Brigitte Lin
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.
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Known for
Golden Horse Awards
Self
Midi Première
Self
Chungking Express
Woman in Blonde Wig
Police Story
Salina Fong
Fire Dragon
Lily (archive footage)
Royal Tramp 1
Divine Lady of Dragon Sect
The Eagle Shooting Heroes
Third Princess
Handsome Siblings
More
Ashes of Time
Murong Yang / Murong Yin
Zu: Warriors from the Magic Mountain
Ice Queen
Swordsman III: The East Is Red
Dung Fong Bat Bai
Dragon Inn
Yau Mo Yan
The Bride with White Hair
Lien Ni Chang
The Black Panther Warriors
Chin Chin
The Maidens of Heavenly Mountains
Li Chou-Shui / Li Chong-Hoi
The Dream of the Red Chamber
Jia Baoyu
The Bride with White Hair 2
Lien Ni Chang
Peony Pavilion
Narrator
Fantasy Mission Force
Lily
The Thirty Million Dollar Rush
Sister Maria
Fire Dragon
Ha / Fire Dragon
Love Massacre
Ivy
Bishonen
Narrator
Dream Lovers
Cheung Yuet-Heung
Red Dust
Shen Shao-Hua
The Other Side of Gentleman
Jo Jo
Deadful Melody
Snow
True Colours
May
All the Wrong Spies
Bridget
The Three Swordsmen
Ming Kim
Web of Deception
Jane Lin
Lady in Black
May
Boys Are Easy
Ching Siu Tung
My Funny Intern
Cloud of Romance
Tuan Wanlu
Phoenix the Raider
Eight Hundred Heroes
Yang Hui Min
Starry Is the Night
To Caimei
Seven Black Heroines
Black Fox
Ghost of the Mirror
Su-Su / Yau Ying
Lily Under the Gun
Lily
Seven Foxes
True Love
Outside the Window
Chiang Yen Yung
The Unforgettable Character
Tu Hsiao-Shuang
Orchid in the Rain
Chiu Meng
Night Orchid
Su-su
Flag of Honor
The Autumn Love Song
Zhi Jun
Secret Love in Peach Blossom Land
Yun Zhifan
The Women Soldiers
Hot Wave
Hsiao Shao-Yu
There's No Place like Home
Green Green Meadow
An Unforgettable Day
Tien Yu-Chiu
Burn Phoenix Burn
Wei Yen-jan
Forever My Love
Peking Opera Blues
Tsao Wan
Off to Success
Misty Drizzle
He Loved Once Too Many
The Misty Moon
The Story of Green House
Black and White
The House for Love
Xiao Yu
Be Careful Sweetheart
Little Sister-in-law
Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow
The Love Affair of Rainbow
Xiao Hong
Long Way from Home
Girl Friend
Hsia Hsiao-tsan
Different Love
Sung Hsiao Yu
Love Under a Rosy Sky
Tsai Chin
The Legend of the Swordsman
Dung Fong Bat Bai
Pink Force Commando
Jackal
Love's Many Faces
Run Lover Run
Hsu Li Ping
Love By Post
Love, Love, Love
Lin Chunchun
The Great Surprise
Robber Robin
Come Fly with Me
Liu Yen-mei
Royal Tramp 2
Divine Lady of Dragon Sect
Poor Chasers
Shen Jung
The Four Sheepish Dummies
By Love Obsessed
Love of the White Snake
White Snake
The Beauty with Two Faces
Gone with the Cloud
明天20岁
Return of Monsoon
Wen Jiayi
The Chasing Game
Moon River
The Wild Goose on the Wing
Tao Tan-feng
The Marigolds
A Love Seed
Birds Are Singing Everywhere
The Switch
Shen Yin-Pai
News Hen
Magnificent 72
The Life God
无情荒地有情天
The Star
The Star
The Forest of Forever
Luo Ya-nan
Morning Fog
海誓山盟
Love in My Heart
焦情莣地有情天
Celebrity Talk Show
林青霞