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Brigitte Lin

Taiwanese actress · Taiwan · On the map · Actors · Born 1954 · age 72

Brigitte Lin Ching-hsia is a Taiwanese actress. Regarded as a screen icon, Lin played a key role in boosting Taiwan's film production with her romantic heroine roles in the 1970s before transitioning to Hong Kong, where she achieved great success with her androgynous roles in wuxia films.

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A life in dates

2021One-Tenth of a Millimeter ApartFilm2008Ashes of Time ReduxFilm, 慕容嫣、慕容燕1998BishonenFilm, Narrator1994Ashes of TimeFilm, Murong Yang / Murong Yin / Dugu Qiubai1993Boys Are EasyFilm, Ching Siu Tung1990Golden Horse Award for Best Leading ActressAwardRed DustFilm, 1990Shen Shao-Hua1989Celebrity Talk ShowSeries, 林青霞Web of DeceptionFilm, 1989Jane Lin1988Starry Is the NightFilm, To Caimei1987The Thirty Million Dollar RushFilm, Sister Maria1985Police StoryFilm, Salina Fong1983All the Wrong SpiesFilm, Bridget1981Love MassacreFilm, Ivy1975Midi PremièreSeriesEight Hundred HeroesFilm, 1975Yang Hui Min1974Ghost of the MirrorFilm, Su-Su / Yau Ying1962Golden Horse AwardsSeries1954Born3 November 1954

People around Brigitte

  • Chungking Express 1994
  • Police Story 1985
  • New Dragon Gate Inn 1992
  • Peking Opera Blues 1986
  • Ashes of Time 1994

Filmography 40

111 credits on file

Television 4

Awards

Golden Horse Award for Best Leading Actress1990

About this person

Following her marriage in 1994, she retired from acting and transitioned to writing in the 2000s, publishing four essay collections. In 2023, she received the Lifetime Achievement Award at the 60th Golden Horse Awards.

Country
Taiwan
Category
Actors
Type
Actor
Status
Living
Dates
Born 1954 · age 72