Diana Lin

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Diana Lin
林晓杰
Born1962 (age 6162)
Alma mater Shanghai Theatre Academy
OccupationActress
Years active1984-1996; 2016-present
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese 林曉傑
Simplified Chinese 林晓杰
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin Lín Xiǎojié

Diana Lin (aka Xiaojie Lin) is a Chinese Australian actress. For her performance in Under the Skin she was nominated for the 1994 AFI Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role in a Television Drama. [1]

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Lin began her career in China where from 14 years old she started training for the Chinese Beijing Opera Company as a singer before going to Shanghai and taking up acting with the city's Theatre Academy. She started taking on film roles such as Shang Jie with the Pearl River Film Studio in Guangzhou. She migrated to Australia in the early 1990s, basing herself in Sydney. Her first featured role there was in the fifth episode of 1993's anthology TV series Under The Skin. Soon after she moved away from acting due to the lack of good Asian roles. She made her return to acting in The Family Law . She then went on to land a major role in the 2019 American film The Farewell. [2]

Filmography

Film

YearEnglish titleChinese titleRoleNotesRef.
1984Many Ways to the Life人生没有单行道Ye Jun
1986Country Folk乡民Bai Yin
1987幸福不是毛毛雨Xu Mingzhu
1988Cops and Desperados风流警察亡命匪Mei Rong
A Cop and a Sleuth警官与侦探Yi Qifang
1989Women's Story女人的故事Pregnant Woman
痴梦惊魂Wu Xiuying
Business Circles商界Liang Yiyun
2017 Australia Day Madam
2018Piano Mums钢琴虎妈Xiaohu Wen
2019 The Farewell 别告诉她Jian
2020Lonely Blue Night蓝色的姑娘Mother
2023 The Portable Door 便携门Mrs. Dao
2024Big World小小的我Chen Suqun

Television series

YearEnglish titleChinese titleRoleNotesRef.
1991花落台北
1993Under the Skin1 episode
1996 Naked: Stories of Men Sue1 episode
2016-2019 The Family Law Maisy11 episodes
2019 The InBESTigators Nana1 episode
2023The Ordinary Road平凡之路Mama Zhu
The Long Season 漫长的季节Luo Meisu
2024 Interior Chinatown Lily Wu

Awards and nominations

YearAwardCategoryNominated workResultsRef.
1988Hundred Flowers AwardsBest Supporting ActressWomen's StoryNominated
1994Australian Film InstituteBest Actress in a Leading Role in a Television DramaUnder the SkinNominated
2018The Equity Ensemble AwardsOutstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy SeriesThe Family LawWon
2021CinEuphoria AwardsBest Ensemble - International Competition The Farewell Nominated
2024Television Series of China Quality CeremonyJury Award - Ingenious Performance Actor of the YearThe Long SeasonWon

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References

  1. "AFI | AACTA | Winners & Nominees | 1990-1999 | 1994". www.aacta.org. Retrieved 26 September 2023.
  2. Shearer, Geoff (15 September 2019), "Career sequel", Queensland U On Sunday