Zhang Ziyi is remembered on screen for work that changed what came after it.
The record lists Zhang Ziyi as Chinese actress and model.
Zhang Ziyi was born at Beijing in 1979. Her recorded nationality is People's Republic of China. She trained at Central Academy of Drama and Beijing Dance Academy.
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The record gives her roles in the industry as actor, dancer and model.
Her name is attached above all to playing independent and strong-willed characters. A film outlives its reviews, its budget and usually its studio; what remains is whether anyone still watches it.
That the work was made from People's Republic of China shaped it: national industries differ in what they finance, who they cast and which audiences they can reach.
Zhang Ziyi is still working, and the shape of the career is not yet settled.
Achievements
- Worked as actor, dancer and model
