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3Zhào Wēi (赵薇), born 12 March 1976 in Wuhu, China, a.k.a. Vicki Zhao is a Chinese actress, director, and pop singer.
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5She discovered acting by accident in 1993, when her hometown was chosen as the location of the shooting of ''Hua Hun,'' a film starring Creator/GongLi, and she got to play as an extra. In 1995 she starred in a [[LiveActionTVTropes Live-Action Television]] series, ''Yu Tian You Gu Shi,'' and in the feature film ''Penitentiary Angel.'' Her more notable roles since then include Xiao Yan Zi in ''Series/PrincessReturningPearl'' (her StarMakingRole), Sue in ''Film/SoClose,'' Ah Mui in ''Film/ShaolinSoccer,'' Yao Mulan in ''Literature/MomentInPeking,'' Sun Shangxiang in ''Film/RedCliff,'' and the main character in ''Film/MulanRiseOfAWarrior''.
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7In 2006, she started her Master's program in Directing at the Beijing Film Academy, which she completed in 2012. In 2013, she released her first feature film as a director, called ''So Young,'' which was also her graduation project. The film was released in theatre to commercial success, breaking many box office records, and she becomes the first female director whose debut feature made over 100 million RMB at the box office.
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9She married her husband, businessman Huang Youlong (黄有龙), in 2008 in Singapore. Their daughter, Huang Xing (黄新), was born in 2010.
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11Besides her acting and directing career, she is also very involved in charity work and fundraising, with a focus on natural disaster relief in China.

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