Born on March 12, 1976 in Anhui province of China, Zhao Wei is a versatile artist known for both his acting and singing. She is also often referred to as Vicki Zhao in the media. He grew up in a family where his mother was a teacher and his father was a device designer. Zhao, who thought he was an ordinary person in his youth, would actually gain great fame later in his life.
When he was seventeen years old, a film crew came to Wuhu looking for extras for the movie Hua Hun starring the famous actor Gong Li. After her small role in this movie, Zhao decided to step into an acting career. He soon enrolled in a film school in Shanghai and then completed his studies at the Beijing Film Academy. Zhao, who had an intense education life during this period, graduated in 2000.
Zhao, who started his acting career as an extra in the movie Hua Hun in 1993, received his first serious role in the movie Penitentiary Angel directed by the famous director Xei Jin in 1995. This role, which he took at a young age, was an opportunity where he learned the importance of working with an experienced director.
She made her breakthrough with the TV series Princess Pearl, which was broadcast in 1997. Although Zhao, who worked 18-20 hours almost every day due to the intense shooting schedule, found this process extremely challenging, he eventually became famous because the series was a great success. She was only 23 years old when she received the "Best Actress" award at the Golden Eagle Awards in 1999.
Taking an important step in her personal life, Zhao Wei married Huang You Long, a Singaporean businessman, in 2008 and had a daughter from this marriage. The artist attracted attention not only with his acting but also with his music career. His musical journey, which started with the album Swallow, released in 1999, continued with albums such as Magic of Love, The Last Separation, Afloat and Double.
