Brigitte Lin Ching-hsia
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 Chuan
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.
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Born
Nov 03, 1954
Taipei, Taiwan
Known For
Acting
Movies
107 acting
0 crew
Popularity
2.7
Known For
Chungking Express
1994
as Woman in Blonde Wig
Police Story
1985
as Salina Fong
Ashes of Time
1994
as Murong Yang / Murong Yin / Dugu Qiubai
The Legend of the Swordsman
1992
as Dung Fong Bat Bai
Royal Tramp
1992
as Divine Lady of Dragon Sect
The Bride with White Hair
1993
as Lien Ni Chang
The Eagle Shooting Heroes
1993
as Third Princess
New Dragon Gate Inn
1992
as Yau Mo Yan
Royal Tramp 2
1992
as Divine Lady of Dragon Sect
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