Brigitte Lin Ching-Hsia

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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. In Hong Kong movies, Lin made a career of playing transgender roles: in Peking Opera Blues she plays a tomboy who dresses in male Western clothes; in New Dragon Gate Inn she is a woman who dresses as a man, and in Swordsman II and III she plays a male character who castrates himself for power and so is now slowly turning into a woman. She had a good working relationship with Tsui Hark, acting in many of the films he directed (like Peking Opera Blues) and produced (Swordsman II). She married businessman Michael Ying in 1994 and left the film industry. She has two daughters, born in 1997 and 2001. She made her first public appearance since her marriage at a screening of Ashes of Time Redux at the 2008 New York Film Festival.

Most Popular Brigitte Lin Ching-Hsia Trailers

Total trailers found: 103

Secret Love in Peach Blossom Land Trailer (1992)

14 February 1992

Two drama companies happened to share one auditorium for rehearsal. Friction was inevitable. One of them played 'Peach Blossom', a comedy in medieval costume.

The Legend of the Swordsman Trailer (1992)

26 June 1992

Ling Wu Chung decides to hide from the chaotic world. Before leaving, he visits his friends, a tribe of snake-wielding women warriors.

Swordsman III: The East Is Red Trailer (1993)

04 August 1993

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.

Royal Tramp Trailer (1992)

30 July 1992

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.

Chungking Express Trailer (1994)

14 July 1994

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.

Seven Black Heroines Trailer (1983)

19 May 1983

A group of women with various criminal skills are thrown into prison during World War 2. They escape and proceed to head off to destroy a chemical lab in a well fortified valley.

Jackie Chan: My Stunts Trailer (1999)

30 March 1999

Jackie Chan: My Stunts shows some of the tricks of the trade that Jackie and his stunt team utilize to perform their stunts.

Fantasy Mission Force Trailer (1983)

13 February 1983

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.

The Thirty Million Dollar Rush Trailer (1987)

02 July 1987

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.

Police Story Trailer (1985)

14 December 1985

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.

The Maidens of Heavenly Mountains Trailer (1994)

05 March 1994

Legend has it that in a faraway place beyond the edge of the earth, there exists a broken-hearted man with infinite power.

The Black Panther Warriors Trailer (1993)

18 November 1993

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

Boys Are Easy Trailer (1993)

12 August 1993

A man wants to see his three daughters get married.

Off to Success Trailer (1979)

01 January 1979

A group of youths undergo the hardships of military training.

One-Tenth of a Millimeter Apart Trailer (2021)

02 April 2021

Tracing the beginnings of Jet Tone Films, which was founded in 1991 by Wong Kar Wai for the production of Ashes of Time (1994), the film features never-before-seen materials, including deleted scenes, behind-the-scene footage, and selected narration by Wong Kar Wai.

Green Green Meadow Trailer (1974)

20 December 1974

An early Brigitte Lin Romance.

Dragon Inn Trailer (1992)

22 August 1992

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

Pink Force Commando Trailer (1982)

01 January 1982

In a world where cowboys coexist with Chinese thugs, Arab swordsmen, Nazi troops, Klansmen and spandex-bearing superheroines.

Night Orchid Trailer (1983)

01 January 1983

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.

The Love Affair of Rainbow Trailer (1977)

01 January 1977

The son of a wealthy man married a peasant’s daughter against his family’s objection . When he became a successful author, his wife felt belittled and fearsome as their social status gap had widen .

There's No Place like Home Trailer (1977)

20 February 1977

Taiwanese romance film released to commemorate the 9th anniversary of First Films' founding.

Dream Lovers Trailer (1986)

25 April 1986

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

Outside the Window Trailer (1973)

24 August 1973

Brigitte Lin's debut film is a melodrama in which her character gets involved in a socially unacceptable relationship and then forced into marriage.

Ashes of Time Trailer (1994)

17 September 1994

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.

Lady in Black Trailer (1987)

11 January 1987

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.

Long Way from Home Trailer (1974)

20 February 1974

A romantic melodrama starring Brigitte Lin.

The Wild Goose on the Wing Trailer (1979)

24 March 1979

After studying drama in the UK, Tan-feng returns to Taiwan to investigate her sister's death. She suspects that her sister committed suicide because her boyfriend, Huai, jilted her.

Girl Friend Trailer (1974)

12 December 1974

An early Brigitte Lin Romance.

Starry Is the Night Trailer (1988)

13 October 1988

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.

True Colours Trailer (1986)

18 December 1986

Lung and Wong are buddies in their ferocious youth. Lung fled from his motherland to escape a death penalty.

Run Lover Run Trailer (1975)

24 October 1975

Brigitte Lin stars as a young girl on the cusp of becoming a woman...a problem for her mother, who thinks it's about time that her daughter got hitched! The dilemma: Brigitte is a tomboy, and more likely to wallop a suitor than wink at him.

Forever My Love Trailer (1976)

27 March 1976

Alan Tang plays an engineering student in Taipei, Taiwan who meets and falls in love with another college student played by Brigitte Lin.

Love Under a Rosy Sky Trailer (1979)

13 December 1979

The House for Love Trailer (1974)

08 November 1974

Lo Wen (Chin Han) is enamored of his college sweetheart Xiao Yu (Brigitte Lin), and the two wish to get married as soon as they possibly can.

The Misty Moon Trailer (1978)

07 February 1978

Brigitte Lin and Charlie Chin star in this Taiwanese drama about a kindergarten teacher who falls in love with a divorcee but leaves him because she thinks he's still in love with his ex-wife.

The Bride with White Hair Trailer (1993)

26 August 1993

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.

Zu: Warriors from the Magic Mountain Trailer (1983)

05 February 1983

In the fifth century, constant civil war scars western China. To escape death, Ti, a young scout, jumps through a crevice in the Zu mountains where he gets entangled in a great battle against the Blood Demon, a supernatural entity seeking to wreak havoc upon the world.

Different Love Trailer (1976)

17 April 1976

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.

The Switch Trailer (1982)

07 February 1982

Taiwanese crime drama.

Royal Tramp 2 Trailer (1992)

24 September 1992

After discovering that the Empress is actually Lung Erh, a member of the St Dragon Sect, and that she imprisoned the real empress.

Handsome Siblings Trailer (1992)

11 December 1992

One hundred seventy years ago, a wise monk made a section of land known as the Villians Valley, a sanctuary.

News Hen Trailer (1974)

05 December 1974

An early romantic comedy starring Brigitte Lin.

The Women Soldiers Trailer (1981)

27 August 1981

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

Love, Love, Love Trailer (1974)

28 June 1974

Love, Love, Love is a Taiwanese film, released in 1974 by Central Motion Pictures Corporation and spoken in Mandarin.

The Beauty with Two Faces Trailer (1976)

22 October 1976

Love in My Heart Trailer (1977)

21 June 1977

Taiwanese romance film.

Moon River Trailer (1974)

01 January 1974

Romantic film starring Brigitte Lin.

He Loved Once Too Many Trailer (1975)

30 August 1975

An early drama starring Brigitte Lin.

Morning Fog Trailer (1978)

30 July 1978

In "Morning Fog", Brigitte Lin plays Tu Hsiao Meng, a spirited young woman who's had an unenviable life full of hard knocks.

The Marigolds Trailer (1980)

29 March 1980

Web of Deception Trailer (1989)

05 October 1989

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.

The Eagle Shooting Heroes Trailer (1993)

05 February 1993

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

The Life God Trailer (1975)

26 April 1975

Tells the story of "Bao sheng da di"--A marvelous man who wanted to become a doctor so that he could save his mother's life.

Hot Wave Trailer (1975)

06 June 1975

A taiwanese romance set during the summer starring Brigitte Lin.

Ghost of the Mirror Trailer (1974)

04 October 1974

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.

The Autumn Love Song Trailer (1976)

31 January 1976

When a rich guy met a poor gal and fell in love, his authoritative father disapproved of their relationship owing to his girlfriend’s complicated family background and a retarded brother.

Burn Phoenix Burn Trailer (1982)

25 January 1982

A young lady sacrificed her first love when she discovered her boyfriend had a crush on her younger sister whom she was guilt-ridden of her loss of eyesight since childhood days.

Fire Dragon Trailer (1983)

02 September 1983

A Team of Prisoners, famous thieves and great fighters are assembled by a shadowy government agency to steal a top-secret file.

Little Sister-in-law Trailer (1975)

01 January 1975

Mr. and Mrs. Ho are longing for a grandson. Their son, Ho Chieh and daughter-in-law, Wan Ping, come home from abroad.

Gone with the Cloud Trailer (1974)

06 February 1974

After the death of her parents, a young woman (Tang Bao Yun) is forced to work as a barmaid to support the education of her younger brother (Liu Chia Chang) and sister (Brigitte Lin).