Zhang Ziyi

Born 1979 · Chinese actress and model

Zhang Ziyi, sometimes credited as Ziyi Zhang, is a Chinese actress, known for playing independent and strong-willed characters. Born and raised in Beijing, Zhang was admitted to the Central Academy of Drama in 1996. That year, she made her acting debut in the television film Touching Starlight (1996). After her breakout role in Zhang Yimou's The Road Home (1999), which won her Best Actress at the 23rd Hundred Flowers Awards, she gained international fame for her performance in Ang Lee's wuxia film Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000).

Zhang Ziyi, in order

1. 1999 The Road Home: acted · directed by Zhang Yimou
2. 2000 Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon: acted · directed by Ang Lee · critics 96%, audiences 86% · streaming on Prime Video, YouTube (free)
3. 2001 Musa: acted · directed by Kim Sung-su
4. 2001 Rush Hour 2: acted · directed by Brett Ratner
5. 2001 The Legend of Zu: acted · directed by Tsui Hark
6. 2002 Hero: acted · directed by Zhang Yimou · critics 94%, audiences 87%
7. 2003 My Wife Is a Gangster 2: acted · directed by Jeong Heung-sun
8. 2003 Purple Butterfly: acted · directed by Lou Ye
9. 2004 2046: acted · directed by Wong Kar-wai
10. 2004 House of Flying Daggers: acted · directed by Zhang Yimou
11. 2004 Jasmine Women: acted · directed by Hou Yong
12. 2005 Memoirs of a Geisha: acted · directed by Rob Marshall · critics 34%, audiences 83%
13. 2005 Princess Raccoon: acted · directed by Seijun Suzuki
14. 2006 The Banquet: acted · directed by Feng Xiaogang
15. 2008 Forever Enthralled: acted · directed by Chen Kaige
16. 2009 Horsemen: acted · directed by Jonas Åkerlund · critics 17%, audiences 25% · streaming on Roku Channel, Hoopla, Tubi
17. 2009 Sophie's Revenge: produced, acted · directed by Jin Yimeng
18. 2009 The Founding of a Republic: acted · directed by Han Sanping and Huang Jianxin
19. 2011 Love for Life: acted · directed by Gu Changwei
20. 2012 Dangerous Liaisons: acted · directed by Hur Jin-ho
21. 2013 My Lucky Star: produced, acted · directed by Dennie Gordon
22. 2013 The Grandmaster: acted · directed by Wong Kar-wai
23. 2014 The Crossing: acted · directed by John Woo
24. 2015 Where's the Dragon?: acted · directed by Betty Tang and Sing-Choong Foo
25. 2016 Run for Love: acted · directed by Zhang Yibai
26. 2018 Bernarda: acted · directed by Emilio Ruiz Barrachina
27. 2018 Forever Young: acted · directed by Li Fangfang
28. 2018 The Cloverfield Paradox: acted · directed by Julius Onah · critics 22%, audiences 41% · streaming on Netflix
29. 2019 Godzilla: King of the Monsters: acted · directed by Michael Dougherty · critics 42%, audiences 83% · streaming on HBO Max
30. 2019 The Climbers: acted · directed by Daniel Lee
31. 2021 My Country, My Parents: directed
32. 2024 She's Got No Name: acted · directed by Peter Chan