Yun Lin
Actor · Born April 16, 1996 (30) · Huzhou, Zhejiang Province, China
Lin Yun (林允), also known by her English name Jelly Lin, is a Chinese actress. She is known for her role as the female lead in the 2016 film The Mermaid. Lin was born Fei Xia (费霞) in Huzhou, Zhejiang, on April 16, 1996. Her father, Fei Jianhua (费建华), is a porter, and her mother is a housewife. She studied at the Huzhou No. 12 Middle School, and then attended a performing arts school in Beijing. At the age of 18 and with little acting experience, Lin was cast as the female protagonist in the 2016 film The Mermaid directed by Stephen Chow. The Mermaid was the highest-grossing film in China and launched Lin to fame. The same year, Lin featured in the fantasy epic film L.O.R.D: Legend of Ravaging Dynasties, directed and written by Guo Jingming. Lin starred in another Stephen Chow film, Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons 2 (2017) where she played the White Bone Spirit. She was also cast in the Disney-made romantic comedy The Dreaming Man, as well as historical epic Genghis Khan. In 2018, Lin starred in her first television series Battle Through the Heavens, a fantasy wuxia drama based on the novel of the same name. She also starred in Beautiful Reborn Flower, a romance melodrama based on the novel of the same name by Anni Baobei; and music-themed romance drama Cantabile Youth, based on the Japanese manga Nodame Cantabile. In 2019, Lin starred as the female lead in the romance film Fall in Love at First Kiss, a remake of the Taiwanese series of the same name. She also reprised her role in the second installment of the film, The Mermaid. In 2017, Yun briefly dated Song Weilong, her co-star in Beautiful Reborn Flower.
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Biography from TMDB.
- April 16, 1996 (30)
- Huzhou, Zhejiang Province, China
- Actor
- 9 on MovieCove · 44 credits in all
Known for
What are Yun Lin's films like?
Across their 8 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Bonds.
Genres
Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 0 · Earnest 6
A split, not a type: Light 3 · Serious 2 · Dark 1
Grounded 1 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 4
Gentle 0 · Charged 4 · Intense 2
Steady 1 · Shifting 4 · Whiplash 1
A split, not a type: Straight-faced 3 · Some laughs 0 · Funny 3
Slow burn 0 · Even-paced 3 · Relentless 3
Casual 2 · Engaged 3 · Full focus 1
Easy watch 3 · Affecting 3 · Heavy 0
A split, not a type: Resolved 4 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 1
Roles they play
Usually the Ally: 3 of 5 analyzed roles.
- Heroas Shan in The Mermaid (2016)
- Allyas Xiao Xun'er in Fights Break Sphere (2018)
- Heroas Yuan Xiangqin in Fall In Love At First Kiss (2019)
- Allyas Tianshu You Hua in L.O.R.D: Legend of Ravaging Dynasties 2 (2020)
- Allyas Wan Lin in No Pain No Gain (2026)
Moods and endings
- Happy3
- Bittersweet2
- Ambiguous2
- Cyclical1
AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.
Where can I watch Yun Lin's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 1 of their 9 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, on Crunchyroll (1).
- Crunchyroll
Subscription and free streaming for Yun Lin's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks.
Filmography
44 credits, 9 with a MovieCove page; 2 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.
Live up to Your Youth (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)
No Pain No Gain(2026)
Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all shows
Tencent Video All Star Night 2025 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)
Whispers of Fate (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)
Footprints of Change (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)
2025腾讯视频鹅剧派对 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)
Les Belles (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)
Give You a Candy(2024)
Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Imperfect Victim (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)
Warm Inn (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)
The Great Ones (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)
2023江苏卫视跨年演唱会 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)
Homes in Beautiful China (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)
A Dream of Splendor (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)
The Old Dreams (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)
First in Last Out (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)
Mahua's Fun Age (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)
Hello Saturday (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)
Sisters' Magical Salon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)
The Detectives' Adventures (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)
Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films
Symphony's Romance (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)
Not A Loner (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)
Fresh Chef 100 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)
Beautiful Reborn Flower (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)
Fourtry (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)
Youth Periplous (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)
Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films
The 40th Anniversary of Chinese Film Since China's Reform and Opening-Up (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)
Fights Break Sphere(2018)
Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all shows
Truth! Flowers and Everything (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)
Genghis Khan(2018)
Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films
The Dreaming Man (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)
National Treasure (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)
The Chinese Restaurant (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)
Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films
The Mermaid(2016)
Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films
Trump Card (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)
Twenty-Four Hours (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)
Run for Time (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)
Keep Running (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)
Chef Nic (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)
The Road to Glory (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Career shape
Star power in the 92nd percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 45 titles, 44 of them dated from 2014 to 2026.
Film career
Top draw in 2 MovieCove titles.
- 2016Screen debut· The Mermaid
- 2016First top-billed film· The Mermaid
Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30.
How do Yun Lin's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 45th percentile, the median of all 7; across their 6 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 39th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up1
- 50th to 74th3
- 25th to 49th4
- Below 25th1
Shape of the crowd
4 of their 9 titles are Mixed.
- Divisive3
- Cult Classic1
- Crowd Pleaser1
- Mixed4
Reviewers score the acting 44/100 in their films, across 5 reviewed titles; fans 56, detractors 25. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.
Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.
Who does Yun Lin work with?
People who share at least 2 of Yun Lin's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Kris Wu shares the most, 4.
Directors
- Jingming GuoShared titles: L.O.R.D: Legend of Ravaging Dynasties 2 (2020), L.O.R.D: Legend of Ravaging Dynasties (2016)See all 2 shared titles with Jingming Guo
Writers
- Si-Cheun LeeShared titles: Journey to the West: The Demons Strike Back (2017), The Mermaid (2016)See all 2 shared titles with Si-Cheun Lee
- Stephen ChowShared titles: Journey to the West: The Demons Strike Back (2017), The Mermaid (2016)See all 2 shared titles with Stephen Chow
Actors
- Kris WuShared titles: L.O.R.D: Legend of Ravaging Dynasties 2 (2020), Journey to the West: The Demons Strike Back (2017), L.O.R.D: Legend of Ravaging Dynasties (2016), The Mermaid (2016)See all 4 shared titles with Kris Wu
- William ChanShared titles: L.O.R.D: Legend of Ravaging Dynasties 2 (2020), Genghis Khan (2018), L.O.R.D: Legend of Ravaging Dynasties (2016)See all 3 shared titles with William Chan
- Amber KuoShared titles: L.O.R.D: Legend of Ravaging Dynasties 2 (2020), L.O.R.D: Legend of Ravaging Dynasties (2016)See all 2 shared titles with Amber Kuo
- Cheney ChenShared titles: L.O.R.D: Legend of Ravaging Dynasties 2 (2020), L.O.R.D: Legend of Ravaging Dynasties (2016)See all 2 shared titles with Cheney Chen
Cinematographers
- Randy CheShared titles: L.O.R.D: Legend of Ravaging Dynasties 2 (2020), L.O.R.D: Legend of Ravaging Dynasties (2016)See all 2 shared titles with Randy Che
- Sung Fai ChoiShared titles: Journey to the West: The Demons Strike Back (2017), The Mermaid (2016)See all 2 shared titles with Sung Fai Choi
Mixed roles
- Hark TsuiShared titles: Journey to the West: The Demons Strike Back (2017), The Mermaid (2016)See all 2 shared titles with Hark Tsui
