Lin Yun

Lin Yun, also known by her English name Jelly Lin, is a Chinese actress. She is known for her role as the female lead in the 2016 film The Mermaid. 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. She studied at the Huzhou No. 12 Middle School, and then attended a performing arts school in Beijing. 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. The Mermaid was the highest-grossing film in China and launched Lin to fame. The same year, Lin featured in the fantasy epic film L.O.R.D: Legend of Ravaging Dynasties, directed and written by Guo Jingming. Lin starred in another Stephen Chow film, Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons 2 (2017) where she played the White Bone Spirit. She was also cast in the Disney-made romantic comedy The Dreaming Man, as well as historical epic Genghis Khan. 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. She also starred in Beautiful Reborn Flower, a romance melodrama based on the novel of the same name by Anni Baobei; and music-themed romance drama Cantabile Youth, based on the Japanese manga Nodame Cantabile. 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. She also ...

L.O.R.D: Legend of Ravaging Dynasties (2016)

Based on the novel of the same name, the film depicts the endless battles of four kingdoms as they fight for power and domination of the one ultimate realm.Based on his 2 beloved fantasy novels with 6 million copies sold, L.O.R.D is acclaimed writer and director ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Guo Jingming
CAST:  Yang Mi  •  Fan Bingbing  •  Lin Yun  •  Kris Wu

Based on the novel of the same name, the film depicts the endless battles of four kingdoms as they fight for power and domination of the one ultimate realm.Based on his 2 beloved fantasy novels with 6 million copies sold, L.O.R.D is acclaimed writer and director ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Guo Jingming
CAST:  Yang Mi  •  Fan Bingbing  •  Lin Yun  •  Kris Wu

The Mermaid (2016)

A playboy business tycoon, Liu Xuan, purchases the Green Gulf, a wildlife reserve, for a sea reclamation project, and uses sonar technology to get rid of the sea life in the area. Unknown to him, the Green Gulf is the home of merpeople, and the sonar has caused ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Stephen Chow
CAST:  Deng Chao  •  Lin Yun  •  Kitty Zhang  •  Show Lo

A playboy business tycoon, Liu Xuan, purchases the Green Gulf, a wildlife reserve, for a sea reclamation project, and uses sonar technology to get rid of the sea life in the area. Unknown to him, the Green Gulf is the home of merpeople, and the sonar has caused ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Stephen Chow
CAST:  Deng Chao  •  Lin Yun  •  Kitty Zhang  •  Show Lo

The Dreaming Man (2017)

A romantic comedy following a kind young girl and the story that ignites because of a diamond ring. Wang Xiao He was orphaned since a very young age, and she has found a job in the city in order to earn money for college. She also harbors a crush on Zheng Tian Le. ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Wang Ying
CAST:  Chen Bolin  •  Lin Yun  •  Leon Zhang  •  Paul Chun Pui

A romantic comedy following a kind young girl and the story that ignites because of a diamond ring. Wang Xiao He was orphaned since a very young age, and she has found a job in the city in order to earn money for college. She also harbors a crush on Zheng Tian Le. ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Wang Ying
CAST:  Chen Bolin  •  Lin Yun  •  Leon Zhang  •  Paul Chun Pui

Journey to the West: The Demons Strike Back (2017)

Tang Monk brings three disciples on a journey to the West. On the outside, everything seems harmonious. However, tension is present beneath the surface, and their hearts and minds are not in agreement. After a series of demon-capturing events, the monk and his ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tsui Hark
CAST:  Kris Wu  •  Lin Gengxin  •  Yao Chen  •  Lin Yun

Tang Monk brings three disciples on a journey to the West. On the outside, everything seems harmonious. However, tension is present beneath the surface, and their hearts and minds are not in agreement. After a series of demon-capturing events, the monk and his ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tsui Hark
CAST:  Kris Wu  •  Lin Gengxin  •  Yao Chen  •  Lin Yun

Genghis Khan (2018)

Temüjin and Börte are childhood lovers who are deeply in love; but news of Temüjin's father's death swiftly disrupted their relationship. Temüjin heads back to his hometown, but was faced with a sudden attack from his father's former comrades, causing his whole ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hasi Chaolu
CAST:  William Chan Wai-Ting  •  Lin Yun  •  Hu Jun  •  Ni Dahong

Temüjin and Börte are childhood lovers who are deeply in love; but news of Temüjin's father's death swiftly disrupted their relationship. Temüjin heads back to his hometown, but was faced with a sudden attack from his father's former comrades, causing his whole ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hasi Chaolu
CAST:  William Chan Wai-Ting  •  Lin Yun  •  Hu Jun  •  Ni Dahong

Fall in Love at First Kiss (2019)

After an earthquake destroys Xiang Qin's house, she and her father move in with the family of her father's college buddy. To her surprise, her new kind and amicable aunt and uncle are the parents of her cold and distant schoolmate, Jiang Zhi Shu, a genius with an ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Frankie Chen
CAST:  Darren Wang  •  Lin Yun  •  Li-Tung Chang  •  Kenji Chen

After an earthquake destroys Xiang Qin's house, she and her father move in with the family of her father's college buddy. To her surprise, her new kind and amicable aunt and uncle are the parents of her cold and distant schoolmate, Jiang Zhi Shu, a genius with an ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Frankie Chen
CAST:  Darren Wang  •  Lin Yun  •  Li-Tung Chang  •  Kenji Chen

The Mermaid 2

Long Tianna and Long Jianfei have a way to travel through space and time at will. Because of it, Liu Xuan returns to the mall, the mermaid Shanshan accidentally becomes an astronaut, and behind a corner there lies a shocking conspiracy.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Stephen Chow
CAST:  Lin Yun  •  Allen Ai Lun  •  Qian Xi Zhong

Long Tianna and Long Jianfei have a way to travel through space and time at will. Because of it, Liu Xuan returns to the mall, the mermaid Shanshan accidentally becomes an astronaut, and behind a corner there lies a shocking conspiracy.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Stephen Chow
CAST:  Lin Yun  •  Allen Ai Lun  •  Qian Xi Zhong

L.O.R.D: Legend of Ravaging Dynasties 2 (2020)

An upcoming Chinese computer animated motion capture action fantasy adventure film written and directed by Guo Jing Ming, the sequel to the first L.O.R.D: Legend of Ravaging Dynasties film.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Guo Jingming
CAST:  Kris Wu  •  Chen Xuedong  •  William Chan Wai-Ting  •  Amber Kuo

An upcoming Chinese computer animated motion capture action fantasy adventure film written and directed by Guo Jing Ming, the sequel to the first L.O.R.D: Legend of Ravaging Dynasties film.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Guo Jingming
CAST:  Kris Wu  •  Chen Xuedong  •  William Chan Wai-Ting  •  Amber Kuo