Brigitte Lin
Brigitte Lin | |||||||||
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Chinese name | 林青霞 (traditional) | ||||||||
Chinese name | 林青霞 (simplified) | ||||||||
Pinyin | Lín Qīngxiá (Mandarin) | ||||||||
Jyutping | lam4 cing1 haa4 (Cantonese) | ||||||||
Pe̍h-ōe-jī | Lîm Chheng-hâ (Hokkien) | ||||||||
Ancestry | Yantai, Shandong | ||||||||
Origin | Republic of China (Taiwan) | ||||||||
Born |
Taipei, Taiwan, Republic of China | 3 November 1954||||||||
Occupation | Actress | ||||||||
Years active | 1973 - 1994 | ||||||||
Spouse(s) |
Michael Ying (June 29, 1994 - present) | ||||||||
Children | 2 | ||||||||
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Brigitte Lin (Chinese: 林青霞; pinyin: Lín Qīngxiá) or Brigitte Lin Ching Hsia (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 movies. She retired in 1994, although she had a minor role in the 1998 film Bishonen.
Biography
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[citation needed].
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 sorcerer 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.
Partial filmography
Year | Title | Awards |
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1973 | Outside the Window | breakthrough role |
1974 | The River of Cloudy | |
1974 | Love, Love, Love | |
1975 | He Loved Once Too Many | |
1975 | The Unforgettable Character | |
1976 | The 800 Heroes | |
1979 | The Wild Goose on the Wing | |
1976 | The 800 Heroes | Asia-Pacific Film Festival for Best Actress |
1980 | Magnificent 72 | Golden Horse Award Nomination: Best Actress |
1982 | Fantasy Mission Force | |
1983 | Zu Warriors from the Magic Mountain | Hong Kong Film Award Nomination: Best Actress |
Demon Fighter | ||
1985 | Police Story | Hong Kong Film Award Nomination: Best Actress |
1986 | Peking Opera Blues | |
Dream Lovers | ||
1990 | Red Dust | Golden Horse Award: Best Actress |
1991 | Swordsman II | Hong Kong Film Award Nomination: Best Actress |
1992 | New Dragon Gate Inn | |
Handsome Siblings | Hong Kong Film Award Nomination: Best Actress | |
Royal Tramp | Guest star | |
Royal Tramp II | ||
Secret Love for the Peach Blossom Spring | ||
1993 | Swordsman III | |
Boys Are Easy | ||
The Black Panther Warriors | ||
Deadful Melody | ||
The Bride with White Hair | Lian Ni Chang | |
The Bride with White Hair 2 | Lian Ni Chang | |
The Eagle Shooting Heroes | ||
1994 | Ashes of Time | |
Chungking Express | ||
Fire Dragon | ||
Semi-Gods and Semi-Devils | ||
The Three Swordsmen | ||
1998 | Bishonen | |
2001 | Peony Pavilion |
External links
- Brigitte Lin's microblog at Weibo.com (Sina.com) (Chinese)
- Brigitte Lin at the Internet Movie Database
- Brigitte Lin at Hong Kong Movies Database
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