Elaine Jin Yan-Ling
Biography
Elaine Jin Yan-Ling, also credited as Elaine Kam, Chin Yen-ling, and Eline Chin Yin-L, is a Hong Kong–Taiwanese actress born on 15 December 1954 in Taipei, Taiwan. She began her acting career in Taiwan in 1973 and relocated to Hong Kong in 1981, where she has built a prolific filmography that includes more than one hundred fourteen credited roles. Jin has been nominated seven times for the Hong Kong Film Awards and has secured four wins in the supporting‑actress category for her performances in Love Unto Waste, People's Hero, Port of Call and Mad World. Her stage name is rendered in Chinese as 金燕玲.
Career overview
Elaine Jin Yan-Ling, also credited as Elaine Kam, is a Hong Kong–Taiwanese actress born on 15 December 1954 in Taipei, Taiwan. She is listed under the stage name 金燕玲 and has been known by alternative spellings such as Chin Yen‑ling, Eline and Chin Yin‑L. Jin began her acting career in Taiwan in 1973, establishing herself in the local film and television industry before relocating to Hong Kong in 1981 to continue her work in the broader Chinese‑language market.
Since moving to Hong Kong, Jin has built an extensive filmography that includes more than one hundred credited performances. Her work has earned consistent recognition from the Hong Kong Film Awards, where she has received seven nominations. She secured four awards for supporting performances, specifically for her roles in the films Love Unto Waste, People’s Hero, Port of Call and Mad World. These accolades highlight her reputation as a distinguished supporting actress within the region’s cinema.
Throughout her career, Jin has been identified primarily for her acting contributions, accumulating a total of 114 known credits across movies and television series. Her longevity in the industry, spanning several decades from the early 1970s to the present, reflects both her adaptability and sustained popularity among audiences and peers alike.
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- Bird of Paradise (2026)
- The Snowball on a Sunny Day (2026) as Kam Muiday / Grandma
- I Blew Out the Candles Before Making a Wish (2026) as Chon
- The Last Dance (2024) as Lin
- Where the Wind Blows (2023) as Lui Hang-Wah
- Ready O/R Rot (2023) as Guy's Mother
- Super Me (2021)
- Why Watch Yi Yi: A One and a Two... (2020) as Min-Min (archive footage) (uncredited)
- I Bet Your Pardon (2019) as Ding Ling
- Guilt by Design (2019) as Mrs. Lau
- Midnight Diner (2019) as Aunt Lian
- Spring Tide (2019) as Ji Minglan
- House of the Rising Sons (2018)
- About Youth (2018) as Shi-Chun’s Mother
- 29+1 (2017) as Elaine
- Mad World (2016) as Mother
- Buddy Cops (2016) as Giu
- My Egg Boy (2016)
- L for Love, L for Lies Too (2016) as Elaine
- Summer's Desire (2016)
- 潘多拉的秘密 (2015) as Gao Quan
- Monster Hunt (2015) as Grandma
- Port of Call (2015) as May
- A Tale of Three Cities (2015) as Yuerong's Mother
- Beijing Love Story (2014) as Xue Aijia
- The House That Never Dies (2014)
- The Legend of the Purple Hairpin (2013) as Zheng Jing Chi
- 阿蘇出駕 (2013)
- 寻你到天涯 (2013) as 赵慧芳
- Finding Mr. Right (2013) as Mrs. Huang
- A Complicated Story (2013)
- Beautiful 2013 (2013)
- The Viral Factor (2012) as Jon's Mother
- 年少無知 (2012)
- When Heaven Burns (2011) as Yung Cheuk Wah (Brenda)
- 33 Postcards (2011) as Miss Chen
- Off Pedder (2008) as Ka So San (Susan)
- Best Selling Secrets (2007) as Ng Hang
- Lost in Beijing (2007) as Wang Mei
- Brothers (2007)
- The Romantic Fool (2007)
- Three of a Kind (2004) as Barbra
- Love Storm (2003) as 美云姐
- Yi Yi (2000) as Min-Min
- The Island Tales (2000) as May
- Hidden Whisper (2000)
- Gorgeous (1999) as Bu's Mother
- Tempting Heart (1999) as Sheo-rou's Mother
- Metade Fumaça (1999) as Smokey's Mother
- City of Glass (1998)
- Love & Let Love! (1998) as Cliff's Mother
- The Soong Sisters (1997) as Madam Soong
- Mahjong (1996) as Mother of Red Fish
- A Confucian Confusion (1994) as Auntie
- Moonlight Boy (1993) as Grandmother
- Heart Against Hearts (1992) as Elaine
- A Brighter Summer Day (1991) as Mother
- Best Friend of the Cops (1990) as Yun Ying Mei
- They Came to Rob Hong Kong (1989) as Councillor Chu
- Wild Search (1989) as Elaine Lee
- Seven Warriors (1989) as Ching-Ching
- Running Mate (1989)
- I Am Sorry (1989) as Li Ya Wen
- What A Small World (1989)
- Chinese Cop Out (1989)
- Maybe Next Time (1989)
- Her Vengeance (1988) as Fong Hung
- Diary of a Big Man (1988) as Cheng's Supervisor
- King of Stanley Market (1988) as May
- Set Me Free! (1988)
- Couples, Couples, Couples (1988) as Dauphne Huang
- Heart to Hearts (1988) as Auntie Jane
- People's Hero (1987) as Lotus
- Love Unto Wastes (1986) as Liu Yuk-Ping
- Dream Lovers (1986) as Nam's Wife
- Soul (1986) as Gi Gi
- The Seven Angels (1985) as Night club hostess
- Dead Curse (1985)
- Cop Busters (1985)
- Those Merry Souls (1985) as Waterloo Tai
- Women (1985) as Zhu Lin-Lin
- Ninja Strike (1985)
- Friendly Ghost (1985)
- 101 Citizen Arrest (II) (1984)
- 香江歲月 (1984)
- Maybe It's Love (1984) as Lin
- Prince Charming (1984) as 仁妻
- Love in a Fallen City (1984) as Louise
- I Love Lolanto (1984) as Mrs Yu Ren Da
- A Friend from Inner Space (1984) as Jenny
- Pale Passion (1984) as Ah Hsing
- Silent Romance (1984) as Maltesa's sister-in-law
- Double Decker (1984) as Mrs. Cheung
- Wrong Wedding Trail (1984) as Shing's rebound bride
- Sandwiches (1983)
- The Lost Generation (1983) as Mrs Lisa Tsun
- Let's Make Laugh (1983) as Taiwanese Girl
- Play Catch (1983) as Billion's killer
- The Black Magic with Buddha (1983)
- Obsessed (1983)
- The Sensational Pair (1983) as Dior's sister
- He Lives by Night (1982) as Suzie
- Fool's Paradise (1982)
- Carry On Police (1982)
- The Wandering Life (1975)
- Pretty Swindler (1975)
- 雌雄變 (1975)
- The Devil in Her (1974) as Law Hung
- The Virgin Mart (1974) as Qing Lan
- Women of Desire (1974) as Feng Ling-Ling
- My Darling Slave (1974) as Ah Ho's Lover
- Good Death
- 北京遇上西雅图 as Sister Zong
- Mother Tongue