Background
Zanilia Zhao was born and raised in Langfang, Hebei province, where she attended the Langfang School of Electronic Information Engineering, a national key secondary vocational school in China.
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Zanilia Zhao was born and raised in Langfang, Hebei province, where she attended the Langfang School of Electronic Information Engineering, a national key secondary vocational school in China.
Zhao is noted for her roles as Princess Qing"er, Lu Zhen, Xue Shanshan, and Hua Qian Gu in the television series New My Fair Princess (2011), Legend of Lu Zhen (2013), Boss & Maine (2014), The Journey of Flower (2015) respectively. Acting career In December 2006, Zhao had a minor role as The Empress in the historical television series Nanyue King, which starred Tang Guoqiang, Wang Gang and Ning Jing. Zhao"s first film role was a servant girl in an appearance (uncredited) in the film Mudan Pavilion (2007).
In 2009, Zhao played the character Ling"er in The Firmament of The Pleiades, which adapted from Japanese novelist Jirō Asada"s novel of the same title.
This hit television series was broadcast in Nippon Hōsō Kyōkai, and earned critical acclaim. In 2010, Zhao acted in The Dream of Red Mansions, a television series adaptation based on the novel of the same name by Cao Xueqin.
In 2011, Zhao signed with Hairun Movies and Production Company, Limited. At the same year, She co-starred as Princess Qing"er in New My Fair Princess, which was based on Chiung Yao"s novel. In 2012, Zhao starred in 2 season television series called Cuo Dian Yuan Yang playing Su Huan Er / Yang Yi Liu, alongside Qi Ji as an adorable couple.
In 2013, Zhao starred in several television series, such as Palace II, Legend of Lu Zhen and Mermaid Legend.
In 2014, Zhao played the lead role of Xue Shanshan in Boss & Maine, which was based on Gu Manitoba’s popular Novel Come and Eat, Shan Shan. She also acted as the lead role in drama Wife"s Secret along with Hawick Lau as Jiang Bai Han. She was crowned the Golden Eagle Goddess of 2014 at the 10th China television Golden Eagle, and did the opening act to the ceremony with a beautiful and breathtaking performance.