Lin Yun
{{Short description|Chinese actress and model (born 1996)}}
{{family name hatnote|Lin|lang=Chinese}}
{{infobox person
| name = Lin Yun
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| birth_name = Fei Xia ({{lang|zh-Hans-CN|费霞}})
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1996|4|16}}
| birth_place = Huzhou, Zhejiang, China
| nationality = Chinese
| education = Huzhou No. 12 Middle School| alma_mater = Beijing College, Shandong Heze Academy of Music and Art
| years_active = 2014–present
| parents = Fei Jianhua (father)
}}
Lin Yun ({{lang-zh|s=林允|p=Lín Yǔn}}, born April 16, 1996),{{Cite web |last=娱乐圈欣事 |date=2020-04-16 |title=宋祖儿为林允庆生亲切喊本名，费霞回应足见姐妹情深 |url=https://k.sina.cn/article_5682931499_152baa72b00100ptu8.html?from=ent&subch=star |access-date=2023-03-10 |website=k.sina.cn |archive-date=2023-03-10 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230310140242/https://k.sina.cn/article_5682931499_152baa72b00100ptu8.html?from=ent&subch=star |url-status=live }} also known by her English name Jelly Lin, is a Chinese actress and model. She is best known for her role as the female lead in the 2016 film The Mermaid.
Biography
Lin was born Fei Xia ({{lang|zh-Hans-CN|费霞}}) in Huzhou, Zhejiang, on April 16, 1996. Her father, Fei Jianhua ({{lang|zh-Hans-CN|费建华}}), is a porter, and her mother is a housewife.{{cite news |url=http://ent.sina.com.cn/m/c/2015-01-13/11094272477.shtml |script-title=zh:星女郎林允曝初一入学嫩照 家境一般 |newspaper=Sina |date=January 13, 2015 |language=zh |access-date=2016-02-19 |archive-date=2016-03-02 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160302111223/http://ent.sina.com.cn/m/c/2015-01-13/11094272477.shtml |url-status=live }} She studied at the Huzhou No. 12 Middle School, and then attended a performing arts school in Beijing.
Career
At the age of 18 and with little acting experience, Lin was cast as the female protagonist in the 2016 film The Mermaid directed by Stephen Chow.{{cite web|url=https://sg.news.yahoo.com/newcomer-lin-yun-stephen-chows-mermaid-091500282.html|title=Newcomer Lin Yun is Stephen Chow's "Mermaid"|website=Yahoo News|date=December 30, 2014|access-date=July 15, 2017|archive-date=November 9, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171109022640/https://sg.news.yahoo.com/newcomer-lin-yun-stephen-chows-mermaid-091500282.html|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=http://english.cntv.cn/2016/02/02/VIDEIDar7wuoNz0DQ9qDPQR7160202.shtml|title='The Mermaid': Love tale after Chow's smash hit of monkey king|website=CCTV.com|date=February 2, 2016|access-date=July 15, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170202212910/http://english.cntv.cn/2016/02/02/VIDEIDar7wuoNz0DQ9qDPQR7160202.shtml|archive-date=February 2, 2017|url-status=dead}} The Mermaid was the highest-grossing film in China and launched Lin to fame.{{cite web|url=http://www.sands-style.com/interviews-features/article/696/jelly-lin-mermaid-star-her-newfound-fame|title=Jelly Lin: The Mermaid star on her newfound fame|website=Sands Style|date=June 9, 2017|access-date=November 8, 2017|archive-date=April 24, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190424104035/https://www.sands-style.com/interviews-features/article/696/jelly-lin-mermaid-star-her-newfound-fame|url-status=usurped}} The same year, Lin featured in the fantasy epic film L.O.R.D: Legend of Ravaging Dynasties, directed and written by Guo Jingming.{{cite news|url=http://news.sina.com.cn/m/gb/2015-05-07/doc-icpkqeaz3252885.shtml|script-title=zh:星女郎林允加盟郭敬明《爵迹》|newspaper=Sina|date=May 7, 2015|language=zh|access-date=2016-02-19|archive-date=2018-11-17|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181117151419/http://news.sina.com.cn/m/gb/2015-05-07/doc-icpkqeaz3252885.shtml|url-status=live}}
Lin starred in another Stephen Chow film, Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons 2 (2017) where she played the White Bone Spirit.{{cite web|url=http://www.scmp.com/culture/film-tv/article/2081555/jelly-lin-chinas-most-reticent-film-star-interview-director-stephen|title=Is Jelly Lin China's most reticent film star? An interview with director Stephen Chow's latest muse|work=South China Morning Post|date=March 23, 2017|access-date=July 15, 2017|archive-date=July 8, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170708073925/http://www.scmp.com/culture/film-tv/article/2081555/jelly-lin-chinas-most-reticent-film-star-interview-director-stephen|url-status=live}} She was also cast in the Disney-made romantic comedy The Dreaming Man,{{cite web|url=http://chinafilminsider.com/disney-unveils-first-chinese-language-rom-com/|title=Disney Unveils Its First Chinese-Language Rom-Com|website=China Film insider|date=June 23, 2017|access-date=November 8, 2017|archive-date=November 9, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171109023003/http://chinafilminsider.com/disney-unveils-first-chinese-language-rom-com/|url-status=live}} as well as historical epic Genghis Khan.{{cite web|url=http://africa.chinadaily.com.cn/culture/2017-06/19/content_29802546.htm|title='Genghis Khan' portrays young conqueror|website=China Daily|date=June 19, 2017|access-date=July 15, 2017|archive-date=March 23, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200323020048/http://africa.chinadaily.com.cn/culture/2017-06/19/content_29802546.htm|url-status=live}}
In 2018, Lin starred in her first television series Battle Through the Heavens, a fantasy wuxia drama based on the novel of the same name.{{cite web|url=http://ent.qq.com/a/20170116/015187.htm#p=1|title=《斗破苍穹》主演公布 吴磊林允95后领衔引期待|website=Tencent|language=zh|date=January 16, 2017|access-date=November 8, 2017|archive-date=November 8, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171108205313/http://ent.qq.com/a/20170116/015187.htm#p=1|url-status=live}} She also starred in Beautiful Reborn Flower, a romance melodrama based on the novel of the same name by Anni Baobei;{{cite web|url=http://ent.sina.com.cn/v/m/2017-06-13/doc-ifyfzhac1757367.shtml|title=安妮宝贝《彼岸花》拍剧！官宣男女主林允宋威龙|work=Sina|language=zh|date=June 13, 2017|access-date=2017-06-13|archive-date=2017-06-13|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170613034946/http://ent.sina.com.cn/v/m/2017-06-13/doc-ifyfzhac1757367.shtml|url-status=live}} and music-themed romance drama Cantabile Youth, based on the Japanese manga Nodame Cantabile.{{cite web|url=http://ent.sina.com.cn/v/m/2018-09-13/doc-ihiixyeu6916754.shtml|title=曝《交响情人梦》将翻拍成国产版 张新成林允主演|date=September 13, 2018|website=Sina|language=zh|access-date=2018-11-17|archive-date=2018-11-17|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181117151400/http://ent.sina.com.cn/v/m/2018-09-13/doc-ihiixyeu6916754.shtml|url-status=live}}
In 2019, Lin starred as the female lead in the romance film Fall in Love at First Kiss, a remake of the Taiwanese series of the same name.{{cite web|url=http://news.mtime.com/2018/07/02/1582025.html|title=林允王大陆将演影版《恶作剧之吻》|date=July 2, 2018|website=Mtime|language=zh|access-date=July 8, 2018|archive-date=April 1, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190401192204/http://news.mtime.com/2018/07/02/1582025.html|url-status=dead}} She also reprised her role in the second installment of the film, The Mermaid.{{cite web|url=http://news.mtime.com/2018/03/13/1578902.html|title=周星驰新片《美人鱼2》终于开机！|date=March 13, 2018|website=Mtime|language=zh|access-date=May 23, 2018|archive-date=August 6, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200806135217/http://news.mtime.com/2018/03/13/1578902.html|url-status=dead}}
In 2024, Lin starred in video clip showing her adventure in Somme,{{Cite web |date=2024-12-09 |title=Kind x 林允《索姆奇遇》（中英文4K） |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pbsa0YRV6Ec |via=YouTube}} a department of France discovering the Notre-Dame Amiens Cathedral, the old town of Saint-Valery-sur-Somme, or the villas of the Belle Époque in Mers-les-Bains.{{Cite news |first= |date=2024-12-26 |title=Joli succès marketing pour le département de la Somme, mis à l'honneur par une star chinoise |url=https://www.lefigaro.fr/actualite-france/joli-succes-marketing-pour-le-departement-de-la-somme-mis-a-l-honneur-par-une-star-chinoise-20241226 |work=Le Figaro}}
Filmography
=Film=
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| Year | English title | Chinese title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rowspan="2"| 2016 | The Mermaid | {{lang-zh|t=|s=美人鱼|hp=|labels=no}} | Shan (the Mermaid) | |
| L.O.R.D: Legend of Ravaging Dynasties | {{lang-zh|t=|s=爵迹|hp=|labels=no}} | Tianshu Youhua | ||
| rowspan="2"| 2017 | Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons 2 | 西游伏妖篇 | White Bone Spirit | |
| The Dreaming Man | 假如王子睡着了 | Wang Xiaohe | ||
| rowspan="1"| 2018 | Genghis Khan | 战神纪 | Börte | |
| 2019 | Fall in Love at First Kiss | {{lang-zh|t=|s=一吻定情|hp=|labels=no}} | Yuan Xiangqin | |
| 2020 | L.O.R.D: Legend of Ravaging Dynasties 2 | {{lang-zh|t=|s=爵跡2：冷血狂宴|hp=|labels=no}} | Tianshu Youhua | {{cite web|url=http://news.mtime.com/2018/05/21/1580811.html|title=郭敬明《爵迹2》定档7.6曝预告|date=May 21, 2018|website=Mtime|language=zh|access-date=May 23, 2018|archive-date=May 23, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180523095439/http://news.mtime.com/2018/05/21/1580811.html|url-status=dead}} |
| rowspan="2" {{TBA}} | The Mermaid 2 | {{lang-zh|t=|s=美人鱼2|hp=|labels=no}} | Shan (the Mermaid) |
=Television series=
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| Year | English title | Chinese title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rowspan=1|2018 | Battle Through the Heavens | 斗破苍穹 | Xiao Xun'er | |
| rowspan=2|2020 | Beautiful Reborn Flower | 彼岸花 | Nan Sheng | |
| Symphony's Romance | 蜗牛与黄鹂鸟 | Fang Xiaowo | ||
| rowspan=2| 2022 | Story of Time | 光阴里的故事 | Chen Yiduo | |
| A Dream Of Splendor | 梦华录 | Song Yinzhang | ||
| 2023 | Imperfect Victim | 不完美受害人 | Zhao Xun |
=Television show=
Discography
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Category:Actresses from Zhejiang
Category:21st-century Chinese actresses