Was ranked 2nd of the 100 Sexiest Women by FHM Taiwan (2001).Was named one of the 25 Hottest Stars Under 25 by Teen People Magazine (2001).Was named one of the 25 Hottest Stars Under 25 by Teen People Magazine (2002).Voted in at #100 in FHM's Sexiest 100 Girls of 2002, UK edition. [June 2002]Her first appearance in an American movie was in Rush Hour 2 (2001), but as she didn't speak English, Jackie Chan had to translate everything the director said to her. In that movie, her character's name, "Hu Li" transl - www.imdb.com

Actress.  Zhang Ziyi was born to a working-class family on February 9, 1979, in Beijing, China. Early on Zhang pursued interests in dance and gymnastics. At age 11, she was accepted into a secondary school affiliated with the prestigious Beijing Dancing College. While she picked up some awards, she became frustrated with the pressures. At 15, Zhang opted to become an actress instead and enrolled in Beijing's acclaimed Central Drama Academy. Four years later, she auditioned for a shampoo commercial by C - www.biography.com

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 rebe - www.answers.com