Chinese name: 舒淇 (Traditional)
Chinese name: 舒淇 (Simplified)
Birth name: 林立慧 (Lín Lìhuì)
Born April 16, 1976 (1976-04-16) (age 32)
Taipei, Taiwan
Years active 1996 - present
Qi Shu (Chinese: 舒淇; pinyin: Shū Qí; Wade-Giles: Shu Ch’i; born April 16, 1976) is the stage name of a Taiwanese actress born Lin Li-Hui (林立慧). Her stage name is occasionally romanized as Read the rest of this entry »
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Zhang Ziyi (Chinese: 章子怡; pinyin: Zhāng Zǐyí; born February 9, 1979, in Beijing) is a BAFTA Award-nominated Chinese film actress, with a string of Chinese and international hits to her name. She has worked with renowned directors such as Zhang Yimou, Ang Lee, Wong Kar-Wai, Chen Kaige, Seijun Suzuki and Rob Marshall.
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Born in Beijing, China, Zhang joined the Beijing Dance Academy at the age of 11, and at 15 she entered China’s prestigious Central Academy of Drama (regarded as the top acting college in China).
When Zhang’s parents suggested she go to the dance academy, she was skeptical. While at the boarding school, she noticed how catty the other girls were while competing for status amongst the teachers. She would cry each night and morning, and on one occasion ran away from the school. Read the rest of this entry »
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