Ethel Waters

She was posthumously recognized in 1984 by the Gospel Music Association where her name was placed in its Gospel Music Hall of Fame. She is set to again appear with Michelle Yeoh in the adaptation of Memoirs Of A Geisha, produced by Steven Spielberg. Waters was born in Chester, Pennsylvania and died in Los Angeles, California. Both of these as well as the Chinese-language Hero were highly successful in the English speaking world. Ethel Waters (October 31, 1896-September 1, 1977) was an African American vocalist who performed jazz, big band, gospel, and popular music, on Broadway and off. In 2001 she co-starred alongside Jackie Chan and Chris Tucker in Rush Hour 2. She further rose to fame due to her role in the internationally successful film Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon.

Her second film was The Road Home, which won the Silver Bear award in the 2000 Berlin Film Festival. Her first film was a low-budget made-for television movie called Touching Starlight. However by the age of 16 she decided to practice acting. Born in Beijing, People's Republic of China, Zhang joined the Beijing Dancing College at the age of 11, and at 15 she joined the Beijing Dancing Academy.

The characters of her name can be literally translated as Zhāng (a surname, not to be confused with the more common Zhāng 张), Zǐ (child), and Yí (happiness). ZHANG Ziyi (章子怡; pinyin: Zhāng Zǐyí, pronounced like "Jahng Dzih-ee") (born February 9, 1979) is a Chinese actress and dancer. Cinema of China. Starlight (1996).

The Road Home (1999). Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000). Rush Hour 2 (2001). The Legend Of Zu (2001).

Musa (2001). Hero (2002). My Wife Is A Gangster 2 (2003). Purple Butterfly (2003).

2046 (2004). House of Flying Daggers (2004). Jasmine Women (2004). Operetta Tanukigoten (2005).

Memoirs of a Geisha (2005). Good Cook, Likes Music (2005).