Kristal Tin

Hong Kong actress (born 1977)

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In this Hong Kong name, the surname is  Tin. In accordance with Hong Kong custom, the Western-style name is Kristal Tin and the Chinese-style name is Tin Yui Nei.

Kristal Tin

Born|

Tin Ming Wai (田明慧)

(1977-09-28) 28 September 1977 (age 47)

British Hong Kong

Occupation(s)| Singer, Actress
Years active| 1995–present
Agent| TVB (2006-2020)[1]
Spouse|

Chapman To

(m. 2005)​

Awards| TVB Anniversary Awards – Best Actress
2013 Brother's Keeper
Most Popular Female Character
2013 Brother's Keeper
2015 Ghost of Relativity
Best Host
2018 Pretty Forty

Asian Television Awards – Best Drama Performance by an Actress (Highly Commended)
2015 Black Heart White Soul

Stage name
Traditional Chinese| 田蕊妮
| Transcriptions

Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin| Tián Ruǐ Nī
Yue: Cantonese
Jyutping| Tin4 Jeoi5 Nei4

Kristal Tin Yui Nei (Chinese: 田蕊妮; Jyutping: tin4 jeoi5 nei4, born 28 September 1977) is a Hong Kong singer and a former TVB actress.[2]

## Career

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Tin's career began with a first-place award in a singing contest in 1993. After the competition, she was offered a contract at Asia Television which she accepted. Two years later, Tin branched into acting through ATV.

In 2003, Tin decided to end her decade-long relationship with ATV. Her time with the network saw her winning two Hong Kong Film Awards for Best Actress. She then worked as a radio host at Commercial Radio Hong Kong.

Tin worked for TVB until her contract with TVB expired on 16 April 2020.

## Personal life

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Tin was married to Chapman To in June 2005.[3]

In 2024, Tin was diagnosed with early-stage lung adenocarcinoma and underwent surgery to remove the cancer in Taiwan.[4]

## Filmography

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### Television

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Year  | Title  | Role  | Notes

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1995 | 田蕊妮 | Fei Fei |
Justice Pao Ji Dip Ying Wei Hun |  |
1996 | The Folk Tales |  |
Jan Sheung |  |
The Coma | Seung Fo |
1997 | Coincidentally |  |
等著你回來 | Ho Dai Bo |
1998 | Thou Shalt Not Cheat |  |
Flaming Brothers | Cat |
The Heroine of the Yangs | Yeung Man Gwong |
1999 | The Mad Phoenix |  |
2000 | Legend – A Dream Named Desire | Suen Lam Lam |
Battlefield Network | Nga Mei Yi |
Divine Retribution | Kei Siu Gwan |
Hong Kong Yan Ga Yan |  |
2001 | To Where He Belongs | Leui Ting |
Su Dong Po | Sing Ping Gwan Jyu |
非常好警 | Lily |
2002 | Son from the Past |  |
No. 8 Bus | Sam Git Jing |
Cheung Gung Fu Chai | Ling Mun Yuet |
2003 | Light of Million Hope | Ko Gwai |
子是故人來 | Luk Yu Yan |
2007 | Return Home | A Juan |
Phoenix Rising | Kong Lai Nga | Warehoused and broadcast in 2008
2008 | Love Exchange | Ching Ngo Yee (Jackie) | Nominated – TVB Award for Best Supporting Actress (Top 10)
The Four | Kuk Yin Hung |
2009 | In the Chamber of Bliss | Bak Sze-Ting |
ICAC Investigators 2009 | Lam Bui Kei | Guest star for episode 1
Beyond the Realm of Conscience | Kong Choi King | Guest star for episode 1
2010 | Some Day | Lam Jing-ling |
Every Move You Make | Yip Chin-ting (Phoenix) |
2011 | Only You | Phoebe Szeto |
Be Home for Dinner | Sum Bui Yee | Nominated – TVB Anniversary Award for Best Actress (Top 15)
Nominated – TVB Anniversary Award for My Favourite Female Character (Top 15)
The Other Truth | Lee Miu-yee | Guest star
2012 | No Good Either Way | Ling |
King Maker | Yim Sam-leung | Nominated – TVB Anniversary Award for My Favourite Female Character (Top 10)
2013 | The Song of Desert | Hong Gu |
Brother's Keeper | Yiu Man-ying | Best Leading Actress in TVB 46th Anniversary Gala Popularity Vote TVB Award for Best Actress
Won – TVB Anniversary Award for Best Actress
Won – TVB Anniversary Award for My Favourite Female Character
2013–2014 | Return of the Silver Tongue | Chan Chun-Chun | Performs theme song with Fred Cheng – "兩句" (Two Sentences)
2014 | Black Heart White Soul | Tam Mei-ching | Nominated – TVB Anniversary Award for Best Actress (Top 5)
Nominated – TVB Anniversary Award for My Favourite Female Character (Top 5)
2015 | Ghost of Relativity | Suen Suk-mui | Won – TVB Anniversary Award for Most Popular Female Character
Nominated – TVB Anniversary Award for Best Actress (Top 5)
Won – 2015 TVB Star Awards Malaysia – TVB Star Award for Favourite Actress
Won – 2015 TVB Star Awards Malaysia for TVB Favorite Drama Character (Top 16)
Nominated – 2015 TVB Star Awards Malaysia – My Favorite TVB On-Screen Couple with Moses Chan
Won – StarHub TVB Award for My Favorite TVB Female Character – (Top 6)
Nominated – StarHub TVB Award for My Favorite TVB Actress
Nominated – StarHub TVB Award for My Favorite TVB On-Screen Couple with Moses Chan
Under the Veil | Dyun Fung-Sam/Dyun So-Sei |
2016 | Brother's Keeper II | Yiu Man-ying | Nominated – TVB Anniversary Award for Best Actress (Top 5)
Nominated – TVB Anniversary Award for My Favourite Female Character (Top 15)
Won – StarHub TVB Award for My Favorite TVB Female Character – (Top 6)
My Lover from the Planet Meow | Miu Miu-Miu | Won – 2016 TVB Star Awards Malaysia for TVB Favorite Drama Character (Top 16)
Nominated – 2016 TVB Star Awards Malaysia – TVB Star Award for Favourite Actress (Top 5)
Nominated – 2016 TVB Star Awards Malaysia – My Favorite TVB On-Screen Couple with Moses Chan and Nancy Wu
2017 | Destination Nowhere | Kai Wing Yin |
A General, A Scholar and A Eunuch | Jackie Fung Wai-chi |
My Ages Apart | Ling Kit Yu |

### Films

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Year  | Title  | Role  | Notes

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2000 | Queenie and King the Lovers | Queenie |
The Blood Rules | Bo |
The Temptation of Office Ladies | Crystal |
Hong Kong Pie | Sexy |
Clean My Name, Mr. Coroner! | Bobo Lam |
2001 | Strangers Meet on the Way |  |
La Brassiere | ballroom manager |
Let's Sing Along | Kika Kwok |
2002 | Possessed | Bobo | a.k.a. Demon Possession
Ghost Office | Amanda |
Golden Chicken | Madam A |
2003 | 1:99 Shorts |  | a.k.a. 1:99 Short Film Series
Looking for Mister Perfect | Mrs. Chan | a.k.a. Looking for Mr. Perfect
Golden Chicken 2 | Madam A |
2004 | Three of a Kind | Victoria |
My Sweetie | Little Chin |
2005 | Crazy n' the City | Madam Wu |
Slim till Dead | Sisi |
It Had to Be You! | Lisa |
Wait 'til You're Older | policewoman |
2006 | Super Kid | Chole King | a.k.a. Superkid
My Mother Is a Belly Dancer | Mrs. Wong | Nominated – Hong Kong Film Award for Best Supporting Actress
2007 | Dancing Lion |  |
Trivial Matters | Professor Chan's wife |
2008 | Chaos | Ling |
A Decade of Love |  |
2009 | Look for a Star | socialite at party | a.k.a. Looking for a Star
Split Second Murders | Insurance Agent's Client | Guest star
2010 | All's Well, Ends Well 2010 | The Empress |
2011 | Hong Kong Ghost Stories | Miss Kong |
The Fortune Buddies |  |
2012 | All's Well, Ends Well 2012 |  |
Love in the Buff |  |
Vulgaria |  |
2016–2018 | Shed Skin Papa | Yam Sa Sa |

### Television presenting

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Year  | Title  | Program type  | Network  | Notes

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2010 | The Voice 2 | Reality show style singing competition | TVB | Co-hosting with Sammy Leung
Nominated – TVB Award for Best Host
2010 | New Talent Singing Awards | Reality show style singing competition | TVB |
2011 | Deja Love | Romance game show | TVB | Co-hosting with Margie Tsang

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## References

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1. ^ "Gossip mill: Kristal Tin leaves TVB to get out of comfort zone - and other entertainment news this week". 18 April 2020.
2. ^ "Kristal Tin at TVB". Archived from the original on 8 November 2012. Retrieved 16 October 2012.
3. ^ "杜汶泽田蕊妮 百衲衣般感情缝补到今天(附图)_影音娱乐_新浪网". ent.sina.com.cn.
4. ^ Wong, Bryan (3 December 2024). "Ex TVB Star Kristal Tin, 47, Has Lung Cancer, Undergoes Surgery". 8days. Retrieved 12 December 2024.
5. ^ Kristal Tin at douban.com
6. ^ "Kristal Tin".

## External links

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* Kristal Tin on Instagram
* Kristal Tin at IMDb
* Crystal Tin Yue-Lai at the Hong Kong Movie Database

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TVB Anniversary Award for Best Actress

* Esther Kwan (1997)
* Ada Choi (1998)
* Jessica Hsuan (1999)
* Carol Cheng (2000)
* Liza Wang (2001)
* Flora Chan (2002)
* Maggie Cheung Ho-yee (2003)
* Gigi Lai (2004)
* Liza Wang (2005)
* Charmaine Sheh (2006)
* Louise Lee (2007)
* Michelle Yim (2008)
* Sheren Tang (2009)
* Sheren Tang (2010)
* Myolie Wu (2011)
* Tavia Yeung (2012)
* Kristal Tin (2013)
* Charmaine Sheh (2014)
* Nancy Wu (2015)
* Nancy Wu (2016)
* Natalie Tong (2017)
* Ali Lee (2018)
* Kara Wai (2019)
* Sisley Choi (2020)
* Rosina Lam (2021)
* Elena Kong (2022)
* Charmaine Sheh (2023)
* Katy Kung (2024)

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TVB Anniversary Award for Most Popular Female Character

* Charmaine Sheh (2006)
* Susanna Kwan (2007)
* Louise Lee (2008)
* Tavia Yeung (2009)
* Charmaine Sheh (2010)
* Myolie Wu (2011)
* Kate Tsui (2012)
* Kristal Tin (2013)
* Charmaine Sheh (2014)
* Kristal Tin (2015)
* Grace Wong (2016)
* Sisley Choi (2017)
* Alice Chan (2018)
* Selena Lee and Miriam Yeung (2019)
* Katy Kung (2020)
* Ali Lee (2021)
* Amy Fan (2022)

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