Lin Chi-ling
Taiwanese actress and model
Lin Chi-ling (born 29 November 1974) is a Taiwanese actress, model, and television personality.
Early life
Lin Chi-ling was born on 29 November 1974 in Taipei, Taiwan, to Lin Fan-nan (Chinese: 林繁男) and Wu Tzu-mei (Chinese: 吳慈美). Both of her parents are from Tainan in southern Taiwan. She has an elder brother Lin Chi-hong (Chinese: 林志鴻). She attended Taipei Municipal Zhongzheng Junior High School and at the age of 15 was discovered by model talent scout Lin Chien-huan (Chinese: 林健寰). She later attended Bishop Strachan School in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. She graduated from the University of Toronto in 1997, where she double-majored in Western art history and economics.
After graduating from university, Lin returned to Taiwan. She intended to pursue a career in fine art and sought a position at the Taipei Fine Arts Museum, but was turned away because she lacked a postgraduate degree in the field. Lin continued to model part-time before working as an administrative assistant for the Fubon Cultural and Educational Foundation (富邦文教基金會).
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