Elaine Chin[citation needed] Yen-ling[1] (Chinese: 金燕玲; pinyin: Jīn Yànlíng; born 15 December 1954), also known as Elaine Kam, is a Hong Kong–Taiwanese actress.

Elaine Jin
Born (1954-12-15) December 15, 1954 (age 69)
Years active1973–present
Spouses
Lawrence Leung
(m. 1975; div. 1981)
Robert Wong
(m. 1989; div. 2005)
PartnerSuzie Wong
Children1
Awards
Hong Kong Film AwardsBest Supporting Actress
1987 Love Unto Waste
1988 People's Hero
2015 Port of Call
2016 Mad World

Golden Horse AwardsBest Supporting Actress
1994 A Confucian Confusion
2016 Mad World

Chinese name
Traditional Chinese金燕玲
Simplified Chinese金燕玲

She began her career in Taiwan in 1973 before moving to Hong Kong in 1981.

She has been nominated seven times in the Hong Kong Film Awards and won three for her supporting roles in Love Unto Waste (Chinese: 地下情) (1986), People's Hero (Chinese: 人民英雄) (1987) and Port of Call (Chinese: 踏血尋梅) (2016).[2] In 1994, Jin earned her first Golden Horse Film Award, also in the supporting category, for her performance in Edward Yang's A Confucian Confusion (Chinese: 獨立時代) (1994).

Jin won the Golden Horse Award and the Hong Kong Film Award for Best Supporting Actress for her performance in the 2016 film Mad World.

Personal life

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Jin has been married twice, to Liang Tingbin (梁廷斌) in 1975 (divorced in 1981) and then with Robert Wong in 1989 (divorced in 2005).[3][4]

Filmography

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Film

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YearTitleRoleNotes
1984I Love Lolanto
1985WomenNominated - Hong Kong Film Award for Best Supporting Actress
1986Love Unto WasteWon - Hong Kong Film Award for Best Supporting Actress
1987People's HeroWon - Hong Kong Film Award for Best Supporting Actress
1988I Need to EscapeNominated - Hong Kong Film Award for Best Supporting Actress
1991A Brighter Summer DayMiss JinNominated - Golden Horse Awards for Best Supporting Actress
1994A Confucian ConfusionWon - Golden Horse Awards for Best Supporting Actress
1997The Soong SistersNominated - Hong Kong Film Award for Best Supporting Actress
1998Tempting HeartNominated - Hong Kong Film Award for Best Supporting Actress
1999Gorgeous
1999Metade FumacaNominated - Hong Kong Film Award for Best Supporting Actress
2000Yi Yi
2004Three of a Kind
2007Lost in BeijingWang Mei
BrothersTin's wife
The Romantic Fool
2011Mei MeiMiss Chen
2012The Viral Factor
2013Finding Mr. RightChou
2013IndigoShort film
2013A Complicated Story
2014Beijing Love Story
2015Port of CallMayWon - Hong Kong Film Award for Best Supporting Actress
2015Monster Hunt
2015Tale of Three Cities
2016Buddy Cops
2016Mad WorldTung's MotherWon - Hong Kong Film Award for Best Supporting Actress
Won - Golden Horse Award for Best Supporting Actress
Nominated - Asian Film Award for Best Supporting Actress
Nominated - Hong Kong Film Critics Society Award for Best Actress
2016Summer's Desire
201729+1Elaine
2018About Youth
2018Spring Tide
2018House of the Rising Sons
2019Hypnotize the Jury
2023Where the Wind Blows

TV series

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YearTitleNetworkRoleTVB Anniversary Awards
1983The Man in the MiddleTVB
1984101 Citizen Arrest IIATVLing
2006Central Affairs 2ATVTung Zhi-shu
2007–08Best Selling SecretsTVBNg HanNominated - My Favourite Female Character (Top 24)
2008–10Off PedderTVBKa So San
2011-12When Heaven BurnsTVBYung Cheuk Wah (Brenda)
2019I Bet Your Pardon

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References

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  1. ^ 香港影畫 1974 十月號 (in Chinese). Shaw Brothers Studio. October 1974.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link)
  2. ^ "'This award belongs to you all': controversial hit Ten Years claims top prize at Hong Kong Film Awards". South China Morning Post. Hong Kong. 3 April 2016. Retrieved 4 April 2016.
  3. ^ "第二屆ELLE Beauty Star Asia Awards 頒獎典禮 | ELLE.com.hk". Elle. Archived from the original on 2019-07-01. Retrieved 2024-06-02.
  4. ^ "天后配角金燕玲2度失婚愛上同性 終獲歸屬竟再爆罹癌噩耗". Yahoo News (in Chinese). 2021-05-10. Retrieved 2024-06-02.
  5. ^ Elaine Jin at hkmdb.com
  6. ^ Elaine Jin at chinesemov.com
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