Elaine Jin Yan-Ling: movies and TV shows
Elaine Jin Yan-Ling has 114 credits in the archive: 99 films and 15 TV series, from 1974 to 2026. Highest rated: A Brighter Summer Day (8.2/10).
Career timeline
1974 – 2026 · busiest year: 1984 (11 credits)
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Full filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Type | Rating | Age then |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Bird of Paradise | Film | — | 71 | |
| 2026 | The Snowball on a Sunny Day | Kam Muiday / Grandma | Film | 6.0 | 71 |
| 2026 | I Blew Out the Candles Before Making a Wish | Chon | Film | — | 71 |
| 2024 | The Last Dance | Lin | Film | 7.9 | 69 |
| 2023 | Where the Wind Blows | Lui Hang-Wah | Film | 5.6 | 68 |
| 2023 | Ready O/R Rot | Guy's Mother | Film | 6.4 | 68 |
| 2021 | Super Me | Film | 7.4 | 66 | |
| 2020 | Why Watch Yi Yi: A One and a Two... | Min-Min (archive footage) (uncredited) | Film | — | 65 |
| 2019 | I Bet Your Pardon | Ding Ling | TV | — | 64 |
| 2019 | Guilt by Design | Mrs. Lau | Film | 6.3 | 64 |
| 2019 | Midnight Diner | Aunt Lian | Film | 5.3 | 64 |
| 2019 | Spring Tide | Ji Minglan | Film | 6.8 | 64 |
| 2018 | House of the Rising Sons | Film | — | 63 | |
| 2018 | About Youth | Shi-Chun’s Mother | Film | — | 63 |
| 2017 | 29+1 | Elaine | Film | 7.0 | 62 |
| 2016 | Mad World | Mother | Film | 7.0 | 61 |
| 2016 | Buddy Cops | Giu | Film | 4.9 | 61 |
| 2016 | My Egg Boy | Film | 5.5 | 61 | |
| 2016 | L for Love, L for Lies Too | Elaine | Film | 6.0 | 61 |
| 2016 | Summer's Desire | Film | — | 61 | |
| 2015 | 潘多拉的秘密 | Gao Quan | TV | — | 60 |
| 2015 | Monster Hunt | Grandma | Film | 6.5 | 60 |
| 2015 | Port of Call | May | Film | 6.5 | 60 |
| 2015 | A Tale of Three Cities | Yuerong's Mother | Film | 6.7 | 60 |
| 2014 | Beijing Love Story | Xue Aijia | Film | 6.8 | 59 |
| 2014 | The House That Never Dies | Film | 4.6 | 59 | |
| 2013 | The Legend of the Purple Hairpin | Zheng Jing Chi | TV | — | 58 |
| 2013 | 阿蘇出駕 | TV | — | 58 | |
| 2013 | 寻你到天涯 | 赵慧芳 | TV | — | 58 |
| 2013 | Finding Mr. Right | Mrs. Huang | Film | 6.4 | 58 |
| 2013 | A Complicated Story | Film | 4.8 | 58 | |
| 2013 | Beautiful 2013 | Film | — | 58 | |
| 2012 | The Viral Factor | Jon's Mother | Film | 5.8 | 57 |
| 2012 | 年少無知 | TV | — | 57 | |
| 2011 | When Heaven Burns | Yung Cheuk Wah (Brenda) | TV | 9.0 | 56 |
| 2011 | 33 Postcards | Miss Chen | Film | 5.5 | 56 |
| 2008 | Off Pedder | Ka So San (Susan) | TV | 10.0 | 53 |
| 2007 | Best Selling Secrets | Ng Hang | TV | 8.0 | 52 |
| 2007 | Lost in Beijing | Wang Mei | Film | 6.6 | 52 |
| 2007 | Brothers | Film | 6.5 | 52 | |
| 2007 | The Romantic Fool | Film | 3.0 | 52 | |
| 2004 | Three of a Kind | Barbra | Film | 6.2 | 49 |
| 2003 | Love Storm | 美云姐 | TV | — | 48 |
| 2000 | Yi Yi | Min-Min | Film | 7.9 | 45 |
| 2000 | The Island Tales | May | Film | 6.8 | 45 |
| 2000 | Hidden Whisper | Film | 7.5 | 45 | |
| 1999 | Gorgeous | Bu's Mother | Film | 6.4 | 44 |
| 1999 | Tempting Heart | Sheo-rou's Mother | Film | 6.0 | 44 |
| 1999 | Metade Fumaça | Smokey's Mother | Film | 7.3 | 44 |
| 1998 | City of Glass | Film | 5.8 | 43 | |
| 1998 | Love & Let Love! | Cliff's Mother | Film | — | 43 |
| 1997 | The Soong Sisters | Madam Soong | Film | 6.6 | 42 |
| 1996 | Mahjong | Mother of Red Fish | Film | 7.5 | 41 |
| 1994 | A Confucian Confusion | Auntie | Film | 7.6 | 39 |
| 1993 | Moonlight Boy | Grandmother | Film | 6.2 | 38 |
| 1992 | Heart Against Hearts | Elaine | Film | 7.0 | 37 |
| 1991 | A Brighter Summer Day | Mother | Film | 8.2 | 36 |
| 1990 | Best Friend of the Cops | Yun Ying Mei | Film | 7.3 | 35 |
| 1989 | They Came to Rob Hong Kong | Councillor Chu | Film | 6.4 | 34 |
| 1989 | Wild Search | Elaine Lee | Film | 6.8 | 34 |
| 1989 | Seven Warriors | Ching-Ching | Film | 6.7 | 34 |
| 1989 | Running Mate | Film | 9.0 | 34 | |
| 1989 | I Am Sorry | Li Ya Wen | Film | 6.2 | 34 |
| 1989 | What A Small World | Film | 10.0 | 34 | |
| 1989 | Chinese Cop Out | Film | 9.0 | 34 | |
| 1989 | Maybe Next Time | Film | — | 34 | |
| 1988 | Her Vengeance | Fong Hung | Film | 6.1 | 33 |
| 1988 | Diary of a Big Man | Cheng's Supervisor | Film | 6.6 | 33 |
| 1988 | King of Stanley Market | May | Film | 7.5 | 33 |
| 1988 | Set Me Free! | Film | 8.0 | 33 | |
| 1988 | Couples, Couples, Couples | Dauphne Huang | Film | 7.0 | 33 |
| 1988 | Heart to Hearts | Auntie Jane | Film | 10.0 | 33 |
| 1987 | People's Hero | Lotus | Film | 7.2 | 32 |
| 1986 | Love Unto Wastes | Liu Yuk-Ping | Film | 6.7 | 31 |
| 1986 | Dream Lovers | Nam's Wife | Film | 6.9 | 31 |
| 1986 | Soul | Gi Gi | Film | 5.0 | 31 |
| 1985 | The Seven Angels | Night club hostess | Film | 10.0 | 30 |
| 1985 | Dead Curse | Film | 6.0 | 30 | |
| 1985 | Cop Busters | Film | 5.0 | 30 | |
| 1985 | Those Merry Souls | Waterloo Tai | Film | 8.0 | 30 |
| 1985 | Women | Zhu Lin-Lin | Film | 7.0 | 30 |
| 1985 | Ninja Strike | Film | 5.8 | 30 | |
| 1985 | Friendly Ghost | Film | 10.0 | 30 | |
| 1984 | 101 Citizen Arrest (II) | TV | — | 29 | |
| 1984 | 香江歲月 | TV | — | 29 | |
| 1984 | Maybe It's Love | Lin | Film | 6.7 | 29 |
| 1984 | Prince Charming | 仁妻 | Film | 6.0 | 29 |
| 1984 | Love in a Fallen City | Louise | Film | 6.4 | 29 |
| 1984 | I Love Lolanto | Mrs Yu Ren Da | Film | 6.3 | 29 |
| 1984 | A Friend from Inner Space | Jenny | Film | 8.0 | 29 |
| 1984 | Pale Passion | Ah Hsing | Film | 5.3 | 29 |
| 1984 | Silent Romance | Maltesa's sister-in-law | Film | 4.0 | 29 |
| 1984 | Double Decker | Mrs. Cheung | Film | 7.0 | 29 |
| 1984 | Wrong Wedding Trail | Shing's rebound bride | Film | 8.5 | 29 |
| 1983 | Sandwiches | TV | 6.0 | 28 | |
| 1983 | The Lost Generation | Mrs Lisa Tsun | Film | 3.7 | 28 |
| 1983 | Let's Make Laugh | Taiwanese Girl | Film | 9.0 | 28 |
| 1983 | Play Catch | Billion's killer | Film | 8.3 | 28 |
| 1983 | The Black Magic with Buddha | Film | 7.0 | 28 | |
| 1983 | Obsessed | Film | 7.0 | 28 | |
| 1983 | The Sensational Pair | Dior's sister | Film | — | 28 |
| 1982 | He Lives by Night | Suzie | Film | 7.4 | 27 |
| 1982 | Fool's Paradise | TV | — | 27 | |
| 1982 | Carry On Police | Film | 4.0 | 27 | |
| 1975 | The Wandering Life | Film | — | 20 | |
| 1975 | Pretty Swindler | Film | — | 20 | |
| 1975 | 雌雄變 | Film | — | 20 | |
| 1974 | The Devil in Her | Law Hung | Film | 7.0 | 19 |
| 1974 | The Virgin Mart | Qing Lan | Film | 10.0 | 19 |
| 1974 | Women of Desire | Feng Ling-Ling | Film | 3.6 | 19 |
| 1974 | My Darling Slave | Ah Ho's Lover | Film | 10.0 | 19 |
| Good Death | Film | — | — | ||
| 北京遇上西雅图 | Sister Zong | TV | — | — | |
| Mother Tongue | Film | — | — |