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Zhang_Ziyi-112 viewsZhang Ziyi (also known as Ziyi Zhang) is China's most famous and talented actress, you have seen her in Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon, Rush Hour 2, Hero, and Memoirs of a Geisha. She has dazzled audiences with her powerful acting, martial arts grace, and stunning beauty.
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Zhang_Ziyi-213 viewsHer most recent action film to be released in the US was House of Flying Daggers. But Zhang Ziyi is not just an action star, she has won praise for her performance in the romantic drama 2046, and she recently won China's most prestigious acting award for her role in Jasmine Women.
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Zhang_Ziyi-312 viewsZiyi recently made Memoirs of a Geisha, her first major Hollywood role. Her latest film is The Banquet, a Chinese historical drama.
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Zhang_Ziyi-49 viewsIn addition to being an actress, she is a natural model and is basically the most beautiful woman on earth, so be sure to see all her pictures.
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Zhang_Ziyi-514 viewsAbout her name
You might wonder why she is called both Ziyi Zhang and Zhang Ziyi in the press. Chinese names differ from Western names in that the family name (Zhang) comes first before the personal name (Ziyi), hence in China she is named Zhang Ziyi. That is how she has been known for most of her career. But when a Chinese comes to the west, they usually reverse their names to match the western convention, in which case her name becomes Ziyi Zhang.
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Zhang_Ziyi-68 viewsZhang Ziyi was born the 9th of February 1979, in Beijing, China. Her father worked as an economist and her mother was a kindergarden teacher. After some friends were expressed concerned she that was too frail, her parents encouraged her to take up dance and gymnastics to build up her strength.
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Zhang_Ziyi-712 viewsBefore Zhang Ziyi became an actress, she spent years training in traditional Chinese folk dance, first in elementary school at the Xuanwu District Children's Palace, and later at the prestigious Beijing Dance Academy.
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Zhang_Ziyi-815 viewsZiyi became a national champion by winning the Performance Prize at the 1994 Taoli Cup National Youth Dance Competition.
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Zhang_Ziyi-916 viewsEven though a career in dance seemed promising for Ziyi, she became frustrated with the art by the time she was 15, and opted to persue acting instead.
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Zhang_Ziyi-1014 viewsZhang ziyi enrolled in the Central Academy of Drama in Beijing, where she received her dramatic training. It was at this time that she made her first movie, Touching Starlight. Soon after, Ziyi got her big break. She auditioned for a shampoo commercial, directed by Zhang Yimou (one of China's most renowned directors). The director of many successful films, he used the commercial as a way to audition actresses for his upcoming film.
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Zhang_Ziyi-1110 viewsFor her first major film, The Road Home, Zhang Yimou selected Ziyi from thousands of applicants to play Zhao Di, a young girl who falls in love with the new teacher who has come to her town in rural China.
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Zhang_Ziyi-1218 viewsThe Road Home won the Jury Grand Prix Silver Bear at the 2000 Berlin Film Festival. Zhang Ziyi won the prestigious Hundred Flowers award for her performance.
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