Zhao Tao

Zhao Tao
Zhao Tao
	Zhao Tao in 2023
Born	28 January 1977 (age 47); Taiyuan, China
Occupation(s)	Actress, producer
Years active	1999–present
Spouse	Jia Zhangke (m. 2012)
Awards	David di Donatello Award – Best Actress; 2012 Shun Li and the Poet; ;
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese	赵涛
Hanyu Pinyin
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin	Zhào Tāo

Zhao Tao (born 28 January 1977) is a Chinese actress. She works in China and occasionally Europe, and has appeared in 10 films and several shorts since starting her career in 1999. She is best known for her collaborations with her husband, director Jia Zhangke, including Platform (2000) and Still Life (2006). With Shun Li and the Poet (2011), she became the first Asian actress to win a prize at David di Donatello. She received two Golden Horse Award nominations for Mountains May Depart (2015) and Ash Is Purest White (2018). In 2020, The New York Times ranked her #8 on its list of the 25 Greatest Actors of the 21st Century.^[1]

^ Dargis, Manohla; Scott, A.O. (25 November 2020). "The 25 greatest actors of the 21st century (so far)". The New York Times. Retrieved 21 December 2020.

[1] Dargis, Manohla; Scott, A.O. (25 November 2020). "The 25 greatest actors of the 21st century (so far)". The New York Times. Retrieved 21 December 2020.

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