Brigitte Lin

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

108

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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Brigitte Lin, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

  • Midi Première

    Midi Première

  • Golden Horse Awards

    Golden Horse Awards

  • Chungking Express

    Chungking Express

  • Green Green Meadow

    Green Green Meadow

  • Police Story

    Police Story

  • The Legend of the Swordsman

    The Legend of the Swordsman

  • The Eagle Shooting Heroes

    The Eagle Shooting Heroes

  • Royal Tramp 2

    Royal Tramp 2

  • Zu: Warriors from the Magic Mountain

    Zu: Warriors from the Magic Mountain

  • Celebrity Talk Show

    Celebrity Talk Show

  • Ashes of Time

    Ashes of Time

  • Royal Tramp 1

    Royal Tramp 1

  • The Other Side of Gentleman

    The Other Side of Gentleman

  • Swordsman III: The East Is Red

    Swordsman III: The East Is Red

  • Peking Opera Blues

    Peking Opera Blues

  • Dream Lovers

    Dream Lovers

  • Fire Dragon

    Fire Dragon

  • True Love

    True Love

  • Secret Love in Peach Blossom Land

    Secret Love in Peach Blossom Land

  • The Beauty with Two Faces

    The Beauty with Two Faces

  • Web of Deception

    Web of Deception

  • Fantasy Mission Force

    Fantasy Mission Force

  • The Bride with White Hair

    The Bride with White Hair

  • Deadful Melody

    Deadful Melody

  • Hot Wave

    Hot Wave

  • The Maidens of Heavenly Mountains

    The Maidens of Heavenly Mountains

  • Starry Is the Night

    Starry Is the Night

  • Girl Friend

    Girl Friend

  • Forever My Love

    Forever My Love

  • Orchid in the Rain

    Orchid in the Rain

  • Black and White

    Black and White

  • Ghost of the Mirror

    Ghost of the Mirror

  • Dragon Inn

    Dragon Inn

  • Eight Hundred Heroes

    Eight Hundred Heroes

  • Run Lover Run

    Run Lover Run

  • Fire Dragon

    Fire Dragon

  • Handsome Siblings

    Handsome Siblings

  • Seven Black Heroines

    Seven Black Heroines

  • Bishonen

    Bishonen

  • Outside the Window

    Outside the Window

  • The House for Love

    The House for Love

  • Love Massacre

    Love Massacre

  • The Black Panther Warriors

    The Black Panther Warriors

  • Love Under a Rosy Sky

    Love Under a Rosy Sky

  • Gone with the Cloud

    Gone with the Cloud

  • Flag of Honor

    Flag of Honor

  • He Loved Once Too Many

    He Loved Once Too Many

  • By Love Obsessed

    By Love Obsessed

  • Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow

    Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow

  • The Women Soldiers

    The Women Soldiers

  • There's No Place like Home

    There's No Place like Home

  • Lady in Black

    Lady in Black

  • My Funny Intern

    My Funny Intern

  • Red Dust

    Red Dust

  • Seven Foxes

    Seven Foxes

  • Phoenix the Raider

    Phoenix the Raider

  • The Unforgettable Character

    The Unforgettable Character

  • The Four Sheepish Dummies

    The Four Sheepish Dummies

  • True Colours

    True Colours

  • The Switch

    The Switch

  • Love By Post

    Love By Post

  • Lily Under the Gun

    Lily Under the Gun

  • The Three Swordsmen

    The Three Swordsmen

  • Peony Pavilion

    Peony Pavilion

  • Night Orchid

    Night Orchid

  • Love of the White Snake

    Love of the White Snake

  • Little Sister-in-law

    Little Sister-in-law

  • The Dream of the Red Chamber

    The Dream of the Red Chamber

  • Boys Are Easy

    Boys Are Easy

  • All the Wrong Spies

    All the Wrong Spies

  • Off to Success

    Off to Success

  • The Bride with White Hair 2

    The Bride with White Hair 2

  • Pink Force Commando

    Pink Force Commando

  • The Great Surprise

    The Great Surprise

  • Cloud of Romance

    Cloud of Romance

  • The Marigolds

    The Marigolds

  • Be Careful Sweetheart

    Be Careful Sweetheart

  • The Wild Goose on the Wing

    The Wild Goose on the Wing

  • The Story of Green House

    The Story of Green House

  • A Love Seed

    A Love Seed

  • An Unforgettable Day

    An Unforgettable Day

  • The Misty Moon

    The Misty Moon

  • Burn Phoenix Burn

    Burn Phoenix Burn

  • The Autumn Love Song

    The Autumn Love Song

  • Birds Are Singing Everywhere

    Birds Are Singing Everywhere

  • The Thirty Million Dollar Rush

    The Thirty Million Dollar Rush

  • The Love Affair of Rainbow

    The Love Affair of Rainbow

  • Poor Chasers

    Poor Chasers

  • The Star

    The Star

  • Misty Drizzle

    Misty Drizzle

  • Love's Many Faces

    Love's Many Faces

  • Moon River

    Moon River

  • Morning Fog

    Morning Fog

  • 明天20岁

    明天20岁

  • Love, Love, Love

    Love, Love, Love

  • 无情荒地有情天

    无情荒地有情天

  • 海誓山盟

    海誓山盟

  • Love in My Heart

    Love in My Heart

  • 焦情莣地有情天

    焦情莣地有情天

  • Come Fly with Me

    Come Fly with Me

  • The Chasing Game

    The Chasing Game

  • Long Way from Home

    Long Way from Home

  • Return of Monsoon

    Return of Monsoon

  • News Hen

    News Hen

  • Magnificent 72

    Magnificent 72

  • Different Love

    Different Love

  • The Life God

    The Life God

  • The Forest of Forever

    The Forest of Forever