Zhao Tao

Zhao Tao

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
    Acting
    Place of birth
    Taiyuan - Shanxi - China
    Birthday
    1/28/1977
I Wish I Knew
I Wish I Knew
7
Still Life
Still Life
7.2
The World
The World
6.8
24 City
24 City
7.1
Black Breakfast
Black Breakfast
5.5
Walking on the Wild Side
Walking on the Wild Side
6
Unknown Pleasures
Unknown Pleasures
6.3
Platform
Platform
6.9
Caught by the Tides
Caught by the Tides
0
A Touch of Sin
A Touch of Sin
7.2
Cry Me a River
Cry Me a River
5.8
Our Ten Years
Our Ten Years
6
Remembrance
Remembrance
8
Jia Zhangke, A Guy from Fenyang
Jia Zhangke, A Guy from Fenyang
6.9
Mountains May Depart
Mountains May Depart
6.9
Smog Journeys
Smog Journeys
5.8
3.11 A Sense of Home
3.11 A Sense of Home
6.5
Ten Thousand Waves
Ten Thousand Waves
7.5
Where Has Time Gone?
Where Has Time Gone?
5.5
Ash Is Purest White
Ash Is Purest White
6.843
Revive
Revive
0
An Elephant Sitting Still
An Elephant Sitting Still
7.7
Shun Li and the Poet
Shun Li and the Poet
7.1
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