Ang Lee
Ang Lee OBS (Chinese: 李安; pinyin: Lǐ Ān; born October 23, 1954) is a Taiwanese filmmaker. His films are known for their emotional charge and exploration of repressed, hidden emotions. During his career, he has received international critical and popular acclaim and numerous accolades, including two Academy Awards, five BAFTA Awards, and three Golden Globe Awards. Born in Pingtung County, Lee gained fame in Taiwan for the Father Knows Best trilogy, including Pushing Hands (1991), The Wedding Banquet (1993), and Eat Drink Man Woman (1994), which explored the relationships and conflicts between tradition and modernity, and between Eastern and Western cultures. His breakthrough in Hollywood came with Sense and Sensibility (1995), which was his first English-language film. His other notable films include The Ice Storm (1997), Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000), Hulk (2003), Lust, Caution (2007), Brokeback Mountain (2005), Life of Pi (2012), Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk (2016), Gemini Man (2019). Description above from the Wikipedia article Ang Lee, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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- Born:
- Oct 23, 1954 In Chaojhou, Pingtung, Taiwan
- Movie/TV Credits:
- 17
- First Appeared:
- In the series The Tonight Show with Jay Leno 1992-05-25
- Latest Project:
- Movie Jackie Chan: Down to Earth 2027
Known For
Filmography
| Movie | Jackie Chan: Down to Earth | Self | 2027 |
| Movie | I Am Heath Ledger | Self | 2017-04-23 |
| Movie | The Moment: Fifty Years of Golden Horse | Self | 2016-03-04 |
| Movie | And the Oscar Goes To... | Self (archive footage) | 2014-02-01 |
| Movie | Past Present | Self | 2013-10-04 |
| Movie | Trespassing Bergman | Self | 2013-08-28 |
| Movie | Hollywood Chinese | Self | 2007-03-18 |
| Movie | Fabulous! The Story of Queer Cinema | Self | 2006-02-12 |
| Series | The Colbert Report | Unknown | 2005-10-17 |
| Movie | A Forbidden Passion | Himself | 2004-06-15 |
| Movie | Hulk | Hulk (voice) (uncredited) | 2003-06-19 |
| Movie | Sex at 24 Frames Per Second | Self | 2003-09-23 |
| Movie | The Art of Action: Martial Arts in the Movies | Self | 2002-06-01 |
| Movie | Yang ± Yin: Gender in Chinese Cinema | Self | 1998-06-04 |
| Series | E! True Hollywood Story | Self | 1996-08-21 |
| Movie | The Wedding Banquet | Guest at the Wedding Banquet (uncredited) | 1993-03-01 |
| Series | The Tonight Show with Jay Leno | Unknown | 1992-05-25 |