Zhang Ziyi

Zhang Ziyi, Actor
• Born: 9 February 1979
• Birthplace: Beijing, China
• Best Known As: The beautiful blind assassin in House of Flying Daggers
Waiflike, ethereal and yet somehow a martial arts film favorite, Zhang Ziyi played high-kicking, fist-fighting heroines in Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000) and House of Flying Daggers (2003). Zhang was born in China and spent six years at the Beijing Dance Academy before switching to acting studies at the Central Academy of Drama. Her first leading role was in the poetic village romance The Road Home (1999), and one year later she landed a high-profie part as the aristocratic (and acrobatic) young rebel Jen Yu in Ang Lee's hit Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon. The role brought Zhang to the attention of international audiences, where her porcelain good looks and steely undertones proved to be a popular combination. The next year she co-starred with Jackie Chan in the action comedy Rush Hour II, and in 2004 she played a mysterious samurai-like courtesan in the art house action film House of Flying Daggers. Zhang and her Crouching Tiger co-star Michelle Yeoh reunited for the Hollywood film Memoirs of a Geisha, due for release in 2005.
Early in her acting career, Zhang's slender build and star quality earned her the nickname "the little Gong Li."

章子怡
章子怡，演员
生于：1979年二月9号
出生地：中国，北京
为人所熟知：十面埋伏里美丽的刺客，身形轻盈但却不知怎么回事深受武术电影青睐。章子怡在《卧虎藏龙》，《十面埋伏》里都饰演一位灵巧好斗的女主角。章子怡生于中国，在中央戏剧学院学习表演之前，她在北京舞蹈学院学习了六年。她的第一个主要角色是出演《我的父亲母亲》（1999），一年后她就饰演了李安导演《卧虎藏龙》里的一个待遇优厚的角色：贵族气质的背叛者玉娇龙。这部电影使得章子怡获得了国际观众的关注，她那精致的外貌和刚毅的声音被证明是一种流行的结合。接下来的一年她和陈龙在动作电影《尖峰时刻2》，并于2004年饰演了《艺妓回忆录》和动作电影《卧虎藏龙》里的神秘武士。章子怡和《卧虎藏龙》里的杨紫琼在《艺妓回忆录》再度重逢，该片于2005年发行。
在她早期的演艺身涯里，章子怡纤细的身姿，和明星的气质为她赢得了“小巩俐”的绰号。