Background
Chen Jin was born on March 4, 1964 in Ji'nan, Shandong, China into a military family.
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Chen Jin was born on March 4, 1964 in Ji'nan, Shandong, China into a military family.
Chen Jin graduated from Shandong University of Arts in 1987, majoring in drama. After graduation, she was assigned to the People's Liberation Army Air Force Drama Group as an actress.
Chen's first film role was uncredited appearance in the film Woman Criminal (1992). In 1997, she acted with Li Yapeng, Pan Yueming, and Jiang Chao in the television series Student Hero and won the Outstanding Actress Award at the Flying Apsaras Award.
For her role as Wang Ruhui in Roaring Across the Horizon, Chen Jin won the Golden Rooster Award for Best Supporting Actress, Huabiao Award for Outstanding Actress, and Best Supporting Actress Award at the Changchun Film Festival.
In 2002, she earned her second Flying Apsaras Award for Outstanding Actress for her performance as Zhu Huiyun in My Sister-in-law.
Chen Jin had a minor role as a middle-aged women in Ma Liwen's romantic comedy film Desires of the Heart (2006), which starred Vivian Wu, Ge You, and Fan Bingbing.
In 2003, she played the role of Lin Zihan in Grand Justice, for which she won the Favorite Actress Award at the Golden Eagle Awards.
In 2007, Chen Jin had a cameo appearance in Zhang Yimou's Curse of the Golden Flower, a historical film starring Chow Yun-fat, Gong Li, and Jay Chou, a financial success that took in $78,568,977 at the box office worldwide.
In 2009, she starred with Xu Fan, Zhang Jingchu, Chen Daoming, and Li Chen in Huayi Brothers's production of Aftershock, directed by Feng Xiaogang. In 2012, she starred in The Doctors, for which she received Favorite Actress Award nomination at the Golden Eagle Awards.
