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
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Life of Pi (2012) — Director
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Brokeback Mountain (2005) — Director
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Hulk (2003) — Director
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Gemini Man (2019) — Director
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Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000) — Director
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Sense and Sensibility (1995) — Director
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Lust, Caution (2007) — Director
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The Ice Storm (1997) — Director
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Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk (2016) — Director
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Taking Woodstock (2009) — Director
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Eat Drink Man Woman (1994) — Director
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The Wedding Banquet (1993) — Director
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Ride with the Devil (1999) — Director
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Pushing Hands (1991) — Director
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Chosen (2001) — Director
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The Hire (2001) — Director
- Untitled Bruce Lee Biopic — Director
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Fine Line (1984) — Director
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I Wish I Was by That Dim Lake (1982) — Director
- Gold Mountain — Director
Also appeared in
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Hulk (2003) — Hulk (voice) (uncredited)
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The Colbert Report (2005)
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The Wedding Banquet (1993) — Guest at the Wedding Banquet (uncredited)
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I Am Heath Ledger (2017) — Self
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The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (1992)
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Making Waves: The Art of Cinematic Sound (2019) — Self
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The Oscars (1953) — Self
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E! True Hollywood Story (1996) — Self
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Trespassing Bergman (2013) — Self
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Fabulous! The Story of Queer Cinema (2006) — Self
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Playboy: Sex at 24 Frames Per Second (2003) — Self
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The Art of Action: Martial Arts in the Movies (2002) — Self
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Yang ± Yin: Gender in Chinese Cinema (1998) — Self
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Thirteen Talks (2016)
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Past Present (2013) — Self
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Heath Ledger: A Tribute (2009) — Self
- A Forbidden Passion (2004) — Himself
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Lights, Action, Music (2007) — Self
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Golden Horse Awards (1962) — Self
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鲁豫有约一日行 (2016)
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Grade One (2014)
- Silence (2012) — Self
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Of East and West (1989)
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Life of Pi: A Filmmaker's Epic Journey (2013) — Self
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Hollywood Chinese (2007) — Self
- Jackie Chan: Down to Earth — Self
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The Moment: Fifty Years of Golden Horse (2016) — Self
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Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon: A Retrospective (2016)
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A Touch of Art — Ang Lee on King Hu (2016) — Himself
- Lisa Lu Plays Herself (2025) — Self
- Adapting Austen (2009) — Self
- A Sense of Character (2009) — Self
- A Very Quiet Man (2009) — Self
- Sense and Sensibility: 25th Anniversary Reunion (2021) — Self
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The Making of 'Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon' (2000) — Self
- The Making of 'Hulk' (2003) — Self
- Evolution of the Hulk (2003) — Self
- The Incredible Ang Lee (2003) — Self
- The Unique Style of Editing 'Hulk' (2003) — Self
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A Feast for the Eyes: Ang Lee in Taipei (2002) — Self