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Brigitte Lin
Becoming a star of Taiwanese romance and Hong Kong martial-arts cinema.
Peking Opera Blues · Swordsman II
- Born
- 3 November 1954
- Birthplace
- Chiayi, Taiwan
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Brigitte Lin
Brigitte Lin is a Taiwanese actor whose screen career ranged from romantic heroines to commanding, androgynous wuxia roles. She later turned to essay writing.
Early life
Family background
Her parents came from Shandong to Taiwan.
Discovery
Was spotted in Taipei after finishing high school, while preparing for university.
Career
- 1973
Screen debut
Starred in Outside the Window.
- 1980s
Hong Kong cinema
Expanded into action and comedy with leading filmmakers.
- 1990
Golden Horse
Won Best Leading Actress for Red Dust.
- 1994 onward
Writing
Stepped away from regular acting and later published essays.
- 2023
Lifetime honour
Received the Golden Horse Lifetime Achievement Award.
Selected work
Peking Opera Blues
An action comedy directed by Tsui Hark.
Swordsman II
Played the formidable Dongfang Bubai.
Chungking Express
Appeared in Wong Kar-wai’s intersecting city stories.
Beyond work
Family
Married businessman Michael Ying in 1994 and raised daughters.
Essays
Published collections reflecting on friends, memories and personal experience.
Sources & photo credit
Life, career and references ↗Biography and contributions ↗Photo: HKIFFMarketing. CC BY-SA 4.0 · Original image. Cropped and displayed in monochrome.
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