Zhao Wei, also known as Vicki Zhao, is a Chinese actress, pop singer, and film director. She is considered one of the "Four Dan Actresses" in China, with her over 60 million followers on Sina Weibo attesting to her popularity. While studying at Beijing Film Academy, Zhao became an Asian superstar overnight in 1998-1999 for starring as Xiaoyanzi in the TV series My Fair Princess, for which she also won a Golden Eagle Award. As the drama enjoyed unprecedented popularity domestically, Zhao is regarded by many as Mainland China's first "national idol" since the economic reform began in 1978. In 1999 she also began a singing career with her debut album Swallow. Zhao has starred in many box-office smash-hits over the years, including Shaolin Soccer, Red Cliff, Painted Skin and Painted Skin: The Resurrection. She has received awards from the Shanghai International Film Festival, Huabiao Awards, Changchun Film Festival, Hundred Flowers Awards and Shanghai Film Critics Awards for films like A Time to Love and Mulan: Rise of a Warrior. While focusing her career on films, she also starred in highly-popular TV series such as Romance in the Rain and Moment in Peking. [More at Wikipedia]

March 12th, 1976 in Wuhu (Age 48)