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

Royal Tramp 2

The Legend of the Swordsman

The Eagle Shooting Heroes

Swordsman III: The East Is Red

New Dragon Gate Inn

Different Love

True Love

The Four Sheepish Dummies

Ashes of Time

Love, Love, Love

Peking Opera Blues

Handsome Siblings

Zu: Warriors from the Magic Mountain

The Chasing Game

Red Dust

Moon River

Fantasy Mission Force

Long Way from Home

The Bride with White Hair

Come Fly with Me

Fire Dragon

The Maidens of Heavenly Mountains

The Three Swordsmen

Peony Pavilion

Night Orchid

Love in My Heart

Morning Fog

The Marigolds

Boys Are Easy

Deadful Melody

Bishonen

Tomorrow I'm 20

Poor Chasers

The Other Side of Gentleman

Return of Monsoon

Fire Dragon

The Bride with White Hair 2

The Dream of the Red Chamber

Ashes of Time Redux

Seven Black Heroines

All the Wrong Spies

无情荒地有情天

Birds Are Singing Everywhere

A Love Seed

A Journey of Love

Lady in Black

The Black Panther Warriors

Web of Deception

Eight Hundred Heroes

Pink Force Commando

The Thirty Million Dollar Rush

Dream Lovers

News Hen

Love Forever

Love Massacre

A Portrait of Lin Ching Hsia

Cloud of Romance

Starry Is the Night

Ghost of the Mirror

True Colours

There's No Place like Home

The Unforgettable Character

Outside the Window

Secret Love in Peach Blossom Land

He Loved Once Too Many

The Great Surprise

Burn Phoenix Burn

The Story of Green House

Forever My Love

The Life God

The House for Love

Magnificent 72

Seven Foxes