23 Facts About Lin Chi-ling

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

Lin Chi-ling was born on 29 November 1974 in Taipei, Taiwan.

Lin Chi-ling attended Taipei Municipal Zhongzheng Junior High School and at the age of 15 was discovered by model talent scout Lin Chi-ling Chien-huan.

Lin Chi-ling 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.

Lin Chi-ling 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 Chi-ling continued to model part-time before leaving the industry and working as an administrative assistant for the Fubon Cultural and Educational Foundation.

In 2000, Lin Chi-ling left Fubon and spent three months studying in Japan, then returned to Taiwan and modeling, with Catwalk Production House.

In 2002, Lin Chi-ling was invited to model in a television advertisement in Hong Kong.

The advertisement received attention and discussion on the internet, and interest in Lin Chi-ling began to grow.

In 2004, Lin Chi-ling starred in a broad series of advertisements in Taiwan that included big giant building-size posters, billboards, and television commercials.

Almost overnight, Lin Chi-ling skyrocketed to national fame and became an instant celebrity model.

Lin Chi-ling's rise to fame initiated a Taiwanese craze for supermodels, an effect commentators named "The Lin Chi-ling Phenomenon".

Lin Chi-ling'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 Chi-ling served as Taiwan's goodwill ambassador to the Japan Tourism Association.

Lin Chi-ling underwent four months of treatment and therapy, and announced in November 2005 that she had completely recovered.

Lin Chi-ling 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 Chi-ling starred as one of the three female leads in the 2010 Fuji TV Japanese television drama Tsuki no Koibito.

Lin Chi-ling made her film debut role in a historical epic directed by John Woo entitled Red Cliff.

Lin Chi-ling has continuously ranked No 1 on Taiwan's "Highest-earning models" list since 2004.

Lin Chi-ling's earnings was estimated to be NT$160,000,000 in 2010, which consisted of those from advertisements and various such as TV-series appearance in Japan, and NT$200,000,000 in 2011.

Lin Chi-ling was in an on and off relationship with Taiwanese actor Jerry Yan for many years.

On 6 June 2019, Lin Chi-ling announced her marriage to Akira, a member of the Japanese pop band Exile.

Lin Chi-ling announced the birth of her first child, a son, on 31 January 2022, after undergoing fertility treatments.