Zhao Wenqi (Chinese: 赵文琪; born 14 September 1987), also known as Vanessa Zhao, is a Chinese actress and model.

Zhao Wenqi
赵文琪
Born
Zhao Wei (赵威)

(1987-09-14) September 14, 1987 (age 37)
Other namesVanessa Zhao
Alma materBeijing Film Academy
Occupation(s)Actress, model, hostess
Years active2004–present
AgentHuayi Brothers
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese趙文琪
Simplified Chinese赵文琪
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinZhào Wénqí

Zhao is noted for playing Qin Yumo in the romantic comedy television series iPartment, which enjoyed the highest ratings in China when it was broadcast.[1][2][3]

Early life

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Zhao was born in Changchun, Jilin on September 14, 1987. She graduated from Beijing Film Academy, majoring in acting.

Acting career

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Zhao had her first experience in front of the camera in 2004, and she was chosen to act as a support actor in The Magic Touch of Fate, a television series starring Ruby Lin and Alec Su.

After playing minor roles in various films and television series, such as Sounds of the Old City, Love in the War, Beautiful Bar, The Song of Yimeng, Happy Star, The Chinese Connection, Kou Lan Slam, Zhao received her first leading role in the second season of romantic comedy television series iPartment, alongside Eric Wang, Deng Jiajia, Michael Chen, Loura Lou, Kimi Li, Jean Lee and Sean Sun, the series was one of the most watched ones in mainland China in that year. Zhao also filmed in a number of successful sequels to iPartment.

In 2011, played the role of Scorpion Demon in Journey to the West, a myth drama starring Nie Yuan, Wu Yue, Zang Jinsheng and Elvis Tsui, which adapted from Wu Cheng'en's classical novel of the same title.[4]

Filmography

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Film

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Year English title Chinese title Role Notes
2004 Sounds of the Old City 古城琴声 Xiao Dan
茶经 Xiaoyali
2005 Love in the War 烽火别恋 Lei Yurou
Beautiful Bar 美丽酒吧 Ya Su
2006 The Song of Yimeng 沂蒙调 Qiuyun
2007 为了母亲的微笑 Bailing
2008 The Chinese Connection 精武门 Sister
Kou Lan Slam 扣篮对决 Xiaoxiao
2009 Tears in Heaven 天堂有泪 An'an
2015 An Accidental Shot of Love 擦枪走火

Television

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Year English title Chinese title Role Notes
2004 The Magic Touch of Fate 魔术奇缘 Xuan E
2007 Happy Star 快乐星球之逃出星球 Teacher Murong
2008 九鼎迷踪 Yezi
2010 iPartment 2 爱情公寓2 Qin Yumo
2011 Journey to the West 西游记 Monster
2014 iPartment 4 爱情公寓4 Qin Yumo
Great Village Official 大村官 Xia Lan

References

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  1. ^ 《爱情公寓》主演现状曝光 "好男人"新婚赵文琪离婚. SZNews (in Chinese). 2014-01-13.
  2. ^ 曝《爱情公寓》主演现状 陈赫新婚赵文琪离婚/图【29】. People.com (in Chinese). 2013-09-23.
  3. ^ 爱情公寓4曾小贤胡一菲各自花开 秦羽墨情场失意. cnhubei.com (in Chinese). 2014-01-28.
  4. ^ 《西游记》美艳蝎子精曝光 赵文琪有自信. anhuinews.com (in Chinese). 2011-11-16.
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