Zhang Ziyi

Did You Know?

• Zhang made her first movie while studying at China Central Drama College. She starred in The Road Home.
• Zhang studied folk and modern dance at the Beijing Dance Academy. Her six year training started when she was eleven years old.
• Zhang was raised in a middle class family. Her father was a government economist and her mother was a kindergarten teacher.
• Zhang has one brother.

Movie Highlights

Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000)
Ang Lee wanted to cast a more popular Taiwanese actress to play Shao Long but he took a chance.

Actor Credits

1. Horsemen (2009)
2. Lost for Words (2009)
3. Legend of the Black Scorpion (2008)
4. TMNT (2007)
5. Zu Warriors (2006)
6. The Warrior (2006)
7. Memoirs of a Geisha (2005)
8. 2046 (2005)
9. House of Flying Daggers (2004)
10. Hero (2004)
11. Purple Butterfly (2004)
12. Rush Hour 2 (2001)
13. The Road Home (2001)
14. Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000)

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