Ang Lee
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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
Credits
Hulk (2003)
as Hulk (voice) (uncredited)
The Wedding Banquet (1993)
as Guest at the Wedding Banquet (uncredited)
Playboy: Sex at 24 Frames Per Second (2003)
as Self
Making Waves: The Art of Cinematic Sound (2019)
as Self
I Am Heath Ledger (2017)
as Self
The Art of Action: Martial Arts in the Movies (2002)
as Self
Jackie Chan: Down to Earth (—)
as Self
Hollywood Chinese (2007)
as Self
Trespassing Bergman (2013)
as Self
Fabulous! The Story of Queer Cinema (2006)
as Self
Heath Ledger: A Tribute (2009)
as Self
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon: A Retrospective (2016)
Actor
The Moment: Fifty Years of Golden Horse (2016)
as Self
Lights, Action, Music (2007)
as Self
Lisa Lu Plays Herself (2025)
as Self
The Making of 'Hulk' (2003)
as Self
A Sense of Character (2009)
as Self
Adapting Austen (2009)
as Self
Yang ± Yin: Gender in Chinese Cinema (1998)
as Self
The Incredible Ang Lee (2003)
as Self
Life of Pi: A Filmmaker's Epic Journey (2013)
as Self
The Making of 'Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon' (2000)
as Self
A Feast for the Eyes: Ang Lee in Taipei (2002)
as Self
Past Present (2013)
as Self
Sense and Sensibility: 25th Anniversary Reunion (2021)
as Self
Of East and West (1989)
Actor
Silence (2012)
as Self
A Very Quiet Man (2009)
as Self
Evolution of the Hulk (2003)
as Self
A Touch of Art — Ang Lee on King Hu (2016)
as Himself
A Forbidden Passion (2004)
as Himself
The Unique Style of Editing 'Hulk' (2003)
as Self