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Brigitte Lin Ching-hsia (Chinese: 林青霞; pinyin: Lín Qīngxiá; born 3 November 1954) is a Taiwanese actress. She is regarded as an icon of Chinese language cinema for her extensive and varied roles in both Taiwanese and Hong Kong films.[1]

Brigitte Lin
林青霞
Lin in 2018
Born	Brigette Lin Ching-hsia (1954-11-03) 3 November 1954 (age 67) Sanchong, Taipei County, Republic of China
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1973–1994
Spouse(s)	Michael Ying ​ (m. 1994)​
Children	2
Chinese name
Chinese	林青霞
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Lín Qīngxiá Yue: Cantonese Jyutping lam4 cing1 haa4

Biography

Lin was born in Chiayi, Taiwan.[2] She was scouted in 1972 on the streets of Taipei[3] by a film producer after she finished women's high school and was preparing for university.[4] Lin debuted in the film adaptation of Chiung Yao's Outside the Window (1973), which propelled her into stardom.[4][5] Lin, along with Joan Lin, Charlie Chin and Chin Han, thus became known as the "Two Chins, Two Lins" (二秦二林) for their extensive roles in romantic movies of the 1970s based on Chiung's novels that dominated the Taiwanese box office.[6] She subsequently joined Chiung Yao's company in 1976[7] and, by 1982, had played the lead in 12 of her films.[4][5]

Lin won the Best Actress award at the Asia-Pacific Film Festival for her role as a girl scout in Eight Hundred Heroes (1976).

After having worked on more than 50 films within the first seven years of her career, Lin took a hiatus from acting in 1979 and moved to the US for a year and a half.[1]

Known for being a "screen goddess" by Chinese film lovers, Lin's early collaborations with Hong Kong New Wave directors Ringo Lam, Tsui Hark and Jackie Chan in Love Massacre (1981), Zu Warriors from the Magic Mountain (1983), Police Story (1985) and Peking Opera Blues (1986) brought her success. In 1990, she won the Best Actress trophy at the 27th Golden Horse Awards for her depiction of a Chinese female writer who fell in love with a Japanese collaborator in Red Dust (1990).[5]

It was common for women to cross dress as male characters in Chinese movies and operas.[5] And Lin is particularly well known for her androgynous roles, her earliest being Jia Baoyu, the male protagonist of the 1977 film adaptation of Dream of the Red Chamber.[8] In Peking Opera Blues (1986), she was a guerrilla revolutionary[9] and in Royal Tramp II (1992), she was the leader of the Heavenly Dragon Sect, both of whom were women characters dressed as men. And in Ashes of Time (1994), she played twin brother/sister duo Yin and Yang.[8] However, she is perhaps most well known for her role as Dongfang Bubai in Swordsman II (1992). Swordsman II marked the peak of her career in terms of box office earnings[5] for which she was listed among the 10 greatest performances in cinema of all time, by Time magazine.[10]

Subsequently, she starred in many other notable martial epics including New Dragon Gate Inn (1992) and The Bride with White Hair (1993).

At the height of her popularity, Lin was one of the most sought-after actresses in the Chinese film industry. She starred in more than 100 movies.[7] Lin was credited for boosting Taiwan's film production in the 1970s before earning even greater popularity in Hong Kong in the 1990s, becoming a trans-island legend of her time.[5]

She retired from acting in 1994. Her last acting role was in Ashes of Time (1994).[1]

Personal life

Lin traces her family roots to Shandong, China.[1]

It's been reported that Lin has dated both Chin Han and Charlie Chin of "Two Chins, Two Lins" back in the 1970s, even sustaining a proposal from the latter before eventually cancelling it.[6][11]

Lin married Hong Kong businessman Michael Ying in 1994. She is the mother of Eileen Ying Oi Lum (born 1996) and Melani Ying Yin-oi (born 2001) and stepmother to Claudine Ying.[12]

She made her first public appearance since her marriage at the screening of Ashes of Time Redux during the 2008 New York Film Festival.^{[citation needed]}

In 2015, Lin made an appearance as a regular cast member in Up Idol, a 12 episode Chinese reality show on Hunan Television.

Filmography

Year	English Title	Chinese title	Role	Notes
1973	Outside the Window	窗外	Jiang Yanrong
1974	Gone with the Cloud	雲飄飄	Li Zhongjiang
	Ghost of the Mirror	古鏡幽魂	Susu
	Love, Love, Love	純純的愛	Lin Chunchun
	The River of Cloudy	雲河	Liang Xinlan
	Female Reporter	女記者	Shen Fuhui
	Girlfriend	女朋友	Xia Xiaochan
	The House of Love	愛的小屋	Xiao Yu
	Green Green Meadow	青青草原上	Fang Menglan
	Long Way from Home	長情萬縷	Lin Shanshan
1975	Misty Drizzle	煙雨	Ji Chunxia
	The Life God	雲深不知處	White-clothed girl
	Xiao Yi Huai Chun	小姨怀春	Wan Qing
	Run Lover Run	愛情長跑	Shui Liping
	Hot Wave	熱浪	Xia Xiaoyu
	The Unforgettable Character	在水一方	Tu Hsiao-shuang
	He Loved Once Too Many	水雲	Shui Jiao
	Love Story of Pian Pian	翩翩情	Pian Pian
	The Forest of Forever	長青樹	Luo Yanan
1976	Eight Hundred Heroes	八百壯士	Yang Huimin
	Autumn Song	秋歌	Dong Zhiyun
	The Chasing Game	追球追求	Fang Meihan
	Tomorrow I'm 20	明天二十歲
	Love Kungfu	戀愛功夫	Xia Xiaoyun
	The Beauty with Two Faces	海天一色
	Love Forever	海誓山盟	Yi Lian
	Today and Tomorrow	昨夜，今夜，明夜
	Forever My Love	楓葉情	Li Jinwen
	Different Love	不一樣的愛	Song Xiaoyu
	My Funny Intern	鬼馬俏醫生	Fang Jie
1977	Come Fly With Me	我是一沙鷗	Liu Yanmei
	The Cloud of Romance	我是一片雲	Tuan Wanlu
	The Dream of the Red Chamber	金玉良緣紅樓夢	Jia Baoyu
	There's No Place Like Home	異鄉夢	Ye Hualing
	The Love Affair of Rainbow	奔向彩虹	Xiao Hong
	My Sweet Love	溫馨在我心	Li Huifang
	Orchid in the Rain	幽蘭在雨中	Qiu Meng
1978	The Misty Moon	月朦朧鳥朦朧	Liu Lingshan
	Love of the White Snake	真白蛇傳	Madam White Snake
	Morning Fog	晨雾	Du Xiaowu
	Moon on the Beach	沙灘上的月亮	Luo Xiaolu
	A Journey of Love	無情荒地有情天	Yin Meizhen
	Birds Are Singing Everywhere	處處聞啼鳥	Shen Yalun
	The Story of Green House	綠色山莊	Fang Yizhu
1979	The Wild Goose on the Wing	雁兒在林梢	Tao Lifan
	Love Under a Rosy Sky	彩霞满天	Yin Tsai-Chin
	A Love Seed	一顆紅豆	Xia Chulei
	Cheng Gong Ling Shang	成功嶺上
	The Choice of Love	一片深情	Wen Jiayi
	By Love Obsessed	情奔	Ruo Ping
	An Unforgettable Day	難忘的一天	Tian Yuqiu
1980	Magnificent 72	碧血黃花
	Marigold	金盞花	Han Peiyin
	Poor Chasers	戀愛反斗星	Shen Rong
1981	Love Massacre	愛殺	Ivy
	The Women Soldiers	中國女兵	Wen Jingyi
1982	Fantasy Mission Force	紅粉兵團	Fang Huijun
	Burn Phoenix Burn	燃燒吧！火鳥	Wei Yanran
	Pink Force Commando	紅粉遊俠	Hu Fangling
	Lily Under the Muzzle	槍口下的小百合	Xiao Han
	The Deadly Angels	脂粉奇兵
	Hero vs Hero	慧眼識英雄	Shen Liangbai
1983	Zu Warriors from the Magic Mountain	新蜀山劍俠傳	Ice Queen
	All the Wrong Spies	我愛夜來香	Ying Hong
	Demon Fighter	午夜蘭花	Susu
	Four Shy Guy	四傻害羞	Mo Hailun
	Black and White Pearl	黑白珠	Guan Xuezhu
	1983 Da Jing Qi	1938大驚奇
	Dragon Attack	迷你特攻隊	Lei Li
1984	The Other Side of Gentleman	君子好逑	Jojo
	Victims of the Assassin	情人看刀	Ling'er
	Seven Foxes	七隻狐貍	Miss Lin
1985	Police Story	警察故事	Selina Fong
1986	Peking Opera Blues	刀馬旦	Tsao Wan
	Dream Lovers	夢中人	Cheng Yuet-heung
	True Colours	英雄正傳	May
1987	Lady in Black	奪命佳人	Chan Mei-fung
	The Thirty Million Dollar Rush	橫財三千萬	Sister Maria
	Flag of Honor	旗正飄飄	Qin Feng
1988	Starry is the Night	今夜星光燦爛	To Cai-mei
1989	Web of Deception	驚魂記	Jane Lin
1990	Red Dust	滾滾紅塵	Shen Shaohua
1992	Swordsman II	笑傲江湖之東方不敗	Dongfang Bubai
	Handsome Siblings	絕代雙驕	Hua Wuque
	New Dragon Gate Inn	新龍門客棧	Yau Mo-yan
	Royal Tramp	鹿鼎記	So Chuen	Cameo
	Royal Tramp II	鹿鼎記II神龍教	Long'er
	Secret Love for the Peach Blossom Spring	暗戀桃花源	Yun Zhifan
1993	Swordsman III	東方不敗之風雲再起	Dongfang Bubai
	Boys Are Easy	追男仔	Ching Siu-tung
	The Bride with White Hair	白髮魔女傳	Lian Nichang
	The Bride with White Hair 2	白髮魔女傳2	Lian Nichang
	The Black Panther Warriors	黑豹天下	Ching-ching
	The Eagle Shooting Heroes	射鵰英雄傳之東成西就	Third Princess
1994	Ashes of Time	東邪西毒	Murong Yang / Murong Yin / Dugu Qiubai
	Chungking Express	重慶森林	Woman in blonde wig
	Fire Dragon	火雲傳奇	Fire Dragon / Ying Ha
	Semi-Gods and Semi-Devils	新天龍八部之天山童姥	Lei Chau-shui / Lei Chong-hoi
	The Three Swordsmen	刀劍笑	Ming-kim
	Deadful Melody	六指琴魔	Huang Xuemei
1998	Bishonen	美少年之戀	Narrator
2001	Peony Pavilion	遊園驚夢	Narrator
2015	Up Idol	偶像来了	Herself	Reality show

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Nominated work	Result
1975	Asia-Pacific Film Festival	Best Actress	Eight Hundred Heroes	Won
1980	Golden Horse Awards		Magnificent 72	Nominated
1982			Hero vs Hero	Nominated
1984	Hong Kong Film Award		Zu Warriors from the Magic Mountain	Nominated
1986			Police Story	Nominated
1990	Golden Horse Awards		Red Dust	Won
1993	Hong Kong Film Award		Swordsman II	Nominated
			Handsome Siblings	Nominated
	Golden Phoenix Awards	Outstanding Achievement Award[13]		Won
2010	Iron Elephant Film Award	Best Supporting Actress	Ashes of Time	Nominated
2018	Far East Film Festival	Golden Mulberry Lifetime Achievement Award[1]		Won

Related publications

• The Last Star of the East: Brigitte Lin Ching Hsia and Her Films (2005)[14]
• 窗裏窗外 Inside and Outside the Window (2011)[15][16]
• 雲去雲來 Cloud Goes, Cloud Comes (2014)[15]

References

External links

• Brigitte Lin on Sina Weibo (in Chinese)
• Brigitte Lin at IMDb
• Brigitte Lin at the Hong Kong Movie DataBase

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