Brigitte Lin
105 movies · 1 TV show
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- Nov 3, 1954 (age 71)
- Place of birth
- Taipei, Taiwan
- Also known as
- Venus Lin · Lam Ching-Ha · Lin Ching-Ha · Lin Ching-Tsia
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.
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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
Brigitte Lin: movies and TV shows
Acting (106)
- Upcoming
- 2008 Ashes of Time Redux
as 慕容嫣、慕容燕
- 2001 Peony Pavilion
as Narrator
- 1998 Bishonen
as Narrator
- 1994 Ashes of Time
as Murong Yang / Murong Yin / Dugu Qiubai
- 1994 Fire Dragon
as Ha / Fire Dragon
- 1994 The Three Swordsmen
as Ming Kim
- 1994 Chungking Express
as Woman in Blonde Wig
- 1994 The Maidens of Heavenly Mountains
as Li Chou-Shui / Li Chong-Hoi
- 1994 Deadful Melody
as Snow
- 1993 The Bride with White Hair 2
as Lien Ni Chang
- 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 Swordsman III: The East Is Red
as Dung Fong Bat Bai
- 1993 The Eagle Shooting Heroes
as Third Princess
- 1992 Handsome Siblings
as More
- 1992 Royal Tramp 2
as Divine Lady of Dragon Sect
- 1992 New Dragon Gate Inn
as Yau Mo Yan
- 1992 Royal Tramp
as Divine Lady of Dragon Sect
- 1992 The Legend of the Swordsman
as Dung Fong Bat Bai
- 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
- 1987 The Thirty Million Dollar Rush
as Sister Maria
- 1987 Lady in Black
as May
- 1986 True Colours
as May
- 1986 Peking Opera Blues
as Tsao Wan
- 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 The Great Surprise
as Robber Robin
- 1983 Fire Dragon
as Lily (archive footage)
- 1983 Seven Black Heroines
as 黑狐方慧君 Black Fox
- 1983
- 1983 All the Wrong Spies
as Bridget
- 1983 Fantasy Mission Force
as Lily
- 1983 Zu: Warriors from the Magic Mountain
as Ice Queen
- 1983
- 1983 Night Orchid
as Su-su
- 1982 The Switch
as Shen Yin-Pai
- 1982 Burn Phoenix Burn
as Wei Yen-jan
- 1982 Pink Force Commando
as Jackal
- 1982
- 1982 Lily Under the Gun
as Lily
- 1981
- 1981 Love Massacre
as Ivy
- 1981
- 1980
- 1980
- 1980 Poor Chasers
as Shen Jung
- 1979 Love Under a Rosy Sky
as Tsai Chin
- 1979 An Unforgettable Day
as Tien Yu-Chiu
- 1979
- 1979 Return of Monsoon
as Wen Jiayi
- 1979 The Wild Goose on the Wing
as Tao Tan-feng
- 1979
- 1979
- 1979
- 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
- 1977
- 1977 Cloud of Romance
as Tuan Wanlu
- 1977 The Love Affair of Rainbow
as Xiao Hong
- 1976
- 1976
- 1976
- 1976
- 1976 Different Love
as Sung Hsiao Yu
- 1976
- 1976 The Autumn Love Song
as Zhi Jun
- 1976
- 1976 Come Fly with Me
as Liu Yen-mei
- 1976
- 1976 Love Forever
as 依莲 I Lien
- 1975 Run Lover Run
as Hsu Li Ping
- 1975 The Forest of Forever
as Luo Ya-nan
- 1975
- 1975 Eight Hundred Heroes
as Yang Hui Min
- 1975
- 1975 Hot Wave
as Hsiao Shao-Yu
- 1975 The Unforgettable Character
as Tu Hsiao-Shuang
- 1975
- 1975
- 1975
- 1974
- 1974 Girl Friend
as Hsia Hsiao-tsan
- 1974
- 1974 The House for Love
as Xiao Yu
- 1974 Ghost of the Mirror
as Su-Su / Yau Ying
- 1974 Love, Love, Love
as Lin Chunchun
- 1974
- 1974
- 1974 Moon River
as 梁新蘭 Liang Hsin Lan
- 1973 Outside the Window
as 江雁容 Chiang Yen Yung
Talk shows and appearances (5)
- 2021
- 1991
- 1989 Celebrity Talk Show
2 episodes
- 1975 Midi Première
1 episode
- 1962 Golden Horse Awards
1 episode