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Linda Lin Dai

Acting Born Dec 26, 1934 Died Jul 17, 1964 Nanning, Guangxi, China 31 credits

Biography

Linda Lin Dai (Chinese: 林黛; 26 December 1934 – 17 July 1964), born Cheng Yueru (程月如), was a Chinese actress of Hong Kong films made in Mandarin during the 1950s–60s. She was a star actress of the Shaw Brothers Studio. She was the daughter of Cheng Siyuan (程思遠), the secretary of the KMT Chinese President Li Zongren, and Vice Chairman of the CPPCC.

Lin Dai was awarded the Best Actress at the Asia Pacific Film Festival four times for her performances in films produced by Shaw Studio. While she attended short courses on drama and linguistics at Columbia University, New York in 1958, she met and fell in love with Long Shengxun, the son of Long Yun who was a former governor of China's Yunnan province. They married on 12 February 1961 in Hong Kong.

She committed suicide at home in Hong Kong in July 1964, using an overdose of sleeping pills and inhalation of methane gas, due to family matters referred by the media as "trivial". Her death shocked the Chinese community. She left behind two unfinished films, The Lotus Lamp and Blue And Black (I and II).

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Known for

Film

Love Without End

as Li Qingqing

Frequent co-stars

Guan Shan 1 shared title
Kao Pao-Shu 1 shared title
Chiang Kuang-Chao 1 shared title
Yang Chi-Ching 1 shared title
Lee Wan-Chung 1 shared title
Lok Kei 1 shared title
Wong Chung 1 shared title
Ho Fan 1 shared title
Chin Chun 1 shared title
Liu Kei 1 shared title

Career timeline

Cinema Hong Kong: The Beauties of the Shaw Studio
The Mirror
The Blue and the BlackThe Blue and the Black 2
The Lotus Lamp
The Last Woman of ShangBeyond the Great Wall
Love ParadeLove Parade · Costume Design
Madam White Snake
Love Without EndLes BellesThe SwallowThe Fair Sex
Bachelors Beware
The Kingdom and the BeautyLady on the RoofDesireCinderella and her little Angels
Diau CharnLaughter and Tears
Golden LotusThe Battle of LoveA Mating StoryA Mellow SpringLady in Distress
The Fisherman's DaughterBeauty in the MaelstromThe ChaseThe Orphan Girl
三星伴月

Full filmography

  • Cinema Hong Kong: The Beauties of the Shaw Studio (2003) as (footage)
  • The Mirror (1967) as Sun Yu-Hsia
  • The Blue and the Black (1966) as Tang Qi
  • The Blue and the Black 2 (1966) as Tang Qi
  • The Lotus Lamp (1965) as Lady San/Liu Chen-Hsiung
  • The Last Woman of Shang (1964) as Su Da Ji
  • Beyond the Great Wall (1964) as Concubine Wang Chao Chun
  • Love Parade (1963) as Dr Ye De Mei
  • Love Parade (1963) Costume Design
  • Madam White Snake (1962) as Pai Su Chen (White Snake)
  • Love Without End (1961) as Li Qingqing
  • Les Belles (1961) as Lan Lan
  • The Swallow (1961) as Yin Niu (The Swallow)
  • The Fair Sex (1961) as [Cameo]
  • Bachelors Beware (1960)
  • The Kingdom and the Beauty (1959) as Li Feng
  • Lady on the Roof (1959) as Zhao Wenying
  • Desire (1959) as Guang Mei Hsi
  • Cinderella and her little Angels (1959) as Wang Dan Ying
  • Diau Charn (1958) as 貂蝉
  • Laughter and Tears (1958) as Tao Gui Ru
  • Golden Lotus (1957) as Jin Lian; Shen Shu Wen
  • The Battle of Love (1957) as Yeh Wei-fang
  • A Mating Story (1957) as Zhu Yu Zhen/Zhang Ma
  • A Mellow Spring (1957) as Zi Qin
  • Lady in Distress (1957) as Jin Lan
  • The Fisherman's Daughter (1956) as Aying
  • Beauty in the Maelstrom (1956) as Shi Li Fang
  • The Chase (1956) as Zhang Xiu Juan
  • The Orphan Girl (1956) as Mei Jie
  • 三星伴月 (1937) as 胡意美