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Ang Lee

Ang Lee

Director · Born 1954-10-23 · Chaojhou, Pingtung, Taiwan

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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.

Directed

  1. Life of Pi (2012) — Director
  2. Brokeback Mountain (2005) — Director
  3. Hulk (2003) — Director
  4. Gemini Man (2019) — Director
  5. Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000) — Director
  6. Sense and Sensibility (1995) — Director
  7. Lust, Caution (2007) — Director
  8. The Ice Storm (1997) — Director
  9. Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk (2016) — Director
  10. Taking Woodstock (2009) — Director
  11. Eat Drink Man Woman (1994) — Director
  12. The Wedding Banquet (1993) — Director
  13. Ride with the Devil (1999) — Director
  14. Pushing Hands (1991) — Director
  15. Chosen (2001) — Director
  16. The Hire (2001) — Director
  17. Untitled Bruce Lee Biopic — Director
  18. Fine Line (1984) — Director
  19. I Wish I Was by That Dim Lake (1982) — Director
  20. Gold Mountain — Director

Also appeared in

  1. Hulk (2003) — Hulk (voice) (uncredited)
  2. The Colbert Report (2005)
  3. The Wedding Banquet (1993) — Guest at the Wedding Banquet (uncredited)
  4. I Am Heath Ledger (2017) — Self
  5. The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (1992)
  6. Making Waves: The Art of Cinematic Sound (2019) — Self
  7. The Oscars (1953) — Self
  8. E! True Hollywood Story (1996) — Self
  9. Trespassing Bergman (2013) — Self
  10. Fabulous! The Story of Queer Cinema (2006) — Self
  11. Playboy: Sex at 24 Frames Per Second (2003) — Self
  12. The Art of Action: Martial Arts in the Movies (2002) — Self
  13. Yang ± Yin: Gender in Chinese Cinema (1998) — Self
  14. Thirteen Talks (2016)
  15. Past Present (2013) — Self
  16. Heath Ledger: A Tribute (2009) — Self
  17. A Forbidden Passion (2004) — Himself
  18. Lights, Action, Music (2007) — Self
  19. Golden Horse Awards (1962) — Self
  20. 鲁豫有约一日行 (2016)
  21. Grade One (2014)
  22. Silence (2012) — Self
  23. Of East and West (1989)
  24. Life of Pi: A Filmmaker's Epic Journey (2013) — Self
  25. Hollywood Chinese (2007) — Self
  26. Jackie Chan: Down to Earth — Self
  27. The Moment: Fifty Years of Golden Horse (2016) — Self
  28. Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon: A Retrospective (2016)
  29. A Touch of Art — Ang Lee on King Hu (2016) — Himself
  30. Lisa Lu Plays Herself (2025) — Self
  31. Adapting Austen (2009) — Self
  32. A Sense of Character (2009) — Self
  33. A Very Quiet Man (2009) — Self
  34. Sense and Sensibility: 25th Anniversary Reunion (2021) — Self
  35. The Making of 'Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon' (2000) — Self
  36. The Making of 'Hulk' (2003) — Self
  37. Evolution of the Hulk (2003) — Self
  38. The Incredible Ang Lee (2003) — Self
  39. The Unique Style of Editing 'Hulk' (2003) — Self
  40. A Feast for the Eyes: Ang Lee in Taipei (2002) — Self