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Brigitte Lin

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.


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Born:
Nov 3, 1954 In Taipei, Republic of China (Taiwan)
Movie/TV Credits:
80
First Appeared:
In the movie Outside the Window 1973-08-24
Latest Project:
Movie Peony Pavilion 2001-12-07
Known For
Poster of The House for Love
Poster of Gone with the Cloud
Poster of Outside the Window
Filmography
Movie Peony Pavilion Narrator 2001-12-07
Movie Bishonen Narrator 1998-08-14
Movie Jackie Chan - From Stuntman to Superstar Herself (archive footage) 1996-08-30
Movie The Maidens of Heavenly Mountains Li Chou-Shui / Li Chong-Hoi 1994-03-05
Movie Chungking Express Woman in Blonde Wig 1994-07-14
Movie Deadful Melody Snow 1994-01-08
Movie The Three Swordsmen Ming Jian / Sword 1994-07-15
Movie Ashes of Time Murong Yang / Murong Yin 1994-09-17
Movie Fire Dragon Ha / Fire Dragon 1994-08-13
Movie Swordsman III: The East Is Red Dung Fong Bat Bai 1993-08-04
Movie The Eagle Shooting Heroes Third Princess 1993-02-05
Movie Boys Are Easy Ching Siu Tung 1993-08-12
Movie The Bride with White Hair Lien Ni Chang 1993-08-26
Movie The Black Panther Warriors Chin Chin 1993-11-18
Movie The Bride with White Hair 2 Lien Ni Chang 1993-12-22
Movie The Legend of the Swordsman Dung Fong Bat Bai 1992-06-26
Movie Royal Tramp Divine Lady of Dragon Sect 1992-07-30
Movie Secret Love in Peach Blossom Land Yun Zhifan 1992-02-14
Movie Handsome Siblings More 1992-12-11
Movie Royal Tramp 2 Divine Lady of Dragon Sect 1992-09-24
Movie Dragon Inn Yau Mo-yan 1992-08-22
Movie Red Dust Shen Shao-Hua 1990-11-23
Movie Web of Deception Jane Lin 1989-10-05
Movie Starry Is the Night To Caimei 1988-10-13
Movie Lady in Black May 1987-01-11
Movie The Thirty Million Dollar Rush Sister Maria 1987-07-02
Movie Flag of Honor 1987-10-07
Movie Peking Opera Blues Tsao Wan 1986-09-06
Movie Dream Lovers Cheung Yuet-Heung 1986-04-25
Movie True Colours May 1986-12-18
Movie Seven Foxes 1985-10-03
Movie Police Story Selina Fong 1985-12-14
Movie Be Careful Sweetheart 1984-01-25
Movie The Other Side of Gentleman Jo Jo 1984-06-28
Movie Zu: Warriors from the Magic Mountain Ice Queen 1983-02-05
Movie Fantasy Mission Force Lily 1983-02-13
Movie Seven Black Heroines Black Fox 1983-05-19
Movie All the Wrong Spies Bridget 1983-03-31
Movie The Four Sheepish Dummies 1983-04-02
Movie Pink Force Commando Jackal 1982-01-01
Movie Phoenix the Raider 1982-01-01
Movie The Switch Shen Yin-Pai 1982-02-07
Movie Burn Phoenix Burn Wei Yen-jan 1982-01-25
Movie Lily Under the Gun Lily 1982-01-01
Movie Love Massacre Ivy 1981-03-26
Movie The Women Soldiers 1981-08-27
Movie Poor Chasers Shen Jung 1980-02-16
Movie The Marigolds 1980-03-29
Movie The Wild Goose on the Wing Tao Tan-feng 1979-03-24
Movie Return of Monsoon Wen Jiayi 1979-07-04
Movie By Love Obsessed 1979-10-25
Movie An Unforgettable Day Tien Yu-Chiu 1979-11-29
Movie The Story of Green House 1978-06-14
Movie Morning Fog 1978-07-30
Movie Love of the White Snake White Snake 1978-09-15
Movie Love's Many Faces 1978-08-12
Movie The Longest Bridge Chin Hsia Lin) 1977-06-02
Movie Love in My Heart 1977-06-21
Movie There's No Place like Home 1977-02-20
Movie Orchid in the Rain Chiu Meng 1977-10-06
Movie The Dream of the Red Chamber Jia Baoyu 1977-10-26
Movie The Autumn Love Song Zhi Jun 1976-01-31
Movie Come Fly with Me Liu Yen-mei 1976-01-01
Movie Different Love Sung Hsiao Yu 1976-04-17
Movie My Funny Intern 1976-08-04
Movie The Chasing Game 1976-08-25
Movie Misty Drizzle 1975-03-28
Movie Little Sister-in-law 1975-01-01
Movie The Unforgettable Character Tu Hsiao-Shuang 1975-06-05
Movie Hot Wave Hsiao Shao-Yu 1975-06-06
Movie Run Lover Run Hsu Li Ping 1975-10-24
Movie Eight Hundred Heroes Yang Hui Min 1975-07-10
Movie Gone with the Cloud 1974-02-06
Movie Moon River 1974-01-01
Movie Long Way from Home 1974-02-20
Movie The House for Love Xiao Yu 1974-11-08
Movie Green Green Meadow 1974-12-20
Movie Girl Friend Hsia Hsiao-tsan 1974-12-12
Movie Ghost of the Mirror Su-Su / Yau Ying 1974-10-04
Movie Outside the Window Chiang Yen Yung 1973-08-24
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