Zhao Tao

Acteur, Producteur, Scénariste

28 janvier 1977 (49 ans)
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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.

Films & Séries sur Plex

  • La petite Venise
    La petite Venise2011

Connue pour

  • Les Éternels
    Les Éternels2018
  • Au-delà des montagnes
    Au-delà des montagnes2015
  • A Touch of Sin
    A Touch of Sin2013
  • Still Life
    Still Life2006
  • The World
    The World2004
  • Platform
    Platform2001
  • Les Feux sauvages
    Les Feux sauvages2024
  • La petite Venise
    La petite Venise2011
  • Plaisirs inconnus
    Plaisirs inconnus2002
  • 24 City
    24 City2008
  • Swimming Out Till the Sea Turns Blue
    Swimming Out Till the Sea Turns Blue2020
  • Cry Me a River
    Cry Me a River2008
  • The Hedonists
    The Hedonists2016
  • Useless
    Useless2008
  • Love is All
    Love is All1 saison

Filmographie

2024
Caught by the Tides · as Qiao Qiao
2018
An Elephant Sitting Still · as History Teacher
2018
Ash Is Purest White · as Zhao Qiao
2017
2015
Mountains May Depart · as Shen Tao
2013
A Touch of Sin · as Xiao Yu
2011
Shun Li and the Poet · as Shun LiSur Plex
2011
3.11 A Sense of Home Films · as (segment "alone Together")
2010
Better Life · as Blue Goddess
2008
24 City · as Su Na
2008
Dada's Dance · as Cast
2008
2006
Still Life · as Shen-Hong Guo
2006
2004
The World · as Tao
2002
Unknown Pleasures · as Qiao Qiao
2000
Platform · as Yin Ruijuan