After graduating from elementary school in rural Hengdian, future actress Zhang Mei'e worked as common farmer and factory painter, raising silkworm cocoons. In 1996 Hengdian began to transform into big cinema city, which attracted many crews from the whole China, so Zhang Mei'e decided to put aside her farmwork and found a job in a movie studio 100 kilometers away from home. With the help of a fellow villager Zhang Mei'e found a job in repairing obsolete buildings in Hengdian Film and Television Base. At 60 years old, she debuted as actress in Stephen Chow's Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons. (오뜨랑에서 실시간으로 번역된 한글 프로필도 확인할 수 있어요) 2026년 쿵후여족에서 Mahjong Buddy Mei E 역을 맡았다. 2022년 诡墓神棺에 출연했다. 2022년 大话西游：缘起에 출연했다.