Acting
Ruby Lin
Born
1976-01-27 (50)
Place of birth
中国，台湾，台北
Known for
Acting
Credits
71 titles
Lin Xin Ru (林心如) also known as Ruby Lin is a Taiwanese actress, pop singer and producer born on January 27 1976 in Taipei. Her English name is from her mother's love of the jewel. Lin made her acting debut in a TV commercial in Taiwan. When she received her first experience in front of the camera in 1995, for a minor role, she started to develop a passion for acting. In 1997, after playing supporting roles in various Taiwanese TV dramas, she took her breakout role as a leading actress in the television series Princess Pearl and its sequel, Princess Pearl II. In 1999, after Princess Pearl was broadcast, she also began a singing career with her first album, a five-track EP. Following the succ…
Known for
5.7Hurry Up, Brother! is a Chinese variety show based off the original Korean variety show, Running Man. It is created by SBS and co-produced with Zhejiang Television. It first aired on October 10, 2014. This show is classified as a game-variety show, where the MCs and guests complete missions in a landmark to win a race. In 2017, the show officially changed its name to "Keep Running".
Keep Running
2014
7.7Centers around the legend of Princess Huanzhu during the reign of the Qianlong Emperor of the Qing Dynasty.
My Fair Princess
1998
8.2No synopsis available yet.
I Can I BB
2014
8.1Three couples facing emotional crisis start an 18-day trip in two RVs.
See You Again
2021
7.0Justice Bao (新包青天), a 1995–1996 series produced by ATV and starring Jin Chao-chun as Bao Zheng, with 25 cases totaling 160 episodes.
Justice Pao
1995
NRNo synopsis available yet.
臺灣靈異事件
1996
Film credits
2020s · 2 titles
NRLost in grief, news anchor Lo Hsin-lan unexpectedly reconnects with a high school friend, unearthing memories of a love that was once taboo.
The Ghost in Your Heart
2023
3.0Struggling for years, 55 year old Andy finally claim herself as woman, despite it was just partially completed. Andy’s dream come true, but she has to pay for the price. Wearing dresses had make her losing her job and her family. It never rains but it pours. The closest friend of her passed away out of sudden, Andy suddenly feel empty！A long day with a little surprise, a mother and a son turn up in Andy’s life, seeing them leaving no where with no identity, Andy decided to keep them with her, without knowing this sympathy has change the story of Andy.
Miss Andy
2021
2010s · 12 titles
6.2Based on Keigo Higashino’s award-winning novel, THE DEVOTION OF SUSPECT X follows a professor (Wang Kai) assisting in a murder investigation, only to find that a longtime rival and friend (Zhang Luyi) from his early university days may be involved.
The Devotion of Suspect X
2017
4.7A bumbling amateur cartoonist tags along on a secret agent's mission to retrieve a priceless diamond.
My Lucky Star
2013
4.8A haunted theatre, filled with the vengeful spirits of a tragically-trapped performance troupe murdered in a fire 13 years ago, waits for the once-grand palatial playhouse to re-open with a new show - and bring in new victims.
Phantom of the Theatre
2016
6.1Liu Chenchen, a free-spirited young woman, rebels against her wealthy family and elopes with her boyfriend to join a cruise-bond treasure hunt. But what began as an innocent game with promises of great reward soon turns into a battle for survival when the contestants are thrown into a mysterious world of intrigue and chaos in the middle of the sea. Liu relies only on her wits and her new friends to survive, all the while unmasking foes and learning that nothing is what it seems. But as her companions are attacked one by one, Liu must do everything she can to escape.
The Precipice Game
2017
4.7Story based on the legendary mansion at No. 81 on Chaoyangmennei Street in Beijing, which local legend says is haunted by the ghost of a Kuomintang official's wife, who committed suicide in the home around the time of the Cultural Revolution. The film follows Xu Ruoqing a woman whose presence in the notorious mansion draws up the spirits that have taken residence there.
The House That Never Dies
2014
5.4This film is set in the 1930s, and starts with a strange murder in a beautiful Jiangnan river delta. At the scene, all that is left is an exquisite pair of embroidered shoes. An innocent seamstress is suspected and put to death, but the bloody murders do not stop..
Blood Stained Shoes
2012
6.2Driverless is about three love stories that are intertwined by a car accident. It deals with several relationship issues, including the infamous seven year itch, reuniting with a first love, one night stands, an old husband with a young wife, and extramarital affairs.
Driverless
2010
NRNo synopsis available yet.
The House
2013
3.6No synopsis available yet.
The Wonderful Wedding
2015
6.4Shubei town, southeast China, the present day. Five years after he fled with RMB 800,000 from a bank robbery, Liu Chuan returns incognito to the town. Policeman Wang Laoshi, who was on duty at the time of the robbery and was demoted for letting Liu escape, is working in the same district police station to which he was transferred after the robbery and still keeps an eye on Liu. By chance, Liu stays in some small lodgings in Wang's district where Qin Xiaosong, a psychology graduate who's run away from her domineering parents, is staying. Next day, Wang spots Liu in the street and gives chase, finally handcuffing him in a deserted warehouse. At that moment, the town is devastated by an earthquake and the building collapses. Wang is knocked unconscious and Liu steals his uniform. After rescuing Qin, Liu finds himself roped into saving other townspeople and becomes a hero in the locals' eyes. Meanwhile, Wang recovers and sets out to hunt down Liu.
Fallen City
2011
6.0Li Zheng and Li Ying are two brothers the owners of a dating agency called "True Love Club". The business is going very well, but everything changed when Xiao Feng is passed by a sweet love, who is interested in the agency to prove the relationship with their supposed "future wife", the beautiful psychiatrist Fei. What they do not know is that this regular case ends up in an unexpected and fun mess.
You Deserve To Be Single
2010
NRTaiwanese movie
Forgotten
2012
2000s · 12 titles
5.5A young Chinese Security Officer, Darren, is called for Team 808, which fights against the smuggling of drugs and corruption. Noriko, a Japanese Interpol officer, collaborates with Darren for the destruction of a large international drug cartel. At the same time, a senior government officer's daughter is suspected of corruption.
China Strike Force
2000
6.0Winner Takes All is a Hong Kong comedy starring Karl Maka and Ricky and Samuel Hui
Winner Takes All
2000
5.6Dumped by her fiance just two months before their wedding, comic strip writer Sophie hatches an elaborate plan to get her Jeff back and punish the movie star, Joanna, who seduced him away. She finds herself a partner, Gordon, an ex-lover of Joanna's. The two start on a comic adventure full of laughs and tears, aided by Sophie's two best friends, Lucy and Lily. At the eve of her success, Sophie suddenly faced of having to chose between a repentant Jeff and Gordon who has fallen for her.
Sophie's Revenge
2009
7.0Three pairs of lovers arrived at Yunnan at the same time, meets Shibo Yuan tourguide, Liu Hai.
Love Trilogy
2004
4.0A child dying of leukemia needs a bone marrow transplant immediately. With only 24 hours, the doctors must fight the usual red tape bureaucracy and political obstacles in order to retrieve the marrow and carry out the transplant before time runs out.
Life Express
2004
6.0Two popular comic writers who are good friends start a comic publishing company but fall in love with the secretary, simultaneously, creating a rivalry that threatens to split their friendship and destroy their business.
Comic King
2001
7.0No synopsis available yet.
Dragon's Love
2002
NRA man named Ke Zhi Hong (Wallace Chung) moves into a new apartment. His initially horny landlord, whose Chinese name sounds similar to the words for "Evening Rose", Xia Mei Gui (Ruby Lin), lets him rent one room of the apartment because her dog likes him. She reminds him of his dream girl from his university years, who was his senior by one year and taught him to dance the Jewish dance "Evening Rose". He gradually falls in love with his landlord, but he continues to dwell on his memories of the past "Evening Rose". In the end, he realizes that he remembers the past "Evening Rose" because the name "Evening Rose" reminds him of the feeling of love, and he falls into the arms of the present "Evening Rose"
Evening of Roses
2009
5.3During the reign of Emperor Jia Jing of the Ming Dynasty, the evil court official Yan Song relies on the emperor favoritism towards him, becoming overbearing and domineering. An honest official Zhang Ying Long impeaches Yan Song with a Ten Cimes Five Deceits against him. But instead he gets flogged 30 times, and banished to a far off frontier Guizhou.
One Stone and Two Birds
2005
5.0No synopsis available yet.
2000年中央广播电视总台春节联欢晚会
2000
NRtaiwan movie
小鼠爱大米
2000
NRHong Kong movie
A Matter of Time
2000
1990s · 4 titles
8.0Hui Chi-Ho (Jimmy Lin) is a secondary college student, coming from a rich family. It causes the dissatisfaction of "Crow", the big brother in the class, and he always finds ways to challenge Ho. Then enters a new student, , "Eagle" (Takeshi Kaneshiro) who takes Hui under his wings. Ho is really grateful to what Eagle has done. At the same time, the assassins from the underworld are revenging "Eagle"...
School Days
1995
5.0Three tragic stories happen around a mysterious mirror, which belongs to a courtesan in the 16th century China, who was murdered by a treacherous lover, and laid a curse on the mirror before her death.
The Mirror
1999
8.0This is a collection of three films by emerging Taiwanese directors all revolving around the theme of strong, young women involved in mayhem of some sort. In all of them the theme of alienation within the crowded streets of Taiwan runs strong.
Bad Girl Trilogy
1998
NRTaiwanese movie
My Wishes
1999
Series credits
5.7Hurry Up, Brother! is a Chinese variety show based off the original Korean variety show, Running Man. It is created by SBS and co-produced with Zhejiang Television. It first aired on October 10, 2014. This show is classified as a game-variety show, where the MCs and guests complete missions in a landmark to win a race. In 2017, the show officially changed its name to "Keep Running".
Keep Running
2014
7.7Centers around the legend of Princess Huanzhu during the reign of the Qianlong Emperor of the Qing Dynasty.
My Fair Princess
1998
8.2No synopsis available yet.
I Can I BB
2014
8.1Three couples facing emotional crisis start an 18-day trip in two RVs.
See You Again
2021
7.0Justice Bao (新包青天), a 1995–1996 series produced by ATV and starring Jin Chao-chun as Bao Zheng, with 25 cases totaling 160 episodes.
Justice Pao
1995
NRNo synopsis available yet.
臺灣靈異事件
1996
7.9No synopsis available yet.
National Treasure
2017
7.0No synopsis available yet.
Flowers in Fog
2013
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Da Xiao Ai Chi
2007
8.0A dramatized account of Empress Dou and how her efforts and achievements in the royal court positively influenced the reign of her husband Emperor Wen, which paved the way for the creation of the Rule of Wen and Jing. Set in Chang'an, China during the beginnings of the Han Dynasty.
Beauty's Rival in Palace
2010
5.0A Singapore co-production with Taiwan TV about the legendary ghost-catcher Zhong Kui, with a star-studded cast comprising Singaporean and Taiwanese drama artistes. The series is divided into 5 main stories: Yang Guifei, Zhong Kui meets Justice Bao, The Secret of the Goblet, Beauty from Jiangshan and Snow in June. Zhong Kui is a widely known legendary figure. He is a ghost catcher in China. He is conferred a title of “Ghost Catching General” and “Yama – King of Hell”. It authorises him to manage all matters of injustice. Zhong Kui helps to redress cases in which the victims die unjustly. The culprits of mischief will surely be punished.
Heavenly Ghost Catcher
1994
NRNo synopsis available yet.
36 Questions
2020
5.6The Duke of Mount Deer 2000 is a television series adapted from Louis Cha's novel The Deer and the Cauldron. It was first broadcast in 2000 in Hong Kong and followed by subsequent broadcasts in other Asian countries.
The Duke of Mount Deer
2000
8.2In the red light district of 1980s Taipei, women at a popular Japanese night club navigate jealousy, heartbreak, friendship and love.
Light the Night
2021
6.5No synopsis available yet.
The Inn
2017
9.0Chu Liuxiang is the famous "Chief of Bandits" in the jianghu. His qinggong is unmatched and he leaves behind a trail of fragrance everywhere he goes. Once, Chu enters the palace to steal a treasure called the "Amber Guanyin", which contains a wooden figurine carved by "Little Li Flying Dagger" Li Xunhuan. In the palace, Chu meets Sikong Xing'er, the daughter of master thief Sikong Zhaixing, and her sworn sister Su Rongrong. While escaping from the guards' pursuit, Li Xunhuan dies trying to save Su Rongrong.
The New Adventures of Chor Lau Heung
2001
10.0No synopsis available yet.
The Legend and the Hero
2006
7.5Lu Yiping, one of many children of a retired general with nine wives, is banished from her family home due to Wang Xueqin. Driven by resentment, she plots revenge by targeting her stepsister's love interest, He Shuhuan. But as Yiping navigates life with her mother, she unexpectedly finds forgiveness and love through the people she meets, transforming her journey of vengeance into one of self-discovery and healing.
Romance in the Rain
2001
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Twenty-Four Hours
2016
6.0The Legend and the Hero 2 is a Chinese television series adapted from the classical novel Fengshen Bang by Xu Zhonglin and Lu Xixing. The series was first broadcast on TTV from September to October 2009, and was preceded by The Legend and the Hero in 2007.
The Legend and the Hero 2
2009
6.9This anthology series set during the pandemic follows 10 unique love stories of passion and heartache.
At the Moment
2023
7.8When a spate of grisly murders throws a city into chaos, a tenacious prosecutor must brace for a cat-and-mouse game against a dangerous manipulator.
Copycat Killer
2023
7.3Yue Fei rose from lowly ranks to become a famous military commander who led the defense of Southern Song against northern Jin invaders before being wrongfully put to death by his own government. In Chinese culture even to this day, General Yue Fei's name is synonymous with the word "loyalty." While the plot is based on historical sources, it also includes elements of fiction and draws ideas from the novel Shuo Yue Quanzhuan (說岳全傳) and other folk tales on the general's life.
The Loyalty of Yue Fei
2013
7.5After discovering his estranged daughter's link to mysterious murders, a forensic detective with Asperger's syndrome risks everything to solve the case.
The Victims' Game
2020
5.4Ma Fuya is a princess of the Chu state in 10th-century imperial China during the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period. In this time of warring kingdoms and political upheaval, Fuya's uncle usurps the throne and brutally kills her father. Ma Fuya is left an orphan, and she escapes with the help of a eunuch. She also falls in love with Meng Qiyou, the Prince of Later Shu. He instead uses her as a political tool, and he brings her back into his kingdom. Many of his brothers are attracted to her, such as Meng Qixing and Meng Qiyun. Due to her resemblance as Meng Qiyun's mother, the Emperor also falls in love with her. Ma Fuya is forced to marry the Emperor, but the procession is interrupted by Liu Liancheng.
The Glamorous Imperial Concubine
2011
7.0At the height of Tang dynasty, a young man named Di Ren Jie went to the capital to take an imperial examination. During the test, he stopped an assassination attempt against Empress Wu's life. Seeing his bravery and quick thinking, the empress ordered him to investigate the incident.
Young Sherlock
2014
7.4No synopsis available yet.
Taiji Prodigy
2001
7.0Flying Daggers is a Taiwanese television series adapted from Gu Long's novel Feidao Youjian Feidao of the Xiaoli Feidao Series.
Flying Daggers
2003
7.0No synopsis available yet.
Singing All Along
2016
7.0Celebrities go deep into the countryside and transform a local idle village house into the "most beautiful country house” with limited funds to improve the internal and external environment of the homestay. They invite friends to participate in the construction and expand villagers' activities space and finish the completion of the homestay. While building the most beautiful country house, they will also enrich the villagers' living environment, standards, and more. Finally, the guests hand over the built homestay to the local villagers, leaving a new landmark and window for the local area, hoping to promote rural development.
Our Wonderful Life
2023
8.0No synopsis available yet.
Wulong Prince
2002
NRFamous people go on dates.
We Are In Love
2015
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Tasty Life
2017
9.5Married couple Sun You-xiang and Chao Cheng-shu enjoy a passionate and lively relationship while raising their young daughter. As they plan to have a second child, family dynamics shift under one roof with You-xiang’s strong-willed mother, blending humor, love, and everyday challenges in their pursuit of happiness and harmony.
Endless Love
2019
NREighteen Springs (also known as Affair of Half a Lifetime) is a 2003 drama-romance TV series based on the novel of the same name by Chinese author Eileen Chang. The series stars Ruby Lin, Patrick Tam, Jiang Qinqin and Li Liqun. It had the most simultaneous broadcasts on China cable/satellite TVs during 2004. The series was filmed in Shanghai and Taiwan.
Eighteen Springs
2002
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Boy & Girl
2003
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Paris Sonata
2006
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Shanghai Tan Ge
1996
6.3Three women with completely different personalities met together to start a business due to unexpected circumstances. On this unfavorable road to entrepreneurship, they will eventually learn to laugh at the setbacks, not admit defeat, but grow!
The Arc of Life
2021
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Nine Rivers Into The Sea
2012