Ruby Lin
| Ruby Lin Xinru | |||
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Ruby Lin in Beijing, China in 2008
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| Chinese name | |||
| Pinyin | Lín Xīnrú (Mandarin) | ||
| Jyutping | Lam4 Sam1-jyu4 (Cantonese) | ||
| Pe̍h-ōe-jī | Lîm Sim-jû (Hokkien) | ||
| Vietnamese name | Lâm Tâm Như | ||
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January 27, 1976 Taipei, Taiwan |
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| Occupation | Actress, singer, producer | ||
| Genre(s) | Mandopop, Cantopop | ||
| Years active | 1995–present | ||
| Spouse(s) | Wallace Huo (m. 2016) | ||
| Children | 1 | ||
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Ruby Lin Xinru (Chinese: 林心如; pinyin: Lín Xīnrú; born January 27, 1976) is a Taiwanese actress, television producer and singer. American entertainment critic Derek Elley named Lin as "Taiwan's TV Drama Queen".
3 years after Lin made her acting debut in a TV commercial, she rose to national and regional prominence overnight for her role as Xia Ziwei in the TV series My Fair Princess (1998-1999). My Fair Princess was highly popular in East and Southeast countries; launching Lin as a household name in Asia. She followed the success with other hit 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).
Since 2010, Lin 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. In 1999, she also began a singing career with her debut album Heartbeat. According to Apple Daily, Lin was the third highest-earning Taiwanese drama actress in 2011, and the top-earning in 2012 and 2013.
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