Brigitte Lin
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Female
Birthday
1954-11-03 (70 years old)
Place of Birth
Taipei, Taiwan
Brigitte Lin
Biography
Brigitte Lin Ching-Hsia (Chinese: 林青霞; pinyin: Lín Qīngxiá; born 3 November 1954) is a Taiwanese actress. She was a popular actress, regarded as an icon of Chinese cinema, who acted in both Taiwanese and Hong Kong films. She retired in 1994, although she had a minor role in the 1998 film Bishonen.
She was born in Taipei, and was "discovered" in 1972 by a film producer, and first appeared in many Taiwanese romance films based on the novels of Chiung Yao. Her movie debut is in Chuangwai. She later switched over to making movies in Hong Kong. At the height of her popularity she was arguably one of the most sought-after actresses in the Chinese film industry. She starred in more than 100 movies.
In Hong Kong movies, Lin made a career of playing transgender roles: in Peking Opera Blues she plays a tomboy who dresses in male Western clothes; in New Dragon Gate Inn she is a woman who dresses as a man, and in Swordsman II and III she plays a male character who castrates himself for power and so is now slowly turning into a woman. She had a good working relationship with Tsui Hark, acting in many of the films he directed (like Peking Opera Blues) and produced (Swordsman II).
She married businessman Michael Ying in 1994 and left the film industry. She has two daughters, born in 1997 and 2001. She made her first public appearance since her marriage at a screening of Ashes of Time Redux at the 2008 New York Film Festival.
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Known For
Acting
The Star
as The Star
(2001)
Peony Pavilion
as Narrator
(1998)
Bishonen
as Narrator
(1994)
Chungking Express
as Woman in Blonde Wig
(1994)
The Maidens of Heavenly Mountains
as Li Chou-Shui / Li Chong-Hoi
(1994)
Ashes of Time
as Murong Yang / Murong Yin
(1994)
Deadful Melody
as Snow
(1994)
Fire Dragon
as Ha / Fire Dragon
(1994)
The Three Swordsmen
as Ming Kim
(1993)
Swordsman III: The East Is Red
as Dung Fong Bat Bai
(1993)
The Eagle Shooting Heroes
as Third Princess
(1993)
The Black Panther Warriors
as Chin Chin
(1993)
The Bride with White Hair
as Lien Ni Chang
(1993)
Boys Are Easy
as Ching Siu Tung
(1993)
The Bride with White Hair 2
as Lien Ni Chang
(1992)
Royal Tramp 1
as Divine Lady of Dragon Sect
(1992)
The Legend of the Swordsman
as Dung Fong Bat Bai
(1992)
Royal Tramp 2
as Divine Lady of Dragon Sect
(1992)
Dragon Inn
as Yau Mo Yan
(1992)
Handsome Siblings
as More
(1992)
Secret Love in Peach Blossom Land
as Yun Zhifan
(1990)
Red Dust
as Shen Shao-Hua
(1989)
Web of Deception
as Jane Lin
(1988)
Starry Is the Night
as To Caimei
(1987)
Lady in Black
as May
(1987)
The Thirty Million Dollar Rush
as Sister Maria
(1987)
(1986)
Peking Opera Blues
as Tsao Wan
(1986)
True Colours
as May
(1986)
Dream Lovers
as Cheung Yuet-Heung
(1985)
Police Story
as Salina Fong
(1985)
(1984)
The Other Side of Gentleman
as Jo Jo
(1984)
(1983)
Seven Black Heroines
as Black Fox
(1983)
Zu: Warriors from the Magic Mountain
as Ice Queen
(1983)
Fantasy Mission Force
as Lily
(1983)
(1983)
All the Wrong Spies
as Bridget
(1983)
(1983)
Night Orchid
as Su-su
(1983)
The Great Surprise
as Robber Robin
(1983)
Fire Dragon
as Lily (archive footage)
(1982)
(1982)
Lily Under the Gun
as Lily
(1982)
Pink Force Commando
as Jackal
(1982)
The Switch
as Shen Yin-Pai
(1982)
Burn Phoenix Burn
as Wei Yen-jan
(1981)
Love Massacre
as Ivy
(1981)
(1981)
(1980)
Poor Chasers
as Shen Jung
(1980)
(1980)
(1979)
Love Under a Rosy Sky
as Tsai Chin
(1979)
(1979)
(1979)
The Wild Goose on the Wing
as Tao Tan-feng
(1979)
(1979)
An Unforgettable Day
as Tien Yu-Chiu
(1979)
(1979)
Return of Monsoon
as Wen Jiayi
(1978)
Love of the White Snake
as White Snake
(1978)
(1978)
(1978)
(1978)
(1978)
(1977)
The Dream of the Red Chamber
as Jia Baoyu
(1977)
Orchid in the Rain
as Chiu Meng
(1977)
Cloud of Romance
as Tuan Wanlu
(1977)
(1977)
The Love Affair of Rainbow
as Xiao Hong
(1977)
(1976)
(1976)
(1976)
(1976)
(1976)
(1976)
The Autumn Love Song
as Zhi Jun
(1976)
Come Fly with Me
as Liu Yen-mei
(1976)
Different Love
as Sung Hsiao Yu
(1976)
(1976)
(1976)
(1975)
Hot Wave
as Hsiao Shao-Yu
(1975)
Eight Hundred Heroes
as Yang Hui Min
(1975)
(1975)
Run Lover Run
as Hsu Li Ping
(1975)
(1975)
The Unforgettable Character
as Tu Hsiao-Shuang
(1975)
(1975)
(1975)
(1975)
The Forest of Forever
as Luo Ya-nan
(1974)
(1974)
Ghost of the Mirror
as Su-Su / Yau Ying
(1974)
(1974)
Girl Friend
as Hsia Hsiao-tsan
(1974)
The House for Love
as Xiao Yu
(1974)
(1974)
Love, Love, Love
as Lin Chunchun
(1974)
(1974)
(1973)
Outside the Window
as Chiang Yen Yung