| Original Name | 陳玉蓮 |
| Cantonese/Mandarin | Chan Yuk Lin/Chen Yu Lian |
| Name in Vietnamese | Trần Ngọc Liên |
| Calling Name | Lin Mui/Lian Mei |
| English Name | Idy |
| Hometown | Zengcheng, Guangdong Province |
| Height | 5'4" |
| Birth Date | 25 March 1960 |
| Birth Place | Hong Kong |
| Zodiac/Horoscope | Year of the Rat/Aries |
| Status | Single/Divorced. [Married in 1984 to a film producer/director named Peter Chan Chiu Moo 陳超武. Divorced in 1992. Lived in New York during the marriage. (Rumored she dated or married her good friend, Louie, for some period??)] |
| Family | Father, 1 brother & 3 sisters (all older). Mother passed away in 1994 of cancer. Click here for a photo of her Brother and one of her sisters. |
| School/Education | 鳴遠中學 Ming Yuen Secondary / Graduated High School (HK) |
| Career | Started acting for TVB in 1977. Retired from acting in 1993. Having her own business and doing chartiy work. |
| Age of First Love / First Boyfriend | 17 / Chow Yun Fat 周潤發 (They dated for 5 years - he was her acting mentor when she first started with TVB). Click here for a rare photo of them. |
| Most Unforgetable Moment | Forgotten |
| Most Awkward Time | Forgotten |
| Favorite Colors | Dark and Plain |
| Hobbies | Watch TV/Movies, Travel, Buying shoes |
| Favorite Sports | Swimming |
| Lucky Number | None |
| Visit Blast to the Past IDY for more info |