Ziyi Zhang
Zhang Ziyi (Chinese: 章子怡; born 9 February 1979) is a Chinese actress and model. She is regarded as one of the Four Dan Actresses of China. After her breakout role in Zhang Yimou's The Road Home (1999), she gained international recognition for her performance in Ang Lee's Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000), which was nominated for 10 Academy Awards. Zhang has also appeared in Rush Hour 2 (2001), Hero (2002), and House of Flying Daggers (2004). Her most critically acclaimed works are Memoirs of a Geisha (2005), which earned her nominations for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Motion Picture Drama, the BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role, and the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role; and The Grandmaster (2013), for which she won 12 different Best Actress awards to become the most awarded Chinese actress for a single film.
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| Full name at birth | Zhang Zi-Yi
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| Claim to fame | her roles as Zhao Di in the 1999 romantic drama film The Road Home, Jen Yu in the 2000 wuxia martial arts adventure film Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, Hu Li in the 2001 buddy action comedy film Rush Hour 2, Moon in the 2002 wuxia film Hero, Mei in the 2004 wuxia romance film House of Flying Daggers, Princess Tanuki in the 2005 musical fantasy romantic comedy film Princess Raccoon, Sayuri in the 2005 epic period drama film Memoirs of a Geisha, and Gu Changwei in the 2011 romantic drama film Love for Life
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| Date of birth | 9 February 1979
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| Place of birth | Beijing, China
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| Occupation | Actress, model
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| Height | 5' 5" (165 cm)
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| Weight | 112 lbs (51 kg)
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| Dress size | 2
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| Shoe size | 9
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| Net worth | $100,000,000 USD
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| University | China Central Drama College
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- Although she has gained a cult status as one of the leading female Kung Fu icons, she is not a big fan of any martial arts discipline.
- In 2013, she was honored by the French government with French Cultural Order at the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres.
- She was featured in top 5 of Forbes China Celebrity 100 list from 2004 to 2010.
- Jackie Chan had to serve as her translator on the sets of the movie, The Rush Hour 2 due to her limited English linguistic skills.
- She reportedly bagged her role in The Road Home based on the work she did in a shampoo advert, which was also directed by Zhang Yimou. Apparently, he used the footage from the advert for the preliminary auditions.
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