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Kelly Lin Hsi-Lei is a Taiwanese actress and model who has appeared mainly in Hong Kong films. Lin initially wanted to be a singer and has already recorded demo tapes for a record company, but she was given numerous offers for modeling on television and print ads. She was hailed by FHM as “Asia’s Sexiest Woman” in 2002, and has graced the cover of numerous fashion magazines in Hong Kong, Taiwan, and China. She has also appeared on copies of Marie Claire - French Edition (2005) and VOGUE Italia (2007). Kelly Lin has been seen in various Hong Kong films. With her success as an actress, she decided to drop her hopes of becoming a singer. After a two-year of hiatus from the film industry, Kelly Lin Xi Lei returned to acting with films such as Tokyo Trial and After This Our Exile for which she was nominated for Best Supporting Actress at the 2006 Hong Kong Film Awards. In 2006, she worked with award-winning French director, Olivier Assayas, and shared film credits with Italian-born Hollywood actress, Asia Argento, in the film, Boarding Gate, which aired at the Midnight Screening of the 2007 Cannes Film Festival. Her newest film, Sparrow, directed by Johnnie To, was nominated for the “Golden Bear” at the Berlin International Film Festival. Kelly Lin Xi Lei has also participated in other numerous international film festivals including the New York Asian Film Festival, the Sydney Film Festival, the Udine Far East Film Festival, the Seattle International Film Festival and the Barcelona Film Festival. Kelly Lin has recently signed under Stellar Entertainment Ltd.