Zhang Yu appeared on the screen at the beginning of 1977, played a role in the movie Youth (1977), and then appeared in the movie Ah! Cradle plays the role of a teacher in Yan 'an Nursery School and is well received. 1980 participated in the filming of "romance on lushan mountain", in which she played Zhou Yun, and successfully created the image of a girl who grew up overseas but had a pure heart for her motherland. Her performance is warm and unpretentious, unrestrained and unpretentious, giving people a fresh and simple feeling. In the same year, she played the heroine Liu Wenying, a young woman who was deeply poisoned by the ultra-left ideology of the Gang of Four, in the film Late Rain. She has the evil of "revolutionary teenager", but she has not completely lost the goodness in life. Zhang Yu grasped the personality characteristics of the character and accurately completed the psychological transformation of the character from evil to good.
198 1, starring in the movie company and side street. These two films, especially The Side Street, caused great repercussions at that time, and Zhang Yu became a very popular actress at that time. After that, she starred in a series of films such as Little Goldfish, Clear Water Bay and Freshwater Bay. 198 1, and she became the first actress in China film history to win four awards in a row in the same year: (Golden Rooster Award, Hundred Flowers Award Award, Wenhui Award and Government Award). In the same year, he visited Australia with the China film delegation.
After winning the prize, Zhang Yu did not get carried away, but sought a new breakthrough with a normal heart. To this end, she sprouted the idea of continuing her studies. 65438-0985, studied at California State Northridge University, studied film and television production, and then studied for a master's degree. During his stay in the United States, Zhang Yu studied hard and got excellent grades. She enjoyed the courtesy of "double actress", which not only created a stable and comfortable learning environment for her, but also prepared conditions for her to set up a company in the United States and return to China to do business and raise movies.
From 199 1, Zhang Yu filmed in Taiwan Province for three years. Besides Li Shishi, he also filmed The Sky Beyond the Yellow Land, Paper Marriage, The Story of the Red Flower and Chopping the Prince.
Zhang Yu said: "In addition to material satisfaction, people can't lack affection. The most difficult thing for a China person to give up is mountains, rivers and bones. My career is in the mainland of China, and I will not live up to my love and cultivate my mainland audience. " 1993, he returned to the mainland and returned to the film industry. The first drama he chose was Zhang Jianya's "Mr. Wang's Desire Burned Me".
After completing one successful work after another, he was awarded the title of "Special Contribution Award for Performing Artists" by China Film Performing Artists Association 1993. At the same time, she also began to realize her dream-"Sun Series". From 65438 to 0995, as a producer, she participated in the production of the film The Sun has Ears, and won the Silver Bear Award for Best Director in Berlin and the Best Feature Film Award for Film Critics. Sun Fire is her second "Sun" film. In addition to continuing to be a producer and heroine, she also participated in the work of directing. After the film production was completed, it attracted attention at the national domestic film seminar.
Perhaps because of her love for the actress's career and her persistence in the art stage, Zhang Yu is both a producer and a protagonist in the next TV series. The world of mortals, dangerous games, the marriage of fate, the legend of the wind, behind the romance, honesty is priceless, and unlisted not only shows Zhang Yu's fresh, natural and unique performance style, but also her production ability.
In 2004, Zhang Yu filmed the documentary "China Movies in Shanghai", which was her first documentary. The film brings together the mental journey of filmmakers in different times in China, and it is a generous gift for the centenary of China's film.
The year of 2005 is the birth year of Zhang Yu, and it is also the centenary birthday of China film, in which she returned to film, participated in investment, made the film Lu Xun and played Lu Xun's wife Xu Guangping. In the same year, Zhang Yu also deeply interpreted the main melody film "Ren Changxia" which moved the first person in China in 2005. The film was shown all over the country, which caused great repercussions, was affirmed by the leaders and was loved and supported by the audience. Once again aroused people's memories of her. At the same time, Ren Changxia and Lu Xun won the China Watch Award for Best Feature Film and the Xia Yan Screenplay Literature Award respectively.
The role created by Zhang Yu has always been a classic in the eyes of the audience. As he himself said, "He is an actor who lives in the hearts of the audience forever". Nowadays, as a producer and actress, she has become a mature, intelligent and attractive new woman in the new era. According to the current situation that the mainland film and television industry is developing rapidly in the direction of standardization and industrialization, the future of China film and television industry is immeasurable. Zhang Yu studied hard in the United States for many years, constantly accumulating life experience, applying what he has learned and gaining a lot. We have reason to believe that Zhang Yu will bring us more excitement and surprises. As she firmly believes, "you don't have to be afraid of anything. The real enemy is only yourself. What you need to do is to constantly cross yourself and explore yourself. "