Helena Law Lan
Born: 1934-11-13 in Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, China
Known For: Acting
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.
Filmography
2026
2025
- The Fading Gold as Fong Luk Chiu-Kwan
- Fight for Tomorrow
- Reborn as Sister Xia
2024
- Table for Six 2 as Josephine's Grandmother
2023
- You're Just Not Her
- Death Notice as Old Woman
2022
2021
- Sinister Beings
- Hello Missfortune as Lam Sze-mei
- All U Need Is Love as Service Staff
- Synesthete as Modern Go-Between
2020
- Death By Zero as So Fei Ya / "Sofia"
- All's Well, End's Well 2020 as Headmaster Law
2019
- Police Tactical Unit
- Girl Dorm
- I Love You, You're Perfect, Now Change! as Granny Lung / Nun
2018
- Life on the Line
- L Storm as Raymond Chan's mother
- Agent Mr. Chan as Meng Po
- Hotel Soul Good
- A Beautiful Moment
- Adieu
2017
- Oh My Grad as Kong Pik
- The No No Girl
- Cook Up a Storm as Grandmother Zhang
- Always Be with You as The Taoist
- Love Contractually
- The Ghost House
- Through the Eye
2016
- Come with Me
- The Last Healer in Forbidden City as 慈禧
- Blue Veins as Lam Wong Chi Hung
- House of Spirits as Mrs Bak
- Heaven in the Dark as Prosecution Lawyer
- A Dog Named Wang Zi
2015
- Brick Slaves
- An Inspector Calls as Butler
- Tales of Mystery as Lung Popo (segment 3)
- Super Models
- Are You Here as Master of Wisdom
- Big Fortune Hotel as Lung Poh
- 靈魂相認
- The Making of a Man
2014
- Come On, Cousin as Fong Gwai-lan
- Shades of Life
- Officer Geomancer
- Flirting in the Air as Sister Future
- Overheard 3 as Aunt Gil
- Neighborhood Ghost Stories as 龙婆
2013
- Karma Rider
- Awfully Lawful
- Inbound Troubles as Sophia
- 最佳女主角
- The White Storm as Wai's mother
2012
- The Last Steep Ascent
- A Simple Life as Madame Lo
- The Cases
2010
- The Haunting Lover as Mrs. Cui
2009
- Club Sparkle
- Midnight Taxi as Xie shifu's wife
2007
- Flash Point as Madam Ma
- 謎
- Loving You Is Wrong
2006
- Be My Guest
- Summer Heat
- On the Road (Sr. 1)
- Don't Open Your Eyes as Auntie Seventh
- Undying Heart as Kiko
2004
2003
- Point of No Return
- Whatever It Takes as 高大娘
- The Legend Of Love
- Ups and Downs in the Sea of Love as Grandmother Wah
- Life Begins at Forty
- Deals with the Dark
- Death Trap as Auntie Sang
- Troublesome Night 18 as 毕氏龙娣
- Foolish 23
- The Story of Soccer Bet
- Troublesome Night 19 as 毕氏龙娣
- Enjokosai Angel
- Kung Fu Master Is My Grandma! as Granny Wong Fei Hung
- Ghost Story as The Master
- My Honeymoon with a Vampire as Auntie Mui
2002
- Burning Flame II
- Treasure Raiders
- The Conman 2002 as Summer's Mom
- Haunted Office as Mary Ho
- Twilight Zone Cops: My Spirited Wife as Miss Shaw
- Troublesome Night 15 as 毕氏龙娣
- Ghost in the Family
- Troublesome Night 17 as 毕氏龙娣
- Troublesome Night 13 as 毕氏龙娣
- Return from the Other World as Shiu's Mother
- Fighting To Survive
- Troublesome Night 14 as 毕氏龙娣
- Ghost Timeless as Bak Sau-Sau
- Time 4 Hope as Chi's Mother
- Twilight Zone Cops: Ghost Driven as Granny Shaw
- Troublesome Night 16 as 毕氏龙娣、黄婆
- Visible Secret 2 as Old Lady Downstairs
- Cafe Shop
- The Soul Is Return
- Taxi Driver
2001
- Gods of Honour as 姚天香
- Reaching Out
- Unveil The Mystery as 主持人
- The Awakening Story
- Human Pork Chop as Grace's Grandmother
- Master Q 2001 as Referee
- The Legend of a Professional as Ho's mom
- Dead End
- Merry-Go-Round as Locust's grandma
- Comic King
- Troublesome Night 12 as 毕氏龙娣
- Esprit D'Amour as Aunt Ha
- Clueless
- Troublesome Night 9 as 毕氏龙娣
- Troublesome Night 10 as 毕氏龙娣
- Troublesome Night 11 as 毕氏龙娣
- Ghost Story - Horrible Tea as Lau's Mother
- Troublesome Night 8 as 毕氏龙娣
- Seamy Side Of Life - A Black Chick as Yuk's grandmother
- United We Stand, and Swim as Little Fish's Mom
- Bakery Amour as Jet's mom
- Hong Kong History Y
- Speedy Gun Shooter
- Young Guns
2000
- Crimson Sabre
- Street Fighters as 何八
- Aiming High as 翁美香
- Incurable Traits
- Raped by an Angel 5: The Final Judgement as Mrs. Hong
- Jiang Hu: The Triad Zone as Kei's Widow
- Troublesome Night 7 as Granny Ping
- For Bad Boys Only as Sophia
- Ghost Meets You as Hung Chi Yin
- Resort Massacre as Mrs. Lim
- Deathnet.Com as Gigi's Mother
- Mafia.com
- Hong Kong History X as Auntie Bird
- Bloody Cops as Sister Lan
- Twilight Garden as Aunt Nun
- Eternal Love
- True Love
- Sworn Revenge
1999
- Witness to a Prosecution as 牛妈
- Road To Eternity
- Man's Best Friend
- Life For Life
- A Loving Spirit
- Troublesome Night 5 as Old Ghost
- House of the Damned as Aunt Nan
- Bullets Over Summer as Granny
- Horoscope: The Voice from Hell as Aunt Szeto
- Gigolo of Chinese Hollywood as Lady Kam
- He is My Enemy, Partner and Father-In-Law as Stallone's Mother
- The Mirror as Aunt Lan
- Troublesome Night 6 as Heung's mother
- Immortal Spirit as Mike's Mother-in-Law
- Hanky Panky as Vincent's Mother
- Till Death Do Us Part
- Mr. A? Mr. C?
1998
- Armed Reaction as 刘顺好
- War And Remembrance as 多隆妻
- Rural Hero
- The Untold Story 2 as Granny San
- A Place Of One's Own
- Young and Dangerous: The Prequel as Nam's Grandmother
- Young and Dangerous 5 as Nam's Grandmother
- Troublesome Night 3 as Gigi's granny
- Haunted Mansion as Ah Gi's mother
- Mr. Wai-Go as Mrs. Wong
- A Long and Forgotten Ghost Story as Convenience Store Boss's Wife
- Grandma and Her Ghosts
- Step Into the Dark as Faith's grandmother
- Faces of Horror
- The Pale Sky
- Nightmare Zone as Grumpy Old Woman
- F***/Off
1997
- Untraceable Evidence as 傅修女
- Justice Sung
- Taming Of The Princess as 王大妈
- Mystery Files
- Time Before Time
- Drunken Angels
- Triumph Over Evil
- Troublesome Night as Ghost Granny
- Haunted Karaoke as Woman Who Summons Ghosts
- 24 Hrs Ghost Story as Charlie's mother
- He Comes From Planet K as Granny Lone
- Midnight Zone as Shing's Mom
- 02:00 A.M. as Chi
- Tamagotchi as Miss Tsui
- Stand Behind the Yellow Line as Master's grandmother
1996
- State of Divinity as 定逸师太
- Outburst as 洪日菊
- One Good Turn Deserves Another
- Young and Dangerous 3
- Devil's Woman as Si-Man's Grandmother
- Man Wanted 2: Those Were the Days as Aunt Lan
- July 13th as Aunt Lung
1995
- Detective Investigation Files as 宋甘兰 Sung Kam Lan
- The Condor Heroes 95 as 裘千尺 Kao Chin-chek
- From Act to Act
- The Conder Heroes 95 (Digital Remaster) as 裘千尺 Kao Chin-chek
- Hand of Hope
- When a Man Loves a Woman
- Hong Kong Graffiti
- Just Married
- The Day that Doesn't Exist
1994
- Crime And Passion
- The Last Conquest
- The Crucifixion as Jogger [cameo]
- Fatal Obsession as The Sorceress
- Hello! Who Is It? as May's mom
- Modern Romance as Sister Nancy
- I Will Wait for You!
- From Zero to Hero
- The Third Full Moon as Dr. Lung
- Man on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown as Hung's mom
- Out on a Limb
1993
- The Buddhism Palm Strikes Back
- The Edge of Righteousness
- The Vampire Returns as 张可爱
- Gambling On Life
- Don't Stop My Crazy Love for You as Miss Ho
- The Art of Being Together
- The Bride with White Hair 2 as Wu Tang Clan Elder
- Crazy Hong Kong as Mother
- Boys Are Easy as Mrs. Wu
- Thou Shalt Not Swear as Lung
- Justice Is Blind as Lawyer
1992
- The Key Man as 余亚葵
- Tales From Beyond as 孟男母亲
- Odd Man Out
- Money And Fame
- Source Of Evil
- Royal Tramp 2 as Dragon Sect Founder
- Beyond Love as 六姐
- Devil of Rape
- Sting of the Scorpion as Chien's mother
- Once a Black Sheep as Sister Tak Lan
1991
1990
- When the Sun Shines
- The Witness Of Time
- When Things Get Tough
- She Shoots Straight as Nanny
- Doctor Vampire as Mrs. Hsieh
- Ghostly Vixen as Janitor
1989
- The Justice of Life as 曾亞彩
- Miracles: The Canton Godfather as In the Governor's Room
- The Sect of Blood & Iron
- War Of The Dragon
- The Jade Fox
- Three In A Crowd
- Gift from Heaven as Wu Tse Tien
- The Iceman Cometh as Hospital worker
- Operation Pink Squad II as Landlady
- Vampire Buster as Councillor Tang
- Missing Man as Housemaid
- Eat a Bowl of Tea as Aunt Gim
1988
- Everybody's Somebody's Favourite
- Two Most Honorable Knights as 花婆婆
- Leo And Sirius
- The Crazy Companies II as Amy's Mother
- The Haunted Cop Shop II as Ms. Yellow
- Guests in the House as Ho Fei-Feng
- The Greatest Lover as Shi's Aunt
- Double Fattiness
- Operation Pink Squad as Wong
1987
- The Seasons
- The Upstart and the Self-Made Man
- Trouble Couples as Agnes' mother
- Fortune Hunters
1986
- New Heavenly Sword and Dragon Sabre as 靜玄
- The Feud of Two Brothers
- The Legend of Wong Tai Sin as 独孤婆婆
- The Unyielding Master Lim
- Brothers Under The Skin
- Royal Warriors as Patron at Nightclub California
- Dharma
- Men of the House
- My Heavenly Lover
- The Missed Date
1984
1983
1982
- Stardust
- Destiny
- The Buddha's Magic Palm
- You Only Live Twice
- Love With Many Phases
- 错结良缘 as 张妈
- Energetic-21 as Alan's Mother
- Young Dreams
1979
- Chor Lau-heung as 蓉蓉的姑媽
- Short Cuts
1977
- A House is Not a Home
- Absent Minded Inspector
- Money Crazy as Rich Chan's Wife
- On Probation as Reform school mistress
- The Legend of the Purple Hairpin
1975
1974
- Chinese Folklore
- The Fatal Irony
- Games Gamblers Play as Man's Wife
- Seductive Ghost
- Hong Kong 73 as Hospital Registration Nurse
- Kidnap
- 乜都得先生
- Tenants of Talkative Street
- 大乡里八面威风
- Gossip Street as Suzy Lo
- The Country Bumpkin
- Fun, Hong Kong Style
- Supremo
1973
- The Heroine as Taxi Dispatcher
- Bruce Lee: The Man and the Legend as Self
- The House of 72 Tenants as Brothel mamasan
1970
- Lucky Seven as Blind wife
- Magic Feeding
- Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow as Song's Sister-in-Law
- Happy Times
- 飞剑神童
- Secret agent no. 1
1969
- 成家立室
- 相思甜如蜜 as Jenny Lee
- The Magic Cat
- 七彩红男绿女
- The Liar
1968
- 玉女癡情
- 小五義大破銅網陣
- Let's Be Happy Tonight
- Buddhist Spiritual Palm Returned as 阿嬌
- Young, Pregnant and Unmarried as Wong Siu-Kuen/Ah Kuen
- 梅兰菊竹
1967
- Happy Years as Miss Pak Chen
- 旺财嫂
- Girl with Cat's Eye as Ding Lai
- 聖火雄風大破火蓮陣
- 蓬门淑女
- Song of Happiness as Ng Sheung-Ling
1966
- To Marry a Ghost
- Strange Romance on a Bus as Huang Xiufeng
- You Do Me Wrong
- Landlady and Tenant as Ah Fong
- 春满花开燕子归
- 701乌龙女侦探
- The Deadly Angel Alias: The Venomous Angel. as 岑美瑩
- Double Relation as 馮霞
- 神秘的血案 as 女警
- The Detective as Mrs Wu
- Return of Lady Bond as Tong's stepmother
- One Duel Too Many
- Double Exposure as 露丝
- Twin Sisters as Julie, Chow's Stepwife
- 天涯芳草
- Little Foursome Family
1965
- To Catch a Murderer as 羅太
- Eight Murderers as 黃太
- 难为了家嫂
- Standard Husband
- The Secret Code as Cheung Yuet-Ngor
- Silent Love as Lan
- Good Luck as 何芳
- The Curse
- The Husband of a Lady
- Black Holidays as Wong Lan
1964
- The Diary of a Husband, Part 2 as Mrs Lung
- The Diary of a Husband as Mrs. Lung
- Homeless Children as Miss Lau
- The Student Prince as Miss Ng
- A Deadly Night as Maid
- As Time Goes By as Ting Wai-fong
- The Beau as 明星
1963
- Two City Girls as Pang Shui-ha
- Young Girl In Love as 高碧茜 (Ko Pik Sai)
- Three Love Affairs as Wong Yuk-Mui
- Madam Kam as Chiu Yuk-Wah
1962
1961
- Les Belles as Cafe Cashier
- Dial 999 for 24-Hour Murder Case as Lucy
- Creepy Nights
1960
- The Great Devotion as Mahjong pal
- The Wild, Wild Rose as Nightclub patron
- My Intimate Partner as Tam Fung's wife 谭枫妻
- The Story of Wong Ang the Heroine as Chiu's second concubine
- The Case of 'Missing Corpse’ as Secretary
- 秋风残叶
- Wong An Vs. the Flying Tigers as Lee Bik-Lin
- Adventure on a Deadly Island
1959
- Money as Club patron
- Human Relationships
- King Kong's Adventures in the Heavenly Palace as Prostitute
- Wong Fei Hung Trapped in Hell
- Story of the White-Haired Demon Girl (Part 1) as Yin-Ying Lo
- How Oriole the Heroine Solved the Case of the Three Dead Bodies
- Our Dream Car as Auto Queen
- The Talking Bird
- Road as Kit Ching
- Glass Slippers
- The Chair as Woman with little girl
1958
1957
- 黃飛鴻血濺姑婆屋
- My Kingdom for a Husband as Queen's Escort
1956
- Wong Fei-Hung and the Lantern Festival Disturbance as Prostitute
- The White Crane Hero
- Fatso Married Skinny as Dancer
1954
- A Love Story as 唐英
- Neighbours All
1953
1950
- The Kid as Factory worker