Jin Chen (, born 5 September 1990), also known as Gina Jin, is a Chinese actress of
Hui
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ethnicity.
She is recognized for her role in the web dramas ''
Wu Xin: The Monster Killer'' and ''
Candle in the Tomb: Mu Ye Gui Shi''.
Career
Jin debuted with a minor role in the wuxia drama 2011 ''Peacock Feather''.
She then starred in historical drama ''
Chu Han Zhengxiong
''Chu Han Zhengxiong'' is a Chinese television series directed by Chen Jialin. The plot, based on the historical novel of the same Chinese title by Xiong Cheng (熊誠), retells the events in the Chu–Han Contention, an interregnum between the fal ...
'', playing the role of
Consort Yu.
In 2013, Jin played her first leading role in the war drama ''Tong Bai Hero''.
The same year, she made her film debut in the romance film ''Forever Love'',
and was nominated at the
Shanghai International Film Festival
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"China's biggest film festival" according to the Hollywood Reporter. Nex ...
for her performance in the thriller film ''Carpooling Shock''.
In 2015, Jin rose to fame for her role as Yueya in the fantasy period drama ''
Wu Xin: The Monster Killer''.
The same year, she gained increased recognition for her role in the wuxia drama ''The Legend of Qin''.
In 2016, Jin starred as the female lead for the segment ''Chang Ting'' in the fantasy historical drama ''
Legend of Nine Tails Fox
''Legend of Nine Tails Fox'' () is a 2016 Chinese television series based on six tales in ''Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio'' by Pu Songling. It originally aired two episodes daily on Hunan TV, Sunday through Tuesday at 22:00 as well as simu ...
'' alongside
Wang Kai.
The same year she starred in the historical drama ''
The Imperial Doctress
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'' playing the role of
Empress Wang,
and fantasy action drama ''
Chinese Paladin 5
''The Legend of Sword and Fairy 5'' ( zh, t=仙劍奇俠傳五, s=仙剑奇侠传五, p=Xiānjiàn Qíxiá Zhuàn Wǚ), also known as ''Sword and Fairy 5'' () or ''Chinese Paladin 5'', is a '' shenmo''/'' xianxia''-themed fantasy adventure role-p ...
'' playing dual roles as twin sisters.
In 2017, Jin played lead roles in the romance drama ''Little Valentine'', and action adventure drama ''
Candle in the Tomb: Mu Ye Gui Shi''.
In 2018, Jin starred alongside
Jiro Wang
Jiro Wang (; born 24 August 1981) is a Taiwanese singer and actor, who started his career as a model. Wang is a member of Taiwanese Mandopop vocal quartet boy band Fahrenheit.
Life
Jiro Wang was born August 24, 1981, in Taiwan. He graduated fr ...
in the historical romance comedy series ''
Mengfei Comes Across''.
In 2019, Jin starred alongside
Li Yifeng
Li Yifeng (born Li He, 4 May 1987) also known as Evan Li, is a Chinese actor and singer, who rose to fame after participating in the 2007 ''My Hero'' contest. He debuted as a singer in the same year, with the album ''Four Leaf Clover''. Since 20 ...
in the period spy drama ''
Fearless Whispers''.
Filmography
Film
Television series
Variety show
Discography
Awards and nominations
References
External links
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1990 births
Living people
Chinese film actresses
Chinese television actresses
21st-century Chinese actresses
Actresses from Shandong
Tangren Media
Hui actresses
Beijing Dance Academy alumni