Diana Lin
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Diana Lin | |||||||
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| 林晓杰 | |||||||
| Born | 1962 (age 63–64) Harbin, Heilongjiang, China | ||||||
| Alma mater | Shanghai Theatre Academy | ||||||
| Occupation | Actress | ||||||
| Years active | 1984–1996; 2016–present | ||||||
| Chinese name | |||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 林曉傑 | ||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 林晓杰 | ||||||
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Diana Lin (also called Xiaojie Lin) is a Chinese Australian actress.
Lin began her career in China, where from the age of 14, she started training for the Chinese Beijing Opera Company as a singer, before going to Shanghai and taking up acting with the city's Theatre Academy.
Career
Lin began taking on film roles such as Shang Jie with the Pearl River Film Studio in Guangzhou. She then migrated to Australia in the early 1990s, basing herself in Sydney. Her first featured Australian role was in the fifth episode of 1993's anthology TV series Under the Skin. For her performance in Under the Skin she was nominated for the 1994 AFI Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role in a Television Drama.[1]
Soon thereafter, Lin took a long hiatus from acting due to the lack of good Asian roles available. She made her return to acting in six-part comedy series The Family Law. She then went on to land a major role in the 2019 American film The Farewell.[2]
Filmography
Film
| Year | English title | Chinese title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | Many Ways to the Life | 人生没有单行道 | Ye Jun | ||
| 1986 | Country Folk | 乡民 | Bai Yin | ||
| 1987 | 幸福不是毛毛雨 | Xu Mingzhu | |||
| 1988 | Cops and Desperados | 风流警察亡命匪 | Mei Rong | ||
| A Cop and a Sleuth | 警官与侦探 | Yi Qifang | |||
| 1989 | Women's Story | 女人的故事 | Pregnant Woman | ||
| 痴梦惊魂 | Wu Xiuying | ||||
| Business Circles | 商界 | Liang Yiyun | |||
| 2017 | Australia Day | Madam | |||
| 2018 | Piano Mums | 钢琴虎妈 | Xiaohu Wen | ||
| 2019 | The Farewell | 别告诉她 | Jian | ||
| 2020 | Lonely Blue Night | 蓝色的姑娘 | Mother | ||
| 2023 | The Portable Door | 便携门 | Mrs. Dao | ||
| 2024 | Big World | 小小的我 | Chen Suqun |
Television series
| Year | English title | Chinese title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 花落台北 | ||||
| 1993 | Under the Skin | 1 episode | |||
| 1996 | Naked: Stories of Men | Sue | 1 episode | ||
| 2016-2019 | The Family Law | Maisy | 11 episodes | ||
| 2019 | The InBESTigators | Nana | 1 episode | ||
| 2023 | The Ordinary Road | 平凡之路 | Mama Zhu | ||
| The Long Season | 漫长的季节 | Luo Meisu | |||
| 2024 | Interior Chinatown | Lily Wu |