Brigitte Lin

Personal Info

Birthday

November 3, 1954

(70 years old)

Place of Birth

Taipei, Taiwan

Also Known As

Venus Lin

Lam Ching-Ha

Lin Ching-Ha

Lin Ching-Tsia

Lam Cheng-Ha

Lin Chin-Hsia

林青霞

Lin Ching Hsia

임청하

หลินชิงเสีย

Lâm Thanh Hà

Brigitte Lin Ching-hsia

Brigette Lin

Ling Ching-Tsia

Lin Ching-shya

Lin Cheng-hsia

ブリジット・リン

Lín Qīngxiá

بریژیت لین چینگ-شیا

Brigitte Lin

Biography

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.