Zhang Ziyi

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Zhang Ziyi

Acting 47 February 9, 1979

Beijing, China

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, Hi…

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Godzilla: King of the Monsters

Godzilla: King of the Monsters

6.7 2019 Movie
Rush Hour 2

Rush Hour 2

6.8 2001 Movie
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon

Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon

7.4 2000 Movie
The Cloverfield Paradox

The Cloverfield Paradox

5.6 2018 Movie
Memoirs of a Geisha

Memoirs of a Geisha

7.6 2005 Movie
Hero

Hero

7.5 2002 Movie
House of Flying Daggers

House of Flying Daggers

7.3 2004 Movie
TMNT

TMNT

6.2 2007 Movie
2046

2046

7.2 2004 Movie
The Grandmaster

The Grandmaster

6.6 2013 Movie
Horsemen

Horsemen

6.0 2009 Movie
Today

Today

5.6 1952 TV Show

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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

Movies and shows, newest first

  1. 2026
    首届CMG中国电影盛典

    TV show 年度剧情电影女演员

  2. 2025
    She's Got No Name

    Movie Zhan Zhou

  3. 2025
    进步班

    TV show 客座导师

  4. 2023
    The Volunteers: To the War

    Movie Tang Sheng

  5. 2023
    "Moon rises in the Bay Area" 2023 Greater Bay Area Film and Music Gala

    Movie

  6. 2022
    Three Youths

    TV show

  7. 2021
    My Country, My Parents

    Movie Yu Kaiying (segment "Poetry")

  8. 2021
    One-Tenth of a Millimeter Apart

    Movie Self (archive footage)

  9. 2021
    The Rebel Princess

    TV show Wang Xuan

  10. 2019
    Everybody Stand By

    TV show

  11. 2019
    The Climbers

    Movie Xu Ying

  12. 2019
    Godzilla: King of the Monsters

    Movie Dr. Ilene Chen / Dr. Ling

  13. 2018
    The 40th Anniversary of Chinese Film Since China's Reform and Opening-Up

    TV show

  14. 2018
    The Birth of an Actor

    TV show

  15. 2018
    Viva La Romance

    TV show

  16. 2018
    The Cloverfield Paradox

    Movie Tam

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  1. 2018
    Forever Young

    Movie Wang Minjia

  2. 2017
    The Birth of an Actor

    TV show

  3. 2017
    Most of the Time

    Movie Self

  4. 2017
    Existence

    Movie Herself

  5. 2017
    All About Faces

    Movie Herself

  6. 2016
    Faye's Moments Live 2016

    Movie Self

  7. 2016
    The Wasted Times

    Movie Xiao Liu

  8. 2016
    Dragon Girls!

    Movie Herself

  9. 2016
    Run for Love

    Movie Su Leqi

  10. 2016
    Trump Card

    TV show

  11. 2015
    Oh My God!

    Movie Auntie

  12. 2015
    Where's the Dragon?

    Movie Phoenix (voice)

  13. 2015
    The Crossing II

    Movie Yu Zhen

  14. 2014
    The Crossing I

    Movie Yu Zhen

  15. 2014
    Super Brain

    TV show

  16. 2013
    My Lucky Star

    Movie Sophie

  17. 2013
    Better and Better

    Movie Zhang Ziyi

  18. 2013
    The Grandmaster

    Movie Gong Er

  19. 2012
    The Road to "The Grandmaster"

    Movie

  20. 2012
    Dangerous Liaisons

    Movie Du Fenyu

  21. 2011
    Love for Life

    Movie Shang Qinqin

  22. 2010
    Together

    Movie Herself

  23. 2009
    The Founding of a Republic

    Movie Gong Peng

  24. 2009
    Sophie's Revenge

    Movie Sophie