Brigitte Lin

Acting

Brigitte Lin

Born

1954-11-03 (71)

Place of birth

Taipei, Taiwan

Known for

Acting

Credits

64 titles

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. She later switched over to making movies in Hong Kong. At the height of her popularity she was arguably one of the most sought-after actresses in the Chinese film industry. She starred in more than 100 movies…

Known for

Midi Première poster
9.0

Midi Première is a French variety show presented by Danièle Gilbert, directed by Jacques Pierre and broadcast from January 6, 1975 until January 1, 1982 on TF1. The program was generally broadcast between 12:15 p.m. and 12:55 p.m., then giving way to the 1:00 p.m. TV news. However, the broadcast schedule could change, depending on the guests, and the setting where the recording of the program was shot. Certain performances by artists who have become cult like the one where Ringo jostles with a demonstrator in interpretation (1977), that of Dalida with the title There is always a song with the soundtrack that does not start, twice, at the right speed (1978), Claude François and his Clodettes, who, in the provinces, are unable to join "the set" in order to interpret his song, the latter being taken by the crowd of delirious fans (summer 1977) . The group Supertramp performed there with the title "Dreamer" on March 8, 1975.

Midi Première

1975

Golden Horse Awards poster
9.0

The Taipei Golden Horse Film Festival and Awards (Chinese: 台北金馬影展; pinyin: Táiběi Jīnmǎ Yǐngzhǎn; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Tâi-pak Kim-má iáⁿ-tián) is a film festival and awards ceremony held annually in Taiwan. It was founded in 1962 by the Government Information Office of the Republic of China (ROC) in Taiwan. The awards ceremony is usually held in November or December in Taipei, although the event has also been held in other locations in Taiwan in recent times

Golden Horse Awards

1962

Celebrity Talk Show poster
9.5

No synopsis available yet.

Celebrity Talk Show

1989

Chungking Express poster
8.0

Two melancholic Hong Kong policemen fall in love: one with a mysterious underworld figure, the other with a beautiful and ethereal server at a late-night restaurant.

Chungking Express

1994

Police Story poster
7.6

Officer Chan Ka Kui manages to put a major Hong Kong drug dealer behind the bars practically alone, after a shooting and an impressive chase inside a slum. Now, he must protect the boss' secretary, Selina, who will testify against the gangster in court.

Police Story

1985

Ashes of Time poster
7.1

Ouyang Feng is a heartbroken and cynical man who spends his days in the desert, connecting expert swordsmen with those seeking revenge and willing to pay for it. Throughout five seasons in exile, Ouyang spins tales of his clients' unrequited loves and unusual acts of bravery.

Ashes of Time

1994

Film credits

1990s · 20 titles

Chungking Express poster
8.0

Two melancholic Hong Kong policemen fall in love: one with a mysterious underworld figure, the other with a beautiful and ethereal server at a late-night restaurant.

Chungking Express

1994

Ashes of Time poster
7.1

Ouyang Feng is a heartbroken and cynical man who spends his days in the desert, connecting expert swordsmen with those seeking revenge and willing to pay for it. Throughout five seasons in exile, Ouyang spins tales of his clients' unrequited loves and unusual acts of bravery.

Ashes of Time

1994

The Bride with White Hair poster
6.5

The sensitive swordsman Cho Yi-Hang is tired of his life. He is the unwilling successor to the Wu-Tang clan throne and the unsure commander of the clan's forces in a war against foreign tribes and an evil cult. One day, he meets the beautiful Lien, a killer for the evil cult who is equally unsatisfied with her situation, but their love angers both the Wu-Tang clan and the evil cult.

The Bride with White Hair

1993

The Eagle Shooting Heroes poster
7.1

A power struggle between the Queen's treasonous lover and a princess occurs amid musical numbers, slapstick battles, and martial arts acrobatics.

The Eagle Shooting Heroes

1993

The Legend of the Swordsman poster
6.6

Ling Wu Chung decides to hide from the chaotic world. Before leaving, he visits his friends, a tribe of snake-wielding women warriors. However, he finds that the tribe have been attacked, and their leader Yam Ying Ying has been abducted.

The Legend of the Swordsman

1992

Handsome Siblings poster
6.4

One hundred seventy years ago, a wise monk made a section of land known as the Villians Valley, a sanctuary. Anyone who came to the valley was considered protected and safe from the law. The proclamation also stated that they should have a chance at repentance. The Master of Eva Palace, who is now master of the martial arts world, holds no regard for the ancient laws and enters the valley in search of the 10 Untouchable Villians because she has a warrant of justice to destroy them. The remaining 8 villians were actually the 10 Untouchable Heroes until they were framed by two of their own members, The Twin Villians, and used as scapegoats.

Handsome Siblings

1992

Royal Tramp 2 poster
7.1

After discovering that the Empress is actually Lung Erh, a member of the St Dragon Sect, and that she imprisoned the real empress. Lung Erh, is bent on eliminating the person who disclosed her true identity, Wai Siu Bo. But more complications ensues when Lung Erh is assigned to protect the Prince, whose servant is none other than Wai Siu Bo.

Royal Tramp 2

1992

Royal Tramp poster
7.1

The story of Wai Siu Bo, a pimp who after saving Chan Kan Nam, the leader of the Heaven and Earth society, a revolutionary group, is made a member. After a botched first assignment for the group, he is made a servant to the Prince, the very person the Heaven and Earth society want to overthrow. What follows is plenty of mayhem and laughter.

Royal Tramp

1992

New Dragon Gate Inn poster
7.4

During the Ming Dynasty, power-crazed eunuch Tso Siu Yan rules his desert region of China as if he were Emperor, ruthlessly thwarts plots against him and sets a trap for one of his enemies at the Dragon Gate Inn.

New Dragon Gate Inn

1992

The Three Swordsmen poster
5.9

Samurai and Smiling Sam are two famous martial arts masters in Central China. On the night before the big martial arts competition, someone murders the Empress, and the two swordsmen are framed for the crime. Determined to clear their name, they soon uncover a heinous plot that must be stopped. Meanwhile, a third swordsman, Big Knife, tries to track the pair down so he can join their fight.

The Three Swordsmen

1994

Swordsman III: The East Is Red poster
6.1

A royal official accompanies a Portuguese warship to the Black Cliffs to see the site of the defeat of the evil Invincible Asia, who attained supernatural abilities by following the sacred scroll and castrating himself.

Swordsman III: The East Is Red

1993

The Bride with White Hair 2 poster
5.8

For ten years, Cho has been in the snow of Mount Shin Fung waiting for a rare flower to blossom that will cure his wife who, back in Chung Yuan, is slowly killing all of the members of the Eight Big Clans. Something Cho did to her early in their marriage has turned her hair white and driven her mad. Cho's nephew, Kit, marries Lyre; they are deeply in love. On their wedding night, Ni-Chang, the bride with white hair, kidnaps Lyre and takes her to her harem of fighting women to indoctrinate her against Kit. Kit tries to lead a rescue party, but they are up against formidable opponents. Can Cho come in time with the blossom to soften Ni-Chang's heart?

The Bride with White Hair 2

1993

Bishonen poster
6.6

A hustler and a model policeman who is uneasy with his own secret homosexuality begin a secret relationship.

Bishonen

1998

The Maidens of Heavenly Mountains poster
5.4

Legend has it that in a faraway place beyond the edge of the earth, there exists a broken-hearted man with infinite power. Abandoned by his loved ones, the inheritance of the old man's chi power becomes a battleground for evil outsiders.

The Maidens of Heavenly Mountains

1994

Deadful Melody poster
6.1

A young security man must prove himself worthy by defending the one object wanted by all the masters of the Martial Arts world - the Magic Lyre!

Deadful Melody

1994

Fire Dragon poster
6.7

Rebel fighter Yuen Ming (Max Mok) must protect an important letter with content that can expose the corrupt Chinese government. Sent to retrieve the letter is Ma, the Fire Dragon (Brigitte Lin) and she infiltrates the small village where Yuen Ming has settled. Along the way the cold blooded Ma's kind hearted side is awakened and the time comes when she must decide where her loyalty lies....

Fire Dragon

1994

The Black Panther Warriors poster
6.4

A group of specialists are recruited to steal from a police station.

The Black Panther Warriors

1993

Red Dust poster
7.0

Stretching across the canvas of the Sino-Japanese War of the 30s, the subsequent Japanese surrender in 1945, and the onslaught of Communism, this film depicts an ill-fated romance between a talented lady novelist and a Chinese traitor working with the Japanese who fall victim to the mayhem of war and their tragic inability to reconcile political differences.

Red Dust

1990

Boys Are Easy poster
7.3

A man wants to see his three daughters get married.

Boys Are Easy

1993

Secret Love in Peach Blossom Land poster
7.5

Two drama companies happened to share one auditorium for rehearsal. Friction was inevitable. One of them played 'Peach Blossom', a comedy in medieval costume. Another played 'Secret Love', a sad story with contemporary setting. Though unreconciled in all aspects, they find themselves telling the same story: the story of Chinese people forced to leave home.

Secret Love in Peach Blossom Land

1992

1980s · 22 titles

Police Story poster
7.6

Officer Chan Ka Kui manages to put a major Hong Kong drug dealer behind the bars practically alone, after a shooting and an impressive chase inside a slum. Now, he must protect the boss' secretary, Selina, who will testify against the gangster in court.

Police Story

1985

Peking Opera Blues poster
7.2

In 1913 Beijing, three fierce women—disguised rebel Tsao Wan, jewel-seeking Sheung Hung, and opera heiress Pai Niu—embark on a daring quest filled with intrigue and betrayal, challenging societal norms amidst political turmoil and the vibrant world of Peking Opera.

Peking Opera Blues

1986

Fantasy Mission Force poster
4.8

A force of loners and fighters is put together to try and rescue the generals and save the war effort with the promise of gold and pardons of past crimes.

Fantasy Mission Force

1983

Zu: Warriors from the Magic Mountain poster
6.8

5th century western China: As constant civil wars scars the nation, to evade death, Ti, a young scout, jumps through a crevice in the Zu mountains where he becomes entangled in a great battle against the Blood Demon, a supernatural entity seeking to wreak havoc upon the world.

Zu: Warriors from the Magic Mountain

1983

The Thirty Million Dollar Rush poster
7.2

Treasury employee Fatty (Eric Tsang) discovered that bags of used 30 million in Hong Kong Dollars have not been incinerated due to a system error; therefore, he hatches up a plot to grab the doe before they are burned. He seeks his friends Mark (Mark Cheng) and Tomboy (Anglie Leung) to help him with the heist; but, they also enlist actual thief Baldy (Karl Maka), who had just been released from prison, to double the assistance with his thievery skills. But, Baldy wants the money for his own and to share it with love interest Siu-Fung (Paula Tsui). Hot on their trail is a hothead inspector (Ching Wong) and a nun, Sister Maria (Brigitte Lin), who wants to save them for redemption.

The Thirty Million Dollar Rush

1987

Web of Deception poster
6.4

Jane is unknowingly being blackmailed by her co-worker May. When May's roommate Queenie needs a large amount of money to bail her twin sister out, May suggests stealing the blackmail money Jane is keeping locked away in her mansion for now.

Web of Deception

1989

All the Wrong Spies poster
7.0

In Hong Kong, Circa 1940s, World War II, private detective Yoyo and friend Inspector Teddy Robin join a resistance group during the Japanese occupation. They aim to steal back the formula to the atomic bomb from a war traitor and transfer it to an American before the formula ends up in the Japanese emperor's hands.

All the Wrong Spies

1983

Dream Lovers poster
6.9

Musician Song Yu and jewellery designer Yuet-heung, who barely know each other, meet in their dreams before finally uniting in person.

Dream Lovers

1986

The Other Side of Gentleman poster
6.0

As part of a sociology experiment, Brigitte Lin tries to get lower-class playboy Alan Tam to fall in love with her. Not only does he fall for her, but he finds it impossible to return to his playboy life.

The Other Side of Gentleman

1984

Poor Chasers poster
8.0

Pairs of best college friends, Shen Jung (Brigitte Lin) and Li Lun-mei (Chelsia Chan); Chen Cheng-hsiung (Chin Han) and Fang Juei (Alan Tam) meet at the tennis courts. Fang Juei likes the ebullient Li Lun-mei, but after hearing the contemplative Cheng-hsiung at a school concert, is smitten by his talents and looks. However, as fate would have it, Cheng-hsiung is after the studious and gentler Shen Jung.

Poor Chasers

1980

Night Orchid poster
6.5

A secret society is out to ruin a nobleman’s reputation and destroy those closest to him while a swordsman returns to find himself embroiled in the plot after discovering that the nobleman has married his childhood love.

Night Orchid

1983

Lady in Black poster
8.3

Kin Seng (Leung Ka Fai) falls into big debts in the gambling house. He persuades his loving wife, May (Lin Ching Hsia), to embezzle a huge sum from working place to save him. They go to Thailand to seek help from Kin Seng's uncle but in vain. On their return Journey, May accidentally falls off the ferry and Kin Seng commits a deliberate murder. [...] What is going to happen next? -From the Fortune Star Legendary Collection DVD summary.

Lady in Black

1987

Love Massacre poster
5.9

Set in San Francisco, Love Massacre follows college student Ivy as she tries to help her friend Joy recover from a breakup. Ivy soon becomes involved with Joy's married brother Chu Chung, who spirals into senseless violence as he breaks into Ivy's dormitory and goes on a delirious killing spree.

Love Massacre

1981

Be Careful Sweetheart poster
7.7

Taiwanese martial arts drama starring Brigitte Lin.

Be Careful Sweetheart

1984

True Colours poster
7.7

Lung and Wong are buddies in their ferocious youth. Lung fled from his motherland to escape a death penalty. Lung returns after five years and runs into Wong who becomes a priest of an orphanage.

True Colours

1986

Fire Dragon poster
5.2

A Team of Prisoners, famous thieves and great fighters are assembled by a shadowy government agency to steal a top-secret file. Their destination the island of the Women Warriors! Suddenly, they find themselves in a deadly trap-if they succeed with their mission. Will they uncover an even bigger secret? Prime-time Jackie!

Fire Dragon

1983

Starry Is the Night poster
6.5

As Cai Mei, a single 40 year old woman and a social worker starts a relationship with a teen-ager Tian-Ah, she remembers her relationship when she was young with her professor, a married man older than her.

Starry Is the Night

1988

The Great Surprise poster
NR

Taiwanese comedy. A large diamond named "The Light of Shanghai" is given as a gift to the boss of Shanghai Beach, a local gang, and it triggers a battle among the thief Luo Ping, the prostitute Su San, and others

The Great Surprise

1983

The Women Soldiers poster
NR

Four girls graduate from high school with the hope of joining the army, even though that may clash with their parents' wishes...

The Women Soldiers

1981

Lily Under the Gun poster
10.0

In a valiant attempt to rescue her younger brother, a young woman goes head to head with a group of ruthless gangsters.

Lily Under the Gun

1982

Pink Force Commando poster
6.0

In a world where cowboys coexist with Chinese thugs, Arab swordsmen, Nazi troops, Klansmen and spandex-bearing superheroines. Brigette Lin is the "Jackal", a renegade mercenary who betrayed her gang to his Nazi Commander lover and stealing a cache of gold. A year later reunited her gang led by "Cat", a golden sword costumed woman. They are trying to trace the location of the gold cache, but it seems like a small western resort has been built just where the Jackal and her lover. They confront the Jackal over her betrayal. With debt in the trunk, cut by her arm in repayment. Jackal convinces the team to join her lover gang as they try to steal the legendary Sun Diamond.

Pink Force Commando

1982

The Four Sheepish Dummies poster
NR

Taiwanese comedy.

The Four Sheepish Dummies

1983

1970s · 15 titles

Eight Hundred Heroes poster
6.8

As battle rages in Shanghai, a single battalion of soldiers led by Xie Jinyuan is ordered to hold back the Japanese forces at the Sihang warehouse. Girl scouts risk their lives to deliver food and medicine to the defenders.

Eight Hundred Heroes

1975

The Dream of the Red Chamber poster
6.6

Pao-yu is in love with his cousin, Lin Tai-yu, but his family has other marital plans for him that will leave both broken-hearted.

The Dream of the Red Chamber

1977

Green Green Meadow poster
NR

An early Brigitte Lin Romance.

Green Green Meadow

1974

Outside the Window poster
6.0

Brigitte Lin's debut film. A young girl gets romantically involved with a teacher twice her age.

Outside the Window

1973

Return of Monsoon poster
NR

Chia Yi is already engaged but she still feels lonely deep in her heart. She has a tough decision to make when her cousin confesses his admiration for her...

Return of Monsoon

1979

Morning Fog poster
NR

In "Morning Fog", Brigitte Lin plays Tu Hsiao Meng, a spirited young woman who's had an unenviable life full of hard knocks. The daughter of a single parent, Hsiao Meng had to give up school and enter the work force to make ends meet. She finds a job as a nursemaid to an invalid boy, and charms everyone around her with her gorgeous smile and agreeable personality. But not everyone is a fan of Hsiao Meng. She makes an enemy out of Shih Mei Ni, who happens to be Hsiao Meng's rival for the affections of Tai Ya Luen (Chin Han). She's also wealthy and higher in station than Hsiao Meng, which is yet another strike against the lovely, but lower class working girl. Can Hsiao Meng rise above her situation and triumph over the odds?

Morning Fog

1978

Different Love poster
8.0

Brigitte Lin is Sung Hsiao Yu, a young girl in love with Wen Hsing Yu (Charlie Chin), a botanist who's trying to cross-fertilize flowers to create a perfect breed of rose. But Hsing Yu has a rival, Tsui Wen Lun, who despises Wen Hsing Yu for being on better terms with his father AND capturing Hsiao Yu's heart. But when Wen Lun gets in with Hsiao Yu's father, that may be all she wrote. Can Hsiao Yu safely choose her preferred man - Wen Hsing Yu - if it ends up leaving her father in trouble? Or will Hsiao Yu sacrifice love for family?

Different Love

1976

Love, Love, Love poster
NR

Love, Love, Love is a Taiwanese film, released in 1974 by Central Motion Pictures Corporation and spoken in Mandarin. It stars Charlie Chin as Li Ai-fang and Brigitte Lin as Lin Chuen-chuen. Chin Chuan is co-starring in this film. It was written, composed, and directed by Liu Chia-chang.

Love, Love, Love

1974

The Chasing Game poster
NR

Mandarin movie about the romance of an undergraduate with the prettiest girl on campus.

The Chasing Game

1976

Tomorrow I'm 20 poster
NR

A 19-year-old girl hasn't met the right person yet. Those who admire her aren't her type, and the person she likes is already in a relationship, leaving her confused and causing concern for those around her. She meets a handsome, wealthy young man popular with girls, but without a stable, serious relationship...

Tomorrow I'm 20

1976

News Hen poster
NR

An early romantic comedy starring Brigitte Lin.

News Hen

1974

Long Way from Home poster
NR

A romantic melodrama starring Brigitte Lin.

Long Way from Home

1974

Love in My Heart poster
NR

Taiwanese romance film.

Love in My Heart

1977

Ghost of the Mirror poster
7.8

Adapted from a Tang Dynasty fantasy tale, Sung Chuen-sau used the story of a scholar meeting a female ghost at night, but emphasised neither the killing nor horror but the literary and romantic elements. Scholar Chan (Shih Chun) stays in a remote mansion outside the city. People often fall into the mansion’s well for no apparent reason. Chan looks into it. Later, he sees the girl from the well, Susu (Brigitte Lin), waving to him. She begins to wait on him nightly. Susu was from a wealthy family, but was running away from bandits during wartime, and committed suicide by jumping into the well rather than be caught. After her death, her spirit was controlled by Du Long (Pai Lin). Du Long has forced her many times to harm Chan, but she never has the heart to carry it through. Chan’s pity for her soon becomes love. He goes into the well to retrieve an old bronze mirror, and eventually succeeds in freeing Susu. In the end, to rescue Chan, Susu fights with Du Long and they destroy each other.

Ghost of the Mirror

1974

Come Fly with Me poster
NR

Charlie Chin is Cheng Chieh, an engineer obsessed with flying. Brigitte Lin is Liu Yen-mei, a rich girl who has to choose between Chieh and a rich man's son who stoops to manipulation to separate the 2 lovebirds.

Come Fly with Me

1976

Series credits

Midi Première poster
9.0

Midi Première is a French variety show presented by Danièle Gilbert, directed by Jacques Pierre and broadcast from January 6, 1975 until January 1, 1982 on TF1. The program was generally broadcast between 12:15 p.m. and 12:55 p.m., then giving way to the 1:00 p.m. TV news. However, the broadcast schedule could change, depending on the guests, and the setting where the recording of the program was shot. Certain performances by artists who have become cult like the one where Ringo jostles with a demonstrator in interpretation (1977), that of Dalida with the title There is always a song with the soundtrack that does not start, twice, at the right speed (1978), Claude François and his Clodettes, who, in the provinces, are unable to join "the set" in order to interpret his song, the latter being taken by the crowd of delirious fans (summer 1977) . The group Supertramp performed there with the title "Dreamer" on March 8, 1975.

Midi Première

1975

Golden Horse Awards poster
9.0

The Taipei Golden Horse Film Festival and Awards (Chinese: 台北金馬影展; pinyin: Táiběi Jīnmǎ Yǐngzhǎn; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Tâi-pak Kim-má iáⁿ-tián) is a film festival and awards ceremony held annually in Taiwan. It was founded in 1962 by the Government Information Office of the Republic of China (ROC) in Taiwan. The awards ceremony is usually held in November or December in Taipei, although the event has also been held in other locations in Taiwan in recent times

Golden Horse Awards

1962

Celebrity Talk Show poster
9.5

No synopsis available yet.

Celebrity Talk Show

1989

林青霞电影合集 poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

林青霞电影合集

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