Joan Lin Biography

How Is Joan Lin's Married Life Going?

Joan Lin is a Taiwanese actress who married Hong Kong-born martial artist and actor, Jackie Chan after dating her for several years. A beauty queen is 19 years younger than Jackie. They secretly wedded in Los Angeles. And now, Joan lives a blissful marital life with her boyfriend turned husband, and their son. 

Joan Lin with her husband, Hong Kong-born martial artist and actor, Jackie Chan.  SOURCE: Instagram

In addition, Jackie Chan and Joan Lin tied the knot on 1st December 1982. When they first met, Lin was much more famous than Chan. Now, Joan maintains a pretty low profile and rarely appears in the spotlight. Chan nearly got divorced from his wife because of his extra-marital affair with Elaine Ng Yi-Lei.

It is reported that Etta Ng Chok Lam's arrival in 1999 turned into a disgraceful scandal.  Etta is the biological daughter born on 18 January 1999 because of Chan's extra-marital affair with former Miss Asia, and actress in movies like Old Time Buddy and Who's The Winner, Elanie Ng Yi-Lei. While their romantic link-up didn't last for a long time. 

Jaycee Chan - Son of Joan Lin

Joan Lin is a mother to her only child with Jakie, Jaycee Chan, who is now an actor and a singer. Joan's child was born the day after their wedding.  Jaycee had a pleasant upbringing with his parents, living the life of a rich kid, and enjoying holidays living in luxurious houses.

Joan Lin with her adorable family.  SOURCE: Instagram(@jackiechanislegend)

 To add up, at the time of Jaycee's birth, Jackie Chan recalled, "During her pregnancy, I was working the whole time and didn't go to the States until she was going to deliver. A form needed to be filled in before the baby was born. She then asked me if she could fill in my name under the 'father' column; ... my agent said we should get married first. "

"One day she told me she was pregnant. I said I wanted the baby... Although I looked calm, I didn't know what to do," he added. Jaycee has a great relationship with his parents. Time and again, he shares pictures with his mother. 

"Happy Birthday my love, my boss, my mom, my one and only Queen. PS... My mom is going to go crazy when she sees this post," Jaycee wrote in the caption of his mother's post on January 30, 2018. 

Who Is Etta Ng Chok Lam? How Did Jackie's Daughter Once End Up Poor? 

When Jackie admitted about  Many of his fans became curious to know how did Etta end up living the life of the poor in Canada. Unlike her half-sibling, Etta's life is far from all the celebrity kids who were born with silver spoons. Right from her birth, Etta became unwittingly at the core of the controversy.

Etta Ng Chok Lam with her wife, Andi Autumn.  SOURCE: Instagram

Furthermore, Ng was seen in Toronto, lining up for free food donning an oversized jacket and baggy pants. The pictures of Ng roaming around looking for food made headlines. It seems like her wealthy dad hasn't done much, perhaps to assist her.

In October 2017, Ng came out of the closet and made it known publicly after it has been kept a secret, that she was a lesbian in a series of Instagram posts It was a difficult time for her to talk about her sexuality Replying to his daughter's statement, Jackie gave a short response telling, "If she likes it that's fine."

Check out the video of Jackie Chan's press conference apology for his extra-marital affair.

A year later in November 2018, the celebrity daughter, announced on her IG of getting married to Canadian social media influencer, Andi Autumn in November in Toronto. As per various sources, Jackie interrupted the link from Elanie when he found out about her carrying his child and so, Etta didn't know her dad growing up. Nor did she take her biological father's surname as she didn't even consider Chan as her dad.

Well, Ng and Autumn in November the following year insisting. Ahead of their marriage, she and her partner shared a surprising since-deleted video on YouTube telling about her struggle with financial woes. , Joan asked for the answer if anyone without any kind of profession should record videos and even believed it to be wrong to drop her dad's last name. 

As per them, the two were sleeping under a bridge for a month and Etta blamed her friends and parents and accused them of being homophobic. The duo was also expelled from Mong Kok after being unable to rent an amount of $250. In 2019, the couple relocated to Hong Kong and told the outlet of their establishment of a creative agency there.

What Does Joan Lin Do For A Living?

Joan Lin is a former professional actress. At the age of nineteen got landed her first movie 'The Hero of Chiu Chow', Many of her projects are about the novels of Chiung Yao. In 1979, Lin was awarded Best Leading Actress at the 16th Golden Horse Awards for her appearance in The Story of A Small Town.

During her decade career, Joan performed in more than seventy movies. She along with Chi Han, Brigitte Lin, and Charlie Chin was known as "Two Chins, Two Lins" and worked in numerous hit movies. Joan started her career through the TV show ' Chaozhou nu hand in 1973.

The glamourous veteran actress got the opportunity to star in projects like Wo ta lang er lai and Cheng gong ling shang. It is not clear how much Joan earns but she garnered both money and fame from her career after working in various films and series. Among her 81 notable film credits, her last role came in 2012 with the uncredited role of a sister in the Chinese Zodiac.

What's the Net Worth of Joan Lin?

Joan Lin is living a luxurious and joyous life with the money she and her husband made from the showbiz industry. However, her net worth is not disclosed. In contrast, playing in big movies helped her spouse, Jackie earn a big money. As of 2023, Jackie's net worth is estimated to be around $ 400 million as per Celebrity Net Worth and $395 million as per the Richest.

Moving on to his assets, Jackie got a lavish bungalow named Hills Villa costing around $3 million. Back in 2016, he was the second-highest-paid actor in the world.  Chan is also passionate about cars and has got Bentley Mulsanne and Sabru Impreza Evo in his collection.

Not to mention, Jackie has also got own private jet Legacy 650 which costs around $30 million. He is also listed as one of the highest-paid actors in the Hollywood industry. Speaking of which, Chan's wealth doesn't just come from films he is also involved in the Johnny Knoxville starring skip trace. He is also the owner of #brand that include branded merchandise, a cinema chain with his name on it.

Jackie Chan's Movies And Films

Jackie began his career at the age of five. Later at the age of 8, he made his appearance in the movie Big and Little Wong Tin Bar in 1962 but made a breakthrough in the movie Snake in the Eagle's Shadow which was released in 1987.

Some of his big hits were Project A Part 2 and Police Story 2 which won him the award for best action choreography at the Hong Kong Film Awards in 1989. It was also followed by Armour of God2: Operation Conder, the Police Story3: Supercop for which Chan won the best award at the Golden Horse Film Festival.

Similarly, his first huge blockbuster success came when he co-starred with Chris Tucker in 1998 in Rush Hour. This film made him a Hollywood star. He then wrote his autobiography in production with Jeff Yang entitled I am Jackie Chan.

Is Jackie Chan Still Active In Film Industry?

Currently, Chan is a faculty member of the school of Hotel and Tourism Management at the Hong Kong Polytechnic University. He is also associated with different organizations including UNICEF/UNAIDS. He also donated a huge sum of money to orphan children and other social causes.

To add more, Jackie Chan's discussed his struggles, dreams, and vulnerabilities in his autobiography "Jackie Chan: Never Grow Up, Only Get Older" published in April 2015. He said in the book that he's seen so many beautiful girls that he's numb to them.

Jackie was very popular among girls ever since he was young. After the guy became a stuntman, he would go to nightclubs with my senior fellow apprentice. After becoming rich and famous in his 20s, girls would come to him like butterflies.

Quick Facts: Joan Lin

Joan Lin's birthday falls every year on June 30.

Her birth name is Feng-Jiao Lin.

She is the winner of the APFF Award as the best actress for Wang Yang Zhong De Yi Tiao Chuan released in 1979.

She stands at a height of 5 feet 5 inches.

She belongs to the Asian ethnicity.

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