Zhao Shuzhen
Biography
Zhao Shuzhen, born on 7 February 1934 in Harbin, Heilongjiang Province, China, is a Chinese film and television drama actor recognized as a national first‑class actor. She began her artistic career at the age of sixteen when she entered the Harbin Theater, where she created many classic stage characters. Over the course of her career she has accumulated twenty‑four credited performances in film and television, as recorded by The Movie Database. Her stage name is rendered in Chinese as 赵淑珍, and she is also known as Shuzhe. Zhao is a female performer whose work spans several decades in Chinese performing arts.
Career overview
Zhao Shuzhen, whose stage name is rendered in Chinese as 赵淑珍, was born on 7 February 1934 in Harbin, Heilongjiang Province, China. She entered the Harbin Theater at the age of sixteen, beginning a lifelong association with the performing arts. During her early years on the stage she created a number of classic characters that earned her recognition as a leading theatrical talent.
Building on her theatrical foundation, Zhao expanded her career into film and television drama, becoming a well‑known actor in both media. She is described as a national first‑class actor, a title that reflects her standing within China’s performing‑arts community. Over the course of her career she has accumulated twenty‑four credited roles across movies and television series, demonstrating a sustained presence in the industry.
Zhao’s work has been documented in several public databases, where she is listed under both her Chinese name and the transliteration Shuzhe. As of the latest available information, she is ninety‑two years old and continues to be regarded for her contributions to Chinese stage and screen acting.
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- Our Dazzling Days (2026) as He Yuexiang
- Be Passionately in Love (2025) as Xu Zhi's Grandmother
- Fish Flew Away (2025) as Grandma
- Better Me, Better You (2025) as 唐淑寅
- Hello Beautiful Life (2023) as Grandma Sun
- The Departure (2023)
- Time to Fall in Love (2022) as Gu Xicheng's Grandma
- The Crack of Dawn (2022) as Li Shuzhi
- Once We Get Married (2021) as Grandma Yin
- Sunny Sisters (2021)
- Unbeatable You (2019) as grandmother
- Distant Hawthorn Tree (2019) as Grandma Luo
- The Farewell (2019) as Nai Nai
- Only Cloud Knows (2019) as Mother Lao
- Ding Daming (2018) as Granny Guan
- To Cheer For Youth (2018) as Su Lizhen
- Warm Happiness (2018) as grandma Mei
- Xiang Xing Fu Qian Jin (2017) as mother Tao
- I Married the Wrong Guy (2016)
- The Young Doctor (2014) as 程奶奶
- 孝子 (2006) as 许萍
- 谷穗黄了 (2005) as Da Nainai
- The rings (1992)
- Lucky People (1986) as He Qiushi