Directing · b. 1954 · Chaojhou, Pingtung, Taiwan

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 ...

Directed
Gemini Man 2019 Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk 2016 Life of Pi 2012 Taking Woodstock 2009 Lust, Caution 2007 Brokeback Mountain 2005 Hulk 2003 Chosen 2001 Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon 2000 Ride with the Devil 1999 The Ice Storm 1997 Sense and Sensibility 1995 Eat Drink Man Woman 1994 The Wedding Banquet 1993 Pushing Hands 1991 Fine Line 1984 I Wish I Was by That Dim Lake 1982
Acting
Lisa Lu Plays Herself Self 2025 Sense and Sensibility: 25th Anniversary Reunion Self 2021 Making Waves: The Art of Cinematic Sound Self 2019 I Am Heath Ledger Self 2017 The Moment: Fifty Years of Golden Horse Self 2016 Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon: A Retrospective 2016 A Touch of Art — Ang Lee on King Hu Himself 2016 Past Present Self 2013 Life of Pi: A Filmmaker's Epic Journey Self 2013 Trespassing Bergman Self 2013 Silence Self 2012 Heath Ledger: A Tribute Self 2009 Adapting Austen Self 2009 A Sense of Character Self 2009 A Very Quiet Man Self 2009 Hollywood Chinese Self 2007 Lights, Action, Music Self 2007 Fabulous! The Story of Queer Cinema Self 2006 A Forbidden Passion Himself 2004 Sex at 24 Frames Per Second Self 2003 The Art of Action: Martial Arts in the Movies Self 2002 The Making of 'Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon' Self 2000 Yang ± Yin: Gender in Chinese Cinema Self 1998 Of East and West 1989
Other Credits
76 Days Adrift Executive Producer 2025 The Wedding Banquet Original Film Writer 2025 Tortilla Soup Original Film Writer 2001 Siao Yu Writer 1995 Joe's Bed-Stuy Barbershop: We Cut Heads Assistant Camera 1983
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