
Helena Law Lan
November 13, 1934 (90 years old) in Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, China
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
Credits
- 2024 · Table for Six 2 as Josephine's Grandmother
- 2023 · You're Just Not Her as
- 2023 · Death Notice as
- 2022 · Burning as
- 2021 · Synesthete as Modern Go-Between
- 2018 · Hotel Soul Good as
- 2018 · Adieu as
- 2017 · Through the Eye as
- 2016 · A Dog Named Wang Zi as
- 2016 · Heaven in the Dark as Prosecution Lawyer
- 2015 · Are You Here as
- 2015 · Tales of Mystery as Lung Popo (segment 3)
- 2012 · The Cases as
- 2010 · The Haunting Lover as Mrs. Cui
- 2009 · Midnight Taxi as Xie shifu's wife
- 2006 · Don't Open Your Eyes as Auntie Seventh
- 2006 · Undying Heart as
- 2005 · The Unusual Youth as
- 2004 · Papa Loves You as
- 2003 · Ghost Story as The Master
- 2003 · Troublesome Night 19 as Mrs. Bud Lung
- 2003 · Enjokosai Angel as
- 2003 · Troublesome Night 18 as Mrs. Bud Lung
- 2002 · Cafe Shop as
- 2002 · Troublesome Night 16 as Mrs. Bud Lung / Granny Wong
- 2002 · Troublesome Night 15 as Mrs. Bud Lung
- 2002 · Visible Secret 2 as Old Lady Downstairs
- 2002 · Twilight Zone Cops: Ghost Driven as Granny Shaw
- 2002 · Troublesome Night 14 as Mrs. Bud Lung
- 2002 · Fighting To Survive as
- 2002 · Troublesome Night 13 as Mrs. Bud Lung
- 2002 · Time 4 Hope as Chi's mother
- 2002 · Twilight Zone Cops: My Spirited Wife as Miss Shaw
- 2002 · Ghost Timeless as Bak Sau-Sau
- 2002 · Return from the Other World as Shiu's Mother
- 2001 · Merry-Go-Round as Locust's grandma
- 2001 · Troublesome Night 12 as Mrs. Bud Lung
- 2001 · Troublesome Night 11 as Mrs. Bud Lung
- 2001 · Troublesome Night 10 as Mrs. Bud Lung
- 2001 · Esprit D'Amour as Aunt Ha
- 2001 · Human Pork Chop as Grace's Grandmother
- 2001 · United We Stand, and Swim as Little Fish's Mom
- 2001 · Ghost Story - Horrible Tea as Lau's Mother
- 2000 · For Bad Boys Only as Sophia
- 2000 · Twilight Garden as Aunt Nun
- 2000 · Deathnet.Com as Gigi's Mother
- 2000 · Resort Massacre as Mrs. Lim
- 2000 · Troublesome Night 7 as Granny Ping
- 1999 · He is My Enemy, Partner and Father-In-Law as Stallone's Mother
- 1999 · Troublesome Night 6 as Heung's mother
- 1999 · Hanky Panky as Vincent's Mother
- 1999 · Gigolo of Chinese Hollywood as Lady Kam
- 1999 · Horoscope: The Voice from Hell as Aunt Szeto
- 1998 · Nightmare Zone as Grumpy Old Woman
- 1998 · A Long and Forgotten Ghost Story as Convenience Store Boss's Wife
- 1998 · The Pale Sky as
- 1998 · Step Into the Dark as Faith's grandmother
- 1998 · F***/Off as
- 1997 · Teme Gotchi as
- 1997 · Stand Behind the Yellow Line as Master's grandmother
- 1997 · 24 Hrs Ghost Story as Charlie's mother
- 1997 · Midnight Zone as Shing's Mom
- 1997 · 02:00 A.M. as Chi
- 1996 · July 13th as
- 1995 · The Day that Doesn't Exist as
- 1995 · Just Married as
- 1995 · Hong Kong Graffiti as
- 1994 · From Zero to Hero as
- 1994 · Fatal Obsession as The Sorceress
- 1994 · Modern Romance as Sister Nancy
- 1994 · The Crucifixion as Jogger [cameo]
- 1994 · The Third Full Moon as Dr. Lung
- 1994 · I Will Wait for You! as
- 1993 · Thou Shalt Not Swear as Lung
- 1993 · Justice Is Blind as Lawyer
- 1992 · Once a Black Sheep as Sister Tak Lan
- 1992 · Sting of the Scorpion as Chien's mother
- 1990 · Ghostly Vixen as
- 1989 · Gift from Heaven as Wu Tse Tien
- 1989 · Missing Man as Housemaid
- 1988 · Guests in the House as Ho Fei-Feng
- 1987 · Trouble Couples as Agnes' mother
- 1986 · My Heavenly Lover as
- 1986 · The Missed Date as
- 1985 · Devil Cat as
- 1984 · Crazy 17 as
- 1982 · Energetic-21 as Alan's Mother
- 1977 · On Probation as Reform school mistress
- 1975 · The Running Mob as
- 1975 · My Wacky, Wacky World as
- 1975 · Temperament of Life as
- 1974 · Kidnap as
- 1974 · Seductive Ghost as
- 1974 · Gossip Street as Suzy Lo
- 1974 · Tenants of Talkative Street as
- 1970 · Happy Times as
- 1967 · The Lady with a Cat's Eyes as Ding Lai
- 1966 · Twin Sisters as Julie, Chow's Stepwife
- 1966 · Double Exposure as 露丝
- 1966 · Landlady and Tenant as Ah Fong
- 1966 · The Detective as Mrs Wu
- 1965 · The Secret Code as Cheung Yuet-Ngor
- 1964 · The Student Prince as Miss Ng
- 1964 · The Diary of a Husband as Mrs. Lung
- 1963 · Two City Girls as Pang Shui-ha
- 1963 · Madam Kam as Chiu Yuk-Wah
- 1960 · The Story of Wong Ang the Heroine as Chiu's second concubine
- 1960 · My Intimate Partner as Tam Fung's wife 谭枫妻
- 1959 · How Oriole the Heroine Solved the Case of the Three Dead Bodies as
- 1956 · Fatso Married Skinny as Dancer
- Future · Golden Forest as
- 2024 · Fight for Tomorrow as
- 2021 · Hello Misfortune as
- 2021 · Sinister Beings as
- 2021 · All U Need Is Love as Service Staff
- 2020 · All's Well, Ends Well 2020 as Headmaster Law
- 2019 · Police Tactical Unit as
- 2019 · Girl Dorm as
- 2019 · I Love You, You're Perfect, Now Change! as
- 2018 · Life on the Line as
- 2018 · L Storm as Raymond Chan's mother
- 2018 · Agent Mr. Chan as Meng Po
- 2018 · A Beautiful Moment as
- 2017 · Always Be with You as The Taoist
- 2017 · Oh My Grad as Kong Pik
- 2017 · The Ghost House as
- 2017 · The No No Girl as
- 2017 · Love Contractually as
- 2017 · Cook Up a Storm as Grandmother Zhang
- 2016 · Come with Me as
- 2016 · House of Spirits as Mrs Bak
- 2016 · Blue Veins as
- 2016 · The Last Healer in Forbidden City as 慈禧
- 2015 · Big Fortune Hotel as Lung Poh
- 2015 · Super Models as
- 2015 · The Making of a Man as
- 2015 · Brick Slaves as
- 2015 · An Inspector Calls as Butler
- 2014 · Officer Geomancer as
- 2014 · Come On, Cousin as Fong Gwai-lan
- 2014 · Flirting in the Air as Sister Future
- 2014 · Neighborhood Ghost Stories as 龙婆
- 2014 · Overheard 3 as Aunt Gil
- 2014 · Shades of Life as
- 2013 · The White Storm as Wai's mother
- 2013 · Karma Rider as
- 2013 · Awfully Lawful as
- 2013 · Inbound Troubles as Sophia
- 2012 · The Last Steep Ascent as
- 2012 · A Simple Life as Madame Lo
- 2009 · Club Sparkle as
- 2007 · Flash Point as Jun Ma's Mother
- 2007 · 謎 as
- 2007 · Loving You Is Wrong as
- 2006 · Summer Heat as
- 2006 · On the Road (Sr. 1) as
- 2005 · The Academy as
- 2005 · The Battle Against Evil as
- 2004 · Kung Fu Soccer as
- 2004 · Unplugging Nightmare as Joe's aunt
- 2004 · Hard Fate as
- 2004 · Police Station No. 7 as
- 2004 · Gun Affinity as Fei's mother
- 2004 · Angels of Mission as
- 2004 · Wong Fei Hung – Master of Kung Fu as
- 2004 · Good for Nothing as
- 2003 · Life Begins at Forty as
- 2003 · Death Trap as Auntie Sang
- 2003 · Foolish 23 as
- 2003 · Kung Fu Master Is My Grandma! as Granny Wong Fei Hung
- 2003 · Ups and Downs in the Sea of Love as Grandmother Wah
- 2003 · The Legend Of Love as
- 2003 · Whatever It Takes as 高大娘
- 2003 · The Story of Soccer Bet as
- 2003 · Deals with the Dark as
- 2003 · My Honeymoon with a Vampire as Auntie Mui
- 2002 · Troublesome Night 17 as Mrs. Bud Lung
- 2002 · The Conman 2002 as Summer's Mom
- 2002 · Burning Flame II as
- 2002 · Haunted Office as Mary Ho
- 2002 · Treasure Raiders as
- 2002 · Ghost in the Family as
- 2002 · The Soul Is Return as
- 2002 · Taxi Driver as
- 2001 · Seamy Side Of Life - A Black Chick as Yuk's grandmother
- 2001 · The Awakening Story as
- 2001 · Unveil The Mystery as 主持人
- 2001 · Gods of Honour as Yao Tianxiang, Li Jing's Mother
- 2001 · Dead End as
- 2001 · Hong Kong History Y as
- 2001 · The Legend of a Professional as Ho's mom
- 2001 · Master Q 2001 as Referee
- 2001 · Clueless as
- 2001 · Bakery Amour as Jet's mom
- 2001 · Comic King as
- 2001 · Troublesome Night 9 as Mrs Bud Lung
- 2001 · Troublesome Night 8 as Mrs Bud Lung
- 2001 · Reaching Out as
- 2001 · Young Guns as
- 2001 · Speedy Gun Shooter as
- 2000 · Ghost Meets You as Hung Chi Yin
- 2000 · Crimson Sabre as
- 2000 · Mafia.com as
- 2000 · Eternal Love as
- 2000 · Hong Kong History X as Auntie Bird
- 2000 · Jiang Hu: The Triad Zone as Kei's widow
- 2000 · Incurable Traits as
- 2000 · Street Fighters as 何八
- 2000 · Sworn Revenge as
- 2000 · True Love as
- 2000 · Raped by an Angel 5: The Final Judgement as Mrs. Hong
- 2000 · Aiming High as 翁美香
- 2000 · Bloody Cops as Sister Lan
- 1999 · Till Death Do Us Part as
- 1999 · Witness to a Prosecution as 牛妈
- 1999 · House of the Damned as Aunt Nan
- 1999 · The Mirror as Aunt Lan
- 1999 · Road To Eternity as
- 1999 · Life For Life as
- 1999 · A Loving Spirit as
- 1999 · Mr. A? Mr. C? as
- 1999 · Bullets Over Summer as Granny
- 1999 · Immortal Spirit as Mike's Mother-in-Law
- 1999 · Man's Best Friend as
- 1999 · Troublesome Night 5 as Old Ghost
- 1998 · Mr. Wai-Go as Mrs. Wong
- 1998 · Faces of Horror as
- 1998 · Haunted Mansion as Ah Gi's mother
- 1998 · Rural Hero as
- 1998 · Armed Reaction as 刘顺好
- 1998 · Young and Dangerous: The Prequel as Nam's Grandmother
- 1998 · The Untold Story 2 as Granny San
- 1998 · Grandma and Her Ghosts as
- 1998 · A Place Of One's Own as
- 1998 · Young and Dangerous 5 as Nam's Grandmother
- 1998 · War And Remembrance as
- 1998 · Troublesome Night 3 as
- 1997 · Justice Sung as
- 1997 · He Comes From Planet K as Granny Lone
- 1997 · Time Before Time as
- 1997 · Drunken Angels as
- 1997 · Triumph Over Evil as
- 1997 · Haunted Karaoke as Woman Who Summons Ghosts
- 1997 · Mystery Files as
- 1997 · Troublesome Night as Ghost Granny
- 1997 · Taming Of The Princess as 王大妈
- 1996 · One Good Turn Deserves Another as
- 1996 · Hand of Hope as
- 1996 · Man Wanted 2: Those Were the Days as Aunt Lan
- 1996 · Young and Dangerous 3 as
- 1996 · State of Divinity as 定逸師太
- 1996 · Devil's Woman as Si-Man's Grandmother
- 1995 · From Act to Act as
- 1995 · When a Man Loves a Woman as
- 1995 · The Condor Heroes 95 as 裘千尺 Kao Chin-chek
- 1995 · Detective Investigation Files as 宋甘兰 Sung Kam Lan
- 1995 · Detective Investigation Files as 陈十五 Chan Sup Ng
- 1994 · Crime And Passion as
- 1994 · Hello! Who Is It? as May's mom
- 1994 · The Last Conquest as
- 1994 · Man on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown as Hung's mom
- 1994 · Out on a Limb as
- 1993 · The Bride with White Hair 2 as Wu Tang Clan Elder
- 1993 · The Edge of Righteousness as
- 1993 · The Art of Being Together as
- 1993 · Boys Are Easy as Mrs. Wu
- 1993 · Gambling On Life as
- 1993 · Crazy Hong Kong as Mother
- 1993 · The Buddhism Palm Strikes Back as
- 1993 · Don't Stop My Crazy Love for You as Miss Ho
- 1993 · The Vampire Returns as 张可爱
- 1992 · Tales From Beyond as 孟男母亲
- 1992 · Devil of Rape as
- 1992 · Royal Tramp 2 as
- 1992 · Money And Fame as
- 1992 · Odd Man Out as
- 1992 · Source Of Evil as
- 1992 · Beyond Love as 六姐
- 1992 · The Key Man as 余亚葵
- 1991 · Beside the Seaside, Beside the Sea as
- 1991 · Police on the Road as
- 1991 · Touch and Go as Goose's mother
- 1991 · The Black Sabre as
- 1990 · Doctor Vampire as Mrs. Hsieh
- 1990 · When Things Get Tough as
- 1990 · When the Sun Shines as
- 1990 · The Witness Of Time as
- 1990 · She Shoots Straight as Amah
- 1989 · The Justice of Life as
- 1989 · Three In A Crowd as
- 1989 · The Iceman Cometh as Hospital worker
- 1989 · Eat a Bowl of Tea as Aunt Gim
- 1989 · Miracles: The Canton Godfather as In the Governor's Room
- 1989 · Vampire Buster as Councillor Tang
- 1989 · The Sect of Blood & Iron as
- 1989 · Operation Pink Squad II as Landlady
- 1989 · The Jade Fox as
- 1989 · War Of The Dragon as
- 1988 · The Crazy Companies II as Amy's Mother
- 1988 · Operation Pink Squad as Wong
- 1988 · Leo And Sirius as
- 1988 · The Greatest Lover as Shi's Aunt
- 1988 · Two Most Honorable Knights as 花婆婆
- 1988 · Double Fattiness as
- 1988 · The Haunted Cop Shop II as Ms. Yellow
- 1988 · Everybody's Somebody's Favourite as
- 1987 · Fortune Hunters as
- 1987 · The Upstart and the Self-Made Man as
- 1987 · The Seasons as
- 1986 · Dharma as
- 1986 · New Heavenly Sword and Dragon Sabre as 靜玄
- 1986 · Men of the House as
- 1986 · The Unyielding Master Lim as
- 1986 · Brothers Under The Skin as
- 1986 · Royal Warriors as
- 1986 · The Legend of Wong Tai Sin as 独孤婆婆
- 1986 · The Feud of Two Brothers as
- 1985 · The Tough Fight as
- 1985 · Take Care Your Highness as
- 1985 · I Do as
- 1985 · The Brave Squad as
- 1984 · Summer Kisses Winter Tears as
- 1984 · Police Cadet as
- 1984 · Winner Takes All? as
- 1984 · The Young Detective as
- 1984 · The Duke of Mount Deer as 麗春院老闆娘
- 1984 · It's A Long Way To Home as
- 1984 · Aces Go Places III: Our Man from Bond Street as
- 1983 · The Fortune Teller (II) as
- 1983 · The Return of the Condor Heroes as 裘千尺
- 1983 · Just For Fun as
- 1983 · The Perfect Wife?! as
- 1983 · Woman on the Beat as
- 1983 · Beyond the Rose Garden as
- 1983 · I Do! as
- 1983 · Sandwiches as
- 1983 · The Fortune Teller as
- 1982 · Love With Many Phases as
- 1982 · Young Dreams as
- 1982 · Destiny as
- 1982 · The Buddha's Magic Palm as
- 1982 · Stardust as
- 1982 · You Only Live Twice as
- 1982 · 错结良缘 as 张妈
- 1981 · An Ending To Remember as
- 1981 · Young's Female Warrior as
- 1981 · The Fate as
- 1980 · The Bund III as
- 1980 · The Shell Game as 霍太太
- 1980 · Five Easy Pieces as
- 1980 · Discovery Bay as
- 1980 · In Search Of as
- 1979 · Chor Lau-heung as 蓉蓉的姑媽
- 1979 · Short Cuts as
- 1978 · Conflict as
- 1978 · One Sword as
- 1978 · The Giants as
- 1978 · Vanity Fair as
- 1977 · A House is Not a Home as
- 1977 · Money Crazy as Rich Chan's Wife
- 1977 · Absent Minded Inspector as
- 1977 · The Legend of the Purple Hairpin as
- 1976 · 女人呢样野 as
- 1976 · You Are Wonderful as
- 1976 · The First Love as
- 1976 · Laugh In as
- 1976 · This Generation as
- 1976 · 大乡里与扫街添 as
- 1975 · Let's Rock as
- 1975 · "Fertility" Bank as
- 1975 · Thief of Thieves as
- 1975 · Sup Sap Bup Dap as
- 1975 · The Wandering Life as
- 1974 · Chinese Folklore as
- 1974 · Games Gamblers Play as Man's Wife
- 1974 · 大乡里八面威风 as
- 1974 · Supremo as
- 1974 · Fun, Hong Kong Style as
- 1974 · Hong Kong 73 as Hospital Registration Nurse
- 1974 · The Country Bumpkin as
- 1974 · The Fatal Irony as
- 1974 · 乜都得先生 as
- 1973 · Bruce Lee: The Man and the Legend as Self
- 1973 · The House of 72 Tenants as Brothel mamasan
- 1973 · The Heroine as Taxi Dispatcher
- 1970 · Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow as Song's Sister-in-Law
- 1970 · Lucky Seven as Blind wife
- 1969 · Let's Build a Family as
- 1969 · The Liar as
- 1968 · Young, Pregnant and Unmarried as Wong Siu-Kuen/Ah Kuen
- 1968 · Buddhist Spiritual Palm Returned as 阿嬌
- 1967 · 蓬门淑女 as
- 1966 · Return of Lady Bond as Tong's stepmother
- 1966 · One Duel Too Many as
- 1966 · Strange Romance on a Bus as 黃秀鳳
- 1966 · To Marry a Ghost as
- 1966 · 神秘的血案 as 女警
- 1966 · Little Foursome Family as
- 1965 · Silent Love as Lan
- 1965 · Good Luck as 何芳
- 1965 · Black Holidays as Wong Lan
- 1965 · The Curse as
- 1964 · The Diary of a Husband, Part 2 as Mrs Lung
- 1964 · A Deadly Night as Maid
- 1964 · Homeless Children as Miss Lau
- 1964 · As Time Goes By as Ting Wai-fong
- 1963 · Young Girl In Love as 高碧茜 (Ko Pik Sai)
- 1963 · Three Love Affairs as Wong Yuk-Mui
- 1962 · Sadly Bidding My Hometown Farewell as
- 1962 · Mysterious Murderer as
- 1962 · The Flaming Mountain as Dragon Woman
- 1961 · Creepy Nights as
- 1961 · Les Belles as Cafe Cashier
- 1961 · Dial 999 for 24-Hour Murder Case as Lucy
- 1960 · Adventure on a Deadly Island as
- 1960 · Wong An Vs. the Flying Tigers as Lee Bik-Lin
- 1960 · The Case of 'Missing Corpse’ as Secretary
- 1960 · The Great Devotion as Mahjong pal
- 1959 · The Talking Bird as
- 1959 · Human Relationships as
- 1959 · The Chair as Woman with little girl
- 1959 · Glass Slippers as
- 1959 · Road as Kit Ching
- 1959 · Wong Fei Hung Trapped in Hell as
- 1959 · King Kong's Adventures in the Heavenly Palace as Prostitute
- 1959 · Story of the White-Haired Demon Girl (Part 1) as Yin-Ying Lo
- 1959 · Money as Club patron
- 1958 · Sweet Girl in Terror as
- 1958 · Ah Chiu is Getting Married as
- 1957 · My Kingdom for a Husband as Queen's Escort
- 1956 · The White Crane Hero as
- 1956 · Wong Fei-Hung and the Lantern Festival Disturbance as Prostitute
- Future · Reborn as
- 1958 · Autumn Comes to Purple Rose Garden as 婢女
- 1958 · Murder on a Wedding Night as
- 1958 · The Prince's Romantic Affairs as Guest [extra]
- 1954 · Neighbours All as
- 1954 · A Love Story as 唐英
- 1953 · Romantic Spell as
- 1950 · The Kid as Factory worker
- 1949 · 夜来风雨声 as