Zhao Tao

Biography

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.

Known For

Self

海上传奇

Shen-Hong Guo

三峡好人

Tao

世界

Su Na

二十四城记

黑色早餐

赖小子

Qiao Qiao

任逍遥

Yin Ruijuan

站台

Qiao Qiao

风流一代

Xiao Yu

天注定

河上的爱情

我们的十年

十年

Self

Jia Zhangke, Um Homem de Fenyang

Shen Tao

山河故人

人在霾途

(segment "Alone Together")

3.11 A Sense of Home Films

Blue Goddess

Ten Thousand Waves

时间去哪儿了

Zhao Qiao

江湖儿女

逢春

History Teacher

大象席地而坐

Shun Li

Io sono Li

Untitled Jia Zhangke Film