Zhang Ziyi
Age: 29
Actress
Since starring at age 21 in the Oscar-winning Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon in 2000, Beijing-native Zhang Ziyi has become probably the best-known Chinese woman in the world. With roles in Memoirs of a Geisha, House of Flying Daggers, and The Banquet under her belt, the graduate of China's Central Academy of Drama is now trying her hand at producing. She produced and starred in Sophie's Revenge, which opened in China over the summer.
