Brigitte Lin
Biography
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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Brigitte Lin, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Movies (49)
Peony Pavilion
as Narrator
2001
Bishonen
as Narrator
1998
Ashes of Time
as Murong Yang / Murong Yin
1994
Fire Dragon
as Ha / Fire Dragon
1994
The Three Swordsmen
as Ming Kim
1994
Chungking Express
as Woman in Blonde Wig
1994
The Maidens of Heavenly Mountains
as Li Chou-Shui / Li Chong-Hoi
1994
Deadful Melody
as Snow
1994
The Bride with White Hair 2
as Lien Ni Chang
1993
The Black Panther Warriors
as Chin Chin
1993
The Bride with White Hair
as Lien Ni Chang
1993
Boys Are Easy
as Ching Siu Tung
1993
Swordsman III: The East Is Red
as Dung Fong Bat Bai
1993
The Eagle Shooting Heroes
as Third Princess
1993
Handsome Siblings
as More
1992
Royal Tramp 2
as Divine Lady of Dragon Sect
1992
Dragon Inn
as Yau Mo Yan
1992
Royal Tramp
as Divine Lady of Dragon Sect
1992
The Legend of the Swordsman
as Dung Fong Bat Bai
1992
Secret Love in Peach Blossom Land
as Yun Zhifan
1992
Red Dust
as Shen Shao-Hua
1990
Web of Deception
as Jane Lin
1989
Starry Is the Night
as To Caimei
1988
Flag of Honor
1987
The Thirty Million Dollar Rush
as Sister Maria
1987
Lady in Black
as May
1987
True Colours
as May
1986
Peking Opera Blues
as Tsao Wan
1986
Dream Lovers
as Cheung Yuet-Heung
1986
Police Story
as Salina Fong
1985
Seven Foxes
1985
The Other Side of Gentleman
as Jo Jo
1984
Be Careful Sweetheart
1984
The Great Surprise
as Robber Robin
1983
Fire Dragon
as Lily (archive footage)
1983
Seven Black Heroines
as Black Fox
1983
The Four Sheepish Dummies
1983
All the Wrong Spies
as Bridget
1983
Fantasy Mission Force
as Lily
1983
Zu: Warriors from the Magic Mountain
as Ice Queen
1983
Black and White
1983
Night Orchid
as Su-su
1983
The Switch
as Shen Yin-Pai
1982
Burn Phoenix Burn
as Wei Yen-jan
1982
Pink Force Commando
as Jackal
1982
Phoenix the Raider
1982
Lily Under the Gun
as Lily
1982
The Women Soldiers
1981
Love Massacre
as Ivy
1981
