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Born Feb. 9, 1979, in Beijing, Ziyi Zhang studied dance from an early age -- a talent she put to use brilliantly in the choreographed fight scenes of movies such as Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000) and House of Flying Daggers (2004).
While attending Beijing's Central Drama Academy, Zhang landed a role on a shampoo commercial, and before she knew it, the ad's director -- acclaimed filmmaker Yimou Zhang -- cast her as the young lead in The Road Home (2000). After the huge success of Crouching Tiger (which came out just a few months later), Zhang made her American cinematic debut opposite Chris Tucker and Jackie Chan in Rush Hour 2.
Zhang's star has continued to rise ever since as she delivered intense and luminous performances in action spectaculars such as Hero (2002) and romantic dramas such as 2005's Memoirs of a Geisha, which netted her a Golden Globe nomination. ... - from Netflix
Ziyi Zhang (Chinese: 章子怡, pinyin: Zhāng Zǐyí; Wade-Giles: Chang Tzu-yi; born February 9, 1979) is a Chinese film actress and singer. Zhang is coined by the media as one of the Four Young Dan actresses (四大花旦) in the Film Industry in China, along with Zhao Wei, Xu Jinglei, and Zhou Xun.[1] With a string of Chinese and international hits to her name, she has worked with renowned directors such as Zhang Yimou, Ang Lee, Wong Kar-Wai, Chen Kaige, Tsui Hark, Lou Ye, Seijun Suzuki, Feng Xiaogang an - en.wikipedia.org
Zhang Ziyi introduced the live transmission of The First Emperor from the staircase at the Metropolitan Opera in New York. 'The title role of The. by Bill Belew
It was reported earlier this month that a 3D live-action version of Disney's Mulan is currently in the early stages of production and is set to begin filming later this year in October. Famed Chinese actress Zhang Ziyi is slated to play ... by TucTo
In a comment to the post immediately below this one dleedlee, who knows much more than I about the lives of the rich and infamous in Hong Kong, wrote that it was "part of Zhang Ziyi's (successful) image rehabilitation tour. ... by ewaffle
Zhang Ziyi and Wang Lee Hom for Disney's Mulan? Chinese actress Zhang Ziyi is slated to both produce and star in a live-action English-language 3D film backed by Disney, based on the Chinese folktale Mulan, reported Chinese media. ... by Jia Zhang
Zhang Ziyi serves as AIDS prevention ambassador - Xinhua
Maybelline Signs Chinese Model Shu Pei - New York Magazine
Chinese models land big beauty contracts; Maybelline and Estee Lauder add ... - New York Daily News
Trailer Trash - The Guardian