My Country, My Parents

  • Dangerous Liaisons

    Dangerous Liaisons

  • 游过海岸一百米

    游过海岸一百米

  • The Volunteers: To the War

    The Volunteers: To the War

  • The Warrior

    The Warrior

  • Forever Enthralled

    Forever Enthralled

  • She's Got No Name

    She's Got No Name

  • Jasmine Women

    Jasmine Women

  • My Lucky Star

    My Lucky Star

  • The Crossing II

    The Crossing II

  • The Wasted Times

    The Wasted Times

  • Better and Better

    Better and Better

  • She's Got No Name: Part Two

    She's Got No Name: Part Two

  • The Birth of an Actor

    The Birth of an Actor

  • Forever Young

    Forever Young

  • Impossible Mission: Golden Rooster

    Impossible Mission: Golden Rooster

  • Touching Starlight

    Touching Starlight

  • Where's the Dragon?

    Where's the Dragon?

  • Run for Love

    Run for Love

  • Purple Butterfly

    Purple Butterfly

  • Love for Life

    Love for Life

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

    'Hero' Defined: A Look at the Epic Masterpiece

  • Princess Raccoon

    Princess Raccoon

  • Oh My God!

    Oh My God!

  • Most of the Time

    Most of the Time

  • Together

    Together

  • The Making of 'Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon'

    The Making of 'Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon'

  • Dragon Girls!

    Dragon Girls!

  • The Road to "The Grandmaster"

    The Road to "The Grandmaster"

  • All About Faces

    All About Faces

  • Making of 2046

    Making of 2046