Biography
Ziyi Zhang
Ziyi Zhang (章子怡) is one of the most recognized Chinese actresses in international cinema. She rose to global prominence with her role as Jen Yu in Ang Lee's Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000), for which she received widespread critical acclaim.
Born in Beijing, she trained at the Affiliated Secondary School of Beijing Dance Academy and later the Central Academy of Drama. Her breakthrough came with Zhang Yimou's The Road Home (1999), and she went on to star in Hero (2002), House of Flying Daggers (2004), and Memoirs of a Geisha (2005), for which she won several awards and nominations.
SELECTED HIGHLIGHTS
- Hundred Flowers Awards – Best Actress, The Road Home (2000)
- Hong Kong Film Awards – Best Supporting Actress, Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2001)
- Golden Rooster Awards – Best Actress, Jasmine Women (2004)
- BAFTA Awards – Best Actress Nominee, Memoirs of a Geisha (2006)
- Golden Globe Awards – Best Actress Nominee, Memoirs of a Geisha (2006)
- Golden Horse Awards – Best Actress, The Grandmaster (2013)
- Huabiao Film Awards – Outstanding Actress, The Grandmaster (2013)
- Chinese Film Media Awards – Best Actress, The Grandmaster (2013)
- Hong Kong Film Awards – Best Actress, The Grandmaster (2014)
- BORN
- February 9, 1979
- AGE
- 47 (as of 2026)
- BIRTHPLACE
- Beijing, China
- BASED IN
- Beijing / Hong Kong
- NATIONALITY
- Chinese
- OCCUPATION
- Actress, Producer
- EDUCATION
- Affiliated Secondary School of Beijing Dance Academy (Folk Dance Program) Central Academy of Drama (Acting)
- HEIGHT
- 164 cm
- WEIGHT
- ~49 kg
- MEASUREMENTS (BUST / WAIST / HIPS)
- 84 / 62 / 86 cm
- SHOE SIZE
- 37 (EU)
- SPECIAL SKILLS
- Chinese Classical Dance Chinese Folk Dance Martial Arts Performance