Zhang Ziyi, a Chinese actress and model, is one of the most well-known Asian actresses and is one of China’s Four Dan Actresses. Her most well-known roles include Rush Hour 2 (2001), Hero (2002), and House of Flying Daggers (2004). She was nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Drama, the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role, and the BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role for her work in Memoirs of a Geisha (2005).

For her part as Gong Er in the 2013 film The Grandmaster, Ziyi has received 12 separate accolades, making her the most honored Chinese actress for a single film. In May 2015, Zhang married her rock musician fiancé, Wang Feng, and the couple has a daughter, Wang Xingxing. Her family and she reside in Los Angeles.

What is the net worth of Ziyi Zhang?

 

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Zhang Ziyi has a net worth of $100 million, making her one of the wealthiest Asian actresses. For her role in the films, she receives a salary of roughly $1 million. Coca-Cola, Omega Watches, Visa, Maybelline, and Garnier are among her many endorsements. Zhang earns between $1 million and $3 million for promoting the products, according to certain online sources. Taylor Swift earned $26 million from sponsoring Coca-Cola in 2014. Zhang is also one of Coca-most Cola’s well-known faces; she may not earn as much as Swift, but her brand is worth millions of dollars. Zhang has previously worked as a spokesperson for brands such as Tag Heuer watches, Korean mineral water, Pantene shampoo, and Lenovo. She also promotes the Maybelline cosmetics line.

Ziyi Zhang’s Childhood

Zhang Ziyi was born on February 9, 1979, in Beijing, China, to Li Zhuosheng, a kindergarten teacher, and Zhang Yuanxiao, an accountant and economist. She is of Chinese descent and of the Han race. Zhang Zinan, her older brother, was her primary caregiver. Zhang began dancing at the Beijing Dance Academy when he was eight years old. However, she disliked the atmosphere at her school and once attempted to flee. When she was 15, she won the national youth dance championships and began starring in commercials on television. She enrolled in Beijing’s elite Central Academy of Drama in 1996.

Career of Ziyi Zhang

Zhang Ziyi began her acting career shortly after graduating from college. She made her acting debut in the 1999 film The Road Home, directed by Zhang Yimou. In 2000, she won the Hundred Flowers Award for her portrayal of a farm girl. Her appearance as Jen in the 2000 blockbuster film Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon catapulted her to international recognition. With the film Rush Hour 2, she made her Hollywood debut.

She then went on to star in a number of films, including Hero (2002), Purple Butterfly (2003), House of Flying Daggers (2004), 2046 (2004), Jasmine Women (2005), The Banquet (2006), and many others. Zhang Ziyi provided the voice of Karai in the American animated film TMNT in 2007. The Horsemen, Sophie’s Revenge, The Grandmaster, The Crossing, Oh My God, The Cloverfield Paradox, and Godzilla: King of the Monsters are some of her other Chinese and Hollywood films.

Honors And Awards For Ziyi Zhang

In her 22-year film career, Zhang Ziyi has received 31 accolades. Her performance in the film Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon earned her Golden Bauhinia Awards and MTV Movie Awards in 2001. In 2004, she received Best Actress nominations for Purple Butterfly and Jasmine Women. In the category of Outstanding Actress, Zhang got three Huabiao Awards.

Her outstanding portrayal as Wong Kar Wai in The Grandmaster earned her a total of 12 accolades, including Asian Film Award, Asia-Pacific Film Festival, Golden Horse Film Festival and Awards, Hong Kong Film Awards, and others. In 2008, the 11th Shanghai International Film Festival recognized Zhang Ziyi with the award for Outstanding Contribution to Chinese Cinema. She was also named Cine Asia’s Actress of the Decade and was honored with the Order of Arts and Letters at the Ordre des Arts et Lettres Awards.

Controversy and Rumors

Zhang Ziyi was caught up in a high-class prostitution controversy in 2012 after an offshore Chinese website, Boxun, said Zhang made $100 million by prostituting herself to a number of powerful Chinese politicians, including Bo Xilai. Zhang later won a slander lawsuit against Boxun in a US court. The court ordered the Chinese website to pay her an unknown sum and to apologize to her on the top page. She also won a case against Apple Daily and Next Magazine using the same fraudulent reports.

Personal Life of Ziyi Zhang

 

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Wang Feng, a rock musician, is Zhang Ziyi’s husband. In May 2015, the couple married in a small family wedding. On December 27, 2015, the couple welcomed their daughter Wang Xingxing into the world. She currently resides in Los Angeles with her husband and daughter as of 2018. Zhang previously had a romantic connection with Vivi Nevo, an Israeli venture capitalist. The couple dated for three years before officially breaking up in 2010. They confirmed their engagement in 2008, but they never made it down the aisle. Zhang was granted Hong Kong residency in 2007 as a result of her contributions to the local film industry under the Quality Migrant Admission Scheme. She’s also a member of the China Zhi Gong Party. Zhang was voted #2 on FHM Taiwan’s list of the 100 Sexiest Women in 2011.

In 2001 and 2002, Teen People Magazine named her one of the 25 Hottest Stars Under 25 for two years in a row. She was also named one of FHM’s 100 Sexiest Girls of 2002. After NBA player Ming Yao, she was named the second most popular Chinese celebrity by Forbes magazine in 2004. The Los Angeles Times named her one of the 50 Most Beautiful Female Celebrities. Zhang was named one of E”Sexiest !’s Action Stars” and the “100 Most Beautiful People in the World” in 2007. Zhang is a global spokesperson for the Special Olympics movement and the China Children’s Protection Foundation (CCPF), which offers medical care to orphans in China. She served as the first Beijing International Film Festival’s Image Ambassador.

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