Born
3 November 1954 (71)
Place of Birth
Taipei, Taiwan
Also known as
Venus Lin, Lam Ching-Ha
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 late...
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.
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
Red Dust
1990
Web of Deception
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