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Zhang Yimou (张艺谋)
Zhang Yimou (张艺谋), born 1950 in Xi'an, is a Fifth Generation Chinese film director; Red Sorghum won the 1988 Berlin Golden Bear, Hero opened the blockbuster era, and he directed the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics ceremonies.
Zhang Yingfei (张颖菲)
Zhang Yingfei (张颖菲, born 2004, Qinhuangdao, Hebei) is a Chinese actress and Central Academy of Drama graduate known for short-drama leads Lin Siwang in The Heiress Who Won With Brains (真千金她是学霸) and roles in Dashing Youth.
Zhang Yuqi
Zhang Yuqi (张雨绮, Kitty Zhang Yuqi), Chinese actress born 1986 in Dezhou, Shandong; discovered by Stephen Chow, starred in CJ7, The Mermaid, Legend of the Demon Cat, and the Candle in the Tomb TV series.
Zhang Zhehan
Zhang Zhehan (张哲瀚), born 1991 in Xinyu, Jiangxi, is a Chinese actor, singer, and director known for Word of Honor (2021). Blacklisted in China in August 2021 over Yasukuni Shrine photos, he relaunched abroad as a singer-songwriter.
Zhang Ziyi (章子怡)
Zhang Ziyi (章子怡), Chinese actress born 1979 in Beijing, trained in dance and at the Central Academy of Drama; known for Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon, Hero, 2046, Memoirs of a Geisha, and Golden Globe and BAFTA nominations.
Zhao Jiadi (我叫赵甲第)
Zhao Jiadi (我叫赵甲第) is a 2022 Youku Chinese web drama adapted from Fenghuo Xi Zhuhou's novel 《老子是癞蛤蟆》, starring He Peng as a rich heir who refuses his father's money; it earned a record 70.75 million yuan split and a 2025 second season.
Zhao Liying (赵丽颖)
Zhao Liying (赵丽颖, Zanilia Zhao), born 1987 in Langfang, Hebei, is a Chinese actress who rose from a 2006 talent-contest win through seven years of supporting roles to Feitian and Hundred Flowers awards for Wild Bloom and Article 20.
Zhao Lusi (赵露思)
Zhao Lusi (赵露思, Rosy Zhao), born 1998 in Chengdu, is a Chinese actress known for The Romance of Tiger and Rose, Love Like the Galaxy, and Hidden Love; Versace ambassador, Youku record-holder.
Zhao Wei (赵薇)
Zhao Wei (赵薇), also Vicki Zhao, Chinese actress born 1976 in Wuhu, Anhui; star of My Fair Princess (还珠格格), Shaolin Soccer, Red Cliff; directed So Young (2013); works removed from Chinese platforms in 2021.
Zhaoge (朝歌)
Zhaoge (朝歌), renamed Menghui Zhaoge (梦回朝歌), is an unaired Yu Zheng Chinese costume mythological drama on Ji Fa and Daji, filmed 2016-2017 in Xinjiang, delayed by 2018 costume-drama policy and the 2021 lead-actor ban.
Zhen Guo Zhu Zai (镇国主宰)
Zhen Guo Zhu Zai (镇国主宰) is a 2024 Chinese vertical micro-drama by Judian Duanju: 90 episodes, war-god revenge plot of Zhan Tiandi, starring Wang Ziming, with over 10 million RMB in recharges.
Zheng Shuang (郑爽) (actress, born 1991)
Zheng Shuang (郑爽), born 1991 in Shenyang, is a mainland Chinese actress famous for Meteor Shower, Swords of Legends, and Love O2O, distinct from the 1966-born actress of the same name; her career ended in 2021 over a surrogacy scandal and tax evasion case.
Zhizn Iskusstva
Zhizn Iskusstva (Жизнь искусства, "The Life of Art") was a Soviet theater and arts periodical in Petrograd, a newspaper from 1918 to 1922 and then a journal.
Zhou Dongyu (周冬雨)
Zhou Dongyu (周冬雨), born 1992 in Shijiazhuang, Chinese actress discovered by Zhang Yimou for Under the Hawthorn Tree (2010); Golden Horse, Hong Kong Film, and Golden Rooster Best Actress winner, youngest "three-gold" grand slam film queen.
Zhou Xun (周迅)
Zhou Xun (周迅), born 1974 in Quzhou, Zhejiang, is a Chinese film and television actress and singer, one of the 'Four Dan Actresses' and the first Chinese actress to hold the Golden Rooster, Hong Kong Film Award, and Golden Horse Best Actress prizes.
Zhu Quan
Zhu Quan (朱权, 1378–1448) was a Ming dynasty prince, the first Prince of Ning, remembered as a drama theorist and author of the Taihe Zhengyin Pu.
Zhu Youdun
Zhu Youdun, also known by his studio name Chengzhai (诚斋), was a Ming dynasty imperial prince and playwright whose thirty-one surviving zaju plays mark a major step in the transformation of Ming drama.
Zi (film)
Zi (stylized zi) is a 2026 experimental drama directed, written, and edited by Kogonada, starring Michelle Mao, Haley Lu Richardson, and Jin Ha. Set in Hong Kong, it follows a violinist haunted by visions of her future self; it premiered at Sundance on January 24, 2026, distinct from the 2023 Bollywood film of the same name.
Zi Yu (梓渝) (entertainer)
Zi Yu (梓渝), birth name Zheng Peng, born 2002 in Lianyungang, Jiangsu, is a Chinese actor and singer, ex-光合少年 idol, who left Huakaibanxia after a 2022 assault, and broke out in 2025 with Revenged Love (逆爱).
Ziam
Ziam (ปากกัด ตีนถีบ) is a 2025 Thai action-horror film directed by Kulp Kaljareuk, Netflix Thailand's first action-zombie film, released July 9, 2025, starring Prin Suparat as a Muay Thai fighter battling hospital zombies.
Zid (ज़िद) (2014 film)
Zid (ज़िद) is a 2014 Hindi erotic thriller credited to director Vivek Agnihotri and produced by Anubhav Sinha, adapted from the German film The Good Neighbour. It marked Mannara Chopra's Bollywood debut opposite Karanvir Sharma, flopped with ₹6.02 crore nett against a ₹10 crore budget, and Agnihotri publicly disowned it.
Ziddi (ज़िद्दी) (1997 film)
Ziddi (ज़िद्दी) is a 1997 Hindi-language action drama film directed by Guddu Dhanoa and produced by N.R. Pachisia, starring Sunny Deol and Raveena Tandon, released in India in April 1997.
Ziddi Ishq
Ziddi Ishq is a 2025 Hindi JioHotstar drama-thriller series, also known as a remake of Parineeta, created and directed by Raj Chakraborty, starring Aaditi Pohankar as Mehul investigating her teacher Shekhar Da's death.
Ziegfeld Follies
The Ziegfeld Follies was an annual Broadway revue produced by Florenz Ziegfeld Jr. from 1907 to 1931, famous for its glamorous showgirls and comedians such as Fanny Brice.
Ziegfeld Girl
Ziegfeld Girl is MGM's 1941 musical drama directed by Robert Z. Leonard, starring Judy Garland, Hedy Lamarr, Lana Turner, and James Stewart as three Follies showgirls whose lives change after joining Florenz Ziegfeld's revue.
Zig & Sharko
Zig & Sharko (Zig et Sharko) is a French non-dialogue slapstick animated series by Xilam, created by Olivier Jean-Marie, premiering on Canal+ December 21, 2010: hyena Zig schemes to eat mermaid Marina, foiled by Sharko the shark.
Zigeunerweisen (ツィゴイネルワイゼン)
Zigeunerweisen (ツィゴイネルワイゼン) is a 1980 Japanese film directed by Seijun Suzuki, adapted from Uchida Hyakken. It is a "Romantic Trilogy" film that won the 4th Japan Academy Best Picture.
Ziggy Heath
Ziggy Heath (Zygmunt Lawrence Giedroyc Heath, b. 1991) is a British actor, LAMDA graduate, known for Peggy Bettinson in A Thousand Blows, One Life, How to Build a Girl, Harlots, and RSC stage roles; married to Jessica Brown Findlay.
Ziggy Sobotka
Chester Karol "Ziggy" Sobotka is a fictional character in The Wire season 2 (2003), played by James Ransone; Frank Sobotka's son, a port cargo checker drawn into drug dealing and car theft, who kills Glekas and is imprisoned.
Zila Ghaziabad (ज़िला ग़ाज़ियाबाद)
Zila Ghaziabad (ज़िला ग़ाज़ियाबाद), also styled Zilla Ghaziabad, is a 2013 Hindi action thriller directed by Anand Kumar, starring Sanjay Dutt, Vivek Oberoi, and Arshad Warsi, based on a 1990s Ghaziabad gang war; it flopped with ₹15.75 crore India net.