Joan Lin
Taiwanese actress
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| Intro | Taiwanese actress | ||||
| A.K.A. | Lin Fengjiao Joan Lin | ||||
| A.K.A. | Lin Fengjiao Joan Lin | ||||
| Places | Taiwan | ||||
| is | Actor Film actor | ||||
| Work field | Film, TV, Stage & Radio | ||||
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| Birth | 30 June 1953, Taipei | ||||
| Age | 71 years | ||||
| Star sign | Cancer | ||||
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Biography
Joan Lin (simplified Chinese: 林凤娇; traditional Chinese: 林鳳嬌; pinyin: Lín Fèngjiāo; born 30 June 1953), or Lin Feng-jiao, is a retired award-winning Taiwanese actress.
Early life
Lin was the second child of five children. She dropped out of school at age 12 due to her family's poverty.
Career
In 1972, at age 19, she starred in her first film, The Hero of Chiu Chow (poster) / Hero of Waterfront (onscreen) (潮州怒漢), a kung fu film. Many of her films are based on the novels of Chiung Yao.
In 1979, she won Best Leading Actress in the 16th Golden Horse Awards for her performance in The Story of a Small Town (小城故事). Lin has made over 70 films during her 10-year career.
Personal life
She met Jackie Chan in 1981 and they married in Los Angeles the following year. Their only child, a son Jaycee Chan (now also an actor and singer), was born the day after they got married. Lin has since retired from the film industry.