Fans of Asian dramas must have heard the name Ariel Lin more than once. The small and fragile-looking girl turned out to be a very strong personality, able to achieve her goal. The story of her success can be compared with the story of Cinderella. About how the Taiwanese actress and singer came to her success, read our article.
Biography
Taiwanese actress and singer Ariel Lin was born in Yilan. At birth, she was given the name Lin Yi Than, and the stage name appeared much later. Her family did not have large incomes, so the childhood of the future actress was modest. Ariel Lin has a younger brother.
When she was still small, her father left the family, and the upbringing of two young children fell on her mother's shoulders. Feeling poverty on herself, the girl decided that by all means she would cease her modest existence.
For this, Ariel enters the National University of Changchi, who graduated in Korean language and literature. She received her master’s degree from the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama in London in 2014. In the same year, she managed to reunite her father and mother.
Ariel loves animals very much. Her favorites are dogs, tame mice and small pigs. She also prefers salty greasy dishes to vegetables, berries and desserts prepared by her grandmother.
Among the most beloved films, in addition to European and American classic drama, The Lord of the Rings, Harry Potter and Independence Day.
Career
The starting year in the career of the singer and actress can be called the 2004th. Then she was spotted at one of the beauty contests, after which she was invited to participate in the television show True Love 18. After that, Ariel Lin came down with various proposals for filming a movie. The debut picture was "Love me if you dare", which brought the actress a nomination for best actress for the 40th Golden Horse Prize.
In 2005, the resounding success overtook the actress again. This time after filming in the drama "It Started with a Kiss." The series exceeded all expected ratings and became a hit throughout Asia.
In 2006, the conquest of China began. Ariel starred in the Chinese drama Little Fairy, which brought her popularity in the most populous country in the world.
Since 2009, begins a solo singing career. The girl released the first album, which was sold out in a circulation of 20,000 copies in the first 2 days. This was certainly a new wave of success, but now as a singer.
Despite the fact that the actress took up music, this does not stop her from continuing to act in films and TV shows. One of her last roles is the historical drama Legend of Hua Buki, where the actress plays the main character.
Personal life
Despite all the gossip, the weddings of Ariel Lin and Joe Chen were not. They are just work partners.
At one of the events, which was attended by many friends of Ariel, businessman Charles Lin looked at her. Without a moment's delay, Charles went to conquer the heart of the young actress, and succeeded in this. Ariel was fascinated by the young man and immediately agreed to meet with him. After a short relationship, the couple announced their engagement, and on December 24, 2014, Charles Lin and Ariel were married. Young to this day are happy with each other.
Movies with Ariel Lin
The actress has 29 roles in films and television series. Given that her career began only 14 years ago, for 36-year-old Ariel - this is a great achievement.
The list of films in which the actress was captured is as follows:
- "Kung Fu Girls", released in 2004;
- "Fall in love with me, if you dare";
- “Memory Loss” and “Sick Love”, filmed in 2011;
- Sweet Alibis - 2014;
- "Another Woman" - 2015;
- Love Frozen, filmed in 2016, etc.
The most popular film, in which Ariel starred, was the series "Tokyo Juliet", which was released in 2006. In it, events unfold around the girl Sway, who from childhood had a talent for drawing. Once, instead of her father’s works, she palms her sketch, which, unfortunately, does not fall into the list of the best. It seems that one could live with this, if not for one small incident. A few years later, the girl discovers that at one of the fashion shows there was an outfit that fully corresponded to her old sketch. Picking up courage and determination, the girl defies the most famous designer. On the way to her goal, she firmly decides not to fall in love, so that nothing would stop her from winning. However, as luck would have it, she meets a young guy named Liang. Love completely absorbs the young designer. It would seem that this could finish the series, but the guy has his skeletons in the closet, which, no doubt, can injure Sway. The story of dizzying love and great success made Ariel Lin a successful drama actress.