Zhang Ziyi is one of the best-known Golden Globe-nominated Chinese
film actresses working today, with a string of Chinese and international
hits to her name. She is also one of the four most promising young film
actresses in China, along with Zhao Wei , Xu Jinglei, and Zhou
Xun . Zhang ziyi attended China’s most prestigious drama
school, Central Academy of Drama in Beijing
She made her film debut in Zhang Yimou’s award-winning film The Road Home. She came into the spotlight after her role in
Ang Lee’s acclaimed martial arts adventure Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon alongside Chow Yun Fat and Michelle Yeoh.
Zhang Ziyi has enhanced her resume with her performance as baddie Hu Li in Rush Hour 2 with Martial Arts maestro Jackie
Chan and Wise-cracking Chris Tucker. she was also cast in such highly regarded film as Zhang Yimou’s Hero. Ziyi Zhang
made her English-language film debut in Rob Marshall’s award-winning drama Memoirs of a Geisha. Zhang also starred in
Wong Kar-Wai’s acclaimed film 2046, for which she was named Best Actress by the Hong Kong Film Critics Society and won a
Hong Kong Film Award for Best Actress. Actress Zhang Ziyi was chosen by a leading Beijing newspaper “The Beijing News”
as the most beautiful person in China for 2008.
film actresses working today, with a string of Chinese and international
hits to her name. She is also one of the four most promising young film
actresses in China, along with Zhao Wei , Xu Jinglei, and Zhou
Xun . Zhang ziyi attended China’s most prestigious drama
school, Central Academy of Drama in Beijing
She made her film debut in Zhang Yimou’s award-winning film The Road Home. She came into the spotlight after her role in
Ang Lee’s acclaimed martial arts adventure Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon alongside Chow Yun Fat and Michelle Yeoh.
Zhang Ziyi has enhanced her resume with her performance as baddie Hu Li in Rush Hour 2 with Martial Arts maestro Jackie
Chan and Wise-cracking Chris Tucker. she was also cast in such highly regarded film as Zhang Yimou’s Hero. Ziyi Zhang
made her English-language film debut in Rob Marshall’s award-winning drama Memoirs of a Geisha. Zhang also starred in
Wong Kar-Wai’s acclaimed film 2046, for which she was named Best Actress by the Hong Kong Film Critics Society and won a
Hong Kong Film Award for Best Actress. Actress Zhang Ziyi was chosen by a leading Beijing newspaper “The Beijing News”
as the most beautiful person in China for 2008.
