Ang Lee
- Known for
- Directing
- Born
- October 23, 1954
- Birthplace
- Chaojhou, Pingtung, Taiwan
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.
Filmography
Gold Mountain TBA
Director, Producer
- Untitled Bruce Lee Biopic
Untitled Bruce Lee Biopic TBA
Director, Producer
- Jackie Chan: Down to Earth
Jackie Chan: Down to Earth TBA
as Self
Lisa Lu Plays Herself 2025
as Self
76 Days Adrift 2025
Executive Producer
The Wedding Banquet 2025
Original Film Writer
- Sense and Sensibility: 25th Anniversary Reunion
Sense and Sensibility: 25th Anniversary Reunion 2021
as Self
Making Waves: The Art of Cinematic Sound 2019
as Self
Gemini Man 2019
Director
I Am Heath Ledger 2017
as Self
Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk 2016
Producer, Director
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon: A Retrospective 2016
Actor
A Touch of Art — Ang Lee on King Hu 2016
as Himself
The Moment: Fifty Years of Golden Horse 2016
as Self
Past Present 2013
as Self
Trespassing Bergman 2013
as Self
Life of Pi: A Filmmaker's Epic Journey 2013
as Self
Life of Pi 2012
Director, Producer
- Silence
Silence 2012
as Self
Taking Woodstock 2009
Director, Producer
Heath Ledger: A Tribute 2009
as Self
- A Very Quiet Man
A Very Quiet Man 2009
as Self
- A Sense of Character
A Sense of Character 2009
as Self
- Adapting Austen
Adapting Austen 2009
as Self
Lust, Caution 2007
Producer, Director
Lights, Action, Music 2007
as Self
Hollywood Chinese 2007
as Self
Fabulous! The Story of Queer Cinema 2006
as Self
Brokeback Mountain 2005
Director
- A Forbidden Passion
A Forbidden Passion 2004
as Himself
- The Unique Style of Editing 'Hulk'
The Unique Style of Editing 'Hulk' 2003
as Self
- The Incredible Ang Lee
The Incredible Ang Lee 2003
as Self
- Evolution of the Hulk
Evolution of the Hulk 2003
as Self
- The Making of 'Hulk'
The Making of 'Hulk' 2003
as Self
Playboy: Sex at 24 Frames Per Second 2003
as Self
Hulk 2003
as Hulk (voice) (uncredited), Director
The Art of Action: Martial Arts in the Movies 2002
as Self
A Feast for the Eyes: Ang Lee in Taipei 2002
as Self
Tortilla Soup 2001
Original Film Writer
Chosen 2001
Director
The Making of 'Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon' 2000
as Self
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon 2000
Producer, Director
Ride with the Devil 1999
Director
Yang ± Yin: Gender in Chinese Cinema 1998
as Self
The Ice Storm 1997
Director, Producer
Sense and Sensibility 1995
Director
Siao Yu 1995
Writer, Producer
Eat Drink Man Woman 1994
Director, Screenplay
The Wedding Banquet 1993
as Guest at the Wedding Banquet (uncredited), Director, Producer, Writer
Pushing Hands 1991
Director, Writer, Editor, Executive Producer
Of East and West 1989
Actor
Fine Line 1984
Director, Writer, Editor
Joe's Bed-Stuy Barbershop: We Cut Heads 1983
Assistant Camera
I Wish I Was by That Dim Lake 1982
Director
Credits from TMDB.