Biography

Tao Zhao was born on January 28, 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 January 7, 2012.

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.

Graduate, Beijing Dance Academy, Dept. of Folk Dance.