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Zhang Ziyi Trivia Questions

How much do you really know about Zhang Ziyi? Below are 8 true or false statements. Click each one to reveal the answer and explanation.

1.

She was the lead actress in the American blockbuster 'The Matrix Reloaded.'

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Easy
✗ FALSE

Zhang Ziyi was not in 'The Matrix' films. That role was played by Chinese actress Zhou Xun in 'The Matrix Revolutions' as a minor character.

2.

Zhang Ziyi won an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress in 2005.

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Easy
✗ FALSE

She was never nominated for an Oscar. Her closest awards buzz was for 'Memoirs of a Geisha,' which won costume and art Oscars but not acting prizes.

3.

Zhang Ziyi trained as a dancer before she became an actress.

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She studied dance at the Beijing Dance Academy from age 11, which gave her the poise for iconic martial arts roles like 'Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon.'

4.

Zhang Ziyi is fluent in five languages including French and Italian.

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Medium
✗ FALSE

She speaks Mandarin and some English, but not French or Italian. She learned English for international roles but it's not fluent.

5.

She performed all her own stunts in 'Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon.'

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Despite the dangerous wirework and fights, Zhang did nearly all her stunts, including the famous bamboo forest scene, with only minor safety rigging.

6.

She was the voice of Mulan in the original Chinese dub of Disney's 'Mulan.'

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Hard
✗ FALSE

The Chinese voice for Mulan was actually provided by actress Xu Qing in 1998, not Zhang Ziyi, who was still a dance student at the time.

7.

Zhang Ziyi turned down a role in the 'Harry Potter' film series.

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She declined a role in 'Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire' to focus on Chinese films, reportedly the role of Cho Chang.

8.

She was the first Chinese actress to be nominated for a BAFTA Award.

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Her role in 'Memoirs of a Geisha' earned her a BAFTA nomination for Best Actress in 2006, a first for a mainland Chinese actress.

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