Brigitte Lin
Acting
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
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movieAshes of Time Redux
2008
慕容嫣、慕容燕
moviePeony Pavilion
2001
Narrator
movieBishonen
1998
Narrator
movieAshes of Time
1994
Murong Yang / Murong Yin / Dugu Qiubai
movieFire Dragon
1994
Ha / Fire Dragon
movieThe Three Swordsmen
1994
Ming Kim
movieChungking Express
1994
Woman in Blonde Wig
movieThe Maidens of Heavenly Mountains
1994
Li Chou-Shui / Li Chong-Hoi
movieThe Bride with White Hair 2
1993
Lien Ni Chang
movieThe Black Panther Warriors
1993
Chin Chin
movieThe Bride with White Hair
1993
Lien Ni Chang
movieBoys Are Easy
1993
Ching Siu Tung
movieSwordsman III: The East Is Red
1993
Dung Fong Bat Bai
movieThe Eagle Shooting Heroes
1993
Third Princess
movieRoyal Tramp 2
1992
Divine Lady of Dragon Sect
movieNew Dragon Gate Inn
1992
Yau Mo Yan
movieRoyal Tramp
1992
Divine Lady of Dragon Sect
movieThe Legend of the Swordsman
1992
Dung Fong Bat Bai
movieRed Dust
1990
Shen Shao-Hua
movieWeb of Deception
1989
Jane Lin
movieStarry Is the Night
1988
To Caimei
movieThe Thirty Million Dollar Rush
1987
Sister Maria
moviePeking Opera Blues
1986
Tsao Wan
movieDream Lovers
1986
Cheung Yuet-Heung
moviePolice Story
1985
Salina Fong
movieThe Great Surprise
1983
Robber Robin
movieFire Dragon
1983
Lily (archive footage)
movieSeven Black Heroines
1983
黑狐方慧君 Black Fox
movieAll the Wrong Spies
1983
Bridget
movieThe Switch
1982
Shen Yin-Pai
movieBurn Phoenix Burn
1982
Wei Yen-jan
moviePoor Chasers
1980
Shen Jung
movieLove Under a Rosy Sky
1979
Tsai Chin
movieAn Unforgettable Day
1979
Tien Yu-Chiu
movieReturn of Monsoon
1979
Wen Jiayi
movieThe Wild Goose on the Wing
1979
Tao Tan-feng
movieLove of the White Snake
1978
White Snake
movieOrchid in the Rain
1977
Chiu Meng
movieCloud of Romance
1977
Tuan Wanlu
movieThe Love Affair of Rainbow
1977
Xiao Hong
movieDifferent Love
1976
Sung Hsiao Yu
movieCome Fly with Me
1976
Liu Yen-mei
movieLove Forever
1976
依莲 I Lien
movieRun Lover Run
1975
Hsu Li Ping
movieThe Forest of Forever
1975
Luo Ya-nan
movieEight Hundred Heroes
1975
Yang Hui Min
movieHot Wave
1975
Hsiao Shao-Yu
movieThe Unforgettable Character
1975
Tu Hsiao-Shuang
movieGirl Friend
1974
Hsia Hsiao-tsan
movieThe House for Love
1974
Xiao Yu
movieGhost of the Mirror
1974
Su-Su / Yau Ying
movieLove, Love, Love
1974
Lin Chunchun
movieMoon River
1974
梁新蘭 Liang Hsin Lan
movieOutside the Window
1973
江雁容 Chiang Yen Yung
The Star
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