48 years old (Born on March 12, 1976)
Actress, singer; She is famous from Jade Goddess of Mercy.
Forbes magazine's China edition ranked the seventh most popular celebrity of 2007. Spokesperson of Jumeirah since 2008. Spokesperson of Marie France again since 2008. She studied playing piano 7 years,and she passed the highest level test in China. Won 2006 Top Chinese TV Drama Awards Favorite Actress Mainland China Award for her performance in the champion TV drama "Moment in Peking"(2005).Wei Zhao's Best Moments
Fun Facts About Wei Zhao
Won 2003 MTV Style Awards "Most Style Asia Actress".
Her favorite foreign actresses are Isabelle Huppert and Juliette Binoche.
Won the 17th Golden Eagle Awards Best Actress Award for her performance in the most popular Chinese TV drama "Huan zhu ge ge" (1998).
Won 2003 Lycra Channel Young Fashion Awards "China mainland Trendy Actress".
Won 2005 Lycra Channel Young Fashion Awards "China mainland Trendy Female Singer".
She passed 2006 China national wide postgraduate entrance examination. She has enrolled for postgraduate study at the Beijing Film Academy and will get the master degree in 2008.
Nominated 2006 Golden TVS Awards Favorite Actress for pop series "Fast Track Love".
Was the official amabassader for China National Farmer Sports Meeting in 2003.
Zhao Wei's 2005 album "Double"(aka Shuang) sold more than 1,000,000 in Asia.The selling is the chinese female singer champion of the year.
Zhao's 2004 album "Afloat"(aka Piao)'s selling is the female singer champion of the year.
Amabassador of China Welfare Fun For The Handicapped since 2006.
Nominated 6th Chinese Music Chart Awards Best Female Singer & Best Album.
Won 2005 Lycra Channel Young Fashion Awards "China mainland Trendy Actress".
Spokesperson for China goverment charity project - "Hope Project" since 2002.
Forbes magazine's China edition ranked her the forth most popular celebrity of 2004.
Former spokesperson for Marie France during 2003-2004.
Won 2002 Hong Kong TVB Top 10 Television Artist Awards for her performance in the popular tv drama "Qing shen shen yu meng meng" (2001).
She studied Tibet dancing for 3 years. And her performance has showed on local TV in 1994.
Graduated from the Beijing Film Academy
Her favorite Chinese actress is Maggie Cheung.
Ambassador of UN's "Orphan and Vulnerable Children, Children Affected by AIDS Awareness".
Won 13th Channel [V] Chinese Music Awards Favorite Female Singer, Best Music Video, and Nomiated Best Female Singer.
Won 1999 Hong Kong Metro Radio Station Most Popular Singer Award.
Family includes: Wei Qiying (mom), Zhao Jiahai (dad), Zhao Jian (older brother) & Chen Rong(Sisiter in law)
Forbes magazine's China edition ranked the forth most popular celebrity of 2005.
Won 2005 Asian Pacific Music Awards Top Ten Golden Melody of the Year, and Nominated Best Female Singer, Favorite Female Singer, Best Album, Best Selling Record.
Won 2006 Tvz.cn Top 10 Outstanding Television Awards for her performance in 2005 China champion tv drama "Moment in Peking" (2005).
Was the last-artist performer of 2007 World Special Olympic Games Opening Ceremony.
Has collaborated several times with Aunty Qiong Yao. Played the main character in Qiong Yao's book-turned-TV serials, such as Huang Zhu Ge Ge I, Huang Zhu Ge Ge II, Lao Fang You Xi/Biao Mei Ji Xiang, and Qing Sheng Sheng Yu Meng Meng.
Won 5th Chinese Music Chart Awards Favorite Mainland Female Singer, 2 Top Ten Golden Melody of the Year & Nominated Best Female Singer.
Spokesperson of China Open since 2008.
Former spokesperson for Esprit.
Won 2006 MTV Asia Awards "Favorite Artist Mainland China" Award
Former spokesperson for Shiseido during 2003-2004.
Her postgraduate study professor is China famous director Tian Zhuangzhuang.
She has bounced back into the limelight as the official ambassador for a high-profile endorsement deal for slimming centre Marie France throughout Asia.
Was banned (and ostracized) in China after being photographed wearing a dress made from a Japanese Battleflag. Swiftly, after her several times apology (television, newspaper, Internet and radio), Chinese public forgave her.
She is the first Mainland China actress to have a wax figure at Madame Tussauds Shanghai.
Host of CCTV 2000 Spring Festival Ceremony.
Former spokesperson for Red Earth during 2001-2002.
Forbes magazine's China edition ranked her the third most popular celebrity of 2003.
Shot to fame with the role of the playful and cheeky character of Little Shallow/Princess Pearl in the Qiong Yao book-turned-TV serial Huang Zhu Ge Ge (The Return of Princess Pearl).
Listed in People Magazine's '100 Most Beautiful People' List in 2006.
Won 2004 MTV Style Awards "Female Artist of the Year".
Captain of China Star Tennes Team since 2008.
Nominated 2006 Top Chinese TV Drama Awards Best Actress for her performance in "Moment in Peking"(2005).
Zhao Wei and Hollywood star Colin Farrell are the amabassaders of 2006 Special Olympics Shanghai Invitational Games.