Ang Lee
Known for Directing · 40 credits
- Born
- 1954-10-23 (age 71)
- Place of birth
- Chaojhou, Pingtung, Taiwan
- Also known as
- آنگ لی
Biography
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).
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Known For
TV Shows (9)
Movies (31)
Hulk
2003
as Hulk (voice) (uncredited)
Sex at 24 Frames Per Second
2003
as Self
The Wedding Banquet
1993
as Guest at the Wedding Banquet (uncredited)
The Art of Action: Martial Arts in the Movies
2002
as Self
Making Waves: The Art of Cinematic Sound
2019
as Self
Fabulous! The Story of Queer Cinema
2006
as Self
Trespassing Bergman
2013
as Self
Jackie Chan: Down to Earth
as Self
The Making of 'Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon'
2000
as Self
Heath Ledger: A Tribute
2009
as Self
The Moment: Fifty Years of Golden Horse
2016
as Self
I Am Heath Ledger
2017
as Self
Yang ± Yin: Gender in Chinese Cinema
1998
as Self
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon: A Retrospective
2016
The Incredible Ang Lee
2003
as Self
Hollywood Chinese
2007
as Self
Life of Pi: A Filmmaker's Epic Journey
2013
as Self
Sense and Sensibility: 25th Anniversary Reunion
2021
as Self
Lisa Lu Plays Herself
2025
as Self
Silence
2012
as Self
Past Present
2013
as Self
A Forbidden Passion
2004
as Himself
Lights, Action, Music
2007
as Self
A Touch of Art — Ang Lee on King Hu
2016
as Himself
The Making of 'Hulk'
2003
as Self
A Very Quiet Man
2009
as Self
Of East and West
1989
A Sense of Character
2009
as Self
Adapting Austen
2009
as Self
The Unique Style of Editing 'Hulk'
2003
as Self
Evolution of the Hulk
2003
as Self
About 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… With 40 credits spanning from 1953 to 2025, Ang Lee has appeared in 31 films and 9 TV shows.
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Most Popular Ang Lee Movies
- Hulk (2003) — as Hulk (voice) (uncredited)
- Sex at 24 Frames Per Second (2003) — as Self
- The Wedding Banquet (1993) — as Guest at the Wedding Banquet (uncredited)
- The Art of Action: Martial Arts in the Movies (2002) — as Self
- Making Waves: The Art of Cinematic Sound (2019) — as Self
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