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Zhao Liying
Zhao Liying (Chinese: 赵丽颖, born October 16, 1987), also known as Zanilia Zhao, is a Chinese actress. She rose to prominence with the historical drama Legend of Lu Zhen (2013), followed by the television dramas Boss & Me (2014), The Journey of Flower (2015), The Mystic Nine (2016), Noble Aspirations (2016), Princess Agents (2017), The Story of Minglan (2018), Legend of Fei (2020), and The Legend of Shen Li (2024). Zhao won Best Actress at the Flying Apsaras Awards and Golden Eagle Awards for her performance in Wild Bloom (2022).
In film, she is best known for starring in Duckweed (2017), The Monkey King 3 (2018), and Article 20 (2024).
Zhao was born on October 16, 1987, in Langfang, Hebei. She graduated from Langfang School of Electronic Information Engineering, a secondary professional training school.
In 2006, Zhao Liying participated in the Yahoo Search Star Game and became the final winner. She subsequently signed with Huayi Brothers. In 2007, Zhao made her acting debut in the family drama Golden Marriage directed by Zheng Xiaolong.
In 2009, Zhao took on her first historical drama role in The Firmament of The Pleiades. The series was broadcast on Japanese channel NHK and earned critical acclaim. Zhao received the Most Popular Actress award at the Chinese Creative Short Video Awards.
In 2010, she first started to gain recognition from mainland audiences after appearing in The Dream of Red Mansions (2010), based on the novel of the same name by Cao Xueqin. In 2011, Zhao's popularity rose following her role as Princess Qing'er in New My Fair Princess.
In 2013, Zhao starred in historical drama Legend of Lu Zhen, based on the novel Female Prime Minister (女相) by Zhang Wei, playing an ordinary girl who worked her way up to become the first female prime minister during the Northern Qi dynasty. The drama was a hit domestically, and also overseas in South Korea and Japan, leading to increased recognition for Zhao in the region. Zhao won several newcomer and popularity awards at local award ceremonies. The same year, Zhao starred in historical romance film Palace: Lock Sinensis, the fourth and final installment of the Gong series by Yu Zheng. Contrary to her usual sweet and nice image, Zhao plays a scheming and evil princess in the film.
In 2014, Zhao starred in the romantic comedy drama Boss & Me, based on Gu Man's popular novel Shan Shan Comes to Eat. The series topped ratings in its timeslot in China, and also earned high popularity overseas. Zhao further solidified her popularity with several high rated dramas in 2014, including The Legend of Chasing Fish and Wife's Secret. Zhao's soaring popularity thanks to her various successful acting projects led to her being crowned the "Golden Eagle Goddess" at the 10th China Golden Eagle TV Art Festival, where she performed as the opening act to the ceremony.
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Zhao Liying
Zhao Liying (Chinese: 赵丽颖, born October 16, 1987), also known as Zanilia Zhao, is a Chinese actress. She rose to prominence with the historical drama Legend of Lu Zhen (2013), followed by the television dramas Boss & Me (2014), The Journey of Flower (2015), The Mystic Nine (2016), Noble Aspirations (2016), Princess Agents (2017), The Story of Minglan (2018), Legend of Fei (2020), and The Legend of Shen Li (2024). Zhao won Best Actress at the Flying Apsaras Awards and Golden Eagle Awards for her performance in Wild Bloom (2022).
In film, she is best known for starring in Duckweed (2017), The Monkey King 3 (2018), and Article 20 (2024).
Zhao was born on October 16, 1987, in Langfang, Hebei. She graduated from Langfang School of Electronic Information Engineering, a secondary professional training school.
In 2006, Zhao Liying participated in the Yahoo Search Star Game and became the final winner. She subsequently signed with Huayi Brothers. In 2007, Zhao made her acting debut in the family drama Golden Marriage directed by Zheng Xiaolong.
In 2009, Zhao took on her first historical drama role in The Firmament of The Pleiades. The series was broadcast on Japanese channel NHK and earned critical acclaim. Zhao received the Most Popular Actress award at the Chinese Creative Short Video Awards.
In 2010, she first started to gain recognition from mainland audiences after appearing in The Dream of Red Mansions (2010), based on the novel of the same name by Cao Xueqin. In 2011, Zhao's popularity rose following her role as Princess Qing'er in New My Fair Princess.
In 2013, Zhao starred in historical drama Legend of Lu Zhen, based on the novel Female Prime Minister (女相) by Zhang Wei, playing an ordinary girl who worked her way up to become the first female prime minister during the Northern Qi dynasty. The drama was a hit domestically, and also overseas in South Korea and Japan, leading to increased recognition for Zhao in the region. Zhao won several newcomer and popularity awards at local award ceremonies. The same year, Zhao starred in historical romance film Palace: Lock Sinensis, the fourth and final installment of the Gong series by Yu Zheng. Contrary to her usual sweet and nice image, Zhao plays a scheming and evil princess in the film.
In 2014, Zhao starred in the romantic comedy drama Boss & Me, based on Gu Man's popular novel Shan Shan Comes to Eat. The series topped ratings in its timeslot in China, and also earned high popularity overseas. Zhao further solidified her popularity with several high rated dramas in 2014, including The Legend of Chasing Fish and Wife's Secret. Zhao's soaring popularity thanks to her various successful acting projects led to her being crowned the "Golden Eagle Goddess" at the 10th China Golden Eagle TV Art Festival, where she performed as the opening act to the ceremony.