Zhao Wei

Other Name: 赵薇

Age: 48

Birthday: March 12, 1976

Nationality: Chinese

Gender: Female

Zhao Wei (English name: Vicki ) is a Chinese actress and pop singer. She studied dancing for 3 years, piano for 6 years. Her performance of Tibet dancing was featured on local TV spring festival celebration in 1994. After being chosen to work as an extra on a filming set, Zhao developed a love for acting. While studying at Beijing Film Academy, Zhao participated in various film projects. Zhao's breakout role as a leading actress was in "Princess Pearl", a Taiwanese television series. In 1999, after Princess Pearl was broadcast, Zhao also began a singing career with her first album, Swallow. After her breakthrough, Zhao was involved in a number of controversies about her personal and professional lives, such as posing in a dress resembling a Japanese war flag. She is considered one of the "Four Young Dan actresses" in China. For her achievements in film, television, and music, Japanese media dubbed her China's No.1 actress, and UK's The Independent described her as "China's box office darling". She has been awarded the Hundred Flowers Award, Shanghai Film Critics Award, Huabiao Award, Golden Eagle TV Award as well as Shanghai Film Festival Golden Globet, amongst others. In 2009, Zhao married Huang You Long, a property magnate from China. In 11 April 2010, she gave birth to a daughter. In August 2021, Wei, was blacklisted by Beijing Regulation Authorities, in an unexplained reason. Her name was removed from all the social media platforms, including her credits from all the works she has appeared till date. (Source: Wikipedia).