林珍奇

简介

Lin Chen-Chi, formerly known as Lin Jing-chi, is a Hong Kong actress of Dutch descent born in Taiwan on December 1, 1955. She began her acting career in 1973 when Hong Kong Development Film Company noticed her slender figure and she joined the Hong Kong film industry. Early in her career, she used the stage name Lin Jing-chi and appeared in several films. In 1974, she joined Shaw Brothers film company where she played rebellious young girl roles in a natural and contemporary style. In 1975, she was selected as one of the Top Ten Stars in a Hua Chiao Wan Pao poll. In 1976, she fell from a horse during a promotional photo shoot for Shaw Brothers, breaking her left arm, and gradually stepped away from the film world. While studying in the United States, she met her husband Lee Tak-lin, who worked in the frozen meat business. In 1980, she starred in the Hong Kong New Wave film "Dangerous Types" directed by Tsui Hark. She married in 1982 and had a daughter and a son, including eldest daughter Lee Yi-lam. In the late 1980s, she retired from acting permanently. In 1999, her husband opened a restaurant chain and she became the human resources manager. In 2006, she attempted suicide due to a disagreement with her husband over an employee who damaged the restaurant's reputation. Her last public appearance was in April 2017 when she attended Hong Kong Netherlands Day with her daughter.