- Born
- Height5′ 5″ (1.65 m)
- Ziyi Zhang is a Chinese actress and model. She is best known for Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000), Rush Hour 2 (2001), Hero (2002), House of Flying Daggers (2004), and Memoirs of a Geisha (2005).
She made her feature film debut in The Road Home (1999).
For her work in Memoirs of a Geisha she was nominated for an Golden Globe for Best Actress.
- IMDb mini biography by: Pedro Borges
- SpouseFeng Wang(May 10, 2015 - October 23, 2023) (divorced, 2 children)
- ChildrenChildWang XingxingChild
- Even though she has been in many kung-fu movies, she is not actually a trained martial artist, so in fact she uses many dance moves in her fight sequences.
- Her first appearance in an American movie was in Rush Hour 2 (2001), but as she didn't speak English, Jackie Chan had to translate everything the director said to her. In that movie, her character's name, "Hu Li" translated from Mandarin Chinese is "Fox".
- Is Global Ambassador for Special Olympics movement. She joins a select group of celebrities who are dedicated to spreading the Special Olympics message including California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger; boxing legend Muhammad Ali and Olympian Nadia Comaneci.
- Was listed in "Time Magazines" World's 100 Most Influential People. They called her "China's Gift to Hollywood".
- Graduated from the Beijing Dance Academy
- In China, we don't consider someone truly beautiful until we have known them for a long time, and we know what's underneath the skin.
- After Crouching Tiger (Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000)), there was a big change for me, with all the attention thrust upon me. I got lot of work: my first Hollywood film, Rush Hour 2 (2001), and a lot of advertisements in Asia. I think for me it's a very good part of my life. I've been lucky, because I've had great characters to play. Now I really want to work with good directors.
- You know, I never think I can become an actress. But it happened. Not because I dreamed it, but because it happened.
- It's my first time in a lead and I have to speak English! In a Japanese accent! [on Memoirs of a Geisha (2005)].
- It was so hard working for him, but I like the challenge. We don't learn the script, every day we had to, erm ... improvise. [on working with Wong Kar-wai in '2046']
- Rush Hour 2 (2001) - $450,000
- Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2001) - $130,000 (from Chinese currency)
- The Road Home (2001) - $270,000 (from Chinese currency)
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