Zhang Ziyi 章子怡的英文介绍.doc

Zhang Ziyi This is a?Chinese name; the?family name?is?Zhang. 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 This article containsChinese?text.?Without properrendering support, you may seequestion marks, boxes, or other symbols?instead of?Chinese characters. 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 Chinas film industry, along withZhao 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 aGolden 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 honors 6.2?Magazine recognition 7?See also 8?References 9?External links Early life[edit] Zhang was born and raised in?Beijing,?China. Her parents were 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 theBeijing 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 you