Acting · Taipei, Taiwan · Born November 3, 1954
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.
MovieAshes of Time Redux
2008
as 慕容嫣、慕容燕
MoviePeony Pavilion
2001
as Narrator
MovieBishonen
1998
as Narrator
MovieAshes of Time
1994
as Murong Yang / Murong Yin / Dugu Qiubai
MovieFire Dragon
1994
as Ha / Fire Dragon
MovieThe Three Swordsmen
1994
as Ming Kim
MovieChungking Express
1994
as Woman in Blonde Wig
MovieThe Maidens of Heavenly Mountains
1994
as Li Chou-Shui / Li Chong-Hoi
MovieDeadful Melody
1994
as Snow
MovieThe Bride with White Hair 2
1993
as Lien Ni Chang
MovieThe Black Panther Warriors
1993
as Chin Chin
MovieThe Bride with White Hair
1993
as Lien Ni Chang
MovieBoys Are Easy
1993
as Ching Siu Tung
MovieSwordsman III: The East Is Red
1993
as Dung Fong Bat Bai
MovieThe Eagle Shooting Heroes
1993
as Third Princess
MovieHandsome Siblings
1992
as More
MovieRoyal Tramp 2
1992
as Divine Lady of Dragon Sect
MovieNew Dragon Gate Inn
1992
as Yau Mo Yan
MovieRoyal Tramp
1992
as Divine Lady of Dragon Sect
MovieThe Legend of the Swordsman
1992
as Dung Fong Bat Bai
MovieSecret Love in Peach Blossom Land
1992
as Yun Zhifan
MovieA Portrait of Lin Ching Hsia
1991
as Self
MovieRed Dust
1990
as Shen Shao-Hua
MovieWeb of Deception
1989
as Jane Lin
TVCelebrity Talk Show
1989
as 林青霞
MovieStarry Is the Night
1988
as To Caimei
MovieFlag of Honor
1987
MovieThe Thirty Million Dollar Rush
1987
as Sister Maria
MovieLady in Black
1987
as May
MovieTrue Colours
1986
as May
MoviePeking Opera Blues
1986
as Tsao Wan
MovieDream Lovers
1986
as Cheung Yuet-Heung
MoviePolice Story
1985
as Salina Fong
MovieSeven Foxes
1985
MovieThe Other Side of Gentleman
1984
as Jo Jo
MovieBe Careful Sweetheart
1984
MovieThe Great Surprise
1983
as Robber Robin
MovieFire Dragon
1983
as Lily (archive footage)
MovieSeven Black Heroines
1983
as 黑狐方慧君 Black Fox
MovieThe Four Sheepish Dummies
1983
MovieAll the Wrong Spies
1983
as Bridget
MovieFantasy Mission Force
1983
as Lily
MovieZu: Warriors from the Magic Mountain
1983
as Ice Queen
MovieBlack and White
1983
MovieNight Orchid
1983
as Su-su
MovieThe Switch
1982
as Shen Yin-Pai
MovieBurn Phoenix Burn
1982
as Wei Yen-jan
MoviePink Force Commando
1982
as Jackal
Phoenix the Raider
1982
MovieLily Under the Gun
1982
as Lily
MovieThe Women Soldiers
1981
MovieLove Massacre
1981
as Ivy
无情荒地有情天
1981
MovieMagnificent 72
1980
MovieThe Marigolds
1980
MoviePoor Chasers
1980
as Shen Jung
MovieLove Under a Rosy Sky
1979
as Tsai Chin
MovieAn Unforgettable Day
1979
as Tien Yu-Chiu
MovieBy Love Obsessed
1979
MovieReturn of Monsoon
1979
as Wen Jiayi
MovieThe Wild Goose on the Wing
1979
as Tao Tan-feng
MovieA Love Seed
1979
MovieOff to Success
1979
MovieA Journey of Love
1979
MovieLove of the White Snake
1978
as White Snake
MovieLove's Many Faces
1978
MovieMorning Fog
1978
MovieBirds Are Singing Everywhere
1978
MovieThe Story of Green House
1978
MovieThe Misty Moon
1978
MovieThe Dream of the Red Chamber
1977
as Jia Baoyu
MovieOrchid in the Rain
1977
as Chiu Meng
MovieLove in My Heart
1977
MovieThere's No Place like Home
1977
MovieCloud of Romance
1977
as Tuan Wanlu
MovieThe Love Affair of Rainbow
1977
as Xiao Hong
MovieThe Beauty with Two Faces
1976
MovieLove By Post
1976
MovieThe Chasing Game
1976
MovieMy Funny Intern
1976
MovieDifferent Love
1976
as Sung Hsiao Yu
MovieForever My Love
1976
MovieThe Autumn Love Song
1976
as Zhi Jun
MovieYesterday, Today and Tomorrow
1976
MovieCome Fly with Me
1976
as Liu Yen-mei
MovieTomorrow I'm 20
1976
MovieLove Forever
1976
as 依莲 I Lien
MovieRun Lover Run
1975
as Hsu Li Ping
MovieThe Forest of Forever
1975
as Luo Ya-nan
MovieHe Loved Once Too Many
1975
MovieEight Hundred Heroes
1975
as Yang Hui Min
MovieTrue Love
1975
MovieHot Wave
1975
as Hsiao Shao-Yu
MovieThe Unforgettable Character
1975
as Tu Hsiao-Shuang
MovieThe Life God
1975
MovieMisty Drizzle
1975
TVMidi Première
1975
as Self
MovieLittle Sister-in-law
1975
MovieGreen Green Meadow
1974
MovieGirl Friend
1974
as Hsia Hsiao-tsan
MovieNews Hen
1974
MovieThe House for Love
1974
as Xiao Yu
MovieGhost of the Mirror
1974
as Su-Su / Yau Ying
MovieLove, Love, Love
1974
as Lin Chunchun
MovieLong Way from Home
1974
MovieGone with the Cloud
1974
MovieMoon River
1974
as 梁新蘭 Liang Hsin Lan
MovieOutside the Window
1973
as 江雁容 Chiang Yen Yung
TVGolden Horse Awards
1962
as Self
The Star
as The Star
