Zhou, has notched up about 30 feature films to date, starting with that 1991 debut Old Grave and leading to her recent Hollywood foray in the genre-hopping Cloud Atlas, also starring Tom Hanks, Hugh Grant, Halle Berry and Susan Sarandon.

The film has catapulted Zhou above her two main rivals, Li Bingbing and Fan Bingbing, in the international name-recognition stakes, and ensures Zhang Ziyi has a potential rival as the Chinese actress of choice for high-profile Hollywood roles.

Watch for 5 of Zhou's biggest achievements

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