Brigitte Lin
Acting
110 titles
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.
Filmography
Ashes of Time Redux
2008
Peony Pavilion
2001
Bishonen
1998
Ashes of Time
1994
Fire Dragon
1994
The Three Swordsmen
1994
Chungking Express
1994
The Maidens of Heavenly Mountains
1994
Deadful Melody
1994
The Bride with White Hair 2
1993
The Black Panther Warriors
1993
The Bride with White Hair
1993
Boys Are Easy
1993
Swordsman III: The East Is Red
1993
The Eagle Shooting Heroes
1993
Handsome Siblings
1992
Royal Tramp 2
1992
New Dragon Gate Inn
1992
Royal Tramp
1992
The Legend of the Swordsman
1992
Secret Love in Peach Blossom Land
1992
A Portrait of Lin Ching Hsia
1991
Red Dust
1990
Web of Deception
1989
Celebrity Talk Show
1989
Starry Is the Night
1988
Flag of Honor
1987
The Thirty Million Dollar Rush
1987
Lady in Black
1987
True Colours
1986
Peking Opera Blues
1986
Dream Lovers
1986
Police Story
1985
Seven Foxes
1985
The Other Side of Gentleman
1984
Be Careful Sweetheart
1984
The Great Surprise
1983
Fire Dragon
1983
Seven Black Heroines
1983
The Four Sheepish Dummies
1983
All the Wrong Spies
1983
Fantasy Mission Force
1983
Zu: Warriors from the Magic Mountain
1983
Black and White
1983
Night Orchid
1983
The Switch
1982
Burn Phoenix Burn
1982
Pink Force Commando
1982
Phoenix the Raider
1982
Lily Under the Gun
1982
The Women Soldiers
1981
Love Massacre
1981
无情荒地有情天
1981
Magnificent 72
1980
The Marigolds
1980
Poor Chasers
1980
Love Under a Rosy Sky
1979
An Unforgettable Day
1979
By Love Obsessed
1979
Return of Monsoon
1979
The Wild Goose on the Wing
1979
A Love Seed
1979
Off to Success
1979
A Journey of Love
1979
Love of the White Snake
1978
Love's Many Faces
1978
Morning Fog
1978
Birds Are Singing Everywhere
1978
The Story of Green House
1978
The Misty Moon
1978
The Dream of the Red Chamber
1977
Orchid in the Rain
1977
Love in My Heart
1977
There's No Place like Home
1977
Cloud of Romance
1977
The Love Affair of Rainbow
1977
The Beauty with Two Faces
1976
Love By Post
1976
The Chasing Game
1976
My Funny Intern
1976
Different Love
1976
Forever My Love
1976
The Autumn Love Song
1976
Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow
1976
Come Fly with Me
1976
Tomorrow I'm 20
1976
Love Forever
1976
Run Lover Run
1975
The Forest of Forever
1975
He Loved Once Too Many
1975
Eight Hundred Heroes
1975
True Love
1975
Hot Wave
1975
The Unforgettable Character
1975
The Life God
1975
Misty Drizzle
1975
Midi Première
1975
Little Sister-in-law
1975
Green Green Meadow
1974
Girl Friend
1974
News Hen
1974
The House for Love
1974
Ghost of the Mirror
1974
Love, Love, Love
1974
Long Way from Home
1974
Gone with the Cloud
1974
Moon River
1974
Outside the Window
1973
Golden Horse Awards
1962
The Star