Chloe (Cole)

Biography

Zhao Xuefei was born on December 22, 1986, in Yangjiang, Guangdong Province, China, and is the only child in her family with ancestral roots in Shandong. At the age of 13 (or 14 according to some sources), she was exceptionally admitted to the film and television program at the Guangdong Provincial Art School. During her studies, she worked as a ceremony host at a movie premiere in Guangzhou, where she was recommended by the mainland China director of Universe Entertainment Culture to the company's owners, Mr. and Mrs. Lam Siu Ming, and signed a contract with them to become an actress. She began her acting career in 2003 in productions invested by the company, with her first works being the films "Miss Du Shiniang" and "Anna and the Wulin" in second and third female lead roles. She was known by the English name Cole early in her career. While preparing for the martial arts-themed film "Anna and the Wulin," reports indicated she trained at a Shaolin branch in Guangzhou, and in 2004 a story emerged that she had been sent by her father to train at Shaolin for six years since childhood. In 2004, on the suggestion of Mrs. Lam Siu Ming, she began using the stage name "Xuefei" and changed her English name to Chloe. That same year, she starred in a Hong Kong advertisement for the American skincare brand "~H2O+," which marked the first time in four years the brand had moved away from using Emperor Entertainment Group artists, attracting media attention. She also appeared in advertisements for the slimming company "Bian Liang D" and We Xun Telecom.