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Tao Zhao(I)

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  • Producer
  • Writer
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Tao Zhao
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Tao Zhao was born on 28 January 1977 in Taiyuan, Shanxi, China. She is an actress and producer, known for Mountains May Depart (2015), Ash Is Purest White (2018) and Shun Li and the Poet (2011). She has been married to Zhangke Jia since 7 January 2012.
BornJanuary 28, 1977
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BornJanuary 28, 1977
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  • Awards
    • 17 wins & 20 nominations

Photos36

Tao Zhao in I Wish I Knew (2010)
Tao Zhao in I Wish I Knew (2010)
Tao Zhao and Yi Zhang in Mountains May Depart (2015)
Tao Zhao and Zishan Rong in Mountains May Depart (2015)
Tao Zhao and Zishan Rong in Mountains May Depart (2015)
Tao Zhao in Mountains May Depart (2015)
Tao Zhao and Jia-yi Zhang in A Touch of Sin (2013)
Tao Zhao and Jia-yi Zhang in A Touch of Sin (2013)
Tao Zhao in A Touch of Sin (2013)
Tao Zhao in A Touch of Sin (2013)
Tao Zhao in I Wish I Knew (2010)
Tao Zhao in Still Life (2006)

Known for

Tao Zhao in Mountains May Depart (2015)
Mountains May Depart
6.9
  • Shen Tao(as Zhao Tao)
  • 2015
Tao Zhao and Fan Liao in Ash Is Purest White (2018)
Ash Is Purest White
7.0
  • Qiao
  • 2018
Shun Li and the Poet (2011)
Shun Li and the Poet
7.2
  • Shun Li(as Zhao Tao)
  • 2011
Wu Jiang in A Touch of Sin (2013)
A Touch of Sin
7.1
  • Xiao Yu
  • 2013

Credits

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Actress

  • Tao Zhao and Fan Liao in Ash Is Purest White (2018)
    Ash Is Purest White
    • Qiao
    • 2018
  • Where Has the Time Gone? (2017)
    Where Has the Time Gone?
    • 2017
  • Tao Zhao in Mountains May Depart (2015)
    Mountains May Depart
    • Shen Tao (as Zhao Tao)
    • 2015
  • Smog Journeys (2015)
    Smog Journeys
    • Short
    • 2015
  • Wu Jiang in A Touch of Sin (2013)
    A Touch of Sin
    • Xiao Yu
    • 2013
  • Shun Li and the Poet (2011)
    Shun Li and the Poet
    • Shun Li (as Zhao Tao)
    • 2011
  • Maggie Cheung in Better Life (2010)
    Better Life
    • Blue Goddess
    • 2010
  • Shi nian
    • Video
    • 2009
  • Da Sheng Huo
    • TV Series
    • 2009
  • Cry Me a River (2008)
    Cry Me a River
    • Short
    • 2008
  • Dada (2008)
    Dada
    • 2008
  • Women de shi nian
    • Short
    • 2007
  • Tao Zhao and Sanming Han in Still Life (2006)
    Still Life
    • Shen Hong
    • 2006
  • The World (2004)
    The World
    • Tao
    • 2004
  • Unknown Pleasures (2002)
    Unknown Pleasures
    • Qiao Qiao
    • 2002

Producer

  • Swimming Out Till the Sea Turns Blue (2020)
    Swimming Out Till the Sea Turns Blue
    • producer
    • 2020
  • Wuyong (2007)
    Wuyong
    • producer
    • 2007

Writer

  • The Hedonists (2016)
    The Hedonists
    • Writer
    • Short
    • 2016

Videos5

Still Life: Trailer
Trailer 1:45
Still Life: Trailer
Still Life
Trailer 1:22
Still Life
Ash Is Purest White
Trailer 1:54
Ash Is Purest White
A Touch of Sin
Trailer 2:01
A Touch of Sin
Ash Is Purest White | Official US Trailer
Trailer 1:54
Ash Is Purest White | Official US Trailer

Personal details

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  • Alternative name
    • Zhao Tao
  • Born
    • January 28, 1977
    • Taiyuan, Shanxi, China
  • Spouse
    • Zhangke JiaJanuary 7, 2012 - present

Did you know

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    During a press conference at the 61st Cannes Film Festival for 24 City (2008), Zhangke Jia, Joan Chen and Tao Zhao observed a minute of silence in memory of the victims of the 2008 devastating earthquake in China. The film was shot in Chengdu, in Sichuan province where the earthquake struck.

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