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Zhang Ziyi

Zhang Ziyi

Acting · Born 1979-02-09 · Beijing, China

IMDb

24 titles in this catalog with a median Balasaur Score of 60. The 2000s rate best: median 64 across 12 titles. Zhang Ziyi appears most often alongside Tony Leung Chiu-wai (3 titles), Zhang Yimou (3).

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.

Acting 65

Production 4

Directing 1