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Lin Chi-ling
林志玲
Lin Chi-ling at the LG New Chocolate (BL40) phone launching event on 4 November 2009, Hong Kong
Born	(1974-11-29) November 29, 1974 (age 50) Taipei, Taiwan
Citizenship	Taiwan
Alma mater	Taipei Municipal Zhongzheng Junior High School Bishop Strachan School University of Toronto
Occupations	Actress model television personality
Years active	2002 – present
Spouse	Akira ​(m. 2019)​
Children	1
Parent(s)	Lin Fan-nan (father) Wu Tzu-mei (mother)
Relatives	Lin Chi-hong (brother)
Modeling information
Height	1.74 m (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in)
Hair color	Black
Eye color	Dark brown
Agency	Catwalk Production House (2000–2012) ChilingLin Studio (2017–present) Avex Management (Japan)
Chinese name
Chinese	林志玲
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Lín Zhìlíng Wade–Giles Lin Chih-ling Southern Min Hokkien POJ Lím Jî-Léng
Website	林志玲 on Instagram

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

Early life

Lin Chi-ling was born on 29 November 1974 in Taipei, Taiwan. Lin's father, Lin Fan-nan (Chinese: 林繁男), and her mother, Wu Tzu-mei (Chinese: 吳慈美), are both from Tainan in southern Taiwan. Following their marriage, they moved to Taipei where Lin and her elder brother Lin Chi-hong (Chinese: 林志鴻) 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 (Chinese: 林健寰). 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 administrative assistant 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 Catwalk Production House.

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" (Chinese: 林志玲現象; pinyin: Lín Zhìlíng xiànxiàng).

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 Yui Hatano, 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 Dalian, 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 in 2005.

Lin starred as one of the three female leads in the 2010 Fuji TV Japanese television drama Tsuki no Koibito. 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 The Treasure Hunter.

Earnings

As of 2006, Lin has served as an official spokesperson for both China Airlines and Longines.

Taiwanese media reported Lin as No. 1 model in the "Richest Celebrities " list in 2007, with estimated earnings of NT$60,000,000, in which Jay Chou appeared as No. 1 male singer (with over NT$100,000,000) and Jolin Tsai appeared as No. 1 female singer (with nearly NT$100,000,000).

Hong Kong press reported she was 2009's No. 1 highest-paid model in the Greater China region, followed by Jennifer Du (#2), Gaile Lai (#3) and Lynn Hung (#4). She has continuously ranked No. 1 on Taiwan's "Highest-earning models" list since 2004. Her earnings was estimated to be NT$160,000,000 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 in 2011.

In the same year, she established a charity fund Chiling Charity Foundation (財團法人臺北市志玲姊姊慈善基金會), which supports child welfare.

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 Exile. 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)

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 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

1. Zhan Weixiong 詹伟雄, (2008). Meixue de Jingji – Taiwan Shehui Bianqian de 60 ge Weixing Guancha 美學的經濟—臺灣社會變遷的60個微型觀察, lit. 'The Economy of Aesthetics&nbsp', '– 60 Microscopic Observations of Taiwan's Societal Changes'. Taipei: Feng Ge Zhe. ISBN 957-29895-2-9.
2. "Lin Chi-ling hopes to establish charity for needy children". Taipei Times. 8 February 2011. p. 2.
3. 林健寰慧眼識英雄 發掘張鳳書、林志玲等女星 | 娛樂新聞 | NOWnews 今日新聞網. Nownews.com (26 March 2006).
4. "積極、樂觀，林志玲", lit. 'Active and Optimistic Lin Chi-Ling', in Vogues Taiwan, 1998, issue 24, 180.
5. 林志玲鳳凰變身五重奏 光速走紅娛樂圈大揭秘-海峽兩岸-人民網. Tw.people.com.cn.
6. 林志玲价码三级跳 千万续约费让唐安麒傻眼, Ent.163.com, 10 September 2004,
7. www.libertytimes.com/2006/new/jun/27/today-show4.htm .
8. ^ "Lin Chi-Ling look alike Yui Hatano". Archived from the original on 9 January 2013. Retrieved 18 May 2012.
9. ^ "Lin Chi-Ling look alike Nozomi Aso". Retrieved 14 May 2013.
10. 中國評論新聞：林志玲傷得不輕 真的6根肋骨骨折. China Review News.
11. "Longines – Ambassadors of Elegances Personalities Page" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 August 2010. Retrieved 11 November 2010.
12. "ジェイ・チョウ「台湾歌手長者番付」でダントツ1位", 10 December 2007, Searchina (in Japanese)
13. "【華流】香港メディアが調査、モデル出演料No．1はチーリン", 8 April 2009, Searchina (in Japanese)
14. "【華流】台湾モデル年収ランキング、7年連続でチーリンがトップ", 10 December 2010, Searchina (in Japanese)
15. "リン・チーリン、年収が5億円超え！ トップの座をキープ", 17 December 2011, Searchina (in Japanese)
16. "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 (in Japanese)
17. "【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 (in Japanese)
18. 言承旭就是敗在這點！情纏17年仍錯過林志玲
19. "言承旭承認了！談復合志玲「真誠的互相關心」". Apple Daily (Taiwan). 12 November 2017.
20. "言承旭 林志玲 真的在一起". China Press. 12 November 2017.
21. "Jerry Yan thanks mystery girlfriend at Japan fanmeet". Archived from the original on 2 January 2019. Retrieved 2 January 2019.
22. "I'm not Jerry Yan's current girlfriend: Lin Chi-ling". Archived from the original on 1 January 2019. Retrieved 1 January 2019.
23. Taiwan supermodel Lin Chiling marries Japanese pop band Exile member Akira
24. "Akira of Exile marries Taiwanese supermodel and actress Lin Chiling". 6 June 2019.
25. Chiang, Stephaine (31 January 2022). "Taiwanese model Lin Chi-ling welcomes first child on LNY Eve". Taiwan News. Retrieved 31 January 2022.
26. Lo, James (31 January 2022). "Taiwan supermodel announces baby son". Central News Agency. Retrieved 31 January 2022. Republished as: "Actress Lin Chi-ling, Akira welcome baby boy". Taipei Times. 1 February 2022. Retrieved 1 February 2022.
27. Chi-ling Lin Jay Chou Fly with Me official music video
28. Chi-ling Lin The power of beauty official music video
29. Chi-ling Lin Me and the Moon music video
30. Chi-ling Lin You and Me video

External links

• Lin Chi-ling at IMDb
• Lin Chi-ling on Facebook (in Chinese)
• Lin Chi-ling on Instagram
• Lin Chi-ling at the Hong Kong Movie Database
• Lin Chi-ling at Chinesemov.com
• Lin Chi-ling at Catwalk Production House Official Website
• Lin Chi-ling Official Website in Japan avex.jp
• Chiling Charity Foundation (in Chinese)

• 1974 births
• 21st-century Taiwanese actresses
• Actresses from Taipei
• Bishop Strachan School alumni
• Living people
• Taiwanese expatriates in Canada
• Taiwanese expatriates in Japan
• Taiwanese female models
• Taiwanese film actresses
• University of Toronto alumni
• China Airlines Group people