Person

Helena Law Lan

Acting · Born 1934-11-13 · Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, China

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.

Known for

Filmography

2026823 Hostage Crisis
2025The Fading GoldFong Luk Chiu-Kwan
2025Fight for Tomorrow
2025RebornSister Xia
2024Table for Six 2Josephine's Grandmother
2023You're Just Not Her
2023Death NoticeOld Woman
2022Burning
2021Hello MissfortuneLam Sze-mei
2021SynestheteModern Go-Between
2021Sinister Beings
2021All U Need Is LoveService Staff
2020Death By ZeroSo Fei Ya / "Sofia"
2020All's Well, End's Well 2020Headmaster Law
2019Police Tactical Unit
2019Girl Dorm
2019I Love You, You're Perfect, Now Change!Granny Lung / Nun
2018Hotel Soul Good
2018Life on the Line
2018L StormRaymond Chan's mother
2018Adieu
2018A Beautiful Moment
2018Agent Mr. ChanMeng Po
2017Always Be with YouThe Taoist
2017Oh My GradKong Pik
2017The Ghost House
2017Through the EyeAunt Juan
2017The No No Girl
2017Love Contractually
2017Cook Up a StormGrandmother Zhang
2016A Dog Named Wang Zi
2016Come with Me
2016House of SpiritsMrs Bak
2016Blue VeinsLam Wong Chi Hung
2016The Last Healer in Forbidden City慈禧
2016Heaven in the DarkProsecution Lawyer
2015Big Fortune HotelLung Poh
2015Are You HereMaster of Wisdom
2015Super Models
2015The Making of a Man
2015Brick Slaves
2015An Inspector CallsButler
2015Tales of MysteryLung Popo (segment 3)
2015靈魂相認
2014Officer Geomancer
2014Come On, CousinFong Gwai-lan
2014Flirting in the AirSister Future
2014Neighborhood Ghost Stories龙婆
2014Overheard 3Aunt Gil
2014Shades of Life
2013The White StormWai's mother
2013最佳女主角
2013Karma Rider
2013Awfully Lawful
2013Inbound TroublesSophia
2012The Last Steep Ascent
2012The Cases
2012A Simple LifeMadame Lo
2010The Haunting LoverMrs. Cui
2009Midnight TaxiXie shifu's wife
2009Club Sparkle
2007Flash PointMadam Ma
2007謎
2007Loving You Is Wrong
2006Don't Open Your EyesAuntie Seventh
2006Undying HeartKiko
2006Summer Heat
2006Be My Guest
2006On the Road (Sr. 1)
2005The Unusual Youth
2005The Academy
2005The Battle Against Evil
2004Kung Fu Soccer
2004Unplugging NightmareJoe's aunt
2004Hard Fate
2004Police Station No. 7
2004Gun AffinityFei's mother
2004Angels of Mission
2004Wong Fei Hung – Master of Kung Fu
2004Papa Loves You
2004Good for Nothing
2003Life Begins at Forty
2003Ghost StoryThe Master
2003Point of No Return
2003Death TrapAuntie Sang
2003Foolish 23
2003Troublesome Night 19毕氏龙娣
2003Kung Fu Master Is My Grandma!Granny Wong Fei Hung
2003Ups and Downs in the Sea of LoveGrandmother Wah
2003Enjokosai Angel
2003The Legend Of Love
2003Troublesome Night 18毕氏龙娣
2003Whatever It Takes高大娘
2003The Story of Soccer Bet
2003My Honeymoon with a VampireAuntie Mui
2003Deals with the Dark
2002Cafe Shop
2002Troublesome Night 17毕氏龙娣
2002The Conman 2002Summer's Mom
2002Burning Flame II
2002Haunted OfficeMary Ho
2002Troublesome Night 16毕氏龙娣、黄婆
2002Troublesome Night 15毕氏龙娣
2002Visible Secret 2Old Lady Downstairs
2002Twilight Zone Cops: Ghost DrivenGranny Shaw
2002Troublesome Night 14毕氏龙娣
2002Treasure Raiders
2002Fighting To Survive
2002Troublesome Night 13毕氏龙娣
2002Time 4 HopeChi's Mother
2002Taxi Driver
2002The Soul Is Return
2002Ghost TimelessBak Sau-Sau
2002Twilight Zone Cops: My Spirited WifeMiss Shaw
2002Ghost in the Family
2002Return from the Other WorldShiu's Mother
2001Seamy Side Of Life - A Black ChickYuk's grandmother
2001Merry-Go-RoundLocust's grandma
2001The Awakening Story
2001Unveil The Mystery主持人
2001Troublesome Night 12毕氏龙娣
2001Gods of Honour姚天香
2001Dead End
2001Troublesome Night 11毕氏龙娣
2001Hong Kong History Y
2001The Legend of a ProfessionalHo's mom
2001Master Q 2001Referee
2001Clueless
2001Troublesome Night 10毕氏龙娣
2001Esprit D'AmourAunt Ha
2001Bakery AmourJet's mom
2001Comic King
2001Troublesome Night 9毕氏龙娣
2001Human Pork ChopGrace's Grandmother
2001Troublesome Night 8毕氏龙娣
2001Speedy Gun Shooter
2001Young Guns
2001United We Stand, and SwimLittle Fish's Mom
2001Ghost Story - Horrible TeaLau's Mother
2001Reaching Out
2000For Bad Boys OnlySophia
2000Twilight GardenAunt Nun
2000Ghost Meets YouHung Chi Yin
2000Crimson Sabre
2000Mafia.com
2000Eternal Love
2000Hong Kong History XAuntie Bird
2000Deathnet.ComGigi's Mother
2000Jiang Hu: The Triad ZoneKei's Widow
2000Incurable Traits
2000Street Fighters何八
2000Sworn Revenge
2000Resort MassacreMrs. Lim
2000True Love
2000Raped by an Angel 5: The Final JudgementMrs. Hong
2000Aiming High翁美香
2000Bloody CopsSister Lan
2000Troublesome Night 7Granny Ping
1999Till Death Do Us Part
1999Witness to a Prosecution牛妈
1999He is My Enemy, Partner and Father-In-LawStallone's Mother
1999House of the DamnedAunt Nan
1999The MirrorAunt Lan
1999Life For Life
1999Road To Eternity
1999A Loving Spirit
1999Mr. A? Mr. C?
1999Troublesome Night 6Heung's mother
1999Bullets Over SummerGranny
1999Hanky PankyVincent's Mother
1999Gigolo of Chinese HollywoodLady Kam
1999Immortal SpiritMike's Mother-in-Law
1999Man's Best Friend
1999Troublesome Night 5Old Ghost
1999Horoscope: The Voice from HellAunt Szeto
1998Mr. Wai-GoMrs. Wong
1998Nightmare ZoneGrumpy Old Woman
1998A Long and Forgotten Ghost StoryConvenience Store Boss's Wife
1998Faces of Horror
1998Haunted MansionAh Gi's mother
1998Rural Hero
1998Armed Reaction刘顺好
1998Young and Dangerous: The PrequelNam's Grandmother
1998The Pale Sky
1998The Untold Story 2Granny San
1998Grandma and Her Ghosts
1998Step Into the DarkFaith's grandmother
1998F***/Off
1998A Place Of One's Own
1998Young and Dangerous 5Nam's Grandmother
1998War And Remembrance多隆妻
1998Troublesome Night 3Gigi's granny
1997Untraceable Evidence傅修女
1997TamagotchiMiss Tsui
1997Justice Sung
1997He Comes From Planet KGranny Lone
1997Time Before Time
1997Triumph Over Evil
1997Drunken Angels
1997Stand Behind the Yellow LineMaster's grandmother
1997Haunted KaraokeWoman Who Summons Ghosts
1997Mystery Files
1997Troublesome NightGhost Granny
199724 Hrs Ghost StoryCharlie's mother
1997Midnight ZoneShing's Mom
1997Taming Of The Princess王大妈
199702:00 A.M.Chi
1996One Good Turn Deserves Another
1996Man Wanted 2: Those Were the DaysAunt Lan
1996Young and Dangerous 3
1996State of Divinity定逸师太
1996Devil's WomanSi-Man's Grandmother
1996Outburst洪日菊
1996July 13thAunt Lung
1995The Day that Doesn't Exist
1995From Act to Act
1995When a Man Loves a Woman
1995The Condor Heroes 95裘千尺 Kao Chin-chek
1995The Conder Heroes 95 (Digital Remaster)裘千尺 Kao Chin-chek
1995Just Married
1995Detective Investigation Files宋甘兰 Sung Kam Lan
1995Hong Kong Graffiti
1995Hand of Hope
1994From Zero to Hero
1994Fatal ObsessionThe Sorceress
1994Crime And Passion
1994Modern RomanceSister Nancy
1994The CrucifixionJogger [cameo]
1994The Third Full MoonDr. Lung
1994Hello! Who Is It?May's mom
1994I Will Wait for You!
1994The Last Conquest
1994Out on a Limb
1994Man on the Verge of a Nervous BreakdownHung's mom
1993The Bride with White Hair 2Wu Tang Clan Elder
1993The Edge of Righteousness
1993The Art of Being Together
1993Thou Shalt Not SwearLung
1993Boys Are EasyMrs. Wu
1993Justice Is BlindLawyer
1993Gambling On Life
1993Crazy Hong KongMother
1993The Buddhism Palm Strikes Back
1993Don't Stop My Crazy Love for YouMiss Ho
1993The Vampire Returns张可爱
1992Tales From Beyond孟男母亲
1992Devil of Rape
1992Royal Tramp 2Dragon Sect Founder
1992The Key Man余亚葵
1992Money And Fame
1992Once a Black SheepSister Tak Lan
1992Source Of Evil
1992Odd Man Out
1992Beyond Love六姐
1992Sting of the ScorpionChien's mother
1991Beside the Seaside, Beside the Sea
1991Police on the Road
1991Touch and GoGoose's mother
1991The Black Sabre
1991Deja Vu in Budapest
1990Doctor VampireMrs. Hsieh
1990When the Sun Shines
1990When Things Get Tough
1990Ghostly VixenJanitor
1990The Witness Of Time
1990She Shoots StraightNanny
1989The Justice of Life曾亞彩
1989Gift from HeavenWu Tse Tien
1989War Of The Dragon
1989Three In A Crowd
1989Missing ManHousemaid
1989The Iceman ComethHospital worker
1989Eat a Bowl of TeaAunt Gim
1989Miracles: The Canton GodfatherIn the Governor's Room
1989Vampire BusterCouncillor Tang
1989The Sect of Blood & Iron
1989Operation Pink Squad IILandlady
1989The Jade Fox
1988The Crazy Companies IIAmy's Mother
1988Operation Pink SquadWong
1988Leo And Sirius
1988The Greatest LoverShi's Aunt
1988Two Most Honorable Knights花婆婆
1988Double Fattiness
1988The Haunted Cop Shop IIMs. Yellow
1988Guests in the HouseHo Fei-Feng
1988Everybody's Somebody's Favourite
1987Fortune Hunters
1987Trouble CouplesAgnes' mother
1987The Upstart and the Self-Made Man
1987The Seasons
1986Dharma
1986New Heavenly Sword and Dragon Sabre靜玄
1986My Heavenly Lover
1986Men of the House
1986Royal WarriorsPatron at Nightclub California
1986The Legend of Wong Tai Sin独孤婆婆
1986The Missed Date
1986The Unyielding Master Lim
1986The Feud of Two Brothers
1986Brothers Under The Skin
1985The Tough Fight
1985Take Care Your Highness
1985Devil Cat
1985I DoSister Ngan
1985The Brave Squad
1984Summer Kisses Winter Tears
1984香江花月夜(數碼修復版)业母
1984Police Cadet李麗媚
1984Winner Takes All?
1984Crazy 17
1984The Young Detective
1984The Duke of Mount Deer麗春院老闆娘
1984It's A Long Way To Home
1984Aces Go Places III: Our Man from Bond Street
1983The Fortune Teller (II)
1983Sandwiches
1983The Return of the Condor Heroes裘千尺
1983Just for Fun
1983The Perfect Wife?!
1983Woman on the Beat
1983Beyond the Rose Garden
1983再見十九歲(數碼修復版)古修女
1983I Do!
1983The Fortune Teller
1982Love With Many Phases
1982Young Dreams
1982Energetic-21Alan's Mother
1982Destiny
1982The Buddha's Magic Palm
1982Stardust
1982You Only Live Twice
1982American PlayhouseAunt Gim
1982错结良缘张妈
1981An Ending To Remember
1981Young's Female Warrior
1981The Fate六婶
1980The Bund III
1980The Shell Game霍太太
1980Five Easy Pieces
1980Discovery Bay
1980The Brothers容帼碧
1980In Search Of
1979Chor Lau-heung蓉蓉的姑媽
1979Short Cuts
1978Conflict
1978One Sword
1978The Giants
1978Vanity Fair
1977A House is Not a Home
1977Money CrazyRich Chan's Wife
1977On ProbationReform school mistress
1977Absent Minded Inspector
1977The Legend of the Purple Hairpin
1976女人呢样野
1976You Are Wonderful
1976The First Love
1976Laugh In
1976This Generation
1976大乡里与扫街添
1975Let's Rock
1975遊戲人間三百年
1975"Fertility" Bank
1975The Running Mob
1975Thief of Thieves
1975Sup Sap Bup Dap
1975My Wacky, Wacky World
1975The Wandering Life
1975千奇百怪俏女傭
1975Money Is Everything
1975Temperament of Life
1975老夫子
1975烏龍賊阿爸
1974Kidnap
1974Chinese Folklore
1974Games Gamblers PlayMan's Wife
1974大乡里八面威风
1974Seductive Ghost
1974Supremo
1974Gossip StreetSuzy Lo
1974Tenants of Talkative Street
1974Fun, Hong Kong Style
1974Hong Kong 73Hospital Registration Nurse
1974The Country Bumpkin
1974The Fatal Irony
1974乜都得先生
1973Bruce Lee: The Man and the LegendSelf
1973The House of 72 TenantsBrothel mamasan
1973The HeroineTaxi Dispatcher
1970Yesterday, Today, TomorrowSong's Sister-in-Law
1970Magic Feeding
1970Lucky SevenBlind wife
1970Secret agent no. 1
1970Happy Times
1970飞剑神童
1969相思甜如蜜Jenny Lee
1969成家立室
1969The Liar
1969The Magic Cat
1969七彩红男绿女
1968Let's Be Happy Tonight
1968小五義大破銅網陣
1968Young, Pregnant and UnmarriedWong Siu-Kuen/Ah Kuen
1968Buddhist Spiritual Palm Returned阿嬌
1968梅兰菊竹
1968玉女癡情
1967Girl with Cat's EyeDing Lai
1967蓬门淑女
1967Song of HappinessNg Sheung-Ling
1967聖火雄風大破火蓮陣
1967Happy YearsMiss Pak Chen
1967旺财嫂
1966Return of Lady BondTong's stepmother
1966One Duel Too Many
1966Strange Romance on a BusHuang Xiufeng
1966Twin SistersJulie, Chow's Stepwife
1966To Marry a Ghost
1966神秘的血案女警
1966Double Exposure露丝
1966Landlady and TenantAh Fong
1966The DetectiveMrs Wu
1966Double Relation馮霞
1966The Deadly Angel Alias: The Venomous Angel.岑美瑩
1966天涯芳草
1966Little Foursome Family
1966You Do Me Wrong
1966春满花开燕子归
1966701乌龙女侦探
1965The Secret CodeCheung Yuet-Ngor
1965Eight Murderers黃太
1965Silent LoveLan
1965Good Luck何芳
1965难为了家嫂
1965To Catch a Murderer羅太
1965Black HolidaysWong Lan
1965Standard Husband
1965The Curse
1965The Husband of a Lady
1964The Diary of a Husband, Part 2Mrs Lung
1964The Student PrinceMiss Ng
1964A Deadly NightMaid
1964The Beau明星
1964Homeless ChildrenMiss Lau
1964The Diary of a HusbandMrs. Lung
1964As Time Goes ByTing Wai-fong
1963Two City GirlsPang Shui-ha
1963Young Girl In Love高碧茜 (Ko Pik Sai)
1963Three Love AffairsWong Yuk-Mui
1963Madam KamChiu Yuk-Wah
1962Sadly Bidding My Hometown Farewell
1962Mysterious Murderer
1962The Flaming MountainDragon Woman
1961Creepy Nights
1961Les BellesCafe Cashier
1961Dial 999 for 24-Hour Murder CaseLucy
1960The Story of Wong Ang the HeroineChiu's second concubine
1960Adventure on a Deadly Island
1960Wong An Vs. the Flying TigersLee Bik-Lin
1960My Intimate PartnerTam Fung's wife 谭枫妻
1960The Wild, Wild RoseNightclub patron
1960The Case of 'Missing Corpse’Secretary
1960The Great DevotionMahjong pal
1960秋风残叶
1959The Talking Bird
1959Human Relationships
1959How Oriole the Heroine Solved the Case of the Three Dead Bodies
1959The ChairWoman with little girl
1959Glass Slippers
1959RoadKit Ching
1959Wong Fei Hung Trapped in Hell
1959King Kong's Adventures in the Heavenly PalaceProstitute
1959Story of the White-Haired Demon Girl (Part 1)Yin-Ying Lo
1959MoneyClub patron
1959Our Dream CarAuto Queen
1958Sweet Girl in Terror
1958Ah Chiu is Getting Married
1958Autumn Comes to Purple Rose Garden婢女
1958Murder on a Wedding Night
1958The Prince's Romantic AffairsGuest [extra]
1957My Kingdom for a HusbandQueen's Escort
1957黃飛鴻血濺姑婆屋
1956Fatso Married SkinnyDancer
1956The White Crane Hero
1956Wong Fei-Hung and the Lantern Festival DisturbanceProstitute
1954Neighbours All
1954A Love Story唐英
1954香銷十二美人樓季蘭友
1953Romantic Spell
1950The KidFactory worker
1949夜来风雨声

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