Lin Yun

Lin Yun
Lin Yun
Born	Fei Xia (费霞); April 16, 1996 (age 29); Huzhou, Zhejiang, China
Nationality	Chinese
Education	Huzhou No. 12 Middle School
Alma mater	Beijing College, Shandong Heze Academy of Music and Art
Occupation(s)	Actress, model
Years active	2014–present
Parent	Fei Jianhua (father)
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Lin Yun (Chinese: 林允; pinyin: Lín Yǔn, born April 16, 1996),^[2] also known by her English name Jelly Lin, is a Chinese actress and model. She is best known for her role as the female lead in the 2016 film The Mermaid.

Biography

Lin was born Fei Xia (费霞) in Huzhou, Zhejiang, on April 16, 1996. Her father, Fei Jianhua (费建华), is a porter, and her mother is a housewife.^[1] She studied at the Huzhou No. 12 Middle School,^[1] and then attended a performing arts school in Beijing.

Career

At the age of 18 and with little acting experience, Lin was cast as the female protagonist in the 2016 film The Mermaid directed by Stephen Chow.^[3]^[4] The Mermaid was the highest-grossing film in China and launched Lin to fame.^[5] The same year, Lin featured in the fantasy epic film L.O.R.D: Legend of Ravaging Dynasties, directed and written by Guo Jingming.^[6]

Lin starred in another Stephen Chow film, Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons 2 (2017) where she played the White Bone Spirit.^[7] She was also cast in the Disney-made romantic comedy The Dreaming Man,^[8] as well as historical epic Genghis Khan.^[9]

In 2018, Lin starred in her first television series Battle Through the Heavens, a fantasy wuxia drama based on the novel of the same name.^[10] She also starred in Beautiful Reborn Flower, a romance melodrama based on the novel of the same name by Anni Baobei;^[11] and music-themed romance drama Cantabile Youth, based on the Japanese manga Nodame Cantabile.^[12]

In 2019, Lin starred as the female lead in the romance film Fall in Love at First Kiss, a remake of the Taiwanese series of the same name.^[13] She also reprised her role in the second installment of the film, The Mermaid.^[14]

In 2024, Lin starred in video clip showing her adventure in Somme,^[15] a department of France discovering the Notre-Dame Amiens Cathedral, the old town of Saint-Valery-sur-Somme, or the villas of the Belle Époque in Mers-les-Bains.^[16]

Filmography

Film

Year	English title	Chinese title	Role	Notes
2016	The Mermaid	美人鱼	Shan (the Mermaid)
2016	L.O.R.D: Legend of Ravaging Dynasties	爵迹	Tianshu Youhua
2017	Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons 2	西游伏妖篇	White Bone Spirit
2017	The Dreaming Man	假如王子睡着了	Wang Xiaohe
2018	Genghis Khan	战神纪	Börte
2019	Fall in Love at First Kiss	一吻定情	Yuan Xiangqin
2020	L.O.R.D: Legend of Ravaging Dynasties 2	爵跡2：冷血狂宴	Tianshu Youhua	^[17]
TBA	The Mermaid 2	美人鱼2	Shan (the Mermaid)

Television series

Year	English title	Chinese title	Role
2018	Battle Through the Heavens	斗破苍穹	Xiao Xun'er
2020	Beautiful Reborn Flower	彼岸花	Nan Sheng
2020	Symphony's Romance	蜗牛与黄鹂鸟	Fang Xiaowo
2022	Story of Time	光阴里的故事	Chen Yiduo
2022	A Dream Of Splendor	梦华录	Song Yinzhang
2023	Imperfect Victim	不完美受害人	Zhao Xun

Television show

Year	English title	Chinese title	Role	Notes
2016	Run for Time	全员加速中	Cast member	^[18]
2018	Twenty-Four Hours	二十四小时		^[19]
2019	Youth Periplous	青春环游记		^[20]
2019	Let's Get Married	亲爱的，结婚吧！	Panelist	^[21]
2020	My Little One 2	我家那闺女2	Cast member	^[22]

Discography

Year	English title	Chinese title	Album	Notes
2018	"Granting You"	许你	Battle Through the Heavens OST	^[23]
2019	"My Motherland and I"	我和我的祖国	Qing Chun Wei Zu Guo Er Chang	^[24]

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Nominated work	Result	Ref.
2016	18th Huading Awards	Best New Actress	The Mermaid	Won	^[25]
	16th New York Asian Film Festival	Rising Star Asia Award		Won	^[26]
	3rd China Australia International Film Festival	Best Newcomer		Won	^[27]
	12th Chinese American Film Festival	Best Newcomer		Won	^[28]
2017	11th Asian Film Awards	Best Newcomer		Nominated
	11th Asian Film Awards	Rising Star of Asia Award		Won	^[29]
	36th Hong Kong Film Award	Best New Performer		Nominated
2018	23rd Huading Awards	Best Supporting Actress	Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons 2	Nominated
2019	Cosmo Glam Night	Person of The Year (Love)	—	Won	^[30]
2020	7th The Actors of China Award Ceremony	Best Actress (Web series)	—	Pending	^[31]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d 星女郎林允曝初一入学嫩照家境一般. Sina (in Chinese). January 13, 2015. Archived from the original on 2016-03-02. Retrieved 2016-02-19.
^ 娱乐圈欣事 (2020-04-16). "宋祖儿为林允庆生亲切喊本名，费霞回应足见姐妹情深". k.sina.cn. Archived from the original on 2023-03-10. Retrieved 2023-03-10.
^ "Newcomer Lin Yun is Stephen Chow's "Mermaid"". Yahoo News. December 30, 2014. Archived from the original on November 9, 2017. Retrieved July 15, 2017.
^ "'The Mermaid': Love tale after Chow's smash hit of monkey king". CCTV.com. February 2, 2016. Archived from the original on February 2, 2017. Retrieved July 15, 2017.
^ "Jelly Lin: The Mermaid star on her newfound fame". Sands Style. June 9, 2017. Archived from the original on April 24, 2019. Retrieved November 8, 2017.
^ 星女郎林允加盟郭敬明《爵迹》. Sina (in Chinese). May 7, 2015. Archived from the original on 2018-11-17. Retrieved 2016-02-19.
^ "Is Jelly Lin China's most reticent film star? An interview with director Stephen Chow's latest muse". South China Morning Post. March 23, 2017. Archived from the original on July 8, 2017. Retrieved July 15, 2017.
^ "Disney Unveils Its First Chinese-Language Rom-Com". China Film insider. June 23, 2017. Archived from the original on November 9, 2017. Retrieved November 8, 2017.
^ "'Genghis Khan' portrays young conqueror". China Daily. June 19, 2017. Archived from the original on March 23, 2020. Retrieved July 15, 2017.
^ "《斗破苍穹》主演公布吴磊林允95后领衔引期待". Tencent (in Chinese). January 16, 2017. Archived from the original on November 8, 2017. Retrieved November 8, 2017.
^ "安妮宝贝《彼岸花》拍剧！官宣男女主林允宋威龙". Sina (in Chinese). June 13, 2017. Archived from the original on 2017-06-13. Retrieved 2017-06-13.
^ "曝《交响情人梦》将翻拍成国产版张新成林允主演". Sina (in Chinese). September 13, 2018. Archived from the original on 2018-11-17. Retrieved 2018-11-17.
^ "林允王大陆将演影版《恶作剧之吻》". Mtime (in Chinese). July 2, 2018. Archived from the original on April 1, 2019. Retrieved July 8, 2018.
^ "周星驰新片《美人鱼2》终于开机！". Mtime (in Chinese). March 13, 2018. Archived from the original on August 6, 2020. Retrieved May 23, 2018.
^ "Kind x 林允《索姆奇遇》（中英文4K）". 2024-12-09 – via YouTube.
^ "Joli succès marketing pour le département de la Somme, mis à l'honneur par une star chinoise". Le Figaro. 2024-12-26.
^ "郭敬明《爵迹2》定档7.6曝预告". Mtime (in Chinese). May 21, 2018. Archived from the original on May 23, 2018. Retrieved May 23, 2018.
^ "林允战猎人放言：不要以为宝宝可爱就欺负宝宝". Netease (in Chinese). April 20, 2016. Archived from the original on September 28, 2019. Retrieved September 28, 2019.
^ "《二十四小时》全新阵容曝光林志颖余文乐白敬亭胡一天加盟". ZJSTV (in Chinese). December 25, 2017. Archived from the original on September 28, 2019. Retrieved September 28, 2019.
^ "《环游记》王凯林允 "相爱相杀" 白宇吃辣打嗝". Sina (in Chinese). May 6, 2019. Archived from the original on 2019-09-28. Retrieved 2019-09-28.
^ "蔡康永坐镇，毛晓彤《亲爱的，结婚吧！》习爱". China.com (in Chinese). May 10, 2019. Archived from the original on September 28, 2019. Retrieved September 28, 2019.
^ "《我家那闺女2》大年二十九回归两大升级释放正能量". China.com (in Chinese). January 17, 2020. Archived from the original on January 17, 2020. Retrieved January 18, 2020.
^ "《斗破苍穹》发布《许你》MV 林允首唱少年青涩时光". Netease (in Chinese). September 12, 2018. Archived from the original on September 28, 2019. Retrieved September 28, 2019.
^ "李谷一领衔演唱《我和我的祖国》共青团中央首发礼赞祖国70华诞". Ynet (in Chinese). September 30, 2019. Archived from the original on October 1, 2019. Retrieved October 1, 2019.
^ "林允斩获华鼎奖最佳新锐演员诚挚感恩周星驰". NetEase (in Chinese). April 1, 2016. Archived from the original on November 12, 2017. Retrieved June 19, 2017.
^ "Screen's Asian Rising Stars revealed by NYAFF". Screen Daily. May 14, 2016. Archived from the original on June 16, 2017. Retrieved June 19, 2017.
^ "中澳电影节闭幕王龙华获新晋男演员奖". Sina (in Chinese). November 1, 2016. Archived from the original on 2017-11-12. Retrieved 2017-06-19.
^ "林允中美电影节再获最佳新人奖感恩获奖期待交流". NetEase (in Chinese). November 4, 2016. Archived from the original on November 12, 2017. Retrieved June 19, 2017.
^ "Chinese Actress Jelly Lin Yun received Rising Star of Asia Award at the 11th Asian Film Awards". Eastern Kicks. March 23, 2017. Archived from the original on July 2, 2017. Retrieved June 19, 2017.
^ "时尚传承美丽永恒！2019COSMO时尚美丽盛典闪耀上海". Qianlong (in Chinese). December 4, 2019. Archived from the original on December 4, 2019. Retrieved December 4, 2019.
^ "第七届"中国电视好演员奖"候选名单，易烊千玺马思纯等超百名演员入围". Chongqing Chongbao (in Chinese). September 15, 2020. Archived from the original on 2020-09-16. Retrieved 2020-09-15.

[Tiger-1] 星女郎林允曝初一入学嫩照家境一般. Sina (in Chinese). January 13, 2015. Archived from the original on 2016-03-02. Retrieved 2016-02-19.

[2] 娱乐圈欣事 (2020-04-16). "宋祖儿为林允庆生亲切喊本名，费霞回应足见姐妹情深". k.sina.cn. Archived from the original on 2023-03-10. Retrieved 2023-03-10.

[3] "Newcomer Lin Yun is Stephen Chow's "Mermaid"". Yahoo News. December 30, 2014. Archived from the original on November 9, 2017. Retrieved July 15, 2017.

[4] "'The Mermaid': Love tale after Chow's smash hit of monkey king". CCTV.com. February 2, 2016. Archived from the original on February 2, 2017. Retrieved July 15, 2017.

[5] "Jelly Lin: The Mermaid star on her newfound fame". Sands Style. June 9, 2017. Archived from the original on April 24, 2019. Retrieved November 8, 2017.

[6] 星女郎林允加盟郭敬明《爵迹》. Sina (in Chinese). May 7, 2015. Archived from the original on 2018-11-17. Retrieved 2016-02-19.

[7] "Is Jelly Lin China's most reticent film star? An interview with director Stephen Chow's latest muse". South China Morning Post. March 23, 2017. Archived from the original on July 8, 2017. Retrieved July 15, 2017.

[8] "Disney Unveils Its First Chinese-Language Rom-Com". China Film insider. June 23, 2017. Archived from the original on November 9, 2017. Retrieved November 8, 2017.

[9] "'Genghis Khan' portrays young conqueror". China Daily. June 19, 2017. Archived from the original on March 23, 2020. Retrieved July 15, 2017.

[10] "《斗破苍穹》主演公布吴磊林允95后领衔引期待". Tencent (in Chinese). January 16, 2017. Archived from the original on November 8, 2017. Retrieved November 8, 2017.

[11] "安妮宝贝《彼岸花》拍剧！官宣男女主林允宋威龙". Sina (in Chinese). June 13, 2017. Archived from the original on 2017-06-13. Retrieved 2017-06-13.

[12] "曝《交响情人梦》将翻拍成国产版张新成林允主演". Sina (in Chinese). September 13, 2018. Archived from the original on 2018-11-17. Retrieved 2018-11-17.

[13] "林允王大陆将演影版《恶作剧之吻》". Mtime (in Chinese). July 2, 2018. Archived from the original on April 1, 2019. Retrieved July 8, 2018.

[14] "周星驰新片《美人鱼2》终于开机！". Mtime (in Chinese). March 13, 2018. Archived from the original on August 6, 2020. Retrieved May 23, 2018.

[15] "Kind x 林允《索姆奇遇》（中英文4K）". 2024-12-09 – via YouTube.

[16] "Joli succès marketing pour le département de la Somme, mis à l'honneur par une star chinoise". Le Figaro. 2024-12-26.

[17] "郭敬明《爵迹2》定档7.6曝预告". Mtime (in Chinese). May 21, 2018. Archived from the original on May 23, 2018. Retrieved May 23, 2018.

[18] "林允战猎人放言：不要以为宝宝可爱就欺负宝宝". Netease (in Chinese). April 20, 2016. Archived from the original on September 28, 2019. Retrieved September 28, 2019.

[19] "《二十四小时》全新阵容曝光林志颖余文乐白敬亭胡一天加盟". ZJSTV (in Chinese). December 25, 2017. Archived from the original on September 28, 2019. Retrieved September 28, 2019.

[20] "《环游记》王凯林允 "相爱相杀" 白宇吃辣打嗝". Sina (in Chinese). May 6, 2019. Archived from the original on 2019-09-28. Retrieved 2019-09-28.

[21] "蔡康永坐镇，毛晓彤《亲爱的，结婚吧！》习爱". China.com (in Chinese). May 10, 2019. Archived from the original on September 28, 2019. Retrieved September 28, 2019.

[22] "《我家那闺女2》大年二十九回归两大升级释放正能量". China.com (in Chinese). January 17, 2020. Archived from the original on January 17, 2020. Retrieved January 18, 2020.

[23] "《斗破苍穹》发布《许你》MV 林允首唱少年青涩时光". Netease (in Chinese). September 12, 2018. Archived from the original on September 28, 2019. Retrieved September 28, 2019.

[24] "李谷一领衔演唱《我和我的祖国》共青团中央首发礼赞祖国70华诞". Ynet (in Chinese). September 30, 2019. Archived from the original on October 1, 2019. Retrieved October 1, 2019.

[25] "林允斩获华鼎奖最佳新锐演员诚挚感恩周星驰". NetEase (in Chinese). April 1, 2016. Archived from the original on November 12, 2017. Retrieved June 19, 2017.

[26] "Screen's Asian Rising Stars revealed by NYAFF". Screen Daily. May 14, 2016. Archived from the original on June 16, 2017. Retrieved June 19, 2017.

[27] "中澳电影节闭幕王龙华获新晋男演员奖". Sina (in Chinese). November 1, 2016. Archived from the original on 2017-11-12. Retrieved 2017-06-19.

[28] "林允中美电影节再获最佳新人奖感恩获奖期待交流". NetEase (in Chinese). November 4, 2016. Archived from the original on November 12, 2017. Retrieved June 19, 2017.

[29] "Chinese Actress Jelly Lin Yun received Rising Star of Asia Award at the 11th Asian Film Awards". Eastern Kicks. March 23, 2017. Archived from the original on July 2, 2017. Retrieved June 19, 2017.

[30] "时尚传承美丽永恒！2019COSMO时尚美丽盛典闪耀上海". Qianlong (in Chinese). December 4, 2019. Archived from the original on December 4, 2019. Retrieved December 4, 2019.

[31] "第七届"中国电视好演员奖"候选名单，易烊千玺马思纯等超百名演员入围". Chongqing Chongbao (in Chinese). September 15, 2020. Archived from the original on 2020-09-16. Retrieved 2020-09-15.

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Lin Yun
Born	Fei Xia (费霞) (1996-04-16) April 16, 1996 (age 29) Huzhou, Zhejiang, China
Nationality	Chinese
Education	Huzhou No. 12 Middle School^[1]
Alma mater	Beijing College, Shandong Heze Academy of Music and Art^[1]
Occupation(s)	Actress, model
Years active	2014–present
Parent	Fei Jianhua (father)