Brigitte Lin
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- Nov 3, 1954 (age 71)
- Place of birth
- Taipei, Taiwan
- Credits
- 111
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
Chungking Express
1994Movie
Woman in Blonde Wig
Police Story
1985Movie
Salina Fong
Ashes of Time
1994Movie
Murong Yang / Murong Yin / Dugu Qiubai
New Dragon Gate Inn
1992Movie
Yau Mo Yan
Royal Tramp
1992Movie
Divine Lady of Dragon Sect
The Legend of the Swordsman
1992Movie
Dung Fong Bat Bai
Filmography
One-Tenth of a Millimeter Apart
2021Movie
Self (archive footage)
Ashes of Time Redux
2008Movie
慕容嫣、慕容燕
Peony Pavilion
2001Movie
Narrator
Bishonen
1998Movie
Narrator
Ashes of Time
1994Movie
Murong Yang / Murong Yin / Dugu Qiubai
Fire Dragon
1994Movie
Ha / Fire Dragon
The Three Swordsmen
1994Movie
Ming Kim
Chungking Express
1994Movie
Woman in Blonde Wig
The Maidens of Heavenly Mountains
1994Movie
Li Chou-Shui / Li Chong-Hoi
Deadful Melody
1994Movie
Snow
The Bride with White Hair 2
1993Movie
Lien Ni Chang
The Black Panther Warriors
1993Movie
Chin Chin
The Bride with White Hair
1993Movie
Lien Ni Chang
Boys Are Easy
1993Movie
Ching Siu Tung
Swordsman III: The East Is Red
1993Movie
Dung Fong Bat Bai
The Eagle Shooting Heroes
1993Movie
Third Princess
Handsome Siblings
1992Movie
More
Royal Tramp 2
1992Movie
Divine Lady of Dragon Sect
New Dragon Gate Inn
1992Movie
Yau Mo Yan
Royal Tramp
1992Movie
Divine Lady of Dragon Sect
The Legend of the Swordsman
1992Movie
Dung Fong Bat Bai
Secret Love in Peach Blossom Land
1992Movie
Yun Zhifan
A Portrait of Lin Ching Hsia
1991Movie
Self
Red Dust
1990Movie
Shen Shao-Hua
Web of Deception
1989Movie
Jane Lin
Celebrity Talk Show
1989TV
林青霞
Starry Is the Night
1988Movie
To Caimei
Flag of Honor
1987Movie
The Thirty Million Dollar Rush
1987Movie
Sister Maria
Lady in Black
1987Movie
May
True Colours
1986Movie
May
Peking Opera Blues
1986Movie
Tsao Wan
Dream Lovers
1986Movie
Cheung Yuet-Heung
Police Story
1985Movie
Salina Fong
Seven Foxes
1985Movie
The Other Side of Gentleman
1984Movie
Jo Jo
Be Careful Sweetheart
1984Movie
The Great Surprise
1983Movie
Robber Robin
Fire Dragon
1983Movie
Lily (archive footage)
Seven Black Heroines
1983Movie
黑狐方慧君 Black Fox
The Four Sheepish Dummies
1983Movie
All the Wrong Spies
1983Movie
Bridget
Fantasy Mission Force
1983Movie
Lily
Zu: Warriors from the Magic Mountain
1983Movie
Ice Queen
Black and White
1983Movie
Night Orchid
1983Movie
Su-su
The Switch
1982Movie
Shen Yin-Pai
Burn Phoenix Burn
1982Movie
Wei Yen-jan
Pink Force Commando
1982Movie
Jackal
Phoenix the Raider
1982Movie
Lily Under the Gun
1982Movie
Lily
The Women Soldiers
1981Movie
Love Massacre
1981Movie
Ivy
无情荒地有情天
1981Movie
Magnificent 72
1980Movie
The Marigolds
1980Movie
Poor Chasers
1980Movie
Shen Jung
Love Under a Rosy Sky
1979Movie
Tsai Chin
An Unforgettable Day
1979Movie
Tien Yu-Chiu
By Love Obsessed
1979Movie
Return of Monsoon
1979Movie
Wen Jiayi
The Wild Goose on the Wing
1979Movie
Tao Tan-feng
A Love Seed
1979Movie
Off to Success
1979Movie
A Journey of Love
1979Movie
Love of the White Snake
1978Movie
White Snake
Love's Many Faces
1978Movie
Morning Fog
1978Movie
Birds Are Singing Everywhere
1978Movie
The Story of Green House
1978Movie
The Misty Moon
1978Movie
The Dream of the Red Chamber
1977Movie
Jia Baoyu
Orchid in the Rain
1977Movie
Chiu Meng
Love in My Heart
1977Movie
There's No Place like Home
1977Movie
Cloud of Romance
1977Movie
Tuan Wanlu
The Love Affair of Rainbow
1977Movie
Xiao Hong
The Beauty with Two Faces
1976Movie
Love By Post
1976Movie
The Chasing Game
1976Movie
My Funny Intern
1976Movie
Different Love
1976Movie
Sung Hsiao Yu
Forever My Love
1976Movie
The Autumn Love Song
1976Movie
Zhi Jun
Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow
1976Movie
Come Fly with Me
1976Movie
Liu Yen-mei
Tomorrow I'm 20
1976Movie
Love Forever
1976Movie
依莲 I Lien
Run Lover Run
1975Movie
Hsu Li Ping
The Forest of Forever
1975Movie
Luo Ya-nan
He Loved Once Too Many
1975Movie
Eight Hundred Heroes
1975Movie
Yang Hui Min
True Love
1975Movie
Hot Wave
1975Movie
Hsiao Shao-Yu
The Unforgettable Character
1975Movie
Tu Hsiao-Shuang
The Life God
1975Movie
Misty Drizzle
1975Movie
Midi Première
1975TV
Self
Little Sister-in-law
1975Movie
Green Green Meadow
1974Movie
Girl Friend
1974Movie
Hsia Hsiao-tsan
News Hen
1974Movie
The House for Love
1974Movie
Xiao Yu
Ghost of the Mirror
1974Movie
Su-Su / Yau Ying
Love, Love, Love
1974Movie
Lin Chunchun
Long Way from Home
1974Movie
Gone with the Cloud
1974Movie
Moon River
1974Movie
梁新蘭 Liang Hsin Lan
Outside the Window
1973Movie
江雁容 Chiang Yen Yung
Golden Horse Awards
1962TV
Self
林青霞电影合集
TV
主演