Zanilia Zhao (Zhao Liying) is a famous Chinese actress mostly popular for her performances in several famous Chinese television series like ‘Princess Agents’, ‘Noble Aspirations’, ‘Legend of Lu Zhen’, ‘Legend of Fei’, ‘Boss & Me’, ‘The Mystic Nine’, ‘The Journey of Flower’, and ‘The Story of Minglan’.
Zhao Liying started her professional career in 2006 by participating in a reality TV show ‘Star Game’. After winning the final episode, she became a very popular face in the Chinese drama industry. Next year, she was signed by Zheng Xiaolong in his drama ‘Golden Marriage’. However, the worldwide famous Television series ‘Legend of Lu Zhen’ boomed Zhao’s career. One after the other, Zhao was seen in many hit dramas like ‘Love Tribulations’ (2009), ‘The Girl in Blue’ (2010), ‘New My Fair Princess’ (2011), ‘Palace II’ (2012), ‘Boss & Me’ (2014),
‘The Mystic Nine’ (2016), and ‘Who Is Murderer’ (2021).
Apart from drama series, Zhao Liying performed in many Chinese films and her roles were loved by the public as well as critics. Famous Zhao Liying movies are ‘Mudan Pavilion’ (2007), ‘Love Killed Nine River Hall’ (2008), ‘Crazy New Year’s Eve’ (2015), ‘Day of our Own’ (2016), and ‘The Monkey King 3’ (2018).
Zhao rose to fame in a very short period and won many Awards from 2014 to 2020. She received her first award in 2014 at ‘the 10th China Golden Eagle TV Art Festival’. In the coming years, she was awarded many domestic and international awards such as ‘The Best Actress Award’, ‘Most Popular Actress Award’, ‘Artist of the year Award’, and ‘Goddess Award’.