Lin Yun

In this Chinese name, the family name is Lin.

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.

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)

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)
	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
	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	Notes
2018	Battle Through the Heavens	斗破苍穹	Xiao Xun'er
2020	Beautiful Reborn Flower	彼岸花	Nan Sheng
	Symphony's Romance	蜗牛与黄鹂鸟	Fang Xiaowo
2022	Story of Time	光阴里的故事	Chen Yiduo
	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]
	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
		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]