Elaine Yan-ling (; born 15 December 1954), also known as Elaine Kam, is a Hong Kong–Taiwanese actress.
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
''Love Unto Waste'' is a 1986 Hong Kong drama film directed by Stanley Kwan and starring Tony Leung, Irene Wan, Elaine Jin, Tsai Chin, Chow Yun-fat with guest appearances by Elaine Chow and Winnie Yu.
Cast
*Tony Leung Chiu-Wai as Tony Cheung, ...
'' () (1986), ''
People's Hero'' () (1987) and ''
Port of Call'' () (2016). 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'' () (1994).
Jin won the
Golden Horse Award and the
Hong Kong Film Award
The Hong Kong Film Awards (HKFA; ), founded in 1982, is an annual film awards ceremony in Hong Kong. The ceremonies are typically in April. The awards recognise achievement in various aspects of filmmaking, such as directing, screenwriting, act ...
for Best Supporting Actress for her performance in the 2016 film ''
Mad World''.
Personal life
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).
Filmography
Film
TV series
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References
External links
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HK Cinemagic entry
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1954 births
Living people
Hong Kong people of Taiwanese descent
Place of birth missing (living people)
Hong Kong film actresses
Taiwanese film actresses
Taiwanese television actresses
TVB actors
20th-century Taiwanese actresses
21st-century Taiwanese actresses
20th-century Hong Kong actresses
21st-century Hong Kong actresses
LGBT people from Taiwan
Lesbian actresses