Actress Zhao Wei appears on the June cover of Harper's Bazaar China.
Biography for Wei Zhao
Date of Birth
12 March 1976, Wuhu, Anhui province, China
Birth Name
Zhao Wei
Nickname
Vicki
Wei wei
Athene
Noodles
Xiao Wei
Height
5' 5ΒΌ" (1.66 m)
Mini Biography
In 1999, Vicki Zhao won Golden Eagle Awards Best Leading Actress which is China highest Television awards. In 2002, she nominated Best Supporting Actress in the 39th Golden Horse Award. In 2004, she nominated Best Actress and won Favorite Actress in the 11th Beijing College Student Film Festival. She nominated Best Actress and won Favorite Actress in the 4th Chinese Media Film Awards; in the same year,she nominated Best Actress in th 27th Hundred Flowers Awards. In 2005,Zhao Wei won the 8th Shanghai International Film Festival "Best Actress Award."Then she won the 10th China Film Performance Academic Society Prize(aka Golden Phoenix Award)--in August.Then Zhao Wei won the 11th China highest government award-China Movie Awards(aka Huabiao Awards) Outstanding Actress.Today, Zhao Wei is one of the Chinese directors' favorite actresses. For instance, He Ping, Ann Hui,John Woo, Wong Kar-wai and Jiang Wen.
She also is a pop singer. In 1999-2001, her 4 albums sold more than 3,700,000 records in Asia, but critics thought those record were just so so. In November 2004, her newest album "Piao(Afloat)" sold more than 300,000 in 10 days in mainland China, and most of the critics praised her. In 2005, she won Op Chinese Music Chart Awards "Favorite Female Singer (mainland)" and nominated "Best Female Singer" , Sprite Music Awards "Most Versatile Entertainmenter Award"and Music Radio China's Top Chart Awards "Most Popular Mainland Female Singer".In 2006,Zhao won the 12th ERS Golden Songs Awards "Favorite Female Singer" and "Top 10 Golden Melody".Nominated Pepsi Chart Music Awards "Best Female Singer".
Was ranked 2nd of the 100 Sexiest Women by FHM Singapore (2002). Was ranked 15th of the 100 Sexiest Women by FHM Singapore (2003). Was ranked 2nd of the 100 Sexiest Women by FHM Singapore (2004). Was ranked 10th of the 100 Sexiest Women by FHM Thailand (2003). Was ranked 3rd of the 100 Sexiest Women by FHM Thailand (2004).Was ranked 50th of the 100 Sexiest Women by FHM Malaysia (2005).
Forbes magazine's China edition ranked her the third most popular celebrity[2003]. Forbes magazine's China edition ranked her the forth most popular celebrity [2004].Forbes magazine's China edition ranked the forth most popular celebrity again[2005].Forbes magazine's China edition ranked the seventh most popular celebrity again [2007].
