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Lin Chi-ling (born 29 November 1974) is a
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model, actress, singer and television host.


Early life

Lin Chi-ling was born on 29 November 1974 in Taipei, Taiwan. Lin's father, Lin Fan-nan (), and her mother, Wu Tzu-mei (), are both from Tainan in southern Taiwan. Following their marriage, they moved to Taipei where Lin and her elder brother Lin Chi-hong () were born. Lin attended Taipei Municipal Zhongzheng Junior High School and at the age of 15 was discovered by model talent scout Lin Chien-huan (). She later attended Bishop Strachan School in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, then attended the University of Toronto until 1997, when she completed her bachelor degree, double-majoring in Western art history and economics. After graduating from university, Lin returned to Taiwan. She intended to pursue a career in fine art and sought a position at the Taipei Fine Arts Museum, but was turned away because she lacked a postgraduate degree in the field. Lin continued to model part-time before leaving the industry and working as an
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for the Fubon Cultural and Educational Foundation (富邦文教基金會). In 2000, Lin left Fubon and spent three months studying in Japan, then returned to Taiwan and modeling, with
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.


Career


Modeling

In 2002, Lin was invited to model in a television advertisement in Hong Kong. The advertisement received attention and discussion on the internet, and interest in Lin began to grow. The following year, noted television producer Ge Hongfu offered Lin a position as hostess of a fashion program on Shanghai Oriental Television. In 2004, Lin starred in a broad series of advertisements in Taiwan that included big giant building-size posters, billboards, and television commercials. Almost overnight, Lin skyrocketed to national fame and became an instant celebrity model. Her rise to fame initiated a Taiwanese craze for supermodels, an effect commentators named "The Lin Chi-ling Phenomenon" (). Lin's popularity grew throughout the rest of 2004, as she began modeling in Hong Kong and Mainland Chinese advertisements, and continued when she began doing Japanese advertisements in 2005. From 2004 to 2006, Lin served as Taiwan's goodwill ambassador to the Japan Tourism Association. One of the unintended results of Lin Chi-ling phenomenon is that due to Lin's popularity among her Chinese fans, some Japanese pornographic actresses resembling Lin have become more famous and more popular among Chinese fans than their native homeland Japan, and received nicknames given by their China fans in association with Lin Chi-ling, such as in the case of
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, who is frequently referred by Chinese fans as AV Lin Chi-ling, and Nozomi Aso (麻生希/あそう のぞみ), who is frequently referred by Chinese fans as AV little Lin Chin-ling. On 8 August 2005, Lin was in
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, China, shooting an advertisement for Procter & Gamble home products when she fell from the back of a horse she was riding and was inadvertently trampled. Workers rushed Lin to a nearby hospital where doctors discovered that she had suffered six broken ribs, a punctured left lung, and an accumulation of blood in the pleural cavity. Lin underwent four months of treatment and therapy, and announced in November 2005 that she had completely recovered.


Television

Lin has had numerous roles in television over her time as a model, being the host of TVBS-G LA Mode News, TVBS-G Fashion Track, the Golden Melody Awards and the
Top Chinese Music Chart Awards The Top Chinese Music Awards () is an annual music awards to recognize Chinese popular music artists and works. The Top Chinese Music Awards was established in 2001 and is held in China. The awards have been described by the media as China's equi ...
in 2005. Lin starred as one of the three female leads in the 2010 Fuji TV Japanese television drama ''
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''. The male lead is a popular actor Takuya Kimura.


Film

Lin made her film début role in a historical epic directed by John Woo entitled '' Red Cliff''. Playing the role of Xiaoqiao, it was her first time acting. In 2009, she starred together with Jay Chou in the action-adventure film ''
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''.


Earnings

As of 2006, Lin has served as an official spokesperson for both China Airlines and Longines. Taiwanese media reported Lin as #1 model in the "Richest Celebrities
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list in 2007, with estimated earnings of
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60,000,000 (≈ AU$2,100,000 ≈ CA$1,900,000 ≈ UK£906,000 ≈ US$1,900,000), in which Jay Chou appeared as #1 male singer (with over NT$100,000,000) and Jolin Tsai appeared as #1 female singer (with nearly NT$100,000,000). Hong Kong press reported she was 2009's #1 highest-paid model in the Greater China region, followed by Chinese Jennifer Du (#2), Hong Kong's Gaile Lai (#3) and
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(#4). She has continuously ranked #1 on Taiwan's "Highest-earning models" list since 2004. Her earnings was estimated to be NT$160,000,000 (≈ AU$5,400,000 ≈ CA$5,400,000 ≈ UK£3,370,000 ≈ US$5,320,000) in 2010, which consisted of those from advertisements (NT$120,000,000) and various such as TV-series appearance in Japan (NT$40,000,000), and NT$200,000,000 (≈ AU$6,600,000 ≈ CA$6,800,000 ≈ UK£4,240,000 ≈ US$6,600,000) in 2011. In the same year, she established a charity fund Chiling Charity Foundation (),"リン・チーリンがチャリティー基金会を設立、カレンダー発売で貢献―台湾"
12 November 2011, '' Record China''
which supports child welfare."【華流】リン・チーリン、子どもたちのためにチャリティー基金設立"
13 November 2011, '' Searchina''


Personal life

Lin was in an on and off relationship with Taiwanese actor Jerry Yan for many years. Yan admitted to reuniting with Lin on 10 November 2017, but this was neither confirmed nor denied by Lin. Around one year later, however, Yan refused to comment and Lin denied dating. On 6 June 2019, Lin announced her marriage to Akira, a member of the Japanese pop band
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. Lin announced the birth of her first child, a son, on 31 January 2022, after undergoing fertility treatments.


Filmography


Discography


Singles

*"Fly Away" (2009) - written by Jay Chou and Lin Chi-ling *"The Power of Beauty" (2010) *"Me and The Moon" (2015) *"You and me" (2018)Chi-ling Lin You and Me video
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Awards

* "International Artist Credibility Award", 2nd International Television Commercial Arts Festival in 2006 * "Hong Kong Style Icons", Hong Kong Trade Development Council in 2006 * "Top Ten China Beauty", 5th International Beauty Week in 2006 * "Best Fashion Icon at the 2nd Entertainment Award at Beijing in 2007 * "Most popular New Actress", Baidu Award in 2008 * "Best New Actress", Sina Award in 2008 * "Best Asia Star Award", Asia Model Festival awards at Korea in 2009 * "Most Influential Charity Icon", Charity Star Award in 2009 * "2017 University College Alumni of Influence Award", University of Toronto at Canada in 2017


References


External links

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Lin Chi-ling at Catwalk Production House Official WebsiteLin Chi-ling Official Website in Japan avex.jpChiling Charity Foundation
{{DEFAULTSORT:Lin, Chi-ling 1974 births Living people 21st-century Taiwanese actresses Actresses from Taipei Taiwanese expatriates in Canada Taiwanese expatriates in Japan Taiwanese female models Taiwanese film actresses University of Toronto alumni