
Diana Lin
Acting
Born: January 1, 1962
Harbin, Heilongjiang Province, China
Biography
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.
Also Known As
- Xiaojie Lin
- 林晓杰
Known For

July 12, 2019

March 23, 2023

March 23, 2023

April 22, 2023

November 19, 2024

December 27, 2024

June 12, 2017

January 14, 2016

September 30, 2020

January 01, 1988

January 01, 1984

January 01, 1988