This is the filmography of the Taiwanese actress and producer Ruby Lin. After playing in various series and films, her production debut turned out to be a hit with viewers. The Chinese media considered Lin served as a shining example for star-turned-producer.
As actress
Television Year Title Role Notes 1995Taiwan Heavy Case RecordsXiao Jun 1996Story of Dragon DynastyMo YuTaiwan Mysterious AffairsHu XinbeiAngel's DustYang QingxinAsian Flower BudTang YaxuanZhen Ai Yi Shi QingPeipei 1997The RootLai XueziAn Emergency MissionSu HuiruNew Justice Bao: Plum Flower ThiefFeifeng PrincessLast Tango in ShanghaiYi Fenglu 1998My Fair PrincessXia ZiweiMagic ChefHong Niang 1999Food Glorious FoodSansanMy Fair Princess IIXia ZiweiAlso theme song singer 2000The Legend of Master SohHong QilianThe Duke of Mount DeerPrincess JianningHong Kong TVB series 2001Romance in the RainLu RupingThe New Adventures of Chor Lau-heungSikong Xing'er 2002Taiji ProdigyBing XinTaiwan version; guest appearanceOnly YouSi JiayiWulung PrinceWang WengxuGuest appearance 2003Half Life FateGu ManzhenBoy & GirlSu LaFlying DaggersXue Caiyue, Yun Niang 2004Amor de TarapacaLi Yiqiao 2005Magic Touch of FateLin XiaomeiChina & Korea joint production 2006Paris SonataYu ManzhiAlso theme song singerSound of ColorsFu JingjingStar BoulevardMi LuChina's 1st musical drama, also theme song singer 2009The Legend and the Hero 2DajiLove in Sun Moon LakeAn'an Da Li PrincessDuan AiyueZhi Xian Ye Guang MingLiu XiaoqianGuest appearanceAncestral TempleZheng XiuyunAlso theme song singer 2010Three KingdomsSun Shangxiang Beauty's Rival in PalaceEmpress Dou Yifang Also theme song singer 2011The Glamorous Imperial ConcubineMa Fuya, Pan Yu, Mei Fei Also producer and theme song singerNew My Fair Princess Xia YuheRemake of My Fair Princess; guest appearance 2012Drama Go! Go! Go!Wang Ming Ming Also producerBloody Sky Chen XiangmeiGuest appearanceMazu Guanyin Guest appearanceSu DongpoWang Fu Guest appearanceNine Rivers Into The SeaHai Li Shi Guest appearance 2013 The Patriot Yue Fei Li Xiao'e Flowers in Fog Xue HuaGuest appearance 2014 Young Sherlock Wu Zetian Also artistic director The Way We Were Tang Jia-Ni Also producerMonopoly ExposureBang Dan 2015We Are in LoveHerselfChinese version of "We Got Married" 2016 Magical Space-time Xie Jia Xin Singing All Along Empress Yin Lihua Also producer2017 My Dear Boy Luo Xiao Fei Also producer2019 Endless Love Tang Jia-Ni Cameo appearance National Treasure Herself Cultural exploration program, season 2 2020 I, Myself Single Lady Cameo appearance The Victims' Game Li Ya-Jun Special appearance 2021 The Arc of LifeGong Ye Xiao Niao Also producer Light the Night Luo Yu-nong (Rose) Also producer 2023 Copycat Killer Yao Yaci At The Moment Lo Hsin-lan2027The Good Life Little Bad BoyTBA
Television film Year Title Role Notes2012 Forgotten Wei An Also producer2014 Mother Mother Xia Yu RouAlso producer
Film Year Title Director Role Notes 1995School Days校園敢死隊Kevin ChuGong ZhuDebut film 1999My Wishes心願Lam Yee HungMao MeiBad Girl Trilogy惡女列傳之板凳皇后Wen Yao-tingYige MingxingThe Mirror怪谈之魔镜 Siu WingJudyThree-story omnibus film 2000A Matter of Time新賭國仇城Ye Hong WeiMei JiahuiWinner Takes All大贏家 Clifton KoWen JingChina Strike Force雷霆戰警 Stanley TongRuby 2001Comic King漫画風雲 O Sing-PuiChu QiNever Been To Me雙面情人Xiao Jing, Xiao Tong 2002Life Express生死速遞Blackie KoSun XinxinDragon's Love龍兒Alice WangLong'er 2004Love Trilogy我爱天上人間 Derek Chiu Sung-KeiLui HaiAka 30 Fen Zhong Lian Yao2005One Stone and Two Birds一石二鳥Kevin ChuZhang XinxinDragonBlade龍刀奇緣Antony SzetoBa LibaDubbing actress 2009Evening of Roses夜玫瑰Ng See-yuenXia MeiguiDigital filmSophie's Revenge非常完美Eva JinLucy 2010You Deserve to Be Single活該你單身Cai XinFei'er Also theme song singerDriverless無人駕駛 Zhang YangWang Dan 2012Blood Stained Shoes繡花鞋 Raymond YipSu Er 2013My Lucky Star非常幸運Dennie GordonLucyThe House樓 Li YuanXia Li DongFallen City傾城 Huang Hong (actor)Qin Xiaoxiong 2014Sweet Alibis甜蜜殺機Lien Yi-chiProspective wifeGuest appearanceThe House That Never Dies京城81號Raymond Yip Xu Ru Qing 2015 The Wonderful Wedding大囍臨門 Huang Chao-Liang Li Shu Fen 2016 Phantom of the Theatre魔宫魅影Raymond Yip Meng Sifan Also producer The Precipice Game魔輪 Wang Zao Liu Chenchen 2017 The Devotion of Suspect X嫌疑人X的献身 Alec Su Fang Meng 2021 Miss Andy迷失安狄 Teddy Chin Su-He (Sophia) Also executive producer
Dubbing YearTitleRole Notes2004DragonBlade Ba LibaMandarin version
Short film YearTitleRole Notes20152917 • Ruby, ReRuby Lin20 minutes, advertisement for HTC2019Pine LoveAdvertisement film for Dettol Brand in Reckitt Benckiser Group2019The long walk homeHerselfLiterature film with novelist Mai Jia2019RPG Also producer
Theatre Year Title Dates City, Theater2010Sweet Sweet Love (Tian Mi Mi)May 7–9Shanghai (debut)May 13–15Hangzhou, Grand TheaterMay 19–23Beijing, Poly TheaterJune 4–5Shenzhen, Grand TheaterJuly 17–18Nanchang, JiangXi Art Theater
Huangmei opera YearTitleRole Notes2000Butterfly Lovers Zhu Yingtai
As director or producer In 2009, Lin sought to have greater control over her career by forming her own production, Ruby Studio. For its debut production she bought the rights to the popular novel Qing Shi Huang Fei (倾世皇妃) - The Glamorous Imperial Concubine, a story about the power struggles during the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period.″ It was reported that Lin attracted a great deal of investment in the production and assembled a team of male stars. All casts are invited by herself. She also invited director Gao Xixi as an investor of the series. He make consultant for the fighting sequences and battles befitting to the brutal warring period.
Filming began on January 15, 2011 in Hengdian World Studios, China. The series started airing on 30th, October 2011 on Hunan TV's golden time (China's second biggest television network). According to the China audience rating survey CSM27, it recorded the highest viewing rate from the first episode. According to the Shanghaidaily news, one week after screening domestically, it made back all of its 100 million yuan investment.
In December 2011, as a result of high rating and positive receptions, Lin won "Best producer" for her producing at 2011 Youku drama awards. Also she was crowned Best Actress and The Glamorous Imperial Concubine was selected as top 10 TV series of the year. Following her performance in The Glamorous Imperial Concubine, Lin extended her production business to romantic TV series and micro films in China and Taiwan. In June 2012, Lin held a press conference at Shanghai TV Festival for her upcoming projects.
Since the establishment of the Ruby Lin studio in 2010, Lin has produced 11 TV series and films which have been nominated for numerous awards. In September 2015, her production The Way We Were had a triumphant showing at Taiwan's the 50th Golden Bell Awards, with three victories for Best Television Series, Director and Supporting Actress. Chinese media considered Lin served as a shining example for star-turned-producer.
Year Title Release date Notes Role 2011The Glamorous Imperial ConcubineSeptember 2012TV seriesProducer 2012Drama Go! Go! Go!November 2012TV seriesProducer ForgottenMay 2012Television filmProducer 2013Painted Skin: The ResurrectionApril 2013TV seriesArtistic director2014Young SherlockJune 2014TV seriesArtistic director Mother MotherMay 2014Television filmProducerThe Way We WereJuly 2014TV seriesProducer 2016Singing All AlongJuly 2016TV seriesProducer 2017My Dear BoyDecember 2017TV seriesProducer 2020Miss AndyMarch 2020FilmExecutive producer 2021The Arc of LifeJanuary 2021TV seriesProducer Light the NightNovember 2021TV seriesProducer 2023Light the WildApril 2023TV Reality ShowProducerStarlight BNBJune 2023TV Reality ShowProducerLivingSeptember 2023TV seriesProducer
Other works
Hosting YearTitle Notes2006Kangxi Lai LeHost for 10 episodes2012Woman Like a SongGuest host2015Kangxi Lai LeGuest host
Television show YearTitleRole Notes2015We Are in LoveHerselfChinese version of "We Got Married"2015Hurry Up, BrotherHerselfSeason 3, Episode 52016Twenty Four HoursHerselfSeason 1, Episode 52019 National Treasure Herself Cultural exploration program, Season 2 The Inn Herself Season 32023Light The WildHerselfAlso Producer. Spin-off of TV series Light The NightStarlight BNBHerselfAlso Producer. Spin-off of TV series Light The NightOur Wonderful LifeHerselfMango TV Variety Show
Music videos YearTitleArtist Notes1996It's Not All My Fault To Love HimWinnie Hsin2009Lover's SongPeter Ho2014We're All Different, Yet the SameJolin Tsai2016Some Time AfterFanFan2021FinallyAccusefive
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