Ang Lee

Directing·Oct 23, 1954·Chaojhou, Pingtung, Taiwan

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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.

Film	Credit
LLisa Lu Plays Herself2025 · Self	Self
SSense and Sensibility: 25th Anniversary Reunion2021 · Self	Self
Making Waves: The Art of Cinematic Sound2019 · Self	Self
Gemini Man2019 · Director	Director
I Am Heath Ledger2017 · Self	Self
Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk2016 · Producer, Director	Producer, Director
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon: A Retrospective2016 · Actor	Actor
A Touch of Art — Ang Lee on King Hu2016 · Himself	Himself
The Moment: Fifty Years of Golden Horse2016 · Self	Self
Past Present2013 · Self	Self
Trespassing Bergman2013 · Self	Self
Life of Pi: A Filmmaker's Epic Journey2013 · Self	Self
Life of Pi2012 · Director, Producer	Director, Producer
SSilence2012 · Self	Self
Taking Woodstock2009 · Director, Producer	Director, Producer
Heath Ledger: A Tribute2009 · Self	Self
AAdapting Austen2009 · Self	Self
AA Sense of Character2009 · Self	Self
AA Very Quiet Man2009 · Self	Self
Lust, Caution2007 · Producer, Director	Producer, Director
Lights, Action, Music2007 · Self	Self
Hollywood Chinese2007 · Self	Self
Fabulous! The Story of Queer Cinema2006 · Self	Self
Brokeback Mountain2005 · Director	Director
AA Forbidden Passion2004 · Himself	Himself
TThe Making of 'Hulk'2003 · Self	Self
EEvolution of the Hulk2003 · Self	Self
TThe Incredible Ang Lee2003 · Self	Self
TThe Unique Style of Editing 'Hulk'2003 · Self	Self
Playboy: Sex at 24 Frames Per Second2003 · Self	Self
Hulk2003 · Hulk (voice) (uncredited), Director	Hulk (voice) (uncredited), Director
The Art of Action: Martial Arts in the Movies2002 · Self	Self
A Feast for the Eyes: Ang Lee in Taipei2002 · Self	Self
Chosen2001 · Director	Director
The Making of 'Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon'2000 · Self	Self
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon2000 · Producer, Director	Producer, Director
Ride with the Devil1999 · Director	Director
Yang ± Yin: Gender in Chinese Cinema1998 · Self	Self
The Ice Storm1997 · Director, Producer	Director, Producer
Sense and Sensibility1995 · Director	Director
Siao Yu1995 · Writer, Producer	Writer, Producer
Eat Drink Man Woman1994 · Director, Screenplay	Director, Screenplay
The Wedding Banquet1993 · Guest at the Wedding Banquet (uncredited), Director, Producer, Writer	Guest at the Wedding Banquet (uncredited), Director, Producer, Writer
Pushing Hands1991 · Director, Writer	Director, Writer
Of East and West1989 · Actor	Actor
Fine Line1984 · Director, Writer	Director, Writer
I Wish I Was by That Dim Lake1982 · Director	Director
JJackie Chan: Down to EarthSelf	Self