Zhao Liying, born on October 16, 1987 in Langfang City, Hebei Province, is a film and television actress in Mainland China.

In 2006, she entered the entertainment industry after winning the championship of Feng Xiaogang's group in the Yahoo Star Search Competition; in the same year, she served as the heroine in the commercial film "Kneeling Clan" directed by Feng Xiaogang. In 2007, he participated in his first film "The Peony Pavilion". In 2011, she became known to the audience for her role as Qing'er in the costume drama "My Fair Princess". In 2013, she gained more attention with the costume drama "Legend of Lu Zhen". In October 2014, she was selected as the "Golden Eagle Goddess" in the voting event held at the 10th Golden Eagle TV Arts Festival; in December, she won the Most Popular Mainland Award at the 5th National Drama Festival for her urban love drama "Shanshan Is Here" Actress Award; in the same year, Hairun Media Zhao Liying Studio was established.

In 2015, the fairy tale drama "Flower Thousand Bones" starring in it became China's first TV drama with a total online broadcast volume exceeding 20 billion, and broke the ratings record for weekly dramas in mainland China. She has won the Golden Lotus Award for Best Actress at the 6th Macau International Television Festival, the Most Popular Actor Award at the 6th Chinese Drama Festival, the Best Actress Award at the Magnolia Award at the 22nd Shanghai TV Festival, and the Best Actress Award at the 28th Shanghai TV Festival. China TV Golden Eagle Award for Audience Favorite Actress. In 2017, the costume drama "The Legend of Chu Qiao" starring in it was broadcast.