Zhang Ziyi
Known for Acting
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.
Filmography
Godzilla: King of the Monsters
2019
as Dr. Ilene Chen / Dr. Ling
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
2000
as Jen
Rush Hour 2
2001
as Hu Li
The Grandmaster
2013
as Gong Er
Hero
2002
as Moon
TMNT
2007
as Karai (voice)
House of Flying Daggers
2004
as Xiao Mei
The Founding of a Republic
2009
as Gong Peng
The Cloverfield Paradox
2018
as Tam
Memoirs of a Geisha
2005
as Sayuri
2046
2004
as Bai Ling
Dangerous Liaisons
2012
as Du Fenyu
Zu Warriors
2001
as Joy
The Climbers
2019
as Xu Ying
My Country, My Parents
2021
as Yu Kaiying (segment "Poetry")
The Volunteers: To the War
2023
as Tang Sheng / 唐笙
The Crossing I
2014
as Yu Zhen
The Banquet
2006
as Empress Wan
The Crossing II
2015
as Yu Zhen
The Road Home
1999
as Young Zhao Di