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Brigitte Lin

1954 - Today

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Brigitte Lin Ching-hsia (Chinese: 林青霞; pinyin: Lín Qīngxiá; born 3 November 1954) is a Taiwanese actress. Regarded as a screen icon, Lin played a key role in boosting Taiwan’s film production with her romantic heroine roles in the 1970s before transitioning to Hong Kong, where she achieved great success with her androgynous roles in wuxia films. Following her marriage in 1994, she retired from acting and transitioned to writing in the 2000s, publishing four essay collections. In 2023, she received the Lifetime Achievement Award at the 60th Golden Horse Awards. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Brigitte Lin is the 2,301st most popular actor (down from 2,200th in 2019), the 16th most popular biography from Taiwan and the 3rd most popular Taiwanese Actor.

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Among ACTORS

Among actors, Brigitte Lin ranks 2,301 out of 13,578. Before her are Sarah Miles, Josh Dallas, Gig Young, Guillaume Depardieu, Paul Winfield, and Josh Hartnett. After her are Dita Von Teese, Paul Rudd, Julio Baghy, Aaron Paul, Jessie Royce Landis, and Gustav Fröhlich.

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Among people born in 1954, Brigitte Lin ranks 173. Before her are Jeff Porcaro, Giancarlo Antognoni, Lee Chang-dong, Anna Galiena, Zhong Shanshan, and Ilan Pappé. After her are Didier Six, Andrés Pastrana Arango, Kader Abdolah, Kengo Kuma, Abdelilah Benkirane, and Larry Wall.

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In Taiwan

Among people born in Taiwan, Brigitte Lin ranks 16 out of 116. Before her are Joan Lin (1953), Terry Gou (1950), Jerry Yang (1968), Teruo Nakamura (1919), Shu Qi (1976), and Zheng Keshuang (1670). After her are Takeshi Kaneshiro (1973), Steve Chen (1978), Cheng Yen (1937), Lisa Su (1969), Su Tseng-chang (1947), and Sylvia Chang (1953).

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Among ACTORS In Taiwan

Among actors born in Taiwan, Brigitte Lin ranks 3. Before her are Joan Lin (1953), and Shu Qi (1976). After her are Sylvia Chang (1953), Barbie Hsu (1976), Vivian Hsu (1975), Ruby Lin (1976), Chang Chen (1976), Richie Jen (1966), Jerry Yan (1977), Collin Chou (1967), and Christina Chang (1971).

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