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Ang Lee

Ang Lee

Birthday: 1954-10-23 | Place of Birth: Chaojhou, Pingtung, Taiwan

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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Known For

Acting

Year
Title

Role

2025
Lisa Lu Plays Herself

as    Self

2017
I Am Heath Ledger

as    Self

2016
2013
Past Present

as    Self

2012
Silence

as    Self

2009
Heath Ledger: A Tribute

as    Self

2009
Adapting Austen

as    Self

2009
A Sense of Character

as    Self

2009
A Very Quiet Man

as    Self

2007
Hollywood Chinese

as    Self

2007
Lights, Action, Music

as    Self

2004
A Forbidden Passion

as    Himself

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