Rachel WardRachel Claire Ward (born at Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire, September 12, 1957), granddaughter of the 3rd Earl of Dudley, is an English actress that has made most of her career in Australia. She attended Byram Art School in London before leaving at 16 to become a top fashion model. In 1983 she was voted one of the ten most beautiful women in the United States. She became well known when she starred opposite Richard Chamberlain in the television mini-series The Thorn Birds. She disappeared from pictures for three years and studied acting. She then reappeared in 1987, playing opposite her husband, Bryan Brown (whom she met on the set of the The Thorn Birds), in The Good Wife. Filmography
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She then reappeared in 1987, playing opposite her husband, Bryan Brown (whom she met on the set of the The Thorn Birds), in The Good Wife. She is set to again appear with Michelle Yeoh in the adaptation of Memoirs Of A Geisha, produced by Steven Spielberg. She became well known when she starred opposite Richard Chamberlain in the television mini-series The Thorn Birds. She disappeared from pictures for three years and studied acting. Both of these as well as the Chinese-language Hero were highly successful in the English speaking world. In 1983 she was voted one of the ten most beautiful women in the United States. In 2001 she co-starred alongside Jackie Chan and Chris Tucker in Rush Hour 2. She attended Byram Art School in London before leaving at 16 to become a top fashion model. She further rose to fame due to her role in the internationally successful film Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon. Rachel Claire Ward (born at Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire, September 12, 1957), granddaughter of the 3rd Earl of Dudley, is an English actress that has made most of her career in Australia. Her second film was The Road Home, which won the Silver Bear award in the 2000 Berlin Film Festival. "Christmas Lilies of the Field" (1979). Her first film was a low-budget made-for television movie called Touching Starlight. "Night School" (1981). However by the age of 16 she decided to practice acting. "Sharky's Machine" (1981). 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. "Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid" (1982). 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 Final Terror" (1983). ZHANG Ziyi (章子怡; pinyin: Zhāng Zǐyí, pronounced like "Jahng Dzih-ee") (born February 9, 1979) is a Chinese actress and dancer. "Against All Odds" (1984). Cinema of China. "Fortress" (Made for TV) (1986). Starlight (1996). "The Good Wife" (1987). The Road Home (1999). "Hotel Colonial" (1987). Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000). "Shadow of the Cobra" (Made for TV) (1989). Rush Hour 2 (2001). "How to Get Ahead in Advertising" (1989). The Legend Of Zu (2001). "After Dark, My Sweet" (1990). Musa (2001). "And the Sea Will Tell" (Made for TV) (1991). Hero (2002). "Black Magic" (Made for TV) (1992). My Wife Is A Gangster 2 (2003). "Double Jeopardy" (Made for TV) (1992). Purple Butterfly (2003). "Christopher Columbus: The Discovery" (1992). 2046 (2004). "Wide Sargasso Sea" (1993). House of Flying Daggers (2004). "The Ascent" (1994). Jasmine Women (2004). "Double Obsession" (1994). Operetta Tanukigoten (2005). "My Stepson, My Lover" (Made for TV) (1997). Memoirs of a Geisha (2005). "On the Beach" (Made for TV) (2000). Good Cook, Likes Music (2005). "And Never Let Her Go" (Made for TV) (2001). "Johnson County War" (2002). "Bobbie's Girl" (2002). "Martha's New Coat" (2003). |