Brigitte Lin
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Brigitte Lin

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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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Films Featuring Brigitte Lin

Chungking Express

19948.0

The Bride with White Hair 2

19935.8

Police Story

19857.6

New Dragon Gate Inn

19927.3

Ashes of Time

19947.1

Zu: Warriors from the Magic Mountain

19836.8

Fantasy Mission Force

19834.8

The Dream of the Red Chamber

19776.6

The Maidens of Heavenly Mountains

19945.4

Peking Opera Blues

19867.2

Swordsman III: The East Is Red

19936.0

The Legend of the Swordsman

19926.6

Deadful Melody

19946.0

The Bride with White Hair

19936.5

Peony Pavilion

20016.8

The Beauty with Two Faces

1976

All the Wrong Spies

19837.0

Seven Black Heroines

19836.0

Pink Force Commando

19826.0

The Three Swordsmen

19945.9

The Other Side of Gentleman

19846.0

Fire Dragon

19946.7

Love Massacre

19815.9

Secret Love in Peach Blossom Land

19927.5

Web of Deception

19896.4

Dream Lovers

19866.9

Starry Is the Night

19886.5

The Black Panther Warriors

19936.3

Red Dust

19907.0

Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow

1976

Lady in Black

19878.3

Boys Are Easy

19937.2

True Colours

19867.7

Handsome Siblings

19926.4

The Eagle Shooting Heroes

19937.1

Fire Dragon

19835.2

The Forest of Forever

1975

Black and White

1983

Different Love

19768.0

Ghost of the Mirror

19747.0

Gone with the Cloud

1974

My Funny Intern

1976

Outside the Window

19736.0

Moon River

19745.0

Forever My Love

1976

The Women Soldiers

1981

The Thirty Million Dollar Rush

19877.2

Misty Drizzle

19757.0

Little Sister-in-law

1975

Love of the White Snake

19789.0

Come Fly with Me

1976

Phoenix the Raider

Phoenix the Raider

19826.0

The Autumn Love Song

1976

There's No Place like Home

19778.0

The House for Love

1974

The Switch

19825.5

Run Lover Run

197510.0

Love's Many Faces

1978

The Marigolds

1980

Be Careful Sweetheart

19847.7

Return of Monsoon

1979

Flag of Honor

1987

Orchid in the Rain

19779.0

Bishonen

19986.6

By Love Obsessed

19797.0

Seven Foxes

1985

The Four Sheepish Dummies

1983

Poor Chasers

19808.0

Love in My Heart

1977

Morning Fog

1978

Lily Under the Gun

198210.0

Burn Phoenix Burn

1982

Eight Hundred Heroes

19756.8

The Unforgettable Character

19755.0

Hot Wave

1975

Green Green Meadow

1974

Girl Friend

19748.0

The Chasing Game

1976

The Wild Goose on the Wing

19799.0

The Misty Moon

1978

An Unforgettable Day

1979

Night Orchid

19836.5

Cloud of Romance

19775.0

Birds Are Singing Everywhere

1978

Long Way from Home

1974

News Hen

1974

Love, Love, Love

1974

The Life God

1975

He Loved Once Too Many

19758.0

True Love

1975

The Love Affair of Rainbow

1977

Love Under a Rosy Sky

1979

A Love Seed

19795.0

The Story of Green House

1978

Magnificent 72

19807.0

Love By Post

1976

The Great Surprise

1983

The Star

The Star

Off to Success

19799.0

Tomorrow I'm 20

1976

无情荒地有情天

无情荒地有情天

1981

A Journey of Love

1979

Love Forever

1976

Royal Tramp

19927.1

Royal Tramp 2

19927.1

Ashes of Time Redux

20088.0

A Portrait of Lin Ching Hsia

1991