Actor

Zhang Ziyi

Acting

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Acting credits

Established

Large and steady acting portfolio.

TMDB popularity

4.5

Moderate attention

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Movies: 51Series: 14Crew credits: 4

TMDB ID: 1339

IMDb ID: nm0955471

Known for: Acting

Born: February 9, 1979

Age: 47

Place of birth: Beijing, China

Gender: Female

Adult content flag: No

Career span: 1952 - 2026

Years active: 75

Average TMDB rating: 6.44

Wikidata: Q180852

Also known as

章子怡 • Zhang Zi-Yi • Ziyi Zhang • 장쯔이 • زانج زيي • チャン・ツィイー • Chương Tử Di • சாங் சீயீ • ਜ਼ਾਂਗ ਜ਼ੀ • ঝাং জিয়ি • +8 more

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Producer (3)Director (1)

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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.