Hu Jin

Biography

Hu Jin is a Taiwanese film actress and television producer, born on 28 March 1947 in Jiangxi Province, Republic of China. She learned Peking opera from her mother Ma Lizhu from childhood and performed in television dramas and opera programmes. After studying home economics at Chinese Culture University, she entered the film industry in 1969 under director Li Han-hsiang, working with Shaw Brothers for over ten years and appearing in more than 100 films. In 1974, she won the Best Actress award at the 20th Asian Film Festival for her film Falling Snowflakes. She participated in major stage plays such as "A Dream in the Garden," "The Butterfly Dream," and the musical "Butterfly Lovers 40." In 1990, she transitioned to behind-the-scenes work as a television producer, producing acclaimed series such as Hibiscus Town, Love in a Foreign Land, and Paper Marriage. She resides in San Francisco, USA, with her husband Ku An-sheng, former vice president of Taiwan Television. She was diagnosed with breast cancer in 1999, became a volunteer with the American Cancer Society, and organised charity galas in New York, San Francisco, and Los Angeles. She performed "Butterfly Lovers" concerts with Ling Bo from 2001 to 2003 and toured Taiwan with a musical and Huangmei opera concert in 2005. She was diagnosed with breast cancer again in 2016 but faced it positively and recovered.