- Acting films
- 37
- Acting avg
- 7.06
- Peak run
- 1991’00
- 7+ run
- 3 films
Acting films, by TMDB rating
The career
Dot size shows audience votes. Films below the source vote floor sit on the baseline.
As an actor, films with 25+ votes
Elaine by the numbers
Average
7.06
14 rated films
Vote weighted
7.08
bigger films count more
Median
6.9
half are better
Consistency
±0.71
rating spread
Career
43y
1984 to 2026
Total votes
3.09K
across every film
Best
8.2
A Brighter Summer Day
Worst
6.5
Monster Hunt
Newest first
Filmography
| 2026 | I Blew Out the Candles Before Making a Wish | Chon | · | 0 |
| 2026 | The Snowball on a Sunny Day | Kam Muiday / Grandma | · | 1 |
| 2024 |  The Last Dance | Lin | 7.9 | 84 |
| 2023 |  Where the Wind Blows | Lui Hang-Wah | · | 20 |
| 2021 | Super Me | · | 7.4 | 125 |
| 2019 |  Guilt by Design | Mrs. Lau | · | 19 |
| 2019 | Midnight Diner | Aunt Lian | · | 11 |
| 2019 | Spring Tide | Ji Minglan | · | 8 |
| 2017 |  29+1 | Elaine | · | 17 |
| 2016 |  Mad World | Mother | 7.0 | 74 |
| 2015 |  Port of Call | May | 6.5 | 81 |
| 2015 |  A Tale of Three Cities | Yuerong's Mother | · | 16 |
| 2015 |  Monster Hunt | Grandma | 6.5 | 384 |
| 2014 |  The House That Never Dies | · | · | 15 |
| 2014 |  Beijing Love Story | Xue Aijia | · | 11 |
| 2013 |  Finding Mr. Right | Mrs. Huang | 6.5 | 122 |
| 2012 |  The Viral Factor | Jon's Mother | 5.8 | 114 |
| 2011 |  33 Postcards | Miss Chen | · | 20 |
| 2007 |  Lost in Beijing | Wang Mei | 6.5 | 68 |
| 2007 |  Brothers | · | · | 11 |
Better together?
Elaine Jin Yan-Ling's regulars
- Edward YangDirector and actor · 4 films · 7.82 avg▲+0.49
- Mabel Cheung Yuen-TingDirector and actor · 2 films
- Philip Yung Chi-KwongDirector and actor · 2 films · 6.54 avg▼−0.26
The number on the right is the lift: their average together minus the average of their two careers. Acting pairs here count billed roles (an actor in a director's top six, co-stars both in the top five); each duo page counts every film they made together in those roles.
Films together: Edward Yang and Elaine Jin Yan-Ling movies · Mabel Cheung Yuen-Ting and Elaine Jin Yan-Ling movies · Philip Yung Chi-Kwong and Elaine Jin Yan-Ling movies
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