Zhao Tao

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Zhao Tao (simplified Chinese: 赵涛) is a Chinese actress who has starred in several films by Jia Zhangke.

Contents 1 Biography 2 Filmography 3 References 4 External links

[edit] Biography

She was born in Taiyuan, Shanxi province, which is also the hometown of the heroine in Still Life. As a child, she studied classical Chinese dance. In 1996, she enrolled in the folk dance department at Beijing Dance Academy. After graduation, she became a dance teacher in Taiyuan Normal College, where she was spotted by Jia during casting for Platform.^[1]

[edit] Filmography

• Platform (2000)
• Unknown Pleasures (2002)
• The World (2004)
• Still Life (2006)
• 24 City (2008)

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Zhao Tao at the Internet Movie Database
• "Zhao Tao: Step on the Bright Road to Cannes"

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