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Ruby Lin (; born 27 January 1976) is an actress from Taiwan. She rose to fame after performing on the highly successful Chinese miniseries Huanzhu Princess (还珠格格).
Born in Taipei, Ruby Lin embarked on her filming career at an early age of seventeen as a part-time advertisement model. Upon high school graduation, having a deep interest in this field, she officially contracted with Jessie and Jones Entertainment Ltd. on her twentieth birthday.
In 1997, Ruby surged to the top as an emanating star through her beloved "Princess Ziwei" role in the TV series Princess Huanzhu", appealing to mass audiences throughout mainland China, Hong Kong, South Korea, and Southeast Asia. Consequently, after starring in another Chinese blockbuster series Romance in the Rain'', Ruby Lin was voted as the Top Ten Most Famous Asian Superstars for two consecutive years (2000 & 2001).
Her daring performance in the 2002 production Half Life Fate (adapted from Zhang Ailing’s novel Eighteen Springs) escalated Ruby Lin's fame and earned her much accolade for capturing her screen character Man Zhen’s 14 years of an arduous life.
Ruby’s recent productions, such as Amor de Tarapaca, co-starring Korean actor Han Jae Suk, began a popular trend of successful China-Korea collaborations. Recently, she has been involved in another original Korean screenplay, Magic Touch of Fate, co-starring Taiwanese actor Alec Su and Korean top idol KangTa. This series is the highest budgeted miniseries ever made in Asian modern television industry to date.
During the winter of 2004, Ruby Lin, bent on self-improvement, traveled to New York City, assiduously studying English at Embasy CES and performance at the New York School of Performing Arts. Arriving back home with a new passion for acting, Ruby continously starred in four mega-produced Chinese Series, Parisian Love Song, Sound of Colors, Star Boulevard, and Dali Princess. June 6th, 2006, Ruby Lin won the Honorable Award of Taiwan's Most Popular Actress in Beijing China.
Profile
- Birthday: 1/27/1976
- Blood type: B
- Height: 167cm
- Weight: 44kg
- Languages: Mandarin, Taiwanese, English, Cantonese
- Lucky number: 7
- Favorite colors: white, blue, black
- Favorite drink: tea, water
- Favorite things: Hello Kitty and Melody
- Favorite flower: lily
- Favorite season: winter
- Fearful animal: snake
- Best Friends in Show Business: Vicki Zhao, Alec Su
- Common clothes: T-shirt, jeans
Introduction about Ruby Lin
Ruby Lin's hobbies include sleeping and watching TV. She is talented at both singing and acting in plays. Ruby especially likes Japanese food because it contains low calories. What she wants to do is to study abroad and pay a visit to New Zealand. When talking about her personality, Ruby thinks herself as a forthright and sincere person.
Filmography
Television Drama
- Dali Princess (2006)
- Star Boulevard (2005)
- Sound Of Colors (2005)
- Paris Sonata (2005)
- Magic Touch of Fate (2004)
- Amor de Tarapaca (2003)
- Flying Daggers (2002)
- Boy and Girl (2002)
- Half Life Fate (2002)
- Only-You (2001)
- Romance in the Rain (2000)
- Duke of the Mount Deer 2000 (2000)
Books
- My Private New York (2005)
Discography
- Possession (2004)
- Amor de Tarapaca (2004)
- Half Life Fate (20040
- Para Para (2001)
- Double Faced Ruby Lin (2001)
- Hearing (1999)
- Princess Huanzhu (1998)
External links
- Official Site for Ruby Lin (In Chinese)
- Ruby Station(In Chinese / English)
- Ruby Lin International Family(In English)
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"Ruby Lin"