Zhao Liying

Zhao Liying (Chinese: 赵丽颖, born 16 October 1987), also known as Zanilia Zhao, is a Chinese actress. She is best known for her roles in television series Legend of Lu Zhen (2013), Boss & Me (2014), The Journey of Flower (2015), The Mystic Nine (2016), Noble Aspirations (2016), Princess Agents (2017) and The Story of Minglan (2018). She ranked 4th on Forbes China Celebrity 100 list in 2017.Zhao Li Ying, also known as Zanilia Zhao, is a Chinese actress. In 2006, Zhao participated in the Yahoo Search Star Game and became the final winner. She then signed with Huayi Brothers as a new talent. In 2007, Zhao made her acting debut in the family drama "Golden Marriage". In 2009, Zhao took on her first historical drama role in "The Firmament of The Pleiades". The series was broadcast on Japanese channel NHK and earned critical acclaim. Zhao received the Most Popular Actress award at the Chinese Creative Short Video Awards.

In 2013, Zhao achieved her breakthrough with "Legend of Lu Zhen". The drama was a hit domestically, and also overseas in South Korea and Japan, leading to increased recognition for Zhao in the region. She won the Favorite Newcomer award at the 4th China TV Drama Awards, Most Popular TV Actress award at the 4th LeTV Awards and Favorite New Actress award for the mainland region at the Tudou Young Choice Awards. Her popularity only increase with hit dramas like "Boss & Me" and "Journey of Flower". In 2017, she had a memorable film role in "Duckweed" and the drama "Princess Agents". She ranked 4th on Forbes China Celebrity 100 list in 2017.

Zhao Liying announced that she had married actor Feng Shao Feng in October of 2018.

Life
Zhao was born on 16 October 1987 in Langfang, Hebei. She graduated from Langfang School of Electronic Information Engineering, a secondary professional training school.[2]

In 2016, Zhao was named the tourism ambassador of Hebei.[50] The same year, Zhao became the Vice President of Yi Xia Technology.[51]

Zhao unveiled her wax figure at Madame Tussauds Beijing on May 2017.[52] The same year, Zhao was chosen as a brand ambassador for Dior in China.