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Diana Lin Xiaojie

Acting Born Jan 1, 1962 Harbin, Heilongjiang Province, China 22 credits

Biography

Diana Lin Xiaojie (also called Xiaojie Lin) is a Chinese Australian actress. For her performance in Under the Skin she was nominated for the 1994 AFI Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role in a Television Drama.

Lin began her career in China where from 14 years old she started training for the Chinese Beijing Opera Company as a singer before going to Shanghai and taking up acting with the city's Theatre Academy. She started taking on film roles such as Shang Jie with the Pearl River Film Studio in Guangzhou. She migrated to Australia in the early 1990s, basing herself in Sydney. Her first featured role there was in the fifth episode of 1993's anthology TV series Under The Skin. Soon after she moved away from acting due to the lack of good Asian roles. She made her return to acting in The Family Law. She then went on to land a major role in the 2019 American film The Farewell.

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Known for

Film

The Farewell

as Lu Jian

Full filmography

  • The Long Season (2023) as Luo Meisu
  • Interior Chinatown (2024) as Lily Wu
  • Big World (2024) as Chen Suqun
  • Fight Against Evil 3 (2026) as Wang Xiuqin
  • The Miracles (2025) as Zhang Lifen
  • The Farewell (2019) as Lu Jian
  • The Portable Door (2023) as Mrs. Dao
  • Those Days (2025) as Yue Xiu'e
  • The Family Law (2016) as Maisy
  • 老去的家 as Lin Haixia
  • Whispers of Time
  • Australia Day (2017) as Madam
  • Cops and Desperados (1988) as 梅容
  • 人生没有单行道 (1984)
  • Women's Story (1989) as Pregnant Woman
  • 幸福不是毛毛雨 (1987)
  • Business Circles (1989)
  • Country Folk (1986) as 白银
  • Lonely Blue Night (2020) as Mother
  • Suicide Club in Southeast Asia (1990)
  • 警官与侦探 (1988)
  • 明天，会更好