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.
Movie | The Star | The Star | 2025 |
Movie | One-Tenth of a Millimeter Apart | Self (archive footage) | 2021-04-02 |
Movie | The Moment: Fifty Years of Golden Horse | Herself (archive footage) | 2016-03-04 |
Series | Up Idol | Unknown | 2015-08-01 |
Movie | Peony Pavilion | Narrator | 2001-12-07 |
Movie | Bishonen | Narrator | 1998-08-14 |
Movie | Jackie Chan - From Stuntman to Superstar | Herself (archive footage) | 1996-08-30 |
Movie | The Maidens of Heavenly Mountains | Li Chou-Shui / Li Chong-Hoi | 1994-03-05 |
Movie | Chungking Express | Woman in Blonde Wig | 1994-07-14 |
Movie | Deadful Melody | Snow | 1994-01-08 |
Movie | The Three Swordsmen | Ming Jian / Sword | 1994-07-15 |
Movie | Ashes of Time | Murong Yang / Murong Yin | 1994-09-17 |
Movie | Fire Dragon | Ha / Fire Dragon | 1994-08-13 |
Movie | The Eagle Shooting Heroes | Third Princess | 1993-02-05 |
Movie | Film ohne Fesseln - Das neue Hongkong Kino | Herself | 1993-01-01 |
Movie | Boys Are Easy | Ching Siu Tung | 1993-08-12 |
Movie | Swordsman III: The East Is Red | Dung Fong Bat Bai | 1993-08-04 |
Movie | The Bride with White Hair | Lien Ni Chang | 1993-08-26 |
Movie | The Bride with White Hair 2 | Lien Ni Chang | 1993-12-22 |
Movie | The Black Panther Warriors | Chin Chin | 1993-11-18 |
Movie | The Legend of the Swordsman | Dung Fong Bat Bai | 1992-06-26 |
Movie | Secret Love in Peach Blossom Land | Yun Zhifan | 1992-02-14 |
Movie | Royal Tramp | Divine Lady of Dragon Sect | 1992-07-30 |
Movie | Royal Tramp 2 | Divine Lady of Dragon Sect | 1992-09-24 |
Movie | Handsome Siblings | More | 1992-12-11 |
Movie | Dragon Inn | Yau Mo-yan | 1992-08-22 |
Movie | Red Dust | Shen Shao-Hua | 1990-11-23 |
Movie | Web of Deception | Jane Lin | 1989-10-05 |
Movie | Starry Is the Night | To Caimei | 1988-10-13 |
Movie | Lady in Black | May | 1987-01-11 |
Movie | Flag of Honor | 1987-10-07 | |
Movie | The Thirty Million Dollar Rush | Sister Maria | 1987-07-02 |
Movie | Peking Opera Blues | Tsao Wan | 1986-09-06 |
Movie | Dream Lovers | Cheung Yuet-Heung | 1986-04-25 |
Movie | True Colours | May | 1986-12-18 |
Movie | Seven Foxes | 1985-10-03 | |
Movie | Police Story | Selina Fong | 1985-12-14 |
Movie | Be Careful Sweetheart | 1984-01-25 | |
Movie | The Other Side of Gentleman | Jo Jo | 1984-06-28 |
Movie | Zu: Warriors from the Magic Mountain | Ice Queen | 1983-02-05 |
Movie | Night Orchid | Su-su | 1983-01-01 |
Movie | Fantasy Mission Force | Lily | 1983-02-13 |
Movie | Black and White | 1983-01-01 | |
Movie | Fire Dragon | Lily | 1983-09-02 |
Movie | All the Wrong Spies | Bridget | 1983-03-31 |
Movie | The Great Surprise | Robber Robin | 1983-09-25 |
Movie | Seven Black Heroines | Black Fox | 1983-05-19 |
Movie | The Four Sheepish Dummies | 1983-04-02 | |
Movie | Phoenix the Raider | 1982-01-01 | |
Movie | Pink Force Commando | Jackal | 1982-01-01 |
Movie | The Switch | Shen Yin-Pai | 1982-02-07 |
Movie | Lily Under the Gun | Lily | 1982-01-01 |
Movie | Burn Phoenix Burn | Wei Yen-jan | 1982-01-25 |
Movie | Love Massacre | Ivy | 1981-03-26 |
Movie | The Women Soldiers | 1981-08-27 | |
Movie | Poor Chasers | Shen Jung | 1980-02-16 |
Movie | Magnificent 72 | 1980-06-11 | |
Movie | The Marigolds | 1980-03-29 | |
Movie | 一顆紅豆 | 1979-01-28 | |
Movie | A Love Seed | 1979-01-23 | |
Movie | Off to Success | 1979-01-01 | |
Movie | The Wild Goose on the Wing | Tao Tan-feng | 1979-03-24 |
Movie | Return of Monsoon | Wen Jiayi | 1979-07-04 |
Movie | Love Under a Rosy Sky | Tsai Chin | 1979-12-13 |
Movie | An Unforgettable Day | Tien Yu-Chiu | 1979-11-29 |
Movie | By Love Obsessed | 1979-10-25 | |
Movie | The Story of Green House | 1978-06-14 | |
Movie | The Misty Moon | 1978-02-07 | |
Movie | Birds Are Singing Everywhere | Unknown | 1978-07-08 |
Movie | Morning Fog | 1978-07-30 | |
Movie | Love of the White Snake | White Snake | 1978-09-15 |
Movie | Love's Many Faces | 1978-08-12 | |
Movie | The Love Affair of Rainbow | Xiao Hong | 1977-01-01 |
Movie | Cloud of Romance | Tuan Wanlu | 1977-02-20 |
Movie | There's No Place like Home | 1977-02-20 | |
Movie | The Dream of the Red Chamber | Jia Baoyu | 1977-10-26 |
Movie | Orchid in the Rain | Chiu Meng | 1977-10-06 |
Movie | Love in My Heart | 1977-06-21 | |
Movie | The Autumn Love Song | Zhi Jun | 1976-01-31 |
Movie | Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow | 1976-01-01 | |
Movie | Forever My Love | 1976-03-27 | |
Movie | Come Fly with Me | Liu Yen-mei | 1976-01-01 |
Movie | My Funny Intern | 1976-08-04 | |
Movie | Different Love | Sung Hsiao Yu | 1976-04-17 |
Movie | Love By Post | 1976-09-25 | |
Movie | The Beauty with Two Faces | 1976-10-22 | |
Movie | The Chasing Game | 1976-08-25 | |
Movie | The Life God | 1975-04-26 | |
Movie | Misty Drizzle | 1975-03-28 | |
Movie | The Unforgettable Character | Tu Hsiao-Shuang | 1975-06-05 |
Movie | Little Sister-in-law | Unknown | 1975-01-01 |
Series | Midi Première | Self | 1975-01-06 |
Movie | Hot Wave | Hsiao Shao-Yu | 1975-06-06 |
Movie | He Loved Once Too Many | 1975-08-30 | |
Movie | Run Lover Run | Hsu Li Ping | 1975-10-24 |
Movie | True Love | 1975-07-05 | |
Movie | Eight Hundred Heroes | Yang Hui Min | 1975-07-10 |
Movie | Long Way from Home | 1974-02-20 | |
Movie | Moon River | 1974-01-01 | |
Movie | Love, Love, Love | Lin Chunchun | 1974-06-28 |
Movie | Gone with the Cloud | 1974-02-06 | |
Movie | News Hen | 1974-12-05 | |
Movie | Green Green Meadow | 1974-12-20 | |
Movie | Ghost of the Mirror | Su-Su / Yau Ying | 1974-10-04 |
Movie | Girl Friend | Hsia Hsiao-tsan | 1974-12-12 |
Movie | The House for Love | Xiao Yu | 1974-11-08 |
Movie | Outside the Window | Chiang Yen Yung | 1973-08-24 |
Series | Golden Horse Awards | Self | 1962-10-31 |