Chloe Zhao is one of those names that is better to have on the radar because she will undoubtedly be talked about. With just a handful of years in the industry since the premiere at Sundance of her debut feature Songs My Brothers Taught Me, the filmmaker has already made history as the first Asian woman to win in the best director category for the 2021 Golden Globes by the acclaimed contemporary western movie Nomadland.
Chloe Zhao Wiki: Age, Birthday, Parents, Siblings
Chloe was born on March 31, 1982, in Beijing, China as Zhao Ting to her father Yuzi Zhao and mother Huang Tao. Yuzi was a top executive of a steel company named Shougang Group. He also worked for real estate and equity investment. While her mother worked in the hospital. When Chloe was young, her parents separated after which her father married Song Dandan in 1997.
Up until the age of 14, Chloe went to the local school of Beijing. After 14, Chloe’s parents admitted her to a boarding school in the UK. It was then that Chloe learned English. Later she went to Los Angeles where she completed her high school education. At the time, she lived alone in a studio apartment in Koreatown.
As a child, she was rebellious and lazy in her studies. Since she grew up in the upper Chinese household, she has the influence of Western life basically what draws her to the western world and movie making.
Chloe Zhao Education
After completion of high school education in London, Chloe enrolled in Mount Holyoke College in the USA to study political science. However, politics was not made for her. It didn’t interest Chloe, instead, she went on to work as a bartender and some other odd jobs. She was more drawn to the people, so later she decided to study film making and joined New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts.
Chloe Zhao Career Biography
Shortly after graduation, in 2010, her short film Daughters premiered at the Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival and won several awards. In 2015, Zhao directed her first feature film, Songs My Brothers Taught Me, which premiered as part of the United States Dramatic Competition at the Sundance Film Festival.
It was screened at the Cannes Film Festival as part of the selection of Director’s Fortnight and was nominated for Best Feature at the 31st Independent Spirit Awards. Her next film, The rider(2017), premiered at the Cannes Film Festival as part of the Directors’ Fortnight selection and won the Art Cinema Award.
The film earned Best Picture and Best Director nominations at the 33rd Independent Spirit Awards. In September 2018, she was hired by Marvel Studios to direct Eternals (2020), based on the comic of the same name. In 2020, Chloé managed to captivate audiences with Nomadland, for which she won the Golden Globe in the category of Best Director.
Chloe Zhao Awards
The 78th edition of the Golden Globes had a very powerful headline: it was the first ceremony in its history to have more women than men in the Best Director category. The nominees were Chloé Zhao for Nomadland, Emerald Fennell for A Young Promise, and Regina King for A Night in Miami, competing with David Fincher and Aaron Sorkin for Mank and The Chicago Trial of 7.
Everything pointed to the fact that this year’s Best Director award would have a female name, and this has finally been the case: Zhao has won the Golden Globe for Nomadland. For Zhao, her victory as director and Nomadland’s as Best Dramatic Film has finished consolidating her as the great favorite of the next Oscars, to be held in April.
She has also won the Golden Lion for the same movie back in September 2020 but she couldn’t receive the award personally due to the coronavirus restrictions.
Chloe Zhao Husband, Married, Boyfriend, Dating
Chloe Zhao, 38, isn’t married yet. Thus the question of who Chloe Zhao’s husband is doesn’t have an answer for now. However, we have all the details pertaining to Zhao’s boyfriend and her love life.
Currently, Chloe is in long term committed relationship with her boyfriend, Joshua James Richards. Joshua is Chloe’s boyfriend from college time. Hailing from the same industry, Richards works as a cinematographer, director of photography, and also head of production design.
He and Chloe have been working together since 2015 for the movie Songs My Brothers Taught Me. Joshua was also the cinematographer for Chloe’s another hit The Riders for which he helped Chloe to make a film on a low budget with non-professional actors. Further, he is also the cinematographer for Chloe’s hit movie Nomadland.
Talking more of Chloe’s partner, Richard is a 36 years old man belonging to a small fishing town named Cornwall of England. His father was a preacher and he also studied at N.Y.U.’s film school where he met Chloe. Together, Chloe and Richards own Akira which they got in 2018. For the filming of Nomadland, they made the van their home. They also own a house in Ojai, outside of LA, and own two dogs named Taco and Rooster and 3 chickens named Red, Cebe, and Lucille.
Chloe Zhao Net Worth, Earnings 2021
Chloe has started her hands in the entertainment industry since 2015 with the movie Songs My Brothers Taught Me. Since then there was no looking back for the Asian lady. She has proved herself to be the expertise in her field after she won the Golden Globe award.
Her career has just started and she has only spent few years in the industry but already she is considered to be the top female director. Chloe Zhao’s profession has earned her an estimated net worth of $600,000 as of 2021. She also owns a Van Akira and house in Ojai along with her partner.
Chloe Zhao Social Media
Chloe is busy in film making ever since she stepped foot in the USA. She has become the most sought-after director in Hollywood and soon be working with big Hollywood names like Salma Hayek. She likes to stay away from social media so she has no account on any social media platforms.
Quick Wiki Facts and Information on Chloe Zhao
| Full Name/Real Name | Zhao Ting |
| Nickname | Chloe |
| Date of Birth/Birthday | March 31, 1982 |
| Age | 38 |
| Birth Sign | Aries |
| Born Country | China |
| Nationality | Chinese American |
| Hometown | Beijing, China |
| Ethnicity | Asian |
| Parents | father Yuzi Zhao and mother Huang Tao |
| Siblings | N/A |
| Profession | Director, Writer, producer |
| Education(college/university) | New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts |
| Marital status | Unmarried, In a relationship |
| Partner | Joshua James Richards |
| Children | None |
| Social Media | None |
| Net Worth | $600,000 |
| Hair color | Natural brown |
| Eye color | Dark Brown |
| Height | 5ft 4 inches |
| Weight | 58kg |
