Editing Ruby Lin (section)

{{short description|Taiwanese actress, singer and producer (born 1976)}}
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| name               = Ruby Lin
| image              = Ruby Lin at the 57th Golden Bell Awards in October 2022.png
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| caption            = Lin at the [[57th Golden Bell Awards]] in October 2022
| native_name        = 林心如
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| birth_date         = {{birth date and age|1976|1|27}}
| birth_place        = [[New Taipei City]], [[Taiwan]]
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| years_active       = 1995–present
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| spouse             = {{marriage|[[Wallace Huo]]|July 31, 2016}}
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| awards             = [[List of awards and nominations received by Ruby Lin|Full list]]
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| c = 林心如
| p = Lín Xīnrú
| j = Lam<sup>4</sup> Sam<sup>1</sup>-jyu<sup>4</sup>
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'''Ruby Lin Xin-ru''' ({{lang-zh|c=林心如|p=Lín Xīnrú}}; born January 27, 1976) is a Taiwanese actress, television and film producer, and singer.

Lin began her career as a commercial model in 1993 and gained pan-Asian prominence for her role as Xia Ziwei in the megahit TV series ''[[My Fair Princess]]'' (1998-1999). She followed the success with TV series such as ''[[The Duke of Mount Deer (2000 TV series)|The Duke of Mount Deer]]'' (2000), ''[[Romance in the Rain]]'' (2001), ''[[Boy & Girl]]'' (2003), ''[[Affair of Half a Lifetime]]'' (2004), ''[[Beauty's Rival in Palace]]'' (2010), ''[[The Glamorous Imperial Concubine]]'' (2011) and ''[[The Way We Were (2014 TV series)|The Way We Were]]'' (2014). While focusing mostly on TV, she also starred in films such as ''[[The House That Never Dies]]'' (2014), ''[[The Devotion of Suspect X (film)|The Devotion of Suspect X]]'' (2017) and ''[[Miss Andy]]'' (2020). As a singer, she released six albums, beginning with ''[[Heartbeat (Ruby Lin album)|Heartbeat]]'' (1999).

Since Lin started her own studio in 2009, she has been producing TV dramas and [[television films|TV films]] starring herself, both in mainland China and Taiwan. Her production debut ''[[The Glamorous Imperial Concubine]]'' (2011) won her Best Producer at the 2012 [[TV Drama Awards Made in China]], and her first Taiwanese drama production ''[[The Way We Were (2014 TV series)|The Way We Were]]'' (2014) won three out of seven nominations, including [[Golden Bell Award for Best Television Series|Best Television Series]] at the 50th [[Golden Bell Awards]].

According to ''[[Apple Daily (Taiwan)|Apple Daily]]'', Lin was the third highest-earning Taiwanese drama actress in 2011,<ref>{{cite news|url=http://ent.appledaily.com.tw/enews/article/entertainment/20111104/33790727/|script-title=zh:楊丞琳加冕2011戲劇搶錢女王 兩岸分擊海削1.8億|trans-title=Rainie Yang crowned the queen of making money in 2011 dramas; earning 180 million in both sides of the strait|publisher=[[Apple Daily (Taiwan)]]|date=November 4, 2011|language=zh|access-date=April 14, 2014|archive-date=April 15, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140415073323/http://ent.appledaily.com.tw/enews/article/entertainment/20111104/33790727/|url-status=live}}</ref> and the top-earner in 2012<ref>{{cite news|url=http://ent.appledaily.com.tw/enews/article/entertainment/20121106/34622382/|script-title=zh:吳奇隆制霸戲界強壓蘇有朋 2.7億連莊劫鈔王|trans-title=Nicky Wu dominating the drama scene with 270 million; topping Alec Su to win the income race again|publisher=[[Apple Daily (Taiwan)]]|date=November 6, 2012|language=zh|access-date=March 22, 2014|archive-date=March 22, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140322194601/http://ent.appledaily.com.tw/enews/article/entertainment/20121106/34622382/|url-status=live}}</ref> and 2013.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://ent.appledaily.com.tw/enews/article/entertainment/20131106/35417537/|script-title=zh:吳奇隆中國取金贏林心如 5億年薪3連霸|trans-title=Nicky Wu beats Ruby Lin in earning money from China with 500 million; topping list 3 years in a row|publisher=[[Apple Daily (Taiwan)]]|date=November 6, 2013|language=zh|access-date=March 22, 2014|archive-date=November 10, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131110052423/http://ent.appledaily.com.tw/enews/article/entertainment/20131106/35417537/|url-status=live}}</ref> Lin ranked 30th on ''[[Forbes]]'' [[Forbes China Celebrity 100|China Celebrity 100]] list in 2013,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.jaynestars.com/news/2013-forbes-china-celebrity-100-list-fan-bingbing-is-top-earner/|title=2013 Forbes China Celebrity 100 List: Fan Bingbing in Top Spot|date=April 24, 2013|website=JayneStars|access-date=August 28, 2019|archive-date=July 7, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190707000148/https://www.jaynestars.com/news/2013-forbes-china-celebrity-100-list-fan-bingbing-is-top-earner/|url-status=live}}</ref> 36th in 2014,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/russellflannery/2014/05/06/2014-forbes-china-celebrity-list-full-list/#1c5ad618117d|title=2014 Forbes China Celebrity List (Full List)|date=May 6, 2014|website=Forbes|access-date=August 28, 2019|archive-date=May 10, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140510070427/https://www.forbes.com/sites/russellflannery/2014/05/06/2014-forbes-china-celebrity-list-full-list/#1c5ad618117d|url-status=live}}</ref> 82nd in 2015,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/russellflannery/2015/05/13/2015-forbes-china-celebrity-list-full-list/#51d4b5303529|title=2015 Forbes China Celebrity List (Full List)|date=May 13, 2015|website=Forbes|access-date=August 28, 2019|archive-date=June 2, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160602025348/http://www.forbes.com/sites/russellflannery/2015/05/13/2015-forbes-china-celebrity-list-full-list/#51d4b5303529|url-status=live}}</ref> and 68th in 2017.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/russellflannery/2017/09/22/2017-forbes-china-celebrity-list-full-list/#7c00afff686d|title=2017 Forbes China Celebrity List (Full List)|website=Forbes|date=September 22, 2017|access-date=August 28, 2019|archive-date=August 28, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190828054317/https://www.forbes.com/sites/russellflannery/2017/09/22/2017-forbes-china-celebrity-list-full-list/#7c00afff686d|url-status=live}}</ref>