Chloé Zhao
Directing

Chloé Zhao

March 31, 1982 (43 years old) Beijing, China

Also known as: 赵婷, Zhào Ting, Хлої Чжао

Biography

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. For her film Nomadland (2020), Zhao is the second of three women to win the Academy Award for Best Director.

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. The Rider (2017) was critically acclaimed and received nominations for the Independent Spirit Award for Best Film and Best Director.

Zhao garnered international recognition with the American film Nomadland (2020), which she wrote, produced, edited and directed, and which won numerous accolades, including the Golden Lion at the Venice Film Festival and the People’s Choice Award at the Toronto International Film Festival. Earning four Academy Award nominations for the film, Zhao won Best Picture and Best Director, becoming the first woman of color to win the latter. She also won awards for directing at the Directors Guild of America Awards, Golden Globe Awards, and British Academy Film Awards, becoming the second female winner of each of them.

Zhao co-wrote and directed the Marvel Cinematic Universe superhero film Eternals (2021). Her latest film, Hamnet, premiered at the 52nd Telluride Film Festival to critical acclaim.

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Known For

Late Night with Seth Meyers

Late Night with Seth Meyers

2014 • TV

Golden Globe Awards

Golden Globe Awards

1944 • TV

Hamnet

Hamnet

2025 • Movie

Quotidien

Quotidien

2016 • TV

The Oscars

The Oscars

1953 • TV

Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Eternals

Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Eternals

2022 • Movie

Movie Credits (28)

Acting

2025

Hamnet

as Globe Patron (uncredited)

2022

Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Eternals

as Self - Director

2022

Werner Herzog: Radical Dreamer

as Self

Crew

2008

Post

Writer

2008

Post

Executive Producer

2011

Benachin

Director

2009

The Atlas Mountains

Producer

2009

The Atlas Mountains

Writer

2008

Post

Director

2009

The Atlas Mountains

Director

2021

Nomadland

Director

2010

Daughters

Producer

2015

Songs My Brothers Taught Me

Director

TV Credits (6)

Acting

2014

Late Night with Seth Meyers

as Self

1 episodes

1944

Golden Globe Awards

as Self - Nominee

1 episodes

2016

Quotidien

as Self - Guest

1 episodes

1953

The Oscars

as Self

1 episodes

Crew

Buffy the Vampire Slayer: New Sunnydale

Director

Buffy the Vampire Slayer: New Sunnydale

Executive Producer

Personal Info

Known For
Directing
Gender
Female
Birthday
March 31, 1982 (43 years old)
Place of Birth
Beijing, China
Popularity
2.4

Career Stats

28
Movies
6
TV Shows