Ruby Lin

In this Taiwanese name, the surname is Lin.
Ruby Lin
林心如
Lin at the 57th Golden Bell Awards in October 2022
Born (1976-01-27) January 27, 1976 (age 48)
Taipei, Taiwan
Occupations
  • Actress
  • singer
  • producer
Years active1995–present
Spouse
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(m. 2016)​
Children1
AwardsFull list
Chinese name
Chinese林心如
Hanyu PinyinLín Xīnrú
JyutpingLam4 Sam1-jyu4

Ruby Lin Xin-ru (Chinese: 林心如; pinyin: Lín Xīnrú; born January 27, 1976) is a Taiwanese actress, television and film producer, and pop singer. American entertainment critic Derek Elley named Lin as "Taiwan's TV Drama Queen".[1]

Lin began her career as a commercial model in 1993 and gained pan-Asian prominence for her portrayal of Xia Ziwei in the hugely popular TV series My Fair Princess 还珠格格 (1998-1999). She followed the success with other TV series including The Duke of Mount Deer (2000), Romance in the Rain (2001), Boy & Girl (2003), Affair of Half a Lifetime (2004), Beauty's Rival in Palace (2010), The Glamorous Imperial Concubine (2011) and The Way We Were (2014). While focusing mostly on TV series, her also starred in films such as The House That Never Dies (2014), The Devotion of Suspect X (2017) and Miss Andy (2020). Basides acting, she began a singing career with her album Heartbeat (1999), followed by five more albums.

Since Lin started her own studio in 2009, she has been producing TV dramas and TV films starring herself, both in mainland China and Taiwan. Her production debut The Glamorous Imperial Concubine (2011) won her Best Producer at the 2012 TV Drama Awards Made in China, and her first Taiwanese drama production The Way We Were (2014) won three out of seven nominations, including Best Television Series at the 50th Golden Bell Awards.

According to Apple Daily, Lin was the third highest-earning Taiwanese drama actress in 2011,[2] and the top-earning in 2012[3] and 2013.[4] Lin ranked 30th on Forbes China Celebrity 100 list in 2013,[5] 36th in 2014,[6] 82nd in 2015,[7] and 68th in 2017.[8]

  1. ^ Elley, Derek (March 28, 2014). "Sweet Alibis review". Film Business Asia. Archived from the original on March 11, 2016. Retrieved May 21, 2016.
  2. ^ 楊丞琳加冕2011戲劇搶錢女王 兩岸分擊海削1.8億 [Rainie Yang crowned the queen of making money in 2011 dramas; earning 180 million in both sides of the strait] (in Chinese). Apple Daily (Taiwan). November 4, 2011. Archived from the original on April 15, 2014. Retrieved April 14, 2014.
  3. ^ 吳奇隆制霸戲界強壓蘇有朋 2.7億連莊劫鈔王 [Nicky Wu dominating the drama scene with 270 million; topping Alec Su to win the income race again] (in Chinese). Apple Daily (Taiwan). November 6, 2012. Archived from the original on March 22, 2014. Retrieved March 22, 2014.
  4. ^ 吳奇隆中國取金贏林心如 5億年薪3連霸 [Nicky Wu beats Ruby Lin in earning money from China with 500 million; topping list 3 years in a row] (in Chinese). Apple Daily (Taiwan). November 6, 2013. Archived from the original on November 10, 2013. Retrieved March 22, 2014.
  5. ^ "2013 Forbes China Celebrity 100 List: Fan Bingbing in Top Spot". JayneStars. April 24, 2013. Archived from the original on July 7, 2019. Retrieved August 28, 2019.
  6. ^ "2014 Forbes China Celebrity List (Full List)". Forbes. May 6, 2014. Archived from the original on May 10, 2014. Retrieved August 28, 2019.
  7. ^ "2015 Forbes China Celebrity List (Full List)". Forbes. May 13, 2015. Archived from the original on June 2, 2016. Retrieved August 28, 2019.
  8. ^ "2017 Forbes China Celebrity List (Full List)". Forbes. September 22, 2017. Archived from the original on August 28, 2019. Retrieved August 28, 2019.