Joan Lin Feng-jiao, a former actress is the wife of famous martial artist Jackie Chan.

Joan Lin was born on 30 June 1953 in Taipei, Taiwan, and was the second child out of five children.

Joan Lin dropped out of school at the age of 12 due to her family’s poverty.

In 1972, at age 19,Joan  Lin starred in her first film, The Hero of Chiu Chow (also known as Hero of Waterfront), a Kung fu film. Many of Joan Lin’s films are based on the novels of Chiung Yao.

Joan Lin, together with Charlie Chin and Chin Han and Brigitte Lin, were the biggest names in the Taiwanese and Hong Kong cinema industries in the 1970s.

Dubbed the “Two Chins, Two Lins” (二秦二林) by the media, they were known for starring in several box-office hits, many of which were adaptations of Chiung Yao’s novels.

In 1979, Joan Lin won Best Leading Actress at the 16th Golden Horse Awards for her performance in The Story of a Small Town.

During her 10-year career, Joan Lin appeared in more than 70 films.