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Brigitte Lin Chinese name 林青霞 Chinese name 林青霞 (Traditional) Chinese name 林青霞 (Simplified) Pinyin Lín Qīngxiá (Mandarin) Jyutping lam4 cing1 haa4 (Cantonese) Ancestry Yantai, Shandong Origin Republic of China (Taiwan) Born 3 November 1954
Taipei, Taiwan, Republic of ChinaOccupation Actress Years active 1973 - 1994 Spouse(s) Michael Ying
(June 29, 1994 - present)Children Ying Oi Lam
(b.January 2, 1996)
Ying Yin Oi
(b.June 10, 2001)Parents Lin Wai Leung (1919-2006)
Ma Nan Yin (1931-2002)Awards-
Golden Horse Awards Best Actress
1990 Red DustOther Awards Asia Pacific Film Festival
Best Actress
1976 800 Heroes
Golden Phoenix Awards
1993 Special Contribution Award
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
Lin's hand prints and autograph on the Avenue of Stars, Hong Kong
Year Title Awards 1973 Outside the Window breakthrough role 1974 The River of Cloudy 1975 He Loved Once Too Many 1977 800 Heroes Asia-Pacific Film Festival for Best Actress 1980 Magnificent 72 Golden Horse Award Nomination:
Best Actress1982 Fantasy Mission Force 1983 Zu Warriors from the Magic Mountain Hong Kong Film Award Nomination:
Best ActressDemon Fighter 1985 Police Story Hong Kong Film Award Nomination:
Best Actress1986 Peking Opera Blues 1990 Red Dust Golden Horse Award:
Best Actress1991 Swordsman II Hong Kong Film Award Nomination:
Best Actress1992 New Dragon Gate Inn Handsome Siblings Hong Kong Film Award Nomination:
Best ActressRoyal Tramp 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 The Bride with White Hair 2 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
Golden Horse Award for Best Actress (1981-2000) Sylvia Chang (1981) · Ping Wong (1982) · Xiao Fun Lu (1983) · Huei San Yang (1984) · Huei San Yang (1985) · Sylvia Chang (1986) · Anita Mui (1987) · Carol Cheng (1988) · Maggie Cheung (1989) · Brigitte Lin (1990) · Maggie Cheung (1991) · Lindzay Chan (1992) · Carrie Ng (1993) · Joan Chen (1994) · Josephine Siao (1995) · Josephine Siao (1996) · Maggie Cheung (1997) · Li Xiaolu (1998) · Loletta Lee (1999) · Maggie Cheung (2000)
(1962–1980) · (1981–2000) · (2001-present)
Categories:- 1954 births
- Hong Kong people of Taiwanese descent
- Living people
- People from Taipei
- Taiwanese film actors
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