Diana Lin Xiaojie
Diana Lin Xiaojie (also called Xiaojie Lin) is a Chinese Australian actress. For her performance in Under the Skin she was nominated for the 1994 AFI Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role in a Television Drama.
Lin began her career in China where from 14 years old she started training for the Chinese Beijing Opera Company as a singer before going to Shanghai and taking up acting with the city's Theatre Academy. She started taking on film roles such as Shang Jie with the Pearl River Film Studio in Guangzhou. She migrated to Australia in the early 1990s, basing herself in Sydney. Her first featured role there was in the fifth episode of 1993's anthology TV series Under The Skin. Soon after she moved away from acting due to the lack of good Asian roles. She made her return to acting in The Family Law. She then went on to land a major role in the 2019 American film The Farewell.
Acting
Movie
The Farewell
as Lu Jian
2019
Movie
The Portable Door
as Mrs. Dao
2023
TV
The Long Season
as Luo Meisu
2023
Movie
Big World
as Chen Suqun
2024
TV
Interior Chinatown
as Lily Wu
2024
Movie
Australia Day
as Madam
2017
Movie
Fight Against Evil 3
as Wang Xiuqin
2026
TV
The Family Law
as Maisy
2016
TV
The Miracles
as Zhang Lifen
2025
Movie
Lonely Blue Night
as Mother
2020
TV
Those Days
as Yue Xiu'e
2025
Movie
Cops and Desperados
as 梅容
1988
Movie
Women's Story
as Pregnant Woman
1989
Movie
Business Circles
1989
Movie
警官与侦探
1988
Movie
人生没有单行道
1984
Movie
Country Folk
as 白银
1986
Movie
Suicide Club in Southeast Asia
1990
Movie
幸福不是毛毛雨
1987
Movie
明天，会更好
TV
老去的家
as Lin Haixia
TV