- Born
- Oct 16, 1987
- From
- 中国, 河北, 廊坊
- Active since
- 2006
- Also known as
- Zanilia Zhao · 趙麗穎
Zhao Liying (赵丽颖), who uses the English name Zanilia Zhao, is an actress whose career began in 2006 after the Yahoo! Search Star contest (雅虎搜星). Her television roles include Chu Qiao in Princess Agents (楚乔传, 2017), Sheng Minglan in The Story of Minglan (知否？知否？应是绿肥红瘦, 2018) and Xu Banxia in Wild Bloom (风吹半夏, 2022).
Dramas
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The Legend of Shen Li: Zhao Liying's first turn as producer, and a runaway phoenix
A ruler who flees an arranged marriage, falls out of the sky as a phoenix, and lands in the care of the last ancient god — 2024's prime-time xianxia (immortal-fantasy) romance, and Zhao Liying's first credit as supervising producer.
Noble Aspirations: How a Famous Web Novel Became a Two-Part Xianxia Drama in 2016
A guide to the 2016 xianxia drama Noble Aspirations: the web novel Zhu Xian behind it, a cast led by Li Yifeng, Zhao Liying and Yang Zi, a release split between Hunan TV and Tencent Video, and the argument over its special effects.