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.
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Movies (40)
She's Got No Name
as Zhan Zhou
2025
The Volunteers: To the War
as 唐笙
2023
"Moon rises in the Bay Area" 2023 Greater Bay Area Film and Music Gala
2023
My Country, My Parents
as Yu Kaiying (segment "Poetry")
2021
The Climbers
as Xu Ying
2019
Godzilla: King of the Monsters
as Dr. Ilene Chen / Dr. Ling
2019
The Cloverfield Paradox
as Tam
2018
Forever Young
as Wang Minjia
2018
Most of the Time
as Self
2017
Existence
as Herself
2017
All About Faces
as Herself
2017
The Wasted Times
as Xiao Liu
2016
Dragon Girls!
as Herself
2016
Run for Love
as Su Leqi
2016
Oh My God!
as Auntie
2015
Where's the Dragon?
as Phoenix (voice)
2015
The Crossing II
as Yu Zhen
2015
The Crossing I
as Yu Zhen
2014
My Lucky Star
as Sophie
2013
Better and Better
as Zhang Ziyi
2013
The Grandmaster
as Gong Er
2013
The Road to "The Grandmaster"
2012
Dangerous Liaisons
as Du Fenyu
2012
Love for Life
as Shang Qinqin
2011
Together
as Herself
2010
The Founding of a Republic
as Gong Peng
2009
Sophie's Revenge
as Sophie
2009
Horsemen
as Kristen
2009
Forever Enthralled
as Meng Xiaodong
2008
Impossible Mission: Golden Rooster
as Zhang Ziyi
2007
TMNT
as Karai (voice)
2007
The Banquet
as Empress Wan
2006
Memoirs of a Geisha
as Sayuri
2005
Princess Raccoon
as Tanukihime
2005
'Hero' Defined: A Look at the Epic Masterpiece
as Self
2004
2046
as Bai Ling
2004
House of Flying Daggers
as Xiao Mei
2004
Jasmine Women
as Young Mo
2004
My Wife Is A Gangster 2
as The Triad Boss
2003
Purple Butterfly
as Cynthia / Ding Hui
2003
