Lin Xin Ru born January 27 1976 in Taipei also known as Ruby Lin is a Taiwanese actress pop singer and producer Her English name is from her mothers love of the jewel Lin made her acting debut in a TV commercial in Taiwan When she received her first experience in front of the camera in 1995 for a minor role she started to develop a passion for acting In 1997 after playing supporting roles in various Taiwanese TV dramas she took her breakout role as a leading actress in the television series Princess Pearl and its sequel Princess Pearl II In 1999 after Princess Pearl was broadcast she also began a singing career with her first album a fivetrack EP Following the success of Princess Pearl Lin has acted in a variety of major roles such as the sassy Jian Ning princess in Duke of Mount Deer 2000 the cruel assassin Cai Yue in Flying Daggers 2003 the gentlenatured Man Zhen in Half Life Fate 2003 benevolent intelligent queen in Schemes of a Beauty 2010 and spunky tomboy Sun Shangxiang in Three Kingdoms 2010 For her achievements in films and television series Korean media dubbed her Taiwans numberone actress and goddess of ancient Chinese series In 2010 Ruby Lin announced the establishment of her own company Ruby Lin Studio Taiwan media reports that the company will deal with all aspects of the actresss career including acting singing and film roles