Ang Lee

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). Description above from the Wikipedia article Ang Lee, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

The Colbert Report

Golden Horse Awards

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

鲁豫有约一日行

The Oscars

Thirteen Talks

Hulk

Grade One

All Movies (32)

• Lisa Lu Plays Herself2025 · as Self
• Sense and Sensibility: 25th Anniversary Reunion2021 · as Self
• Making Waves: The Art of Cinematic Sound2019 · as Self
• I Am Heath Ledger2017 · as Self
• Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon: A Retrospective2016
• A Touch of Art — Ang Lee on King Hu2016 · as Himself
• The Moment: Fifty Years of Golden Horse2016 · as Self
• Past Present2013 · as Self
• Trespassing Bergman2013 · as Self
• Life of Pi: A Filmmaker's Epic Journey2013 · as Self
• Silence2012 · as Self
• Heath Ledger: A Tribute2009 · as Self
• Adapting Austen2009 · as Self
• A Sense of Character2009 · as Self
• A Very Quiet Man2009 · as Self
• Lights, Action, Music2007 · as Self
• Hollywood Chinese2007 · as Self
• Fabulous! The Story of Queer Cinema2006 · as Self
• A Forbidden Passion2004 · as Himself
• The Making of 'Hulk'2003 · as Self
• Evolution of the Hulk2003 · as Self
• The Incredible Ang Lee2003 · as Self
• The Unique Style of Editing 'Hulk'2003 · as Self
• Sex at 24 Frames Per Second2003 · as Self
• Hulk2003 · as Hulk (voice) (uncredited)
• The Art of Action: Martial Arts in the Movies2002 · as Self
• A Feast for the Eyes: Ang Lee in Taipei2002 · as Self
• The Making of 'Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon'2000 · as Self
• Yang ± Yin: Gender in Chinese Cinema1998 · as Self
• The Wedding Banquet1993 · as Guest at the Wedding Banquet (uncredited)
• Of East and West1989
• Jackie Chan: Down to Earth— · as Self

All TV Shows (9)

• 鲁豫有约一日行2016
• Thirteen Talks2016
• Grade One2014
• Be My Guest2006
• The Colbert Report2005
• E! True Hollywood Story1996 · as Self
• The Tonight Show with Jay Leno1992
• Golden Horse Awards1962 · as Self
• The Oscars1953 · as Self