Joan Lin

In this Taiwanese name, the surname is Lin.

Joan Lin
林鳳嬌
Born	(1953-06-30) 30 June 1953 Taipei, Taiwan
Nationality	Taiwanese
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1972–1982
Spouse	Jackie Chan ​ (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 1953) is a former Taiwanese actress. She is married to Hong Kong-born Chinese martial artist Jackie Chan.

Early life

Born 30 June 1953 in Taipei, Taiwan, 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 19, Lin starred in her first film, The Hero of Chiu Chow (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.

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

Personal life

Joan Lin met Hong Kong-born Chinese 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.

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Nominated work	Result
1978	15th Golden Horse Awards	Best Leading Actress	He Never Gives Up	Nominated
1979	16th Golden Horse Awards	Best Leading Actress	The Story of a Small Town	Won

External links

• Joan Lin at IMDb
• Joan Lin at the Hong Kong Movie Database