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Zhao Tao

Acting
Known For

48 Years Old

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Zhao Tao (Chinese: 赵涛, born 28 January 1977) is a famous Chinese actress, work in China and Europe, she has over 10 films to her credit since starting her career in 1999, muse of director Jia Zhangke. Zhao first came into international prominence through close collaboration with Chinese director Jia Zhangke and is credited with helping to bring Chinese cinema to Europe, especially Italy. As Shun Li in Io sono Li, her best starring role to date, she became the first Asian actress to win a prize at David di Donatello. Zhao's native language is Jinese, but she is multilingual, having learned to speak Italian, Mandarin and Szechuanese. Biography She was born January 28, 1977, in Taiyuan, Shanxi, which is also the hometown of the heroine in Still Life. As a child, she studied classical Chinese dance. In 1996, she enrolled in the folk dance department at Beijing Dance Academy. After graduation, she became a dance teacher in Taiyuan Normal College, where she was spotted by Jia during casting for Platform. Since then they work frequently together. In 2011 she starred in the Italian movie Shun Li and the Poet by Andrea Segre, the movie was screened in the Venice Days section of the 68th Venice International Film Festival. Zhao won the David di Donatello Award, the Italian Oscar, for Best Actress for her bilingual role.

Born

Taiyuan - Shanxi - China on 28th January 1977

All Credits

Living Image
Living
Hong Yu
A Touch of Sin Image
A Touch of Sin
Xiao Yu
An Elephant Sitting Still Image
An Elephant Sitting Still
History Teacher
Caught by the Tides Image
Caught by the Tides
Qiao Qiao
Still Life Image
Still Life
Shen-Hong Guo
Mountains May Depart Image
Mountains May Depart
Shen Tao
Ash Is Purest White Image
Ash Is Purest White
Zhao Qiao
Platform Image
Platform
Yin Ruijuan
24 City Image
24 City
Su Na
Shun Li and the Poet Image
Shun Li and the Poet
Shun Li
Unknown Pleasures Image
Unknown Pleasures
Qiao Qiao
I Wish I Knew Image
I Wish I Knew
Self
The World Image
The World
Tao
Jia Zhangke, A Guy from Fenyang Image
Jia Zhangke, A Guy from Fenyang
Self
Where Has Time Gone? Image
Where Has Time Gone?
3.11 A Sense of Home Films Image
3.11 A Sense of Home Films
(segment "Alone Together")
Cry Me a River Image
Cry Me a River
Remembrance Image
Remembrance
Ten Thousand Waves Image
Ten Thousand Waves
Blue Goddess
Smog Journeys Image
Smog Journeys
Revive Image
Revive
Our Ten Years Image
Our Ten Years
Walking on the Wild Side Image
Walking on the Wild Side
Black Breakfast Image
Black Breakfast
No Image
Untitled Jia Zhangke Film