Zhang Ziyi
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Zhang Ziyi in 2014 at the Cabourg Film Festival.
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| Chinese name | 章子怡 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pinyin | Zhāng Zǐyí (Mandarin) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vietnamese name | Chương Tử Di | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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9 February 1979 Beijing, China |
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| Occupation | Actress, model | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years active | 1996–present | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Spouse(s) | Wang Feng (m. 2015) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Children | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Parents | Zhang Yuanxiao (father) Li Zhousheng (mother) |
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Zhang Ziyi (Chinese: 章子怡; pinyin: Zhāng Zǐyí, pronounced [ʈʂáŋ tsìǐ]; born 9 February 1979) is a Chinese actress and model. She is considered one of the Four Dan Actresses of China, and the most well-known Asian actress in the West.
Her first major role was in The Road Home (1999). She later achieved fame for her role in Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000). Zhang is known for being a "Yimou Girl", as she frequently collaborated with director Zhang Yimou.
Zhang is best known for her appearances in Rush Hour 2 (2001), Hero (2002), House of Flying Daggers (2004), 2046 (2004) and The Banquet (2006). Her most critically acclaimed works are Memoirs of a Geisha (2005), which earned her a nomination 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 Chinese actress for a single film.
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