Gam Ngan Gei (born 17 June 1946), better known as Jin Yinji, is a
Singaporean
Singaporeans, or the Singaporean people, refers to citizens or people who identify with the sovereign island city-state of Singapore. Singapore is a multi-ethnic, multi-cultural and multi-lingual country. Singaporeans of Chinese, Malay, India ...
actress of
South Korea
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n descent. She was prominently a full-time Mediacorp artiste from 1986 to 2017 but continued to film on an ad-hoc basis. Jin's contract with Mediacorp expired in February 2017.
Career
Media career
Jin was talent-spotted when she was a singer. In 1986, Jin made her acting debut in ''Neighbours''. Later, Jin was nominated for a popularity award,
Top 10 Most Popular Female Artistes in
Star Awards 2004
Star Awards 2004 was a television award telecasted in 2004 as part of the annual Star Awards organised by MediaCorp for MediaCorp TV Channel 8. This award was the 11th installment since its first presentation in 1994, ten years ago. This award ce ...
as she acted in numerous drama serials for the past two years. After 11 years of veteran acting, Jin was finally nominated for
Best Supporting Actress in
Star Awards 2013
Star Awards 2013 ( Chinese: 红星大奖 2013) was a double television award ceremony held in Singapore. It is part of the annual Star Awards organised by MediaCorp for the two free-to-air channels, MediaCorp Channel 8 and MediaCorp Channel U. St ...
for her role in ''
It Takes Two'' and managed to be one of the lead actresses in a 2015 family drama series, ''
Super Senior
''Super Senior'' (Chinese: 长辈甜心) is a Singaporean family drama produced and telecast on MediaCorp Channel 8. The show aired at 9 pm on weekdays and had a repeat telecast at 8 am the following day. The drama began production in ...
''.
Jin's contract with Mediacorp was due to expire in February 2017. She was allegedly told to take a pay cut and was compared to a "$50-an-hour bit player." She later clarified that the remark was made over 10 years ago and has since settled the fiasco with Mediacorp with details of her new contract unknown.
In 2017, Jin was involved in 2 dramas ''
The Lead
The Lead (Chinese: 第一主角) is a 30-episode Singaporean drama produced and telecast on Mediacorp Channel 8. The show aired at 9pm on weekdays and had a repeat telecast at 8am the following day. The show is Channel 8's mid-year blockbuster ...
'' & ''
My Teacher Is a Thug
''My Teacher Is a Thug'' ( zh, 爱.不迟疑) is a 25 episode Singaporean drama produced and telecast on Mediacorp Channel 8. The show aired at 9pm on weekdays and had a repeat telecast at 8am the following day. It is to commemorate Drama35 in Co ...
''. In 2018, Jin was involved in a few dramas ''
Life Less Ordinary'', ''Fifty & Fabulous'' & ''Magic Chef''.
In
Star Awards 2018
Star Awards 2018 (also SA2018SG, Chinese: 红星大奖2018) is a television award ceremony which is held in Singapore. The Post Party and Ceremony Awards was broadcast live on 22 April 2018. A total of 15 awards were handed out during the cerem ...
, Jin won her first
Top 10 Most Popular Female Artistes award after being nominated but failed to win any after several years. In 2019, she was involved in dramas ''Heart To Heart'' , ''Hello From The Other Side'', ''Dear Neighbours'' & ''All is Well- Singapore'' where she played as
Elvin Ng
Elvin Ng Choon Siong (; born 23 December 1980) is a Singaporean actor and former model.
Early life
Ng attended Jurong Primary School, Catholic High School and National Junior College. He graduated with an honours degree in English litera ...
's grandmother, she will be acting in a new drama, ''After The Stars''.
Other career
In 2020, Jin started selling home made kimchi with her Korean daughter-in-law Cloe Han from their home.
Filmography
Awards and nominations
References
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Living people
Singaporean people of Korean descent
Singaporean television actresses
1949 births
21st-century Singaporean actresses