Zhang Ziyi - wikipedia Zhang Ziyi This is a Chinese name ; the family name is Zhang ( 章 ). Zhang Ziyi Zhang Ziyi in 2014 at the Cabourg Film Festival. Background information Chinese name 章子怡 ( 1979 - 02 - 09 ) 9 February 1979 ( age 39 ) Beijing, China Ethnicity Han Alma mater Central Academy of Drama Occupation Actress Model Years active 1996 -- present Label ( s ) William Morris Company Spouse ( s ) Wang Feng ( m. 2015 ) Children Parents Zhang Yuanxiao ( father ) Li Zhousheng ( mother ) Awards Hong Kong Film Awards Best Actress 2005 2046 2014 The Grandmaster Golden Bauhinia Awards Best Supporting Actress 2000 Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon Hong Kong Film Critics Society Awards Best Actress 2005 2046 2014 The Grandmaster Asian Film Awards Best Actress 2014 The Grandmaster Golden Horse Awards Best Actress 2013 The Grandmaster Huabiao Awards Outstanding Actress 2005 House of Flying Daggers 2009 Forever Enthralled 2013 The Grandmaster Golden Rooster Awards Best Actress 2004 Jasmine Women Hundred Flowers Awards Best Actress 2000 The Road Home 2014 The Grandmaster Zhang Ziyi Chinese 章子怡 Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Zhāng Zǐyí Wade -- Giles Chang Tzŭ - i IPA ( ʈʂáŋ tsɨ̀. ǐ ) Yue : Cantonese Yale Romanization Jēung Jí - yìh IPA ( tsœ́ːŋ tsǐː. jȉː ) Jyutping Zoeng Zi - ji Southern Min Hokkien POJ Chiong Chú - î Zhang Ziyi ( ( ʈʂáŋ tsɨ̀. ǐ ) ; Chinese : 章子怡 ; born 9 February 1979 ) is a Chinese actress and model. She is considered one of the Four Dan Actresses of China, and one of the most well - known Asian actresses in the West. Her first major role was in The Road Home ( 1999 ). She later achieved fame for her role in Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon ( 2000 ). Zhang is known for being a `` Yimou Girl '', as she frequently collaborated with director Zhang Yimou. Zhang is best known for her appearances in Rush Hour 2 ( 2001 ), Hero ( 2002 ), House of Flying Daggers ( 2004 ), 2046 ( 2004 ) and The Banquet ( 2006 ). Her most critically acclaimed works are Memoirs of a Geisha ( 2005 ), which earned her nominations for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress -- Motion Picture Drama, the BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role, and the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role ; and The Grandmaster ( 2013 ), for which she won 12 different Best Actress awards to become the most awarded Chinese actress for a single film. From 2004 to 2010, Zhang ranked in the Top 5 of Forbes China Celebrity 100 list every year. In 2008, she was awarded with the `` Outstanding Contribution to Chinese Cinema '' award at the 11th Shanghai International Film Festival. In 2013, she received the French Cultural Order at the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres. Contents 1 Early life 2 Career 2.1 1999 -- 2000 : Early career 2.2 2000 -- 06 : Wuxia epics and international breakthrough 2.3 2007 -- 12 : Hollywood and China 2.4 2013 -- 17 : Return to stardom 2.5 2018 -- present : Hollywood epics 3 Ambassadorship and representation 3.1 Endorsements 3.2 Other causes 4 Defamation cases 5 Personal life 5.1 Marriage and family 6 Filmography 7 Awards and nominations 7.1 Other honors 7.2 Magazine recognition 8 References 9 External links Early Life Zhang was born and raised in Beijing, China. Her parents are Zhang Yuanxiao ( Chinese : 章元孝 ; pinyin : Zhāng Yuánxiào ), an accountant and later economist, and Li Zhuosheng ( 李 涿 生 ; Lǐ Zhuōshēng ), a kindergarten teacher. She is very close to her older brother, Zhang Zinan ( 章子 男 ; Zhāng Zǐnán ; born 1973 ). Zhang began studying dance when she was 8 years old ; subsequently, she joined the Beijing Dance Academy at her parents ' suggestion at the age of 11. 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. At the age of 15, Zhang won the national youth dance championship and began appearing in television commercials in Hong Kong. In 1996, Zhang entered the prestigious Central Academy of Drama in Beijing at the age of 17. Career 1999 -- 2000 : early career In 1998, while she was studying in Central Academy of Drama, Zhang was offered her first role by director Zhang Yimou in his film The Road Home, which won the Silver Bear prize at the 2000 Berlin International Film Festival. Zhang plays a country girl who was in love with the town 's teacher, and won the Best Actress Award at the 2000 Hundred Flowers Awards for her performance. 2000 -- 06 : wuxia epics and International breakthrough She rose to international fame in 2000 with her role as Jen in martial arts film Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, directed by Ang Lee. The movie 's success in the US and Europe helped her break into Hollywood. Zhang plays a young Manchu noblewoman who has secretly learned martial arts and runs off to become a wandering swordswoman rather than commit to an arranged marriage, which bagged her the Most Promising Actress award at the Chicago Film Critics Association Awards and Best Supporting Actress awards from the Independent Spirit Awards, and Toronto Film Critics Association Awards. Zhang then appeared in her first American film, Rush Hour 2 ( 2001 ). On playing her first villain role, Zhang expressed that `` the opportunity to sort of try and analyze the psyche of the character and get to know and pull out emotions I 've never had to utilize before... was very exciting. '' In 2002, Zhang co-starred in Hero alongside Tony Leung, directed by her early mentor Zhang Yimou. The film was a huge success in the English - speaking world and was nominated for an Oscar and a Golden Globe award in the category of Best Foreign Language Film. She then signed on to film an avant - garde drama film Purple Butterfly ( 2003 ), which competed in the 2003 Cannes Film Festival. Zhang went back to the martial arts genre in House of Flying Daggers ( 2004 ), again by Zhang Yimou, where she starred along Takeshi Kaneshiro and Andy Lau. She plays the blind dancing girl Mei, who despite the lack of eyesight, is a skilled fighter. In preparation for the part, Zhang spent two months living with an actual blind girl. Her performance earned her a Best Actress nomination at the BAFTA Awards. She also featured on the House of Flying Daggers soundtrack with her own musical rendition of the ancient Chinese poem Jia Rén Qu ( 佳人 曲, The Beauty Song ). Zhang next starred in Wong Kar - wai 's romantic drama film 2046 ( 2004 ), which featured many top Chinese actors and actresses. Critics praise Zhang for her `` expressive '' body language that was combined with her `` reserved and complex emotions '' in performance as a struggling prostitute. Zhang won the Hong Kong Film Critics ' Award and Hong Kong Film Academy Award for Best Actress. In 2005, Zhang featured in the critically acclaimed film Jasmine Women, adapted from Su Tong 's novel titled Women 's Lives. She won Best Actress at the Golden Rooster Awards for her performance. Next came Princess Raccoon ( 2005 ), directed by Japan 's Seijun Suzuki, which premiered at the Cannes Film Festival. For her role, Zhang took two weeks of singing and dancing lessons in Japan. Showing her whimsical musical tap - dancing side, Zhang played the lead role of Sayuri in the American film adaptation based on the international bestseller Memoirs of a Geisha. Controversy arose in China about having a Chinese woman portray a prominent Japanese geisha. Nonetheless, the film was a box office hit in the West. For the role, Zhang was nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress -- Motion Picture Drama, the BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role, and the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role. On 27 June 2005, Zhang accepted an invitation to join the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences ( AMPAS ), placing her among the ranks of those who are able to vote on the Academy Awards. In May 2006, Zhang was chosen as a jury member of Feature Films at the 2006 Cannes Film Festival. Zhang returned to China in 2006 for the Chinese wuxia film The Banquet, directed by Feng Xiaogang. The film is a loose adaptation of William Shakespeare 's Hamlet. 2007 -- 12 : Hollywood and China In 2007, she performed the voice of Karai in the American animated film TMNT ( 2007 ). In Forever Enthralled ( 2008 ), which tells the story of legendary Peking opera actor Mei Lanfang, Zhang appears in the second act as Mei 's lover Meng Xiaodong. The Hollywood Reporter praised her performance as `` confident and passion '', giving the romance a sparkle. Her next American film was The Horsemen ( 2009 ), where she starred opposite Dennis Quaid. Back in China, she played the titular character in romantic comedy Sophie 's Revenge ( 2009 ) ; a comic book artist seeking to punish her unfaithful boyfriend. She then starred alongside Aaron Kwok in the AIDS - themed film Love for Life ( 2011 ). In 2012, Zhang starred next to Cecilia Cheung and Jang Dong - gun in the Chinese - Korean co-production Dangerous Liaisons, an adaptation of the French novel Les Liaisons dangereuses, narrating Shanghai of the 1930s. Zhang was reportedly paid 20 million RMB ( approximately $3.5 million ) for the role. The same year, she was cast in the coming - of - age film Forever Young directed and written by Li Fangfang. The film is set to premiere in January 2018. Zhang and Tony Leung at the premiere of The Grandmaster at the 2013 Berlin International Film Festival 2013 -- 17 : return to Stardom In 2013, Zhang received the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres for her significant contributions to the film industry. Zhang reunited with Wong Kar - wai and Tony Leung for The Grandmaster ( 2013 ), which also marks her return to the martial arts genre after 7 years since The Banquet ( 2006 ). The film was China 's submission to the Academy Awards for Best Foreign - Language Picture. Critics praise Zhang 's portrayal of Gong'Er as the `` best performance she 's ever delivered in the history of her career. '' which led to her winning several `` Best Actress '' trophies across Asia. The same year, she reprised her role as Sophie in My Lucky Star, a sequel to Sophie 's Revenge. Described as Zhang 's `` breakthrough comedy role '', the film topped Chinese box office on the week of its release. In 2014, Zhang starred in John Woo 's romantic epic The Crossing, based on the true story of the Taiping steamer collision and follows six characters and their intertwining love stories in Taiwan and Shanghai during the 1930s. Zhang plays a poor illiterate woman waiting for her soldier lover in 1930 's Shanghai. In 2015, Zhang produced her third film Oh My God, which stars Zhang Yixing and Li Xiaolu. She made a cameo appearance in the film. Zhang next starred in romance anthology film Run for Love and crime epic The Wasted Times. 2018 -- present : Hollywood epics In 2016, Zhang was cast in J.J. Abrams 's science fiction thriller The Cloverfield Paradox, which premiered in 2018. In June 2017, Zhang was announced to join the cast of Godzilla : King of the Monsters, playing a prominent character. Ambassadorship and representation Advertising billboard in Hong Kong of Zhang Ziyi fronting Omega SA watches Endorsements Omega Watches Ambassador Visa Ambassador Maybelline Ambassador Precious Platinum Ambassador Garnier Ambassador Other causes Spokesperson for `` Care for Children '' Global Ambassador for China 's Special Olympics Image Ambassador for 1st Beijing International Film Festival Ambassador for the ScreenSingapore 2011 film festival Global Ambassador for the Children of China Pediatrics Foundation ( CCPF ), which does medical care for orphans in China Defamation cases In 2012, an overseas Chinese website Boxun falsely reported that Zhang Ziyi was paid $100 million to sleep with top Chinese officials. Zhang sued Boxun in a US court for defamation. In December 2013, Boxun settled the case after agreeing to pay an undisclosed amount to Zhang and issue a front page apology. Zhang also won court cases in Hong Kong against Next Media over similar false reports in Apple Daily and Next Magazine. Personal Life In the July 2006 issue of Interview magazine, Zhang spoke of her movies ' contents and being careful about the roles she takes on, especially in Hollywood : `` Yes. Otherwise I could have done a lot of Hollywood movies. After Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon I got a lot of offers, but I turned them down because they were all victim roles -- poor girls sold to America to be a wife or whatever. I know I have the ability to go deeper, to take on more original roles than that. That 's why I really appreciated Geisha, because it allowed us to show the world what kind of actors we are and what kind of characters we can play -- not just action, kick - ass parts. '' Zhang obtained Hong Kong residency in 2007 through the Quality Migrant Admission Scheme for her contribution to the local film industry. Zhang is an admirer and collector of the works of the Chinese contemporary artist Shen Jingdong. Zhang is one of the members of China Zhi Gong Party. Marriage and family Zhang married Chinese rock musician Wang Feng in May 2015, after a proposal in February and a request for legal documentation in March of that same year. On December 27, 2015, Zhang gave birth to their daughter Wang Xingxing. Filmography Year English title Original title Director Role Touching Starlight 星星 點 燈 Sun Wenxue Chen Wei 1999 The Road Home 我 的 父親 母親 Zhang Yimou Zhao Di 2000 Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon 臥 虎 藏 龍 Ang Lee Jen Yu 2001 Rush Hour 2 N / A Brett Ratner Hu Li The Legend of Zu 蜀山 傳 Tsui Hark Joy ( special appearance ) Musa 무사 Kim Sung - su Princess Bu - yong 2002 Hero 英雄 Zhang Yimou Moon 2003 Purple Butterfly 紫 蝴蝶 Lou Ye Cynthia My Wife is a Gangster 2 조폭 마누라 2 - 돌아온 전설 Jeong Heung Sun Gangster boss ( Cameo ) 2046 2046 Wong Kar Wai Bai Ling House of Flying Daggers 十 面 埋伏 Zhang Yimou Mei Jasmine Women 茉莉花 開 Hou Yong Mo / Li / Hua 2005 Princess Raccoon オペレッタ 狸 御殿 Seijun Suzuki Princess Tanuki Memoirs of a Geisha N / A Rob Marshall Chiyo Sakamoto / Sayuri Nitta 2006 The Banquet 夜宴 Feng Xiaogang Wan 2007 TMNT N / A Kevin Munroe Karai ( Voice ) 2008 Forever Enthralled 梅 蘭 芳 Chen Kaige Meng Xiaodong 2009 Horsemen N / A Jonas Åkerlund Kristen Sophie 's Revenge 非常 完美 Eva Jin Sophie The Founding of a Republic 建国 大业 Huang Jianxin Gong Peng ( Cameo ) 2011 Love for Life 最 爱 Gu Changwei Qinqin 2012 Dangerous Liaisons 危险 关系 Hur Jin - ho Du Fenyu 2013 The Grandmaster 一代 宗師 Wong Kar Wai Gong Er Better and Better 一 越 来 越 好 之 村 晚 Zhang Yibai Herself ( Cameo ) My Lucky Star 非常 幸运 Dennie Gordon Sophie 2014 The Crossing Part 1 太平 轮 John Woo Yu Zhen 2015 The Crossing Part 2 太平 轮 彼岸 John Woo Yu Zhen Where 's the Dragon ? 龙 在 哪里 ? Foo Sing - choong Phoenix ( Voice ) Oh My God 从 天 儿 降 Wei Nan, Wei Min Auntie ( Cameo ) 2016 Run for Love 奔 爱 Zhang Yibai Su Leqi The Wasted Times 罗曼蒂克 消亡 史 Cheng Er Xiao Liu 2018 The Cloverfield Paradox N / A Julius Onah Tam Forever Young 无 问 西 东 Li Fangfang Wang Minjia 2019 Godzilla : King of the Monsters N / A Michael Dougherty Awards and nominations Main article : List of awards and nominations received by Zhang Ziyi Other honors In 2008, she was awarded with the `` Outstanding Contribution to Chinese Cinema '' at the 11th Shanghai International Film Festival. In 2010, she was named `` Actress of the Decade '' by CineAsia. She previously won `` Star of Tomorrow prize '' back in 1999. In 2013, Zhang received the Order of Arts and Letter at the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres Awards. Magazine recognition Ranked 2nd of the 100 Sexiest Women by FHM Taiwan ( 2001 ). Named one of the 25 Hottest Stars Under 25 by Teen People Magazine ( 2001 ). Named one of the 25 Hottest Stars Under 25 by Teen People Magazine ( 2002 ). Ranked No. 91 in Stuff magazine 's `` 102 Sexiest Women in the World '' ( 2002 ) Voted at No. 100 in FHM 's `` Sexiest 100 Girls of 2002 '', UK edition. ( June, 2002 ) Ranked in the top 5 of `` Forbes China Celebrity 100 '' list every year from 2004 to 2010. Named by Entertainment Weekly in their `` The Must List '' 2005. Listed 38th out of the 122 people and things the magazine `` loves '' this year, Ziyi was the only Chinese to be included. Selected by Southern People Weekly magazine as `` Chinese Top Ten Leaders of the Younger Generation '' in 2005. Listed in People 's `` 50 Most Beautiful People '' List in 2005. Listed in TIME 's World 's 100 Most Influential People. They called her `` China 's Gift to Hollywood ''. Ranked one of the `` 100 Most Beautiful Women in the World '' in the July 2005 issue of Harpers & Queen magazine. It was her first time on the list. She was ranked number 15. Voted in at No. 86 in FHM 's sexiest women in the world in 2006. She had not appeared in the list since 2002. Topped Japanese Playboy 's `` 100 Sexiest Women in Asia '' list and was featured on the cover ( April 2006 ) Voted No. 1 in E ! 's `` Sexiest Action Stars '' list in summer 2007. Included in People 's 100 Most Beautiful People in the World ( 2007 ). This is now her third appearance on the list after 2001 and 2003. Ranked No. 3 in Japanese magazine Classy 's `` Super Perfect Head - to - Body Size Ratio List '' in January 2009. Listed among 50 Most Beautiful Female Celebrities by the Los Angeles Times. References Jump up ^ `` Five iconic Chinese Actresses ''. BFI. 10 June 2014. Jump up ^ `` 章子怡 : 第 12 座 奖杯, 是 一个 轮回, 更 是 新 的 开始 ''. ifeng ( in Chinese ). 14 October 2014. Jump up ^ `` In the mood for oriental siren Zhang Ziyi ''. China Daily. Retrieved 16 July 2010. ^ Jump up to : `` She Makes Magic '' Time Asia 11 December 2000. Retrieved 13 February 2009. 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Ching ( 2008 ) Kara Hui ( 2009 ) Miriam Yeung ( 2010 ) Deanie Ip ( 2011 ) N / A ( 2012 ) Zhang Ziyi ( 2013 ) Zhao Wei ( 2014 ) Jessie Li ( 2015 ) Zhou Dongyu ( 2016 ) Huabiao Award for Outstanding Actress Ai Liya ( 1995 ) Cao Cuifen ( 1996 ) Yu Hui ( 1997 ) Tao Hong ( born 1972 ) / Pan Yu ( 1998 ) Xu Fan / Mei Ting ( 1999 ) Jiang Wenli / Chen Jin ( 2000 ) Xie Lan / Xi Meijuan ( 2001 ) Tao Hong ( born 1969 ) / Yu Hui ( 2002 ) Ni Ping / Huang Suying ( 2003 ) Jiang Wenli / Ju Xue ( 2004 ) Zhao Wei / Zhang Ziyi ( 2005 ) Li Bingbing / Ding Jiali ( 2007 ) Zhang Ziyi / Fan Zhibo ( 2009 ) Naren Hua / Xu Fan ( 2011 ) Zhang Ziyi / Yan Bingyan ( 2013 ) Bai Baihe ( 2015 ) Hundred Flowers Award for Best Actress 1962 -- 1963 Zhu Xijuan ( 1962 ) Zhang Ruifang ( 1963 ) 1980 -- 2004 Joan Chen ( 1980 ) Zhang Yu ( 1981 ) Li Xiuming ( 1982 ) Siqin Gaowa ( 1983 ) Gong Xue ( 1984 ) Wu Yufang ( 1985 ) Fang Shu ( 1986 ) Liu Xiaoqing ( 1987 ) Liu Xiaoqing ( 1988 ) Liu Xiaoqing ( 1989 ) Song Jia ( 1990 ) Song Jia ( 1991 ) Zhao Lirong ( 1992 ) Gong Li ( 1993 ) Pan Hong ( 1994 ) Shen Danping ( 1995 ) Guo Keyu ( 1996 ) Ning Jing ( 1997 ) Liu Bei ( 1998 ) Liu Xin ( 1999 ) Zhang Ziyi ( 2000 ) Gong Li ( 2001 ) Zhou Xun ( 2002 ) Xu Jinglei ( 2003 ) Fan Bingbing ( 2004 ) 2006 -- present Rene Liu ( 2006 ) Li Bingbing ( 2008 ) Zhao Wei ( 2010 ) Bai Baihe ( 2012 ) Zhang Ziyi ( 2014 ) Xu Qing ( 2016 ) Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Female Anjelica Huston ( 1987 ) Rosanna DeSoto ( 1988 ) Laura San Giacomo ( 1989 ) Sheryl Lee Ralph ( 1990 ) Diane Ladd ( 1991 ) Alfre Woodard ( 1992 ) Lili Taylor ( 1993 ) Dianne Wiest ( 1994 ) Mare Winningham ( 1995 ) Elizabeth Peña ( 1996 ) Debbi Morgan ( 1997 ) Lynn Redgrave ( 1998 ) Chloë Sevigny ( 1999 ) Zhang Ziyi ( 2000 ) Carrie - Anne Moss ( 2001 ) Emily Mortimer ( 2002 ) Shohreh Aghdashloo ( 2003 ) Virginia Madsen ( 2004 ) Amy Adams ( 2005 ) Frances McDormand ( 2006 ) Cate Blanchett ( 2007 ) Penélope Cruz ( 2008 ) Mo'Nique ( 2009 ) Dale Dickey ( 2010 ) Shailene Woodley ( 2011 ) Helen Hunt ( 2012 ) Lupita Nyong'o ( 2013 ) Patricia Arquette ( 2014 ) Mya Taylor ( 2015 ) Molly Shannon ( 2016 ) MTV Movie Award for Best Fight Adam Sandler vs. Bob Barker -- Happy Gilmore ( 1996 ) Fairuza Balk vs. Robin Tunney -- The Craft ( 1997 ) Will Smith vs. Cockroach -- Men in Black ( 1998 ) Ben Stiller vs. Puffy the Dog -- There 's Something About Mary ( 1999 ) Keanu Reeves vs. Laurence Fishburne -- The Matrix ( 2000 ) Zhang Ziyi vs. Entire bar -- Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon ( 2001 ) Jackie Chan and Chris Tucker vs. Hong Kong gang -- Rush Hour 2 ( 2002 ) Yoda vs. Christopher Lee -- Star Wars : Episode II -- Attack of the Clones ( 2003 ) Uma Thurman vs. Chiaki Kuriyama -- Kill Bill : Volume 1 ( 2004 ) Uma Thurman vs. Daryl Hannah -- Kill Bill : Volume 2 ( 2005 ) Angelina Jolie vs. Brad Pitt -- Mr. & Mrs. Smith ( 2006 ) Gerard Butler vs. Robert Maillet -- 300 ( 2007 ) Sean Faris vs. Cam Gigandet -- Never Back Down ( 2008 ) Robert Pattinson vs. Cam Gigandet -- Twilight ( 2009 ) Beyoncé Knowles vs. Ali Larter -- Obsessed ( 2010 ) Robert Pattinson vs. Bryce Dallas Howard and Xavier Samuel -- The Twilight Saga : Eclipse ( 2011 ) Jennifer Lawrence and Josh Hutcherson vs. Alexander Ludwig -- The Hunger Games ( 2012 ) Robert Downey Jr., Chris Evans, Mark Ruffalo, Chris Hemsworth, Scarlett Johansson and Jeremy Renner vs. Tom Hiddleston -- The Avengers ( 2013 ) Orlando Bloom and Evangeline Lilly vs. Orcs -- The Hobbit : The Desolation of Smaug ( 2014 ) Dylan O'Brien vs. Will Poulter -- The Maze Runner ( 2015 ) Ryan Reynolds vs. Ed Skrein - Deadpool ( 2016 ) Shanghai Film Critics Award for Best Actress Pan Hong ( 1994 ) Ai Liya ( 1995 ) Ning Jing ( 1996 ) Song Dandan ( 1998 ) Li Lin ( 1999 ) Gong Li ( 2001 ) Xi Meijuan ( 2002 ) Naren Hua ( 2003 ) Shu Qi ( 2004 ) Zhang Jingchu ( 2005 ) Zhu Yuanyuan ( 2006 ) Siqin Gaowa ( 2007 ) Miao Pu ( 2008 ) Zhou Xun ( 2009 ) Zhao Wei ( 2010 ) Zhang Ziyi ( 2011 ) Ni Ni ( 2012 ) Tang Wei ( 2013 ) Gong Li ( 2014 ) Forbes China Celebrity 100 Yao Ming Zhang Ziyi Zhao Wei Faye Wong Gong Li Zhang Yimou Zhou Xun Leon Lai Sun Nan Jet Li Carina Lau Han Hong Lu Yi Yu Quan Sun Jihai Na Ying Wang Zhizhi Zhao Benshan Ge You Li Tie 2005 Yao Ming Zhang Ziyi Liu Xiang Zhao Wei Faye Wong Zhang Yimou Zhou Xun Sun Nan Carina Lau Fan Bingbing Lu Yi Gong Li Dao Lang Chen Kun Ge You Tian Liang Guo Jingjing Feng Xiaogang Zhao Benshan Liu Ye 2006 Yao Ming Zhou Xun Zhang Ziyi Zhao Wei Liu Xiang Li Yuchun Fan Bingbing Chen Kaige Sun Nan Li Bingbing Carina Lau Feng Xiaogang Gong Li Lu Yi Zhao Benshan Chen Kun Chen Hao Xu Jinglei He Jiong Guo Jingjing 2007 Yao Ming Liu Xiang Zhang Yimou Zhang Ziyi Gong Li Zhou Xun Fan Bingbing Li Yuchun Xu Jinglei Carina Lau Feng Xiaogang Zheng Jie & Yan Zi Li Bingbing Zhao Benshan Jane Zhang Hu Jun Chen Kun Chen Daoming Chen Hao Ge You 2008 Yao Ming Liu Xiang Jet Li Yi Jianlian Zhang Ziyi Fan Bingbing Zhao Wei Zhou Xun Li Bingbing Zhao Benshan Gong Li Xu Jinglei Guo Degang Zhang Guoli Jane Zhang Huang Xiaoming Ge You Lin Dan Sun Li Huang Shengyi 2009 Yao Ming Zhang Ziyi Yi Jianlian Guo Jingjing Liu Xiang Jet Li Zhao Wei Fan Bingbing Zhou Xun Li Bingbing Sun Li Gong Li Ge You Zhang Yining Zhao Benshan Huang Xiaoming Lin Dan Zhang Yimou Zhang Guoli Wang Liqin Jackie Chan Jay Chou Andy Lau Yao Ming Zhang Ziyi Zhao Benshan Jolin Tsai Donnie Yen Liu Xiang Fan Bingbing Lin Chi - 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