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.
106 movies · 3 shows
Ashes of Time Redux
2008·8.0
Peony Pavilion
2001·6.8
Bishonen
1998·6.6
Ashes of Time
1994·7.1
Fire Dragon
1994·6.7
The Three Swordsmen
1994·5.9
Chungking Express
1994·8.0
The Maidens of Heavenly Mountains
1994·5.4
Deadful Melody
1994·6.0
The Bride with White Hair 2
1993·5.8
The Black Panther Warriors
1993·6.3
The Bride with White Hair
1993·6.5
Boys Are Easy
1993·7.2
Swordsman III: The East Is Red
1993·6.0
The Eagle Shooting Heroes
1993·7.1
Handsome Siblings
1992·6.4
Royal Tramp 2
1992·7.1
New Dragon Gate Inn
1992·7.3
Royal Tramp
1992·7.1
The Legend of the Swordsman
1992·6.6
Secret Love in Peach Blossom Land
1992·7.5
A Portrait of Lin Ching Hsia
1991·0.0
Red Dust
1990·7.0
Web of Deception
1989·6.4
Starry Is the Night
1988·6.5
Flag of Honor
1987·0.0
The Thirty Million Dollar Rush
1987·7.2
Lady in Black
1987·8.3
True Colours
1986·7.7
Peking Opera Blues
1986·7.1
Dream Lovers
1986·6.9
Police Story
1985·7.6
Seven Foxes
1985·0.0
The Other Side of Gentleman
1984·6.0
Be Careful Sweetheart
1984·7.7
The Great Surprise
1983·0.0
Fire Dragon
1983·5.2
Seven Black Heroines
1983·6.0
The Four Sheepish Dummies
1983·0.0
All the Wrong Spies
1983·7.0
Fantasy Mission Force
1983·4.8
Zu: Warriors from the Magic Mountain
1983·6.8
Black and White
1983·0.0
Night Orchid
1983·6.5
The Switch
1982·5.5
Burn Phoenix Burn
1982·0.0
Pink Force Commando
1982·6.0
Phoenix the Raider
1982·6.0
Lily Under the Gun
1982·10.0
The Women Soldiers
1981·0.0
Love Massacre
1981·5.9
无情荒地有情天
1981·0.0
Magnificent 72
1980·7.0
The Marigolds
1980·0.0
Poor Chasers
1980·8.0
Love Under a Rosy Sky
1979·0.0
An Unforgettable Day
1979·0.0
By Love Obsessed
1979·7.0
Return of Monsoon
1979·0.0
The Wild Goose on the Wing
1979·9.0
A Love Seed
1979·5.0
Off to Success
1979·9.0
A Journey of Love
1979·0.0
Love of the White Snake
1978·9.0
Love's Many Faces
1978·0.0
Morning Fog
1978·0.0
Birds Are Singing Everywhere
1978·0.0
The Story of Green House
1978·0.0
The Misty Moon
1978·0.0
The Dream of the Red Chamber
1977·6.6
Orchid in the Rain
1977·9.0
Love in My Heart
1977·0.0
There's No Place like Home
1977·8.0
Cloud of Romance
1977·5.0
The Love Affair of Rainbow
1977·0.0
The Beauty with Two Faces
1976·0.0
Love By Post
1976·0.0
The Chasing Game
1976·0.0
My Funny Intern
1976·0.0
Different Love
1976·8.0
Forever My Love
1976·0.0
The Autumn Love Song
1976·0.0
Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow
1976·0.0
Come Fly with Me
1976·0.0
Tomorrow I'm 20
1976·0.0
Love Forever
1976·0.0
Run Lover Run
1975·10.0
The Forest of Forever
1975·0.0
He Loved Once Too Many
1975·8.0
Eight Hundred Heroes
1975·6.8
True Love
1975·0.0
Hot Wave
1975·0.0
The Unforgettable Character
1975·5.0
The Life God
1975·0.0
Misty Drizzle
1975·7.0
Little Sister-in-law
1975·0.0
Green Green Meadow
1974·0.0
Girl Friend
1974·8.0
News Hen
1974·0.0
The House for Love
1974·0.0
Ghost of the Mirror
1974·7.0
Love, Love, Love
1974·0.0
Long Way from Home
1974·0.0
Gone with the Cloud
1974·0.0
Moon River
1974·5.0
Outside the Window
1973·6.0