Essie Lin Chia

Acting

Essie Lin Chia

Born June 27, 1947 (age 79)

Essie Lin Chia (Chinese: 林嘉) (born May 9, 1947) is a Chinese actress.

Known For

Return of the One-Armed SwordsmanReturn of the One-Armed Swordsman · 1969
Return of the One-Armed Swordsman
6.61969
MovieActionAdventure
After the events of The One-Armed Swordsman (1967), a retired Fang Gang is drawn back into the jianghu to protect various young apprentices whose swordsmanship schools have been terrorized by 8 evil swordsmen seeking to rule the jianghu.
Love Without EndLove Without End · 1970
Love Without End
10.01970
MovieRomance
A remake that doesn't disappoint, the Shawscope color Love Without End is as touching as the classic black and white original. Excelling in the tragic role made famous by Linda Lin Dai in 1961, Jenny Hu was honored with the Special Award for Best Acting in 1970.
Collision Course: Truman vs. MacArthurCollision Course: Truman vs. MacArthur · 1976
Collision Course: Truman vs. MacArthur
4.01976
MovieWarDrama
U.S. President Harry S Truman and his commander in the Korean War, General Douglas MacArthur, disagree on war strategy. Their conflict comes to a head when Truman relieves the insubordinate MacArthur from command.
Long Road to FreedomLong Road to Freedom · 1971
Long Road to Freedom
2.01971
Movie
To prevent a drug ring from killing her brother, Ping Ping surrenders to police, claiming she is guilty of trafficking drugs. She is subsequently jailed. Years later she joins fellow inmates to escape and the girls are bent on smashing the drug ring and to wipe out its members.
Black SamuraiBlack Samurai · 1976
Black Samurai
5.61976
MovieActionAdventure
When the daughter of the royal family is held hostage, an agent for "D.R.A.G.O.N." will stop at nothing to destroy the evil organisation which abducted her.
Spring BlossomsSpring Blossoms · 1968
Spring Blossoms
8.01968
MovieComedyRomance
Spring Blossoms is a parable about the Chinese youth culture and what's important to the younger generation when it comes to romance. It starred a new wave of seventies, Shaw's beauties, Lily Li, Shu Pei-pei and Essie Lin-chia as single women looking for love. It's a triple-decker romantic bus ride on a road to nowhere speeding toward a low bridge.
A Taste of Cold SteelA Taste of Cold Steel · 1970
A Taste of Cold Steel
5.71970
MovieAction
It's a no-holds-barred battle to the death for possession of the invaluable Purple Sword. Assistant director Wang Po-yi also wrote this entertaining and exciting adventure which could have also been called "The Five Tigers" since there's no doubt that this quintet is the highlight of the action. Huang Tsung-shun is "Fierce Tiger," Hung Liu is "Drunk Tiger," Hsu Erh-niu is "Lame Tiger," award-winning actor Ku Feng is "One-eyed Tiger" and respected director/actor Wu Ma is "Sick Tiger" in a tangle of tussles and thrills
Doomsday MachineDoomsday Machine · 1972
Doomsday Machine
3.21972
MovieScience Fiction
Following the discovery of a doomsday machine capable of destroying Earth, the launch of a US space mission to Venus is taken over by the military.

Filmography

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The Jade Faced AssassinThe Jade Faced Assassin · 1971
The Jade Faced Assassin
5.61971
MovieAction
The swordsman Zhang Zhen is injured in a misadventure and rescued by Eldest Sister of Changchun Sect, who has a crush on him. However, Zhang falls in love with the maid Yuenu instead, and conceives twins with her. The couple are killed by a group of evil pugilists later. The Eldest Sister is angry with Zhang Zhen for not accepting her and plans to make Zhang's children kill each other as revenge. The baby girl (Xiaolu'er) is saved by Zhang's friend, Lian Lanyan, while the male infant (Hua Yuchun) is taken away by the Eldest Sister. Lian Lanyan encounters the Ten Villains when he passes through Villains' Valley. He is overwhelmed by them and knocked out in a fight. The baby Xiaolu'er is taken away by the Villains, who surprisingly do not harm her, and instead intend to groom her to become the greatest villain ever. Eighteen years later, the twins meet each other by coincidence.