{{Short description|Hong Kong actress (born 1977)}} {{BLP sources|date=November 2014}} {{Use dmy dates|date=January 2020}} {{Family name hatnote|Tin|Kristal Tin|Tin Yui Nei|lang=Hong Kong}} {{infobox person | name = Kristal Tin | image = 田蕊妮.jpg | alt = | caption = | birth_name = Tin Ming Wai ({{zh|c=田明慧|labels=no}}) | birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1977|09|28}} | birth_place = British Hong Kong | occupation = Singer, Actress | years_active = 1995–present | agent = TVB (2006-2020)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.asiaone.com/entertainment/gossip-mill-thomas-ong-does-very-normal-thing-first-time-because-cb-and-other|title=Gossip mill: Kristal Tin leaves TVB to get out of comfort zone - and other entertainment news this week|date=18 April 2020|access-date=21 April 2020|archive-date=14 August 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200814231551/https://www.asiaone.com/entertainment/gossip-mill-thomas-ong-does-very-normal-thing-first-time-because-cb-and-other|url-status=live}}</ref> | spouse = {{marriage|Chapman To|2005}} | awards = {{awards|award=TVB Anniversary Awards|name='''Best Actress'''<br>2013 ''Brother's Keeper''<br />'''Most Popular Female Character'''<br>2013 ''Brother's Keeper''<br>2015 ''Ghost of Relativity'' <br> '''Best Host'''<br>2018 ''Pretty Forty''}}{{awards|award=Asian Television Awards|name='''Best Drama Performance by an Actress (Highly Commended)'''<br>2015 ''Black Heart White Soul''}} | module = {{Infobox Chinese|child=yes |name1 = Stage name | t = 田蕊妮 | p = Tián Ruǐ Nī | j = Tin4 Jeoi5 Nei4 }} }}
'''Kristal Tin Yui Nei''' ({{zh|c=田蕊妮|j={{kCantonese|田蕊妮}}}}, born 28 September 1977) is a Hong Kong singer and a former TVB actress.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://artiste.tvb.com/?m=guest&u=kristaltin|title=Kristal Tin at TVB|access-date=16 October 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121108112741/http://artiste.tvb.com/?m=guest&u=kristaltin|archive-date=8 November 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref>
== Career == 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== Tin was married to Chapman To in June 2005.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://ent.sina.com.cn/s/2005-06-20/2006757523.html|title=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|website=ent.sina.com.cn|access-date=16 October 2012|archive-date=18 September 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180918123620/http://ent.sina.com.cn/s/2005-06-20/2006757523.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
In 2024, Tin was diagnosed with early-stage lung adenocarcinoma and underwent surgery to remove the cancer in Taiwan.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Wong |first=Bryan |date=3 December 2024 |title=Ex TVB Star Kristal Tin, 47, Has Lung Cancer, Undergoes Surgery |url=https://www.8days.sg/entertainment/asian/kristal-tin-lung-cancer-838861 |access-date=2024-12-12 |website=8days |language=en |archive-date=13 December 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241213230009/https://www.8days.sg/entertainment/asian/kristal-tin-lung-cancer-838861 |url-status=live }}</ref>
==Filmography== ===Television=== {| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 100%;" |- !Year !Title !Role !Notes |- |rowspan="2" | 1995 || {{lang|zh|田蕊妮}} || Fei Fei || |- | ''Justice Pao Ji Dip Ying Wei Hun'' || || |- |rowspan="3" | 1996 || ''The Folk Tales'' || || |- | ''Jan Sheung'' || || |- | ''The Coma'' || Seung Fo || |- |rowspan="2" | 1997 || ''Coincidentally'' || || |- | {{lang|zh-HK|等著你回來}} || Ho Dai Bo || |- |rowspan="3" | 1998 || ''Thou Shalt Not Cheat'' || || |- | ''Flaming Brothers'' || Cat || |- | ''The Heroine of the Yangs'' || Yeung Man Gwong || |- |rowspan="1" | 1999 || ''The Mad Phoenix'' || || |- |rowspan="4" | 2000 || ''Legend – A Dream Named Desire'' || Suen Lam Lam || |- | ''Battlefield Network'' || Nga Mei Yi || |- | ''Divine Retribution'' || Kei Siu Gwan || |- | ''Hong Kong Yan Ga Yan'' || || |- |rowspan="3" | 2001 || ''To Where He Belongs'' || Leui Ting || |- | ''Su Dong Po'' || Sing Ping Gwan Jyu || |- | {{lang|zh-HK|非常好警}} || Lily || |- |rowspan="3" | 2002 || ''Son from the Past'' || || |- | ''No. 8 Bus'' || Sam Git Jing || |- | ''Cheung Gung Fu Chai'' || Ling Mun Yuet || |- |rowspan="2" | 2003 || ''Light of Million Hope'' || Ko Gwai || |- | {{lang|zh-HK|子是故人來}} || Luk Yu Yan || |- |rowspan="2" | 2007 || ''Return Home'' || A Juan || |- | ''Phoenix Rising'' || Kong Lai Nga || Warehoused and broadcast in 2008 |- |rowspan="2" | 2008 || ''Love Exchange'' || Ching Ngo Yee (Jackie) || Nominated – TVB Award for Best Supporting Actress (Top 10) |- | ''The Four'' || Kuk Yin Hung || |- |rowspan="3" | 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 |- |rowspan=2|2010 || ''Some Day'' || Lam Jing-ling || |- | ''Every Move You Make'' || Yip Chin-ting (Phoenix) || |- |rowspan=3|2011 || ''Only You'' || Phoebe Szeto || |- | ''Be Home for Dinner'' || Sum Bui Yee || Nominated – TVB Anniversary Award for Best Actress (Top 15)<br />Nominated – TVB Anniversary Award for My Favourite Female Character (Top 15) |- | ''The Other Truth'' || Lee Miu-yee || Guest star |- |rowspan=2|2012 || ''No Good Either Way'' || Ling || |- | ''King Maker'' || Yim Sam-leung || Nominated – TVB Anniversary Award for My Favourite Female Character (Top 10) |- |rowspan=2|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 <br />Won – TVB Anniversary Award for Best Actress<br />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 – "{{lang|zh-HK|兩句}}" (Two Sentences) |- |rowspan="1" | 2014 || ''Black Heart White Soul'' || Tam Mei-ching || Nominated – TVB Anniversary Award for Best Actress (Top 5)<br />Nominated – TVB Anniversary Award for My Favourite Female Character (Top 5) |- |rowspan=2| 2015 || ''Ghost of Relativity'' || Suen Suk-mui || Won – TVB Anniversary Award for Most Popular Female Character<br/>Nominated – TVB Anniversary Award for Best Actress (Top 5)<br />Won – 2015 TVB Star Awards Malaysia – TVB Star Award for Favourite Actress<br />Won – 2015 TVB Star Awards Malaysia for TVB Favorite Drama Character (Top 16)<br />Nominated – 2015 TVB Star Awards Malaysia – My Favorite TVB On-Screen Couple with Moses Chan<br /> Won – StarHub TVB Award for My Favorite TVB Female Character – (Top 6) <br /> Nominated – StarHub TVB Award for My Favorite TVB Actress<br /> Nominated – StarHub TVB Award for My Favorite TVB On-Screen Couple with Moses Chan |- | ''Under the Veil'' ||Dyun Fung-Sam/Dyun So-Sei || |- |rowspan=2| 2016 || ''Brother's Keeper II'' || Yiu Man-ying ||Nominated – TVB Anniversary Award for Best Actress (Top 5) <br />Nominated – TVB Anniversary Award for My Favourite Female Character (Top 15)<br />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)<br /> Nominated – 2016 TVB Star Awards Malaysia – TVB Star Award for Favourite Actress (Top 5)<br /> Nominated – 2016 TVB Star Awards Malaysia – My Favorite TVB On-Screen Couple with Moses Chan and Nancy Wu |- |rowspan=3| 2017 || ''Destination Nowhere'' || Kai Wing Yin|| |- | ''A General, A Scholar and A Eunuch'' ||Jackie Fung Wai-chi|| |- | ''My Ages Apart'' || Ling Kit Yu || |}
===Films=== {| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 100%;" |- !Year !Title !Role !Notes |- |rowspan="5"|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 || |- |rowspan="3"|2001 || ''Strangers Meet on the Way'' || || |- | ''La Brassiere'' || ballroom manager || |- | ''Let's Sing Along'' || Kika Kwok || |- |rowspan="3"|2002 || ''Possessed'' || Bobo || a.k.a. ''Demon Possession'' |- | ''Ghost Office'' || Amanda || |- | ''Golden Chicken'' || Madam A || |- |rowspan="3"|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 || |- |rowspan="2"|2004 || ''Three of a Kind'' || Victoria || |- | ''My Sweetie'' || Little Chin || |- |rowspan="4"|2005 || ''Crazy n' the City'' || Madam Wu || |- | ''Slim till Dead'' || Sisi || |- | ''It Had to Be You!'' || Lisa || |- | ''Wait 'til You're Older'' || policewoman || |- |rowspan="2"|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 |- |rowspan="2"|2007 || ''Dancing Lion'' || || |- | ''Trivial Matters'' || Professor Chan's wife || |- |rowspan="2"|2008 || ''Chaos'' || Ling || |- | ''A Decade of Love'' || || |- |rowspan="2"|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 || |- |rowspan="2"| 2011 || ''Hong Kong Ghost Stories'' || Miss Kong || |- | ''The Fortune Buddies'' || || |- |rowspan="3"| 2012 || ''All's Well, Ends Well 2012'' || || |- | ''Love in the Buff'' || || |- | ''Vulgaria'' || || |- |2016–2018 || ''Shed Skin Papa'' || Yam Sa Sa || |}
===Television presenting=== {| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 100%;" |- !Year !Title !Program type !Network !Notes |- | 2010 || ''The Voice 2'' || Reality show style singing competition || TVB || Co-hosting with Sammy Leung<br>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 |}
<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://movie.douban.com/celebrity/1275866/ |title=Kristal Tin at douban.com |access-date=19 May 2019 |archive-date=21 August 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190821123306/https://movie.douban.com/celebrity/1275866/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Kristal Tin |url=http://chinesemov.com/actors/Kristal%20Tin.html}}</ref>
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== * {{instagram|tinyuilee}} * {{IMDb name|1235844}} * {{hkmdb name|13368|Crystal Tin Yue-Lai}}
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