Joan Lin

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Joan Lin
林鳳嬌
Born (1952-06-30) 30 June 1952 (age 73)
Taipei, Taiwan
OccupationActress
Years active1972–1982, 2012
Spouse
(m. 1982)
Children Jaycee Chan
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese 林鳳嬌
Simplified Chinese 林凤娇
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin Lín Fèngjiāo
Yue: Cantonese
Jyutping Lam4 Fung6 Giu1

Joan Lin Feng-jiao (born 30 June 1952) is a Taiwanese former actress. She is married to Hong Kong actor and martial artist Jackie Chan.

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Early life

Born 30 June 1952 in Taipei, Lin was the second child out of five children. She dropped out of school at the age of 12 due to her family's poverty.

Career

In 1972, at age 20, Lin starred in her first film, The Hero of Chiu Chow  [ zh ] (also known as Hero of Waterfront), a Kung fu film. Many of her films are based on the novels of Chiung Yao.

Lin, together with Charlie Chin and Chin Han and Brigitte Lin, were the biggest names in the Taiwanese and Hong Kong cinema industries in the 1970s. Dubbed the "Two Chins, Two Lins" (二秦二林) by the media, they were known for starring in several box-office hits, many of which were adaptations of Chiung Yao's novels. [1]

In 1979, she won Best Leading Actress at the 16th Golden Horse Awards for her performance in The Story of a Small Town . [2] During her 10-year career, Lin appeared in more than 70 films.

Personal life

Joan Lin met Hong Kong actor and martial artist Jackie Chan in January 1981 and they secretly married in Los Angeles in 1982. Their only child, Jaycee Chan, was born the day after they got married. Lin has since retired from the film industry.

Filmography

Films (selected)

YearTitleOriginal TitleRole
1975Land of the Undaunted吾土吾民Tu Hsiang-ling
1978He Never Gives Up汪洋中的一條船Wu Chi-chao
1979 The Story of a Small Town 小城故事Lai A-hsiu
Good Morning, Taipei早安台北Su Chi
1980 My Native Land 原鄉人Chung Tai-mei
Spring in Autumn天涼好個秋Ho Li-wen
1981 The Battle for the Republic of China 辛亥雙十Peng Yu-shih
2012 CZ12 十二生肖JC's wife

Awards and nominations

YearAwardCategoryNominated workResult
1978 15th Golden Horse Awards Best Leading Actress He Never Gives UpNominated
1979 16th Golden Horse Awards Best Leading Actress The Story of a Small Town Won

References

  1. "Reunion of Taiwanese veteran actors in Genting". The Star. Archived from the original on 3 January 2018. Retrieved 2 January 2018.
  2. "Awards Archive 1979". Taipei Golden Horse Film Festival. Archived from the original on 29 March 2014. Retrieved 23 July 2013.