Zhang, Ziyi 1979- (Zhang Ziyi)

PERSONAL

Born February 9, 1979, in Beijing, China; daughter of Zhang Yuanxiao (an economist) and Li Zhousheng (a kindergarten teacher). Education: Graduated from the Central Drama Academy (China) and the Beijing Dance Academy.

Addresses:

Agent—William Morris Agency, One William Morris Pl., Beverly Hills, CA 90212.

Career:

Actress. 2006 Cannes Film Festival, member of jury. Spokesmodel for Maybelline; former spokesmodel for Pantene shampoo and Coca-Cola (Asia); appeared in television commercial for Visa, 2002. Global Ambassador for Special Olympics, 2006.

Awards, Honors:

Toronto Film Critics Association Award, best supporting performance—female, Hundred Flowers Award, best actress, Hong Kong Film Award nomination, best actress, Golden Horse Award nomination, best actress, Taipei Golden Horse Film Festival, 2000, Young Artist Award, best young actress in an international film, Online Film Critics Society Award nomination, best supporting actress, MTV Movie Award, best fight, MTV Movie Award nomination, breakthrough female performance, Independent Spirit Award, best supporting female, Golden Bauhinia, best supporting actress, Golden Bauhinia Awards, Chicago Film Critics Association Award, most promising actress, Chicago Film Critics Association Award nomination, best supporting actress, Film Award nomination, best performance by an actress in a supporting role, British Academy of Film and Television Arts, Saturn Award nomination, best supporting actress, Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Horror Films, 2001, all for Wo hu cang long; Teen Choice Award nomination, film—choice breakout performance, 2001; MTV Movie Award nomination, best villain, Kids' Choice Award nomination, favorite female action hero, 2002, for Rush Hour 2; Hong Kong Film Award nomination, best supporting actress, 2003, for Ying xiong; Golden Rooster Award, best actress, 2004, for Mo li hua kai; Film Award nomination, best performance by an actress in a leading role, British Academy of Film and Television Arts, MTV Movie Award nomination, best fight, Huabiao Film Award, outstanding actress, Saturn Award nomination, best actress, Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Horror Films, 2005, all for Shi mian mai fu; Golden Horse Award nomination, best actress, Hong Kong Film Critics Society Award, best actress, Hong Kong Film Award, best actress, 2005, all for 2046; Satellite Award nomination, outstanding actress in a motion picture—drama, International Press Academy, 2005, Screen Actors Guild Award nomination, outstanding performance by a female actor in a leading role, MTV Movie Award nomination, sexiest performance, Image Award nomination, outstanding actress in a motion picture, National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), Golden Globe Award nomination, best performance by an actress in a motion picture—drama, Film Award nomination, best performance by an actress in a leading role, British Academy of Film and Television Arts, 2006, all for Memoirs of a Geisha.

CREDITS

Film Appearances:

(As Zhang Ziyi) Zhao Di, Young, Wo de fu qin mu qin (also known as The Road Home), Sony Pictures Classics, 1999.

(As Zhang Ziyi) Jen Yu (Mandarin version)/Jiao Long (English dubbed version), Wo hu cang long (also known as Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, Ngo foo chong lung, and Wo hu cang long), Sony Pictures Classics, 2000.

(As Zhang Ziyi) Hu Li, Rush Hour 2, New Line Cinema, 2001.

(As Zhang Ziyi) Joy, Shu shan zheng zhuan (also known as The Legend of Zu and Zu Warriors), Miramax, 2001.

(As Zhang Ziyi) Princess Bu-yong, Musa (also known as Musa the Warrior, The Warriors, and Wu shi), Humax Pictures, 2001.

(As Zhang Ziyi) Herself, Making Magic Out of Mire (documentary), New Line Home Video, 2001.

(As Zhang Ziyi) Moon, Ying xiong (also known as Hero, Jet Li's "Hero," and Quentin Tarantino Presents "Hero"), Miramax, 2002.

(As Zhang Ziyi) Cynthia/Ding Hui, Zi hudie (also known as Purple Butterfly), Palm Pictures, 2003.

(As Zhang Ziyi) Triad boss, Jopog manura 2: Dolaon jeonseol (also known as My Wife Is a Gangster 2), 2003.

(As Zhang Ziyi) Mei, Shi main mai fu (also known as House of Flying Daggers and Attack from Ten Directions), Sony Pictures Classics, 2004.

Bai Ling, 2046, Sony Pictures Classics, 2004.

Young Mo, young Li, and young Hua, Mo li hua kai (also known as Blossoming Jasmine, Jasmine Flower, and Jasmine Women), Asian Union Film & Entertainment, 2004.

Tanukihime, Operetta tanuki goten (also known as Princess Raccoon), Nippin Herald Films, 2005.

Chiyo and Sayuri, Memoirs of a Geisha, Columbia, 2005.

(As Zhang Ziyi) Empress Wan, Ye yan (also known as The Banquet), Media Asia, 2006.

Voice of Karai, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (also known as T.M.N.T.), Warner Bros., 2007.

Kristen, The Horsemen, Long Shong Entertainment Multimedia Company, 2007.

Television Appearances; Specials:

(As Zhang Ziyi) Chen Wei, Xing xing dian deng, 1996.

(As Zhang Ziyi) The 2001 IFP/West Independent Spirit Awards, Independent Film Channel, 2001.

The 2001 MTV Movie Awards, MTV, 2001.

Presenter, The 77th Annual Academy Awards, ABC, 2005.

Presenter, The 2005 MTV Movie Awards, MTV, 2005.

The 11th China Movie Awards, 2005.

MovieReal: Memoirs of a Geisha, Arts and Entertainment, 2005.

Live from the Red Carpet: The 2006 Golden Globe Awards, E! Entertainment Television, 2006.

The 12th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards, TBS, 2006.

The 2006 Independent Spirit Awards, Independent Film Channel, 2006.

Presenter, The 78th Annual Academy Awards, ABC, 2006.

Television Appearances; Episodic:

"Wired," Cinema Secrets, AMC, 1999.

The View, ABC, 2005.

Today (also known as The Today Show), NBC, 2005.

The Film Programme (also known as Film 2005), BBC, 2005.

RECORDINGS

Videos:

Herself, Attaining International Stardom (documentary short), New Line Home Video, 2001.

Herself, Kung Fu Choreography (documentary short), New Line Home Video, 2001.

OTHER SOURCES

Books:

Newsmakers, Issue 2, Thomson Gale, 2006.

Periodicals:

Entertainment Weekly, December 22, 2000, p. 42; December 31, 2004, p. 70.

Interview, December, 2000, p. 53; December, 2004, p. 112; October, 2005, p. 150; July, 2006, p. 56.

People Weekly, March 12, 2001, p. 88; May 14, 2001, p. 143; May 9, 2005, p. 170.

Teen People, June 1, 2002, p. 99.

Time, December 6, 2004, p. 125; April 18, 2005, p. 124.

Variety, May 16, 2005, p. S78.