China Beautiful Girl Biography
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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 34)
Beijing, China
Occupation Actress, model
Years active 1996–present
Parents Zhang Yuanxiao (father)
Li Zhousheng (mother)
Official Website www.helloziyi.com
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Zhang Ziyi (born 9 February 1979), sometimes credited as Ziyi Zhang, is a Chinese film actress and model. Chinese media have called her one of the Four Dan Actresses (四大花旦) 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.
Contents [hide]
1 Early life
2 Career
2.1 1998–2002
2.2 2003–2006
2.3 2007–present
3 Ambassadorship and representation
4 Personal life
5 Filmography
6 Awards and nominations
6.1 Other honor
6.2 Magazine recognition
7 See also
8 References
9 External links
Early life[edit source | editbeta]
Zhang was born and raised in Beijing, China, 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 at the age of 17.
Career[edit source | editbeta]
1998–2002[edit source | editbeta]
In 1998, while she was studying in Central Academy of Drama, she was offered her first role by director Zhang Yimou in his film The Road Home. The film won the Silver Bear prize at the 2000 Berlin International Film Festival.[6]
She rose to further fame in 2000 with her role as Jen (Chinese version: Yu Jiao Long) in Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, for which she won several awards in the Western world, such as Chicago Film Critics Association Awards, Toronto Film Critics Association Awards and Independent Spirit Awards.[7]
Zhang's first appearance in an American movie was in Rush Hour 2.[8] In the movie, her character's name is "Hu Li", which is Mandarin Chinese for "Fox".
Zhang then appeared in Hero (2002), with her early mentor Zhang Yimou. The film was successful in the United States and was nominated for an Oscar and a Golden Globe award in the category of Best Foreign Language Film.
2003–2006[edit source | editbeta]
She then signed on to film an avant-garde drama, Purple Butterfly (2003), which competed in the 2003 Cannes Film Festival. Zhang went back to the martial arts genre in House of Flying Daggers (2004), which earned her a Best Actress nomination from the British Academy of Film and Television Arts. In 2046 (2004), directed by Wong Kar-wai, starring many of the best-known Chinese actors and actresses, Zhang was the female lead and won the Hong Kong Film Critics' Best Actress Award and the Hong Kong Film Academy's Best Actress Award.
Showing her whimsical musical tap-dancing side, Zhang starred in Princess Raccoon, directed by Japanese legend Seijun Suzuki, who was honored at the 2005 Cannes Film Festival. She then accepted the lead role of Sayuri in the film adaptation based on the international bestseller Memoirs of a Geisha. Controversy arose in Japan and China about having a Chinese woman portray a Japanese geisha. For this film, she was reunited with her 2046 co-star Gong Li and with Crouching Tiger co-star Michelle Yeoh. For the role, Zhang received a 2006 Golden Globe Award nomination, a Screen Actors Guild Award nomination and a BAFTA nomination.
Zhang has also been known to sing, and was featured on the House of Flying Daggers soundtrack with her own musical rendition of the ancient Chinese poem, Jia Rén Qu (佳人曲, The Beauty Song). The song was also featured in two scenes in the film.
On 27 June 2005, it was announced that Zhang had accepted an invitation to join the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS), placing her among the ranks of those able to vote on the Academy Awards.[9]
In May 2006, Zhang was chosen as a jury member of Feature Films at the 2006 Cannes Film Festival.[10] This year, she appeared as Empress Wan in The Banquet (2006), a film set in the Tang Dynasty.
2007–present[edit source | editbeta]
Zhang at the premiere of Dangerous Liaisons, in the 2012 Toronto International Film Festival.
Zhang provided the voice of Karai in TMNT (2007). She later starred in Forever Enthralled (2008) and appeared in The Horsemen (2009) with Dennis Quaid.
In January 2010, it was announced she had plans to produce a film adaptation of Snow Flower and the Secret Fan; however, it was announced that she had turned down the role due to a busy schedule.[11]
In July 2010, plans were revealed for a live-action version of the Chinese folk tale of Hua Mulan, previously popularized by Disney through their 1998 animated movie.[12] The film was to be directed by Jan de Bont, and would star Zhang as the titular heroine. Shootings were scheduled to begin in September 2010,[13] but ultimately did not commence due to insufficient financial resources.[14] The current status of the project is unknown.
Zhang has been cast in the role of Lin Huiyin in a 2011 film.[15] She also starred in an AIDS-themed film Love for Life, along with Aaron Kwok, premiering on 10 May 2011.[16]
On September 27, 2012, the Chinese-Korean co-production Dangerous Liaisons, an adaptation of the French novel Les Liaisons Dangereuses, narrating Shanghai of the 1930s, released in China. Zhang starred next to Cecilia Cheung and Jang Dong-gun in this film. It was reported Zhang was paid 20 million RMB (approximately $3.5 million) for her role.[17]
Zhang portrayed Gong Er in Wong Kar-wai's film The Grandmaster, which released on 8 January 2013 in China. In January, it was also reported Zhang would join John Woo's new movie Love and Let Love.[18] In April 2013, Zhang was announced as one of the judges for the first season of The X Factor: China's Strongest Voice,[19] and she later mentored the "Boys" category. In May, she was invited to be a jury member of Un Certain Regard at the 2013 Cannes Film Festival.[20] Currently, she is filming and producing Chinese language romantic comedy entitled "My Lucky Star".
Ambassadorship and representation[edit source | editbeta]
International Endorsement
Omega Watches Ambassador[21] since 2009 — today
Advertising billboard in Hong Kong of Zhang Ziyi fronting Omega SA watches
Visa Ambassador[22] 2001 — 2003
Maybelline Ambassador[23] since April 2001 - today
Asian Area Endorsement
Precious Platinum Ambassador[24] since March 2007 - today
Garnier Ambassador[25] August 2006 - 2009
Zhang is a Global Ambassador for the Special Olympics[26] and a spokesperson for "Care for Children," a foster-home program in China.
Personal life[edit source | editbeta]
Soon after Zhang's debut in Zhang Yimou's The Road Home, rumors arose regarding a possible affair between the actress and the older director. Yimou was previously rumored to be involved in an affair with actress Gong Li, whom he similarly debuted and with whom Ziyi was quickly compared. However, no relationships were ever confirmed.[27]
Zhang was engaged to Aviv "Vivi" Nevo, a venture capitalist. They separated in late 2010:
“ I grew up in a very traditional Chinese environment with lots of love, and I hope my own family would be the same. I want everyone to live together, with kids running around, and dogs playing with the kids. This is my ideal family life. I tried to make it work but it didn't, and I have no regrets over it.[28] ”
In the July 2006 issue of Interview magazine, Zhang Ziyi spoke of her movies' contents and being careful about the roles she takes on, especially in Hollywood:
“ Yes. Otherwise I could have done a lot of Hollywood movies. After Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon I got a lot of offers, but I turned them down because they were all victim roles—poor girls sold to America to be a wife or whatever. I know I have the ability to go deeper, to take on more original roles than that. That's why I really appreciated Geisha, because it allowed us to show the world what kind of actors we are and what kind of characters we can play—not just action, kick-ass parts.[29] ”
Zhang obtained Hong Kong residentship through the Quality Migrant Admission Scheme for her contribution to the local film industry.[30] After several screen performances in 2010 and beginning of 2011, in May 2011 Zhang was named ambassador for the ScreenSingapore 2011 film festival, joining American director Oliver Stone.[31]
Zhang is an admirer and collector of the works of the Chinese contemporary artist Shen Jingdong.[32].
Filmography[edit source | editbeta]
Year Title Director Role
1996 Touching Starlight
星星點燈 Sun Wenxue Chen Wei
1999 The Road Home
我的父親母親 Zhang Yimou Zhao Di
2000 Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
臥虎藏龍 Ang Lee Jen Yu
2001 Rush Hour 2
尖峰时刻 Brett Ratner Hu Li
2001 The Legend of Zu
蜀山傳 Tsui Hark Joy
2001 Musa
武士 Kim Sung-su Princess Bu-yong
2002 Hero
英雄 Zhang Yimou Moon
2003 Purple Butterfly
紫蝴蝶 Lou Ye Cynthia
2003 My Wife is a Gangster 2
我老婆是大佬2 Jeong Heung Sun Gangster boss
2004 2046
2046 Wong Kar Wai Bai Ling
2004 House of Flying Daggers
十面埋伏 Zhang Yimou Mei
2004 Jasmine Women
茉莉花開 Hou Yong Mo/ Li/ Hua
2005 Princess Raccoon
貍御殿 Seijun Suzuki Princess Tanuki
2005 Memoirs of a Geisha
艺伎回忆录 Rob Marshall Chiyo Sakamoto/Sayuri Nitta
2006 The Banquet
夜宴 Feng Xiaogang Wan
2007 TMNT
忍者神龟 Kevin Munroe Karai
2008 Forever Enthralled
梅蘭芳 Chen Kaige Meng Xiaodong
2009 Horsemen
骑士 Jonas Åkerlund Kristen
2009 Sophie's Revenge
非常完美 Eva Jin Sophie
2009 The Founding of a Republic
建国大业 Huang Jianxin Gong Peng
2010 Together
Documentary Zhao Liang Herself
2011 Love for Life
最爱 Gu Changwei Qinqin
2012 Dangerous Liaisons
危险关系 Hur Jin-ho Du Fenyu
2013 The Grandmaster
一代宗師 Wong Kar Wai Gong Er
2013 Better and Better
一越来越好之村晚 Zhang Yibai Herself
2013 My Lucky Star
非常幸运 Dennie Gordon Sophie
2013 Wu Wen Xi Dong
无问西东 Fangfang Li Wang Minjia
2014 The Crossing
太平轮 John Woo
Awards and nominations[edit source | editbeta]
Year Film Award Category Result
2000 "The Road Home" Hundred Flowers Awards Best Actress Won
"Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" British Academy Film Awards Best Supporting Actress Nominated
Chicago Film Critics Association Most Promising Actress[33] Won
Chicago Film Critics Association Best Supporting Actress Nominated
Golden Horse Film Festival Best Actress[34] Nominated
Independent Spirit Awards Best Supporting Female Won
Online Film Critics Society Awards Best Supporting Actress Nominated
Saturn Award Best Supporting Actress Nominated
Toronto Film Critics Association Awards Best Supporting Actress Won
2001 Golden Bauhinia Awards Best Supporting Actress Won
Hong Kong Film Awards Best Actress Nominated
"MTV Movie Awards Breakthrough Female Performance Nominated
Best Fight (Zhang Ziyi vs. Entire Bar) Won
Teen Choice Awards Film — Choice Breakout Performance Nominated
Young Artist Award Best Young Actress in an International Film Won
2002 " Rush Hour 2" Kids' Choice Awards Favorite Female Butt Kicker Nominated
MTV Movie Awards Best Villain Nominated
2003 " Hero" Hong Kong Film Awards Best Supporting Actress Nominated
2004 "House of Flying Daggers" British Academy Film Awards Best Actress Nominated
Huabiao Awards Outstanding Actress[35] Won (tied with Zhao Wei)
Saturn Award Best Actress Nominated
Mo li hua kai (Jasmine Women) Golden Rooster Awards Best Actress Won (tied with Zheng Zhenyao)
"2046" Golden Horse Film Festival Best Actress[36] Nominated
Hong Kong Film Critics Society Awards Best Actress Won
2005 "House of Flying Daggers" MTV Movie Awards Best Fight Nominated
"Memoirs of a Geisha" British Academy Film Awards Best Actress Nominated
Golden Globes Best Actress - Drama Nominated
Satellite Awards Best Actress - Drama Nominated
Screen Actors Guild Awards Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role Nominated
"2046" Hong Kong Film Awards Best Actress Won
National Society of Film Critics Best Supporting Actress Nominated
2006 "2046" Chlotrudis Awards Best Actress Nominated
"House of Flying Daggers" Hundred Flowers Awards Best Actress Nominated
"Memoirs of a Geisha" NAACP Image Award Outstanding Actress in a Motion Picture Nominated
MTV Movie Awards Sexiest Performance Nominated
2007 "The Banquet" Asian Film Awards Best Actress Nominated
2009 "Forever Enthralled" Golden Horse Film Festival Best Supporting Actress[37] Nominated
Golden Rooster Awards Best Actress Nominated
Huabiao Awards Outstanding Actress[38]
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