Billie WhitelawBillie Whitelaw (born 6 June 1932) is a distinguished British actor. She trained at RADA and made her stage debut in 1950 and her film debut in 1953, soon becoming a regular in British films of the 1950s and 1960s, such as Charlie Bubbles (1967). She has also appeared frequently on television, often in costume dramas such as Jane Eyre and A Tale of Two Cities. She has won acclaim for her performances in dramas such as the BBC adaptation of Thomas Hardy's Wessex Tales. She was awarded the CBE in 1991. Her first husband was the actor Peter Vaughan. Her second was screenwriter, Robert Muller. Partial filmography
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Her second was screenwriter, Robert Muller. She is set to again appear with Michelle Yeoh in the adaptation of Memoirs Of A Geisha, produced by Steven Spielberg. Her first husband was the actor Peter Vaughan. Both of these as well as the Chinese-language Hero were highly successful in the English speaking world. She was awarded the CBE in 1991. In 2001 she co-starred alongside Jackie Chan and Chris Tucker in Rush Hour 2. She has won acclaim for her performances in dramas such as the BBC adaptation of Thomas Hardy's Wessex Tales. She further rose to fame due to her role in the internationally successful film Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon. She has also appeared frequently on television, often in costume dramas such as Jane Eyre and A Tale of Two Cities. Her second film was The Road Home, which won the Silver Bear award in the 2000 Berlin Film Festival. She trained at RADA and made her stage debut in 1950 and her film debut in 1953, soon becoming a regular in British films of the 1950s and 1960s, such as Charlie Bubbles (1967). Her first film was a low-budget made-for television movie called Touching Starlight. Billie Whitelaw (born 6 June 1932) is a distinguished British actor. However by the age of 16 she decided to practice acting. Gumshoe (1972). 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. Night Watch (1973). 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). The Omen (1976). 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). |