Helena Law Lan

ActorCrew Nov 13 (age 91) Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, China 1949–2026 (77 year career)

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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 …

Known For

Film

Flash Point

Madam Ma

Film

A Simple Life

Madame Lo

Film

Cook Up a Storm

Grandmother Zhang

Film

Miracles: The Canton Godfather

In the Governor's Room

Film

Royal Tramp 2

Dragon Sect Founder

Film

The White Storm

Wai's mother

Film

Bruce Lee: The Man and the Legend

Self

Film

Royal Warriors

Patron at Nightclub California

Filmography

Acting (482)

Movies (333)

823 Hostage Crisis

Fight for Tomorrow

Reborn

as Sister Xia

Table for Six 2

as Josephine's Grandmother

Death Notice

as Old Woman

Burning

All U Need Is Love

as Service Staff

Synesthete

as Modern Go-Between

All's Well, End's Well 2020

2020

as Headmaster Law

5.7

I Love You, You're Perfect, Now Change!

as Granny Lung / Nun

Girl Dorm

A Beautiful Moment

Adieu

Agent Mr. Chan

as Meng Po

L Storm

as Raymond Chan's mother

Hotel Soul Good

Always Be with You

as The Taoist

Cook Up a Storm

as Grandmother Zhang

The Ghost House

Love Contractually

Through the Eye

A Dog Named Wang Zi

Heaven in the Dark

as Prosecution Lawyer

Big Fortune Hotel

as Lung Poh

靈魂相認

Tales of Mystery

as Lung Popo (segment 3)

Super Models

The Making of a Man

An Inspector Calls

as Butler

Are You Here

Flirting in the Air

as Sister Future

Overheard 3

as Aunt Gil

The White Storm

as Wai's mother

A Simple Life

as Madame Lo

The Cases

The Haunting Lover

as Mrs. Cui

Midnight Taxi

as Xie shifu's wife

Flash Point

as Madam Ma

Loving You Is Wrong

Undying Heart

as Kiko

Don't Open Your Eyes

as Auntie Seventh

The Unusual Youth

Papa Loves You

Good for Nothing

Gun Affinity

as Fei's mother

Unplugging Nightmare

2004

as Joe's aunt

Troublesome Night 18

as 毕氏龙娣

Enjokosai Angel

Troublesome Night 19

as 毕氏龙娣

The Story of Soccer Bet

Ghost Story

as The Master

Foolish 23

Kung Fu Master Is My Grandma!

2003

as Granny Wong Fei Hung

Death Trap

2003

as Auntie Sang

My Honeymoon with a Vampire

2003

as Auntie Mui

Deals with the Dark

2003

Fighting To Survive

2002

5.0

Twilight Zone Cops: My Spirited Wife

2002

as Miss Shaw

1.0

Twilight Zone Cops: Ghost Driven

as Granny Shaw

Cafe Shop

Troublesome Night 14

as 毕氏龙娣

Taxi Driver

Troublesome Night 13

as 毕氏龙娣

Troublesome Night 15

as 毕氏龙娣

Haunted Office

as Mary Ho

Troublesome Night 17

as 毕氏龙娣

The Conman 2002

as Summer's Mom

Ghost Timeless

as Bak Sau-Sau

Return from the Other World

as Shiu's Mother

Time 4 Hope

as Chi's Mother

Ghost in the Family

Troublesome Night 16

as 毕氏龙娣、黄婆

The Soul Is Return

Visible Secret 2

as Old Lady Downstairs

6.0

Ghost Story - Horrible Tea

2001

as Lau's Mother

Human Pork Chop

2001

as Grace's Grandmother

4.2

Seamy Side Of Life - A Black Chick

as Yuk's grandmother

Master Q 2001

as Referee

Bakery Amour

as Jet's mom

Merry-Go-Round

as Locust's grandma

Troublesome Night 9

as 毕氏龙娣

Dead End

Troublesome Night 10

as 毕氏龙娣

Esprit D'Amour

as Aunt Ha

Clueless

Comic King

Troublesome Night 8

as 毕氏龙娣

Young Guns

Troublesome Night 11

as 毕氏龙娣

Troublesome Night 12

as 毕氏龙娣

Speedy Gun Shooter

United We Stand, and Swim

2001

as Little Fish's Mom

5.0

The Legend of a Professional

2001

as Ho's mom

Hong Kong History Y

2001

Raped by an Angel 5: The Final Judgement

as Mrs. Hong

Bloody Cops

as Sister Lan

Hong Kong History X

as Auntie Bird

Eternal Love

Ghost Meets You

as Hung Chi Yin

Twilight Garden

as Aunt Nun

True Love

2000

8.0

Jiang Hu: The Triad Zone

as Kei's Widow

Troublesome Night 7

as Granny Ping

Sworn Revenge

For Bad Boys Only

as Sophia

Resort Massacre

as Mrs. Lim

Deathnet.Com

as Gigi's Mother

Mafia.com

Troublesome Night 5

as Old Ghost

Bullets Over Summer

as Granny

He is My Enemy, Partner and Father-In-Law

1999

as Stallone's Mother

7.1

Gigolo of Chinese Hollywood

as Lady Kam

Hanky Panky

as Vincent's Mother

Till Death Do Us Part

The Mirror

as Aunt Lan

Troublesome Night 6

as Heung's mother

House of the Damned

as Aunt Nan

Horoscope: The Voice from Hell

1999

as Aunt Szeto

5.3

Immortal Spirit

1999

as Mike's Mother-in-Law

Mr. A? Mr. C?

The Untold Story 2

as Granny San

The Pale Sky

Step Into the Dark

as Faith's grandmother

Troublesome Night 3

as Gigi's granny

Mr. Wai-Go

as Mrs. Wong

Young and Dangerous: The Prequel

1998

as Nam's Grandmother

5.8

Grandma and Her Ghosts

Haunted Mansion

as Ah Gi's mother

Nightmare Zone

as Grumpy Old Woman

A Long and Forgotten Ghost Story

1998

as Convenience Store Boss's Wife

5.0

Young and Dangerous 5

as Nam's Grandmother

Faces of Horror

F***/Off

Midnight Zone

as Shing's Mom

Haunted Karaoke

as Woman Who Summons Ghosts

6.0

He Comes From Planet K

as Granny Lone

Troublesome Night

as Ghost Granny

24 Hrs Ghost Story

as Charlie's mother

Tamagotchi

as Miss Tsui

Stand Behind the Yellow Line

1997

as Master's grandmother

02:00 A.M.

1997

as Chi

4.0

Young and Dangerous 3

1996

6.4

Man Wanted 2: Those Were the Days

1996

as Aunt Lan

4.3

Devil's Woman

1996

as Si-Man's Grandmother

3.0

July 13th

1996

as Aunt Lung

4.0

The Day that Doesn't Exist

Just Married

Hong Kong Graffiti

I Will Wait for You!

Hello! Who Is It?

as May's mom

From Zero to Hero

Man on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown

1994

as Hung's mom

Fatal Obsession

as The Sorceress

The Third Full Moon

as Dr. Lung

Out on a Limb

Modern Romance

as Sister Nancy

The Crucifixion

as Jogger [cameo]

Don't Stop My Crazy Love for You

as Miss Ho

Thou Shalt Not Swear

as Lung

Boys Are Easy

as Mrs. Wu

Justice Is Blind

as Lawyer

The Bride with White Hair 2

1993

as Wu Tang Clan Elder

Crazy Hong Kong

as Mother

Royal Tramp 2

as Dragon Sect Founder

7.1

Sting of the Scorpion

1992

as Chien's mother

Once a Black Sheep

as Sister Tak Lan

Devil of Rape

Touch and Go

as Goose's mother

Deja Vu in Budapest

She Shoots Straight

as Nanny

Ghostly Vixen

as Janitor

Doctor Vampire

as Mrs. Hsieh

The Iceman Cometh

as Hospital worker

Miracles: The Canton Godfather

1989

as In the Governor's Room

7.1

Vampire Buster

1989

as Councillor Tang

6.6

Operation Pink Squad II

as Landlady

Gift from Heaven

as Wu Tse Tien

Eat a Bowl of Tea

as Aunt Gim

Missing Man

as Housemaid

The Haunted Cop Shop II

as Ms. Yellow

Operation Pink Squad

as Wong

The Crazy Companies II

as Amy's Mother

Double Fattiness

Guests in the House

as Ho Fei-Feng

The Greatest Lover

as Shi's Aunt

Fortune Hunters

Trouble Couples

as Agnes' mother

Royal Warriors

as Patron at Nightclub California

The Missed Date

My Heavenly Lover

Devil Cat

I Do

Aces Go Places III: Our Man from Bond Street

Winner Takes All?

Crazy 17

I Do!

Just For Fun

Linqi：Decision

The Perfect Wife?!

Energetic-21

as Alan's Mother

Young Dreams

1982

Short Cuts

1979

On Probation

1977

as Reform school mistress

The Legend of the Purple Hairpin

Money Crazy

as Rich Chan's Wife

Laugh In

You Are Wonderful

大乡里与扫街添

女人呢样野

Temperament of Life

My Wacky, Wacky World

千奇百怪俏女傭

Let's Rock

The Wandering Life

The Running Mob

"Fertility" Bank

遊戲人間三百年

烏龍賊阿爸

Thief of Thieves

Money Is Everything

老夫子

Sup Sap Bup Dap

Games Gamblers Play

as Man's Wife

Tenants of Talkative Street

Seductive Ghost

The Country Bumpkin

大乡里八面威风

Fun, Hong Kong Style

Gossip Street

as Suzy Lo

Supremo

Hong Kong 73

as Hospital Registration Nurse

Kidnap

乜都得先生

The House of 72 Tenants

1973

as Brothel mamasan

6.3

Bruce Lee: The Man and the Legend

as Self

The Heroine

as Taxi Dispatcher

Lucky Seven

as Blind wife

Happy Times

1970

Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow

1970

as Song's Sister-in-Law

飞剑神童

Magic Feeding

The Liar

The Magic Cat

七彩红男绿女

成家立室

相思甜如蜜

as Jenny Lee

Young, Pregnant and Unmarried

1968

as Wong Siu-Kuen/Ah Kuen

梅兰菊竹

1968

Buddhist Spiritual Palm Returned

1968

as 阿嬌

小五義大破銅網陣

1968

Let's Be Happy Tonight

玉女癡情

Girl with Cat's Eye

as Ding Lai

蓬门淑女

1967

Song of Happiness

1967

as Ng Sheung-Ling

旺财嫂

1967

Happy Years

1967

聖火雄風大破火蓮陣

1967

Little Foursome Family

1966

神秘的血案

1966

as 女警

Twin Sisters

1966

as Julie, Chow's Stepwife

Landlady and Tenant

1966

as Ah Fong

One Duel Too Many

1966

天涯芳草

1966

Strange Romance on a Bus

1966

as 黃秀鳳

7.0

Return of Lady Bond

1966

as Tong's stepmother

春满花开燕子归

You Do Me Wrong

To Marry a Ghost

701乌龙女侦探

The Detective

as Mrs Wu

Double Exposure

1966

as 露丝

Double Relation

1966

as 馮霞

The Curse

1965

Black Holidays

1965

as Wong Lan

Silent Love

1965

as Lan

Good Luck

1965

as 何芳

难为了家嫂

1965

The Secret Code

1965

as Cheung Yuet-Ngor

Standard Husband

1965

To Catch a Murderer

1965

as 羅太

Eight Murderers

1965

as 黃太

The Diary of a Husband, Part 2

1964

as Mrs Lung

As Time Goes By

1964

as Ting Wai-fong

A Deadly Night

1964

as Maid

The Diary of a Husband

1964

as Mrs. Lung

The Beau

1964

as 明星

Homeless Children

1964

as Miss Lau

The Student Prince

1964

as Miss Ng

Madam Kam

1963

as Chiu Yuk-Wah

Three Love Affairs

1963

as Wong Yuk-Mui

Young Girl In Love

1963

as 高碧茜 (Ko Pik Sai)

Two City Girls

1963

as Pang Shui-ha

Sadly Bidding My Hometown Farewell

1962

Mysterious Murderer

1962

The Flaming Mountain

1962

as Dragon Woman

Creepy Nights

1961

Les Belles

1961

as Cafe Cashier

6.5

Dial 999 for 24-Hour Murder Case

1961

as Lucy

The Story of Wong Ang the Heroine

1960

as Chiu's second concubine

Adventure on a Deadly Island

1960

The Wild, Wild Rose

1960

as Nightclub patron

7.5

The Case of 'Missing Corpse’

1960

as Secretary

My Intimate Partner

1960

as Tam Fung's wife 谭枫妻

8.0

秋风残叶

1960

Wong An Vs. the Flying Tigers

1960

as Lee Bik-Lin

The Great Devotion

1960

as Mahjong pal

The Talking Bird

1959

10.0

Story of the White-Haired Demon Girl (Part 1)

1959

as Yin-Ying Lo

Road

1959

as Kit Ching

How Oriole the Heroine Solved the Case of the Three Dead Bodies

1959

Money

1959

as Club patron

Human Relationships

1959

Wong Fei Hung Trapped in Hell

1959

King Kong's Adventures in the Heavenly Palace

as Prostitute

Glass Slippers

The Chair

as Woman with little girl

Our Dream Car

1959

as Auto Queen

Autumn Comes to Purple Rose Garden

1958

as 婢女

Murder on a Wedding Night

1958

Ah Chiu is Getting Married

1958

Sweet Girl in Terror

1958

The Prince's Romantic Affairs

1958

as Guest [extra]

My Kingdom for a Husband

as Queen's Escort

黃飛鴻血濺姑婆屋

Fatso Married Skinny

as Dancer

The White Crane Hero

1956

Wong Fei-Hung and the Lantern Festival Disturbance

1956

as Prostitute

Neighbours All

1954

A Love Story

1954

as 唐英

Romantic Spell

The Kid

as Factory worker

夜来风雨声

Television (149)

The Fading Gold

2025

as Fong Luk Chiu-Kwan

You're Just Not Her

Sinister Beings

Hello Missfortune

as Lam Sze-mei

Death By Zero

2020

as So Fei Ya / "Sofia"

Police Tactical Unit

Life on the Line

Oh My Grad

as Kong Pik

The No No Girl

Blue Veins

as Lam Wong Chi Hung

Come with Me

House of Spirits

as Mrs Bak

The Last Healer in Forbidden City

as 慈禧

Brick Slaves

Shades of Life

Come On, Cousin

as Fong Gwai-lan

Officer Geomancer

2014

6.5

Neighborhood Ghost Stories

as 龙婆

Inbound Troubles

as Sophia

Awfully Lawful

最佳女主角

Karma Rider

The Last Steep Ascent

Club Sparkle

謎

Be My Guest

On the Road (Sr. 1)

Summer Heat

The Academy

The Battle Against Evil

Angels of Mission

Kung Fu Soccer

Police Station No. 7

Wong Fei Hung – Master of Kung Fu

Hard Fate

Life Begins at Forty

Ups and Downs in the Sea of Love

2003

as Grandmother Wah

4.0

Whatever It Takes

2003

as 高大娘

Point of No Return

The Legend Of Love

Burning Flame II

Treasure Raiders

Gods of Honour

as 姚天香

The Awakening Story

Reaching Out

Unveil The Mystery

as 主持人

Aiming High

2000

as 翁美香

Incurable Traits

Crimson Sabre

Street Fighters

as 何八

Witness to a Prosecution

as 牛妈

Road To Eternity

Man's Best Friend

Life For Life

A Loving Spirit

Armed Reaction

as 刘顺好

War And Remembrance

as 多隆妻

Rural Hero

A Place Of One's Own

Untraceable Evidence

as 傅修女

Justice Sung

Taming Of The Princess

as 王大妈

Triumph Over Evil

Mystery Files

Time Before Time

Drunken Angels

State of Divinity

as 定逸师太

One Good Turn Deserves Another

1996

Detective Investigation Files

as 宋甘兰 Sung Kam Lan

Hand of Hope

From Act to Act

The Conder Heroes 95 (Digital Remaster)

1995

as 裘千尺 Kao Chin-chek

The Condor Heroes 95

1995

as 裘千尺 Kao Chin-chek

7.4

When a Man Loves a Woman

1995

The Last Conquest

1994

Crime And Passion

1994

The Art of Being Together

1993

The Vampire Returns

1993

as 张可爱

The Buddhism Palm Strikes Back

1993

8.5

The Edge of Righteousness

Gambling On Life

The Key Man

as 余亚葵

Odd Man Out

Tales From Beyond

as 孟男母亲

Money And Fame

Source Of Evil

Beyond Love

as 六姐

The Black Sabre

1991

Beside the Seaside, Beside the Sea

1991

Police on the Road

1991

When the Sun Shines

1990

When Things Get Tough

The Witness Of Time

The Justice of Life

as 曾亞彩

The Sect of Blood & Iron

The Jade Fox

War Of The Dragon

Three In A Crowd

Everybody's Somebody's Favourite

1988

Two Most Honorable Knights

as 花婆婆

Leo And Sirius

The Seasons

The Upstart and the Self-Made Man

1987

New Heavenly Sword and Dragon Sabre

1986

as 靜玄

10.0

The Feud of Two Brothers

1986

8.5

The Legend of Wong Tai Sin

1986

as 独孤婆婆

7.5

The Unyielding Master Lim

1986

Dharma

1986

Brothers Under The Skin

1986

Men of the House

1986

Take Care Your Highness

The Tough Fight

The Brave Squad

Police Cadet

as 李麗媚

The Duke of Mount Deer

1984

as 麗春院老闆娘

7.0

The Young Detective

1984

It's A Long Way To Home

1984

Summer Kisses Winter Tears

1984

The Return of the Condor Heroes

1983

as 裘千尺

7.2

The Fortune Teller (II)

1983

Woman on the Beat

1983

Sandwiches

1983

Beyond the Rose Garden

The Fortune Teller

You Only Live Twice

Destiny

The Buddha's Magic Palm

1982

Love With Many Phases

1982

Stardust

1982

错结良缘

1982

as 张妈

The Fate

1981

Young's Female Warrior

1981

An Ending To Remember

The Shell Game

as 霍太太

Five Easy Pieces

In Search Of

The Bund III

Discovery Bay

Chor Lau-heung

as 蓉蓉的姑媽

Vanity Fair

Conflict

The Giants

One Sword

A House is Not a Home

1977

Absent Minded Inspector

The First Love

This Generation

Chinese Folklore

The Fatal Irony

Crew (1)

Television (1)

謎

2007

Actor's Assistant