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It's not that I wanted to be an actor it's that I didn't want to be a dancer! I was trained in traditional Chinese dance, and after working so hard it seemed unfair to just disappear into a group.
Zhang Ziyi
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Zhang Ziyi
Age: 45
Born: 1979
Born: February 9
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