Cast

Brigitte Lin

Acting

Cast

Brigitte Lin

Known for

Acting

Born

1954-11-03

From

Taipei, Taiwan

Also known as Venus Lin, Lam Ching-Ha, Lin Ching-Ha

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. 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.

Brigitte Lin

Brigitte Lin

Biography

Chungking Express

Police Story

Hot Wave

Royal Tramp 2

Royal Tramp

The Four Sheepish Dummies

The Eagle Shooting Heroes

Handsome Siblings

The Chasing Game

Red Dust

Long Way from Home

New Dragon Gate Inn

Love, Love, Love

True Love

Peony Pavilion

Come Fly with Me

The Legend of the Swordsman

Morning Fog

Poor Chasers

Ashes of Time

The Marigolds

The Maidens of Heavenly Mountains

Love in My Heart

Swordsman III: The East Is Red

Different Love

Moon River

Boys Are Easy

All the Wrong Spies

Zu: Warriors from the Magic Mountain

Peking Opera Blues

The Other Side of Gentleman

Fire Dragon

Fantasy Mission Force

Birds Are Singing Everywhere

The Dream of the Red Chamber

Deadful Melody

Eight Hundred Heroes

Fire Dragon

Return of Monsoon

Web of Deception

The Black Panther Warriors

Lady in Black

The Bride with White Hair

Seven Black Heroines

Night Orchid

Tomorrow I'm 20

A Love Seed

The Three Swordsmen

Ghost of the Mirror

The Life God

Secret Love in Peach Blossom Land

There's No Place like Home

Love Massacre

Dream Lovers

Starry Is the Night

News Hen

The Bride with White Hair 2

Bishonen

The Thirty Million Dollar Rush

A Portrait of Lin Ching Hsia

The House for Love

Pink Force Commando

The Unforgettable Character

A Journey of Love

True Colours

Ashes of Time Redux

无情荒地有情天

Love of the White Snake

Forever My Love

An Unforgettable Day

Be Careful Sweetheart

Love Forever

The Star

The Wild Goose on the Wing

The Misty Moon

The Love Affair of Rainbow

He Loved Once Too Many