Zhang Ziyi
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Zhang Ziyi
Zhang Ziyi in May 2011
Chinese name 章子怡
Pinyin Zhāng Zǐyí (Mandarin)
Born 9 February 1979 (age 33)
Occupation Actress
Years active 1996–present
Parents Zhang Yuanxiao (father)
Li Zhousheng (mother)
Official Website http://www.helloziyi.com
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Zhang Ziyi (born 9 February 1979), sometimes credited as Ziyi Zhang, is a Chinese film actress. Chinese media have called her one of the Four Young Dan Actresses (四小花旦) in China’s film industry, along with Zhao Wei, Xu Jinglei and Zhou Xun.[1]
Her first major role was in The Road Home (1999). She achieved fame in the West after leading roles in Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000), Rush Hour 2 (2001), House of Flying Daggers (2004), and Memoirs of a Geisha (2005). She has been nominated for three BAFTA Awards and a Golden Globe Award.
Early life
Zhang was born and raised in Beijing, to Zhang Yuanxiao, an accountant and later economist, and Li Zhousheng, a kindergarten teacher.[2][3] She is very close to her older brother, Zhang Zinan (Chinese: 章子男; pinyin: Zhāng Zǐnán; born 1973). Zhang began studying dance when she was 8 years old; subsequently, she joined the Beijing Dance Academy by her parents’ suggestion at the age of 11.[4] While at this boarding school, she noticed how mean the other girls were to each other while competing for status amongst the teachers. Zhang disliked the attitudes of her peers and teachers so much that, on one occasion, she ran away from the school.[3] At the age of 15, Zhang won the national youth dance championship and began appearing in television commercials in Hong Kong.[5]
In 1996, Zhang entered China’s prestigious Central Academy of Drama (regarded as the top acting college in China) at the age of 17.
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Loved her in Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon. Awesome actress, and oh so beautiful
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Loved her in House of Flying Daggers – Was completely unaware of charges swirling around her in China, it must be a difficult time for her, I hope she lands on her feet.
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