Chinese name : 趙薇 (traditional)
Chinese name : 赵薇 (simplified)
Pinyin : Zhào Wēi (Mandarin)
Jyutping : Ziu6 Mei4 (Cantonese)
Born : 12 March 1976, Wuhu, Anhui, China
Other name(s) : Vicki Zhao
Occupation : Actress, film director, singer
Genre(s) : Mandopop
Years active : 1993–present
Partner(s) : Huang Youlong (2008-present)
Children : 1
Parents : Zhao Jiahai (father), Wei Qiying (mother)
Zhao Wei (born 12 March 1976), also known as Vicki Zhao (or Vicky Zhao), is a Chinese actress, director and pop singer. She has been awarded the Hundred Flowers Award, Shanghai Film Critics Award, Huabiao Award, Golden Eagle TV Award, as well as the Best Actress award at the Shanghai International Film Festival.
Zhao developed an interest in acting after she was first chosen to be a supporting actress in a filming session. While studying at Beijing Film Academy, she participated in various film projects. She rose to fame after portraying Xiaoyanzi ("Little Swallow") in the first two seasons of the television series Princess Pearl. In 1999, after Princess Pearl was broadcast, Zhao also began her singing career with her first album, Swallow. She is considered one of the "Four Dan actresses" in China (四大花旦), along with Xu Jinglei, Zhang Ziyi and Zhou Xun.
Following the success of Princess Pearl, Zhao started acting in many major film productions, including Stephen Chow's Shaolin Soccer (2001), So Close (2002), Warriors of Heaven and Earth (2004), and John Woo's historical epic Red Cliff (2008-2009). For her achievements in film, television, and music, the Japanese media dubbed her "China's No.1 actress" in 2007. The United Kingdom's The Independent also described her as "China's box office darling" in 2009.
Chinese name : 赵薇 (simplified)
Pinyin : Zhào Wēi (Mandarin)
Jyutping : Ziu6 Mei4 (Cantonese)
Born : 12 March 1976, Wuhu, Anhui, China
Other name(s) : Vicki Zhao
Occupation : Actress, film director, singer
Genre(s) : Mandopop
Years active : 1993–present
Partner(s) : Huang Youlong (2008-present)
Children : 1
Parents : Zhao Jiahai (father), Wei Qiying (mother)
Zhao developed an interest in acting after she was first chosen to be a supporting actress in a filming session. While studying at Beijing Film Academy, she participated in various film projects. She rose to fame after portraying Xiaoyanzi ("Little Swallow") in the first two seasons of the television series Princess Pearl. In 1999, after Princess Pearl was broadcast, Zhao also began her singing career with her first album, Swallow. She is considered one of the "Four Dan actresses" in China (四大花旦), along with Xu Jinglei, Zhang Ziyi and Zhou Xun.
Following the success of Princess Pearl, Zhao started acting in many major film productions, including Stephen Chow's Shaolin Soccer (2001), So Close (2002), Warriors of Heaven and Earth (2004), and John Woo's historical epic Red Cliff (2008-2009). For her achievements in film, television, and music, the Japanese media dubbed her "China's No.1 actress" in 2007. The United Kingdom's The Independent also described her as "China's box office darling" in 2009.
