Chinese actresses

Chinese cinema is a billion-yuan booming industry. Some great Chinese movies make it outside the Middle Kingdom as well. Some beautiful and talented actresses are emerging from China and make it in the West. Here is my personal top 5:


1. Zhang Ziyi (章子怡, 9 February 1979, Beijing)



Movies: The road Home - Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, Hero, Rush Hour 2, TMNT, Memoirs of a Geisha, Horsemen, ...


2. Ling Bai (白灵, 10 October 1966, Chengdu)

Movies: The Crow, Nixon, Wild wild west, Anna and the King, Shaolin soccer, Taxi3, Crank: High Voltage, Magic Man, ...

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3. Zhou Xun (周迅, 18 October 1976, Quzhou)



Movies: Suzhou River, Balzac and the little Chinese Seamstress, Perhaps Love, The Banquet, The equation of love and death, The message, Confucius, ...


4. Wei Zhao (赵薇, 12 March 1976, Wuhu)



Movies: Shaolin Soccer, Chinese Odyssey 2002, Warriors of Heaven and Earth, Red Cliff 1, Red Cliff 2, Mulan, ...


5. Fan Bingbing (范冰冰, 16 September 1981, Qingdao)



Movies: A battle of wits, Shinjuku incident, Sophie's revenge, Bodyguards and Assassins, Shaolin, ...

P.s. Hong Kong and American born actresses are not counted in. No Lucy Liu, Maggie Cheung or Michelle Yeoh.