- Known For
- Directing
- Born
- October 23, 1954
- Place of Birth
- Chaojhou, Pingtung, Taiwan
Ang Lee
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 …
Filmography
Lisa Lu Plays Herself
movieLisa Lu Plays Herself
2025 · Self
movie76 Days Adrift
2025 · Executive Producer
movieThe Wedding Banquet
2025 · Original Film Writer
Sense and Sensibility: 25th Anniversary Reunion
movieSense and Sensibility: 25th Anniversary Reunion
2021 · Self
movieMaking Waves: The Art of Cinematic Sound
2019 · Self
movieGemini Man
2019 · Director
movieI Am Heath Ledger
2017 · Self
movieBilly Lynn's Long Halftime Walk
2016 · Director, Producer
movieCrouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon: A Retrospective
2016
tv鲁豫有约一日行
2016
movieA Touch of Art — Ang Lee on King Hu
2016 · Himself
tvThirteen Talks
2016
movieThe Moment: Fifty Years of Golden Horse
2016 · Self
tvGrade One
2014
moviePast Present
2013 · Self
movieTrespassing Bergman
2013 · Self
movieLife of Pi: A Filmmaker's Epic Journey
2013 · Self
movieLife of Pi
2012 · Director, Producer
Silence
movieSilence
2012 · Self
movieTaking Woodstock
2009 · Director, Producer
movieHeath Ledger: A Tribute
2009 · Self
Adapting Austen
movieAdapting Austen
2009 · Self
A Sense of Character
movieA Sense of Character
2009 · Self
A Very Quiet Man
movieA Very Quiet Man
2009 · Self
movieLust, Caution
2007 · Director, Producer
movieLights, Action, Music
2007 · Self
movieHollywood Chinese
2007 · Self
tvBe My Guest
2006
movieFabulous! The Story of Queer Cinema
2006 · Self
movieBrokeback Mountain
2005 · Director
tvThe Colbert Report
2005
A Forbidden Passion
movieA Forbidden Passion
2004 · Himself
The Making of 'Hulk'
movieThe Making of 'Hulk'
2003 · Self
Evolution of the Hulk
movieEvolution of the Hulk
2003 · Self
The Incredible Ang Lee
movieThe Incredible Ang Lee
2003 · Self
The Unique Style of Editing 'Hulk'
movieThe Unique Style of Editing 'Hulk'
2003 · Self
movieSex at 24 Frames Per Second
2003 · Self
movieHulk
2003 · Hulk (voice) (uncredited), Director
movieThe Art of Action: Martial Arts in the Movies
2002 · Self
movieA Feast for the Eyes: Ang Lee in Taipei
2002 · Self
movieTortilla Soup
2001 · Original Film Writer
tvThe Hire
2001 · Director
movieChosen
2001 · Director
movieThe Making of 'Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon'
2000 · Self
movieCrouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
2000 · Director, Producer
movieRide with the Devil
1999 · Director
movieYang ± Yin: Gender in Chinese Cinema
1998 · Self
movieThe Ice Storm
1997 · Director, Producer
tvE! True Hollywood Story
1996 · Self
movieSense and Sensibility
1995 · Director
movieSiao Yu
1995 · Writer, Producer
movieEat Drink Man Woman
1994 · Director, Screenplay
movieThe Wedding Banquet
1993 · Guest at the Wedding Banquet (uncredited), Director, Producer, Writer
tvThe Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1992
moviePushing Hands
1991 · Director, Writer, Executive Producer, Editor
movieOf East and West
1989
movieFine Line
1984 · Director, Writer, Editor
movieJoe's Bed-Stuy Barbershop: We Cut Heads
1983 · Assistant Camera
movieI Wish I Was by That Dim Lake
1982 · Director
tvGolden Horse Awards
1962 · Self
tvThe Oscars
1953 · Self
Jackie Chan: Down to Earth
movieJackie Chan: Down to Earth
— · Self
Untitled Bruce Lee Biopic
movieUntitled Bruce Lee Biopic
— · Director, Producer
Gold Mountain
movieGold Mountain
— · Director, Producer