Zhang Ziyi Profile
Name: Zhang Ziyi (Ziyi Zhang, Zhang Zi Yi)
Chinese name: 章子怡
Birthdate: February 9, 1979
Birth place: Beijing, China
Height: 164 cm
Blood type: O
Religion: Buddism
Family: Parents and an elder brother
Profession: Actress
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Zhang Ziyi Biography
Zhang Ziyi was trained as a dancer since 10 at the prestigious Beijing Dance Academy, and won in a national competition. Ziyi was regarded as one of nation’s most potential dancer back then but she felt that she couldn’t achieve much as a dancer, and decided to switch path to acting instead.
Ziyi’s talent in dancing perhaps contributed for her being accepted into China best drama school, the Central Academy of Drama in Beijing. Ziyi was just 15 then and had to start all-fresh in acting and worked extra hard than her fellow students.
Zhang Ziyi movie debut was actually back in 1996 with “Touching Starlight” which was not noticable. Ziyi’s breakthrough was when she went for an audition by renowned director Zhang Yi-Mou, and was selected by the director to lead his next movie.
The movie “The Road Home” was released in 1999, and Zhang Ziyi became a popular name in China.
It was however in 2001 movie, “Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon” directed by Oscar winning director Ang Lee that burst Zhang Ziyi into international superstar status.
Ziyi’s experience with dancing and harsh physical training allowed her to make difficult moves in the martial arts award winning movie, and her kungfu fighting still remains as some of her trademarks nowadays.
Since then Ziyi has star in multiple movies production from Asia to Hollywood. Some of her familiar movies include “Rush Hour 2,” “Hero,” “2046,” “House of Flying Daggers” and “Memoirs Of A Geisha.”
2005 movie Memoirs Of A Geisha created lots of controversies in China where Ziyi was hammered with critics for acting as a Japanese in the movie (China and Japan relationship has been in tight situation ever since World War 2 back in 1940s). The Geisha role however won Ziyi a best actress nomination at US Golden Globe Awards.
Other than acting, Ziyi can sing as well. She sang “The Beauty Song” which was adapted from ancient Chinese poem, which was featured in movie House of Flying Daggers.
Zhang Ziyi’s latest movie is “The Banquet” which was released in Autumn 2006.
As one of the most recognizable Chinese around the globe, Ziyi’s pretty face has been appearing here and there, everywhere.. and we will be seeing her for at least another few more years as one of worldwide most influential actress.
Why I like Zhang Ziyi
There are always bunch of bad comments surrounding Zhang Ziyi, some of her fellow countrymen from China always critisize her for various reasons.
I can’t say I’m a big fan of Ziyi, but I admire her for handling all the pressures and working hard on her acting career. Despite often critisized by local media, she remained polite and calm most all the time.
Nonetheless, Ziyi does have a charming appearance that is one of the most popular and lovable face around the globe.. and her contribution for Chinese/Asian movie industry is massive and deserve our respect.
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March 16th, 2007 at 4:30 am
yes i agree… we didn’t do anything though ..
hopely they won’t say anything bad about us..
she’s the one who did it…
don’t say chinese girls go for old people…cuz she did it on her own..
i rather raise my money with my own hand..Even though it small it’s clean money…i rather took the long run..
March 17th, 2007 at 5:45 pm
i like ZI YI but i never see her movies (eccept #HERO#)
March 18th, 2007 at 12:33 am
mirror… interesting, u like an actress but rarely watch her movies?
March 18th, 2007 at 4:12 am
That is interesting because her role in ‘Hero’ is very small. I thought “Hero’’s a great movie though. Really like Jet Li, Tony Leung and Maggie Cheung.
I’ve seen most all of Z’s movies except for a couple.
March 18th, 2007 at 10:04 pm
Zhang ZiYi is very pretty, but for some reason, her movies never really appealed to me. I like Ziyi a lot, however, when watching her movies, I get really bored and I want to just stop them. I watched Memoirs of a Geisha, and the role of Sayuri didn’t match her at all. I hope Ziyi continues to act though, because practice makes perfect!
March 21st, 2007 at 9:07 am
wuts up with everyone in here hating on her for? just cuz hes an older white guy..it must be the money shes after? and whys she gotta be a whore cuz her movies have sex scenes..if thats the case every american actress must be a whore too. eesh if u guys dont like her y bother paying attention to her? it aint got shit to do wit u. n wuts with this disgrace to our race shit. she has the right to do wutver the hell she wants in life.
March 23rd, 2007 at 10:27 am
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March 23rd, 2007 at 10:39 am
Hi my asian cutie. where abouts are you. I would really like to get to know you al. Holly back. ;)
March 23rd, 2007 at 11:33 am
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March 26th, 2007 at 5:08 am
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April 10th, 2007 at 11:58 am
she’s so beautiful and sensational!
how many movies did she have?
April 10th, 2007 at 12:16 pm
enel… I am not too sure, but Ziyi probably star in 10-15 movies.
April 10th, 2007 at 3:24 pm
I believe ur right yummy. I counted 15 at imdb. And one voice over in the Ninja Turtles movie, It says she’s currently filming a movie called “The Horsemen”. Due out at the end of the year.
April 10th, 2007 at 4:25 pm
I think the IMDB entry is a bit outdated… what I know is that Horsemen has already finished filming in Canada and is in post production.
Ziyi is going to film for another movie instead… “Laundry Warrior” with Korean actor Jang Gong-gun.
April 14th, 2007 at 8:56 pm
Zhang Ziyi is pro at flirting with men particularly ang mohs.. She also good at zao geng purposely reveal her “dots” her and there.. She is very proud which I don’t like..
April 15th, 2007 at 11:54 am
Is “Laundry Warrior” the ‘cowboy’ film that has been discussed? Are there any more details?
April 15th, 2007 at 10:59 pm
Handsome… what is zao geng? And since when did she reveal her body too often?
joe… yes, it’s the movie that I mentioned a couple of times; sorry, but I don’t have much details about it.
April 16th, 2007 at 12:58 am
Yummy, Zao geng means “unknowingly” reveals supposedly covered body parts or inner wears.. I saw a pics of her exposing her nipples once online.. It seems deliberate to me..
April 16th, 2007 at 2:04 am
Handsome… don’t believe everything you see online. Those nude pictures for example can be easily made.
April 16th, 2007 at 5:19 pm
Yummy, If u see the picture, u would have agreed with me.. It’s not of her nude but a realistic picture caught by reporters during her press conference.. She wore no bra and she purposely stooped low to reveal her nipples..