Born in Wuhu, Anhui, Zhao Wei pursued acting after early schooling at local normal schools, entered the Xie Jin-Hengtong Star Academy in Shanghai and earned a top-scoring place at the Beijing Film Academy, graduating in 2000 with a degree in performing arts. She first appeared on screen in a minor role in A Soul Haunted by Painting (1994) before gaining her breakthrough as the mischievous Princess…
