ACTOR

Ruby Lin

1976 - Today

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Ruby Lin Xin-ru (Chinese: 林心如; pinyin: Lín Xīnrú; born January 27, 1976) is a Taiwanese actress, television and film producer, and pop singer. American entertainment critic Derek Elley named Lin as "Taiwan's TV Drama Queen".3 years after Lin made her acting debut in a TV commercial, she rose to national and regional prominence overnight for her role as Xia Ziwei in the TV series My Fair Princess 还珠格格 (1998-1999). My Fair Princess was highly popular in East and Southeast countries; launching Lin as a household name in Asia. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Ruby Lin has received more than 1,608,894 page views. Her biography is available in 34 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 33 in 2019). Ruby Lin is the 5,410th most popular actor (down from 4,832nd in 2019), the 43rd most popular biography from Taiwan (down from 33rd in 2019) and the 6th most popular Taiwanese Actor.

Memorability Metrics

  • 1.6M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 46.36

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 34

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.07

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.86

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Page views of Ruby Lins by language

Over the past year Ruby Lin has had the most page views in the with 372,945 views, followed by English (122,020), and Vietnamese (50,195). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Wu Chinese (557.41%), Korean (104.28%), and Cantonese (56.67%)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, Ruby Lin ranks 5,410 out of 13,578. Before her are Megan Mullally, Steve Schirripa, Chiranjeevi, Will Geer, Jayne Atkinson, and Zbigniew Zamachowski. After her are Jadwiga Barańska, Bebe Neuwirth, Dana Plato, Shelley Lubben, Kevin Sussman, and Rick Hoffman.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1976, Ruby Lin ranks 161. Before her are Marco Di Vaio, Jonathan Brandis, Lars Ricken, Barbara Schett, Ayelet Shaked, and Zemfira. After her are Ricardinho, Corey Stoll, Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira, Lindsay Davenport, Danny Masterson, and Seiji Honda.

Others Born in 1976

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In Taiwan

Among people born in Taiwan, Ruby Lin ranks 43 out of 116. Before her are Peter Chen (1947), Chi Cheng (1944), Chen Chu (1950), Lin Chuan (1951), Kai-Fu Lee (1961), and Sally Yeh (1961). After her are Jerry Yang (1968), Lisa Su (1969), Justin Lin (1971), Chang Chen (1976), Justin Yifu Lin (1952), and Christina Chang (1971).

Others born in Taiwan

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    Peter Chen

    ENGINEER

    1947 - Present

    HPI: 47.52

    Rank: 37

  • Photo of Chi Cheng

    Chi Cheng

    ATHLETE

    1944 - Present

    HPI: 47.48

    Rank: 38

  • Photo of Chen Chu

    Chen Chu

    POLITICIAN

    1950 - Present

    HPI: 47.47

    Rank: 39

  • Photo of Lin Chuan

    Lin Chuan

    POLITICIAN

    1951 - Present

    HPI: 47.36

    Rank: 40

  • Photo of Kai-Fu Lee

    Kai-Fu Lee

    BUSINESSPERSON

    1961 - Present

    HPI: 46.69

    Rank: 41

  • Photo of Sally Yeh

    Sally Yeh

    SINGER

    1961 - Present

    HPI: 46.57

    Rank: 42

  • Photo of Ruby Lin

    Ruby Lin

    ACTOR

    1976 - Present

    HPI: 46.36

    Rank: 43

  • Photo of Jerry Yang

    Jerry Yang

    BUSINESSPERSON

    1968 - Present

    HPI: 46.05

    Rank: 44

  • Photo of Lisa Su

    Lisa Su

    BUSINESSPERSON

    1969 - Present

    HPI: 45.99

    Rank: 45

  • Photo of Justin Lin

    Justin Lin

    FILM DIRECTOR

    1971 - Present

    HPI: 45.98

    Rank: 46

  • Photo of Chang Chen

    Chang Chen

    ACTOR

    1976 - Present

    HPI: 45.67

    Rank: 47

  • Photo of Justin Yifu Lin

    Justin Yifu Lin

    ECONOMIST

    1952 - Present

    HPI: 44.97

    Rank: 48

  • Photo of Christina Chang

    Christina Chang

    ACTOR

    1971 - Present

    HPI: 44.91

    Rank: 49

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Among ACTORS In Taiwan

Among actors born in Taiwan, Ruby Lin ranks 6. Before her are Shu Qi (1976), Brigitte Lin (1954), Joan Lin (1953), Sylvia Chang (1953), and Vivian Hsu (1975). After her are Chang Chen (1976), Christina Chang (1971), Jerry Yan (1977), Collin Chou (1967), Richie Jen (1966), and Barbie Hsu (1976).

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Television and Movie Roles

華燈初上
Lo Yu-nung/ Rose
In the red light district of 1980s Taipei, women at a popular Japanese night club navigate jealousy, heartbreak, friendship and love.
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Fallen City
Qin Xiao xiong
Shubei town, southeast China, the present day. Five years after he fled with RMB 800,000 from a bank robbery, Liu Chuan returns incognito to the town. Policeman Wang Laoshi, who was on duty at the time of the robbery and was demoted for letting Liu escape, is working in the same district police station to which he was transferred after the robbery and still keeps an eye on Liu. By chance, Liu stays in some small lodgings in Wang's district where Qin Xiaosong, a psychology graduate who's run away from her domineering parents, is staying. Next day, Wang spots Liu in the street and gives chase, finally handcuffing him in a deserted warehouse. At that moment, the town is devastated by an earthquake and the building collapses. Wang is knocked unconscious and Liu steals his uniform. After rescuing Qin, Liu finds himself roped into saving other townspeople and becomes a hero in the locals' eyes. Meanwhile, Wang recovers and sets out to hunt down Liu.
May 9o 20116.4 / 10
The Precipice Game
Liu Chenchen
Liu Chenchen, a free-spirited young woman, rebels against her wealthy family and elopes with her boyfriend to join a cruise-bond treasure hunt. But what began as an innocent game with promises of great reward soon turns into a battle for survival when the contestants are thrown into a mysterious world of intrigue and chaos in the middle of the sea. Liu relies only on her wits and her new friends to survive, all the while unmasking foes and learning that nothing is what it seems. But as her companions are attacked one by one, Liu must do everything she can to escape.
Feb 8o 20176.2 / 10