Ariel Lin Yi-chen (Chinese: 林依晨; born 29 October 1982) is a Taiwanese actress and singer.

Lin won Best Actress at the 43rd and 47th Golden Bell Awards for her roles in They Kiss Again (2007) and In Time with You (2011) respectively.

[1] Lin also starred in her first film Love Me, If You Can (2004),[2] which earned her a nomination for Best Actress at the 40th Golden Horse Awards.

[3] She gained more popularity after starring in the idol drama series My Secret Garden II and Love Contract opposite Mike He.

[4][5] She also sang the theme song for Love Contract, titled "Alone in the northern hemisphere", which topped the KTV and ring tone charts for 12 weeks.

[10] The series was extremely popular and had high ratings, marking her successful foray into the Chinese market.

[27] Lin turned to the thriller genre in The Mysterious Family (2017), playing a rape victim who becomes psychologically scarred after the incident.

She began taking care of the family in her second year of high school after her mother suffered a cerebellar stroke.

[32] At age 18, she entered a beauty competition because she wanted to win the prize money and buy her brother a new computer.

She went to United Kingdom and obtained a Master of Arts (MA) in Acting for Screen from the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama, University of London in 2014.

[41][42] She wrote a book during her pregnancy, which topped Books.com.tw's bestseller lists (both print and e-book) when it was published in January 2022.