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Brigitte Lin

  • Actress
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Brigitte Lin is the best Taiwanese actress of all time. A Still in the film.
A broken-hearted hit man moves to the desert where he finds skilled swordsmen to carry out his contract killings.
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Ashes of Time (1994)
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Brigitte Lin is a Taiwanese actress. She is regarded as an icon of Chinese language cinema for her extensive and varied roles in both Taiwanese and Hong Kong films. Lin was born in Chiayi, Taiwan. She was scouted in 1972 on the streets of Taipei by a film producer after she finished women's high school and was preparing for university.
BornNovember 3, 1954
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BornNovember 3, 1954
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      • 6 wins & 7 nominations

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    Known for

    Jackie Chan and Maggie Cheung in Police Story (1985)
    Police Story
    7.5
    • Selina Fong(as Brigette Lin)
    • 1985
    Takeshi Kaneshiro, Brigitte Lin, and Faye Wong in Chungking Express (1994)
    Chungking Express
    8.0
    • Woman in Blonde Wig(as Ching-hsia Lin)
    • 1994
    Leslie Cheung in Ashes of Time (1994)
    Ashes of Time
    7.0
    • Mu-rong Yin
    • Mu-rong Yang
    • 1994
    Maggie Cheung in Red Dust (1990)
    Red Dust
    6.9
    • Shen Shao-Hua
    • 1990

    Credits

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    Actress

    • White Crane Woman
    • Encouraging Melody
    • Rie Miyazawa and Joey Wang in Peony Pavilion (2001)
      Peony Pavilion
      6.5
      • Narrator
      • 2001
    • Stephen Fung, Shu Qi, and Daniel Wu in Bishonen (1998)
      Bishonen
      6.7
      • The Narrator
      • 1998
    • Leslie Cheung in Ashes of Time (1994)
      Ashes of Time
      7.0
      • Mu-rong Yin
      • Mu-rong Yang
      • 1994
    • Andy Lau and Brigitte Lin in The Three Swordsmen (1994)
      The Three Swordsmen
      5.1
      • Ming Jian
      • 1994
    • Takeshi Kaneshiro, Brigitte Lin, and Faye Wong in Chungking Express (1994)
      Chungking Express
      8.0
      • Woman in Blonde Wig (as Ching-hsia Lin)
      • 1994
    • Brigitte Lin in Fire Dragon (1994)
      Fire Dragon
      6.2
      • Fire Dragon (as Cheng Ha Lam)
      • 1994
    • Gong Li, Frankie Lam, and Brigitte Lin in The Maidens of Heavenly Mountains (1994)
      The Maidens of Heavenly Mountains
      5.9
      • Li Chou-Shui
      • Li Chong-Hoi (as Lam Ching-ha)
      • 1994
    • Brigitte Lin and Biao Yuen in Deadly Melody (1994)
      Deadly Melody
      6.3
      • Snow
      • 1994
    • The Bride with White Hair II (1993)
      The Bride with White Hair II
      5.8
      • Lien Ni-Chang
      • 1993
    • Warriors: The Black Panther (1993)
      Warriors: The Black Panther
      5.3
      • Ching Ching (as Lin Ching Hsia)
      • 1993
    • Leslie Cheung and Brigitte Lin in The Bride with White Hair (1993)
      The Bride with White Hair
      6.8
      • Lien Ni-Chang
      • 1993
    • Maggie Cheung, Ekin Cheng, Jacky Cheung, Tony Ka Fai Leung, Brigitte Lin, Jimmy Lin, and Chingmy Yau in Boys Are Easy (1993)
      Boys Are Easy
      6.4
      • Ching Siu Tung
      • Yuk Hing
      • 1993
    • Leslie Cheung, Tony Leung Chiu-wai, Brigitte Lin, and Veronica Yip in The Eagle Shooting Heroes (1993)
      The Eagle Shooting Heroes
      7.0
      • Third Princess
      • 1993
    • Brigitte Lin and Joey Wang in Swordsman III: The East Is Red (1993)
      Swordsman III: The East Is Red
      6.1
      • Asia the Invincible
      • Dong Fong Bat Bai
      • 1993
    • Sharla Cheung, Andy Lau, and Brigitte Lin in Handsome Siblings (1992)
      Handsome Siblings
      5.8
      • Eva More, daughter of Eva (as Ching-ha Lam)
      • 1992

    Videos12

    Trailer
    Trailer 3:55
    Trailer
    Trailer [OV]
    Trailer 2:40
    Trailer [OV]
    Ashes of Time Redux
    Trailer 2:20
    Ashes of Time Redux
    Zu: Warriors from the Magic Mountain
    Trailer 1:30
    Zu: Warriors from the Magic Mountain
    The Legend of the Swordsman aka Xiao ao jiang hu zhi dong fang bu bai
    Trailer 0:45
    The Legend of the Swordsman aka Xiao ao jiang hu zhi dong fang bu bai
    The Bride With White Hair 2
    Trailer 1:25
    The Bride With White Hair 2
    The Bride With White Hair
    Trailer 1:34
    The Bride With White Hair
    Jet Li: The Legend of the Swordsman
    Trailer 0:41
    Jet Li: The Legend of the Swordsman
    Peking Opera Blues
    Trailer 2:04
    Peking Opera Blues
    Dragon Inn (1992)
    Trailer 1:35
    Dragon Inn (1992)
    Deadful Melody
    Trailer 1:40
    Deadful Melody
    The Police Story
    Trailer 2:37
    The Police Story

    Personal details

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    • Alternative names
      • Lam Ching-ha
    • Height
      • 5′ 6¼″ (1.68 m)
    • Born
      • November 3, 1954
      • Taipei, Taiwan
    • Spouse
      • Michael YingJune 29, 1994 - present (2 children)
    • Other works
      "Gun Gun Hong Chen", 1990
    • Publicity listings
      • 1 Article
      • 3 Magazine Cover Photos

    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      She is a Chinese SUPER STAR. Made over 100 films. She was discovered as a teenager (17 years old) back in the late 70's on a busy street in Teipai, Taiwan. At age 17, she was cast as a student falling in love with her teacher in the film "Out side my window." Dated actor Hong Chin for over ten years in the 80's. No one in the modern Chinese film history has maintained a career as her. She is the "Grable" of Chinese films.

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