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.

Elaine Jin

She has been nominated seven times in the Hong Kong Film Awards and won three for her supporting roles in Love Unto Waste () (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).

Elaine Jin

Jin won the Golden Horse Award and the Hong Kong Film Award for Best Supporting Actress for her performance in the 2016 film Mad World.

Elaine Jin

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

References

External links

HK Cinemagic entry

1954 births

Living people

Hong Kong people of Taiwanese descent

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