Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon

Ziyi Zhang: The pixyish Zhang was working steadily in Chinese film, but with 2000's balletic martial-arts tour-de-force "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon," she captured the world's heart. As her English has improved, she's slowly branched out into Western films, including "Memoirs... more of a Geisha," and the forthcoming "The Horsemen." One giant leap for womankind.

(Retna Ltd.)