aiwanese American Kelly Lin co-stars with Simon Yam in the stylish and witty Johnnie To film Sparrow. In a film notable for having taken 4 years to produce, Lin plays a mysterious woman who enters the lives of four virtuoso Hong Kong pickpockets, bringing both good fortune and bad. Sparrow was a Golden Bear nominee at the Berlin Film Festival.
Kelly Lin poses after a press conference of Sparrow in Hong Kong Friday, May 30, 2008.
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Kelly Lin was born in Taiwan in 1975. Her family moved to Los Angeles when she was nine. After graduating from UC Irvine with degrees in both economics and literature, Lin returned to Taiwan to pursue a show biz career. Her singing ambitions were placed on hold to accommodate a rush of modeling gigs. Her alluring looks also placed her on a steady stream of fashion and beauty magazines.
Chinese actor Simon Yam poses with Kelly Lin during a photo call for the movie Man Jeuk (Sparrow) at the International Film Festival Berlinale in Berlin, Germany, Monday, Feb. 11, 2008.
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Lin's lovely face soon won her roles in films by Tsui Hark, Patrick Tam, Stephen Chow and, most recently, Johnnie To. She surprised everyone with her convincing portrayals of a meek Japanese reporter in Tokyo Trial and a social-climbing hooker in After This Our Exile which won her a Best Supporting Actress nomination at the 2006 Hong Kong Awards. Despite her continuing success in an international assortment of acclaimed films, Lin's top ambition remains marriage and three kids. To that end she is rumored to be dating Taiwanese pop star Ken Chu.
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Kelly Lin arrives at the 26th Hong Kong Film Award Presentation Ceremony on Sunday, April 15, 2007.
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Lin gestures during a news conference to promote a body slimming service and beauty product in Hong Kong Thursday, Sept. 15, 2005.
(AP Photo/Kin Cheung)
aiwanese American Kelly Lin co-stars with Simon Yam in the stylish and witty Johnnie To film Sparrow. In a film notable for having taken 4 years to produce, Lin plays a mysterious woman who enters the lives of four virtuoso Hong Kong pickpockets, bringing both good fortune and bad. Sparrow was a Golden Bear nominee at the Berlin Film Festival.
