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Tao Zhao(I)

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  • Producer
  • Writer
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Tao Zhao
A Chinese woman lives for herself in silence, celebrating the prosperous Belle Epoque with songs and dance.
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Caught by the Tides (2024)
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Tao Zhao was born on 28 January 1977 in Taiyuan, Shanxi, China. She is an actress and producer, known for Ash Is Purest White (2018), Mountains May Depart (2015) 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
      • 23 wins & 23 nominations total

    Photos38

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    Known for

    Tao Zhao and Fan Liao in Ash Is Purest White (2018)
    Ash Is Purest White
    7.0
    • Qiao
    • 2018
    Tao Zhao in Mountains May Depart (2015)
    Mountains May Depart
    6.9
    • Shen Tao(as Zhao Tao)
    • 2015
    Shun Li and the Poet (2011)
    Shun Li and the Poet
    7.2
    • Shun Li(as Zhao Tao)
    • 2011
    Tao Zhao and Sanming Han in Still Life (2006)
    Still Life
    7.3
    • Shen Hong
    • 2006

    Credits

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    Actress

    • Torino Shadow (2026)
      Torino Shadow
      Short
      • 2026
    • Caught by the Tides (2024)
      Caught by the Tides
      6.7
      • Qiaoqiao
      • 2024
    • Tao Zhao and Fan Liao in Ash Is Purest White (2018)
      Ash Is Purest White
      7.0
      • Qiao
      • 2018
    • World Premiere of Ash is Purest White (2018)
      World Premiere of Ash is Purest White
      Video
      • 2018
    • Where Has the Time Gone? (2017)
      Where Has the Time Gone?
      5.5
      • 2017
    • Tao Zhao in Mountains May Depart (2015)
      Mountains May Depart
      6.9
      • Shen Tao (as Zhao Tao)
      • 2015
    • Smog Journeys (2015)
      Smog Journeys
      6.1
      Short
      • 2015
    • Wu Jiang in A Touch of Sin (2013)
      A Touch of Sin
      7.1
      • Xiao Yu
      • 2013
    • Shun Li and the Poet (2011)
      Shun Li and the Poet
      7.2
      • Shun Li (as Zhao Tao)
      • 2011
    • Maggie Cheung in Better Life (2010)
      Better Life
      6.8
      • Blue Goddess
      • 2010
    • Shi nian
      5.4
      Video
      • 2009
    • Da Sheng Huo (2009)
      Da Sheng Huo
      TV Series
      • 2009
    • Cry Me a River (2008)
      Cry Me a River
      6.5
      Short
      • 2008
    • Dada (2008)
      Dada
      7.3
      • 2008
    • Our Ten Years
      5.8
      Short
      • 2007

    Producer

    • Swimming Out Till the Sea Turns Blue (2020)
      Swimming Out Till the Sea Turns Blue
      6.5
      • producer
      • 2020
    • Useless (2007)
      Useless
      6.5
      • producer
      • 2007

    Writer

    • The Hedonists (2016)
      The Hedonists
      6.4
      Short
      • Writer
      • 2016

    Videos6

    Official Trailer
    Trailer 1:40
    Official Trailer
    Still Life: Trailer
    Trailer 1:45
    Still Life: Trailer
    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

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

    Did you know

    • Trivia
      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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