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Chia Essie Lin
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Born
May 9
,
1947
·
Beijing, China
Nickname
Essie Lin Chia
Height
5′ 5″ (1.65 m)
Mini Bio
Chia Essie Lin was born on May 9, 1947 in Beijing, China. She is an actress, known for
Return of the One-Armed Swordsman (1969)
,
Wu fung chao yang (1971)
and
The Million Eyes of Sumuru (1967)
.
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Is of mixed Chinese (Sichuan) and Portuguese heritage.
Discovered in 1965 by Shaw Brothers contract director
King Hu
while scouting for acting talent in Taiwan. He recommended she enter into the studio's training program, the Southern Drama Group.
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