Zhang Ziyi ([ʈʂaÌ Å‹ tsɨ̀.iÌŒ]; Chinese: ç« å 怡; born 9
February 1979) is a Chinese actress and model. Her first major role
was in The Road Home (1999). She later gained international
recognition for her role in Ang Lee's Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
(2000), which was nominated for 10 Academy Awards. Zhang has also
appeared in Rush Hour 2 (2001), Hero (2002), 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 â€" 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.From 2004
to 2010, Zhang ranked in the Top 5 of Forbes China Celebrity 100 list
every year. In 2008, she was awarded with the Outstanding Contribution
to Chinese Cinema award at the 11th Shanghai International Film
Festival. In 2013, she received the French Cultural Order at the Ordre
des Arts et des Lettres.Zhang most recently appeared in the films The
Cloverfield Paradox (2018), Godzilla: King of the Monsters (2019) and
upcoming Godzilla vs. Kong (2021), both sequels to the franchise
reboot film Godzilla.
February 1979) is a Chinese actress and model. Her first major role
was in The Road Home (1999). She later gained international
recognition for her role in Ang Lee's Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
(2000), which was nominated for 10 Academy Awards. Zhang has also
appeared in Rush Hour 2 (2001), Hero (2002), 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 â€" 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.From 2004
to 2010, Zhang ranked in the Top 5 of Forbes China Celebrity 100 list
every year. In 2008, she was awarded with the Outstanding Contribution
to Chinese Cinema award at the 11th Shanghai International Film
Festival. In 2013, she received the French Cultural Order at the Ordre
des Arts et des Lettres.Zhang most recently appeared in the films The
Cloverfield Paradox (2018), Godzilla: King of the Monsters (2019) and
upcoming Godzilla vs. Kong (2021), both sequels to the franchise
reboot film Godzilla.
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