{{short description|Chinese actress}} {{family name hatnote|Zhao|lang=Chinese}} {{infobox person | name = Zhao Lirong | image = | alt = | caption = | birth_date = {{birth date|1928|3|11}} | birth_place = Baodi, Tianjin, China | death_date = {{death date and age|2000|7|17|1928|3|11}} | death_place = Beijing, China | occupation = Actress | years_active = 1955–2000 | awards = {{awards|award=Hundred Flowers Awards|name='''Best Actress'''<br />1992 ''Spring Festival''}} | module = {{Infobox Chinese|child=yes | t = 趙麗蓉 | s = 赵丽蓉 }} | module2 = {{infobox musical artist|embed=yes | alias = Lirong Zhao | background = temporary | instrument = Vocals }} }} {{Infobox Chinese||s=赵丽蓉 |t=趙麗蓉 |p=Zhào Lìróng }}
'''Zhao Lirong''' (March 11, 1928 – July 17, 2000) was a Chinese singer and film actress.<ref name="bee" >{{cite web |url= http://people.chinese.cn/en/article/2009-10/19/content_75784.htm |title=Zhao Lirong, People's Artist |archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20140311071452/http://people.chinese.cn/en/article/2009-10/19/content_75784.htm |archivedate = 11 March 2014}}</ref>
==Biography== Before she became involved in the film industry, Zhao Lirong was a famous Pingju supporting actress on the stage.<ref>[http://china-corner.com/article_list.asp?id=1081 Zhao Lirong(Chinese Quyi Artist)] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110708144430/http://china-corner.com/article_list.asp?id=1081 |date=2011-07-08 }}. China-corner.com, January 28, 2008.</ref> From the 1980s, Zhao started her comedy performances in the CCTV Spring Festival Gala. In 1990, she received the award for Best Actress at the Tokyo International Film Festival and Hundred Flowers Awards for her first leading role in ''The Spring Festival''.<ref>[http://www.chinaculture.org/gb/en_artqa/2004-08/10/content_58836.htm Opera: Zhao Lirong] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100213092833/http://www.chinaculture.org/gb/en_artqa/2004-08/10/content_58836.htm |date=February 13, 2010 }}. China Culture. 10 August 2008.</ref> After this, Zhao continued her comedy career with CCTV. On July 17, 2000, Zhao Lirong died from cancer. As one of China's most beloved comedy actresses, thousands attended her funeral.{{citation needed|date=June 2020}}
==Filmography== * Third Sister Yang Goes to Court (1981) * Monkey King ({{lang|zh-Hans-CN|西游记}}) (1986) (TV) Queen of Chechi States * Dream of the Red Mansion Part 3 ({{lang|zh-Hans-CN|红楼梦第三部}}) (1988) Granny Liu * The Spring Festival ({{lang|zh-Hans-CN|过年}}) (1991) Mother * Erxiao's Mother/Filial Son and Filial Piety ({{lang|zh-Hans-CN|孝子贤孙伺候着}}) (1993) Mother
==Awards and nominations== {| class="wikitable" ! Year ! Award ! Category ! Nominated work ! Result ! Ref. |- | 1991 | Tokyo International Film Festival | Best Actress | ''The Spring Festival'' | {{won}} | <ref name="bee" /> |- | rowspan=2|1992 | Golden Rooster Awards | Best Actress | ''The Spring Festival'' |{{nom}} | |- | Hundred Flowers Awards | Best Actress | ''The Spring Festival'' | {{won}} | <ref name="bee" /> |- | 1993 | Golden Phoenix Awards | Female Actor | ''The Spring Festival'' | {{won}} | |}
==References== <references/>
==External links== *[https://archive.today/20130116053241/http://www.womenofchina.cn/Profiles/Artists/15401.jsp Zhao Lirong -- an Artist Who Brings Laughter to China ] *{{IMDb name|id=0955487|name=Lirong Zhao}} *[http://ent.sina.com.cn/f/zlrss5years/ Five-year anniversary of Zhao Lirong's Death]
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Zhao, Lirong}} Category:1928 births Category:2000 deaths Category:Actresses from Tianjin Category:Chinese television actresses Category:Chinese film actresses Category:20th-century Chinese women singers Category:Ping opera actresses Category:20th-century Chinese actresses Category:Singers from Tianjin Category:Chinese women comedians Category:20th-century Chinese comedians