FILM DIRECTOR

Chloé Zhao

1982 - Today

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Chloé Zhao (born Zhao Ting, in Chinese: 赵婷; 31 March 1982) is a Chinese-born filmmaker. She is known primarily for her work on independent films. Zhao is the second of three women to win the Academy Award for Best Director for her film Nomadland (2020). Songs My Brothers Taught Me (2015), her debut feature film, premiered at Sundance Film Festival to critical acclaim and earned a nomination for the Independent Spirit Award for Best First Feature. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Chloé Zhao is the 1,453rd most popular film director (down from 1,383rd in 2019), the 994th most popular biography from China (down from 993rd in 2019) and the 19th most popular Chinese Film Director.

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Chloé Zhao ranks 1,453 out of 2,041Before her are Sally Menke, Peter Zadek, Niels Arden Oplev, Lee Garmes, Bryan Forbes, and Mike Hodges. After her are Alan Taylor, Josef Fares, Robert Schwentke, Joseph Kosinski, Doris Dörrie, and Pablo Berger.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1982, Chloé Zhao ranks 195Before her are Thomas Middleditch, Kelly Clarkson, Yusuke Suzuki, Kári Árnason, Andreas Thorkildsen, and Justin Chatwin. After her are Han Ga-in, Marco Amelia, Nicolas Mahut, Mikhail Youzhny, Deniz Çakır, and Annemiek van Vleuten.

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In China

Among people born in China, Chloé Zhao ranks 994 out of 1,610Before her are Ma Lin (1980), Zhu Jianhua (1963), Nie Haisheng (1964), Ni Xialian (1963), Su Tong (1963), and Hao Haidong (1970). After her are Wang Liqin (1978), Wang Junxia (1973), Hu Jun (1968), Liu Xiang (1983), Xie Jun (1970), and Qigang Chen (1951).

Among FILM DIRECTORS In China

Among film directors born in China, Chloé Zhao ranks 19Before her are Jia Zhangke (1970), Zhang Shichuan (1890), Li Han-hsiang (1926), Cai Chusheng (1906), Feng Xiaogang (1958), and James Wong Howe (1899). After her are Lou Ye (1965), Zhang Yuan (1963), Wang Xiaoshuai (1966), Diao Yinan (1969), and Domee Shi (1989).