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Helena Law Lan

Acting Born Nov 13, 1934 Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, China 24 credits

Biography

Born Yin Ying Lo in Guangdong, China, Helena began acting as a teenager in the early 1950s and took the stage name Law Lan after actress Sophia Loren ("Law Lan" being the Cantonese pronunciation of Loren's last name). She would go on to become one of the most prolific actresses in the world, amassing well over 500 film and TV acting credits to date. Though she's adaptable to any genre, in later years she carved a niche out for herself in horror films, including the seemingly-endless Troublesome Night series.

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Known for

Detective Investigation Files

as 宋甘兰 Sung Kam Lan

Detective Investigation Files

as 陈十五 Chan Sup Ng
Film

Australia

2008

Full filmography

  • Detective Investigation Files (1995) as 宋甘兰 Sung Kam Lan
  • Detective Investigation Files (1995) as 陈十五 Chan Sup Ng
  • Armed Reaction (1998) as 刘顺好
  • The Seasons (1987)
  • Police Cadet (1984) as 李麗媚
  • Club Sparkle (2009)
  • The Justice of Life (1989) as 曾亞彩
  • The Shell Game (1980) as 霍太太
  • The Academy (2005)
  • When the Sun Shines (1990)
  • A House is Not a Home (1977)
  • The Duke of Mount Deer (1984) as 麗春院老闆娘
  • Everybody's Somebody's Favourite (1988)
  • Witness to a Prosecution (1999) as 牛妈
  • Gods of Honour (2001) as 姚天香
  • New Heavenly Sword and Dragon Sabre (1986) as 靜玄
  • Young's Female Warrior (1981)
  • Sinister Beings (2021)
  • The Condor Heroes 95 (1995) as 裘千尺 Kao Chin-chek
  • The Fading Gold (2025) as Fong Luk Chiu-Kwan
  • The Return of the Condor Heroes (1983) as 裘千尺
  • The Giants (1978)
  • Chor Lau-heung (1979) as 蓉蓉的姑媽
  • The Feud of Two Brothers (1986)