ACTOR

Zhang Ziyi

1979 - Today

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Zhang Ziyi ([ʈʂáŋ tsɹ̩̀.ǐ]; Chinese: 章子怡; born 9 February 1979) is a Chinese actress, model, and former dancer. She is regarded as one of the Four Dan Actresses of China.Born and raised in Beijing, Zhang studied at the Beijing Dance Academy and began her six-year study of folk dance in 1990. In 1994, she won the performance award in the National Taoli Cup Dance Competition. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Zhang Ziyi has received more than 6,781,807 page views. Her biography is available in 60 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 58 in 2019). Zhang Ziyi is the 1,671st most popular actor (up from 1,808th in 2019), the 603rd most popular biography from China (down from 587th in 2019) and the 16th most popular Chinese Actor.

Memorability Metrics

  • 6.8M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 55.41

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 60

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 6.64

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.80

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Page views of Zhang Ziyis by language

Over the past year Zhang Ziyi has had the most page views in the with 693,365 views, followed by Chinese (271,269), and Japanese (153,441). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Wu Chinese (1,404.99%), Belarusian (611.48%), and Uzbek (237.58%)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, Zhang Ziyi ranks 1,671 out of 13,578. Before her are Elizabeth McGovern, Eileen Atkins, Sam Waterston, Lee Young-ae, Sebastian Koch, and Joseph Wiseman. After her are Martin Lawrence, Richard Bohringer, Estelle Getty, Greer Garson, Machiko Kyō, and Melissa McBride.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1979, Zhang Ziyi ranks 20. Before her are Michael Owen, Miklós Fehér, Rosamund Pike, Júlio César, Tawakkol Karman, and Evangeline Lilly. After her are James McAvoy, Eric Abidal, Adrian Mutu, Jennifer Love Hewitt, Olga Kurylenko, and Noomi Rapace.

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In China

Among people born in China, Zhang Ziyi ranks 603 out of 1,610. Before her are Na Moon-hee (1941), Zhu Shijie (1249), Wang Hongwen (1935), Wang Ming (1904), Emperor Xiaowu of Jin (362), and Sengge Rinchen (1811). After her are Ding Ruchang (1836), Yan Zhenqing (709), Ruan Lingyu (1910), Wang Fuzhi (1619), Jia Yi (-200), and Jimmy Lai (1948).

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Among ACTORS In China

Among actors born in China, Zhang Ziyi ranks 16. Before her are Shih Kien (1913), Yuen Siu-tien (1912), Ti Lung (1946), Zhou Xuan (1920), Joan Chen (1961), and Na Moon-hee (1941). After her are Ruan Lingyu (1910), Kenneth Tsang (1935), Roy Chiao (1927), Li Bingbing (1973), Jimmy Wang Yu (1943), and Lee Hoi-chuen (1901).

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Television and Movie Roles

Godzilla: King of the Monsters
Dr. Ilene Chen / Dr. Ling
Follows the heroic efforts of the crypto-zoological agency Monarch as its members face off against a battery of god-sized monsters, including the mighty Godzilla, who collides with Mothra, Rodan, and his ultimate nemesis, the three-headed King Ghidorah. When these ancient super-species, thought to be mere myths, rise again, they all vie for supremacy, leaving humanity's very existence hanging in the balance.
May 29o 20196.68 / 10
Memoirs of a Geisha
Sayuri
A sweeping romantic epic set in Japan in the years before World War II, a penniless Japanese child is torn from her family to work as a maid in a geisha house.
Dec 6o 20057.672 / 10
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
Jen
Two warriors in pursuit of a stolen sword and a notorious fugitive are led to an impetuous, physically-skilled, teenage nobleman's daughter, who is at a crossroads in her life.
Jul 6o 20007.418 / 10