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I want, through my roles, to express the parts in the hearts of Chinese women that they feel unable to let out.

Zhang Ziyi

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Zhang Ziyi
Age: 45
Born: 1979
Born: February 9
Actor
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Film Actor
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Peking
Ziyi Zhang
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