Lin was first discovered in a Taiwanese variety show Guess Guess Guess. She was paired with Mike He in the television drama series Love Contract. She rose to fame in 2005 for her role as Yuan Xiangqin in It Started With a Kiss. Lin was also praised for her work in Tokyo Juliet (2004). Her performances in The Little Fairy (2005) as The Seventh Fairy Maiden and The Legend of the Condor Heroes (2008) as Huang Rong brought her increased popularity in Mainland China. In October 2008, Lin won Best Leading Actress in a Television Series for They Kiss Again at the 43rd Golden Bell Awards. In 2008, she reunited with Joe Cheng, her co-star for It Started With a Kiss and They Kiss Again, in Love or Bread.
In November 2008, Lin was confirmed to play Kyōko in a live-adaption of Japanese shōjo manga Skip Beat! However the production was postponed indefinitely and subsequently re-cast.
Ariel Lin filmed a Gala Television (GTV) production, titled In Time with You co-starring Bolin Chen and directed by Chu Yu-ning in 2011, which garnered Ariel a second Golden Bell Award for Best Actress.
Her debut album, titled Blissful Encounter, was released on 10 July 2009. Her second solo album, A Wonderful Journey was released in 2010.
True Love 18, Purple Corner( 2002)
Seventh Grade, My Secret Garden, Friends (2003)
Love Contract, My Secret Garden The second (2004)
It Started With a Kiss (2005)
Tokyo Juliet, The Little Fairy (2006)
They Kiss Again (2007)
Love or Bread, The Legend of the Condor Heroes (2008)
In Time with You (2011)
Quotations:
Live for today, hope for tomorrow.
Belief plus desire makes reality.
I am the source of my Nile.
Favourite movies: J.R. Tolkien’s genre (Rings Trilogy, Harry Potter), interesting European movies & classic movies.
Fave booksnovels, books on the environment, "Old Master Q" & "Doraemon" comics.
Interests: English lit, home decorating, music, singing, traveling, photography, cooking.
She likes novels, books on the environment, "Old Master Q" & "Doraemon" comics.