
Diana Lin (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.
Diana Lin (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.

Big World
Character:Chen Suqun
Release Date:27/12/2024

The Portable Door
Character:Mrs. Dao
Release Date:23/03/2023

The Portable Door
Character:Mrs. Dao (Bank of the Dead)
Release Date:23/03/2023

Lonely Blue Night
Character:Mother
Release Date:30/09/2020

The Farewell
Character:Lu Jian
Release Date:12/07/2019

Australia Day
Character:Madam
Release Date:12/06/2017

Suicide Club in Southeast Asia
Character:
Release Date:01/01/1990

Women's Story
Character:Pregnant Woman
Release Date:01/12/1989

Business Circles
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Release Date:01/01/1989

Cops and Desperados
Character:梅容
Release Date:01/01/1988

警官与侦探
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Release Date:01/01/1988

幸福不是毛毛雨
Character:
Release Date:17/06/1987

Country Folk
Character:白银
Release Date:02/01/1986

人生没有单行道
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Release Date:01/01/1984