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

American Playhouse
1990
Armed Reaction
2000
Detective Investigation Files
1995
The Seasons
1987
Police Cadet
1984
When the Sun Shines
1990
Everybody's Somebody's Favourite
1988
Chinese Folklore
1982
A House is Not a Home
1977
The Academy
2005
Untraceable Evidence
1998
State of Divinity
1996

FILMOGRAPHY

All
Movies
TV
Acting
496
Crew
1
2026
823 Hostage Crisis
2026
The Unusual Prosecutor
as Ding-po
2025
Reborn
as Sister Xia
2025
Fight for Tomorrow
2025
The Fading Gold
as Fong Luk Chiu-Kwan
2024
Table for Six 2
as Josephine's Grandmother
2023
Death Notice
as Old Woman
2023
You're Just Not Her
2022
Burning
2021
Synesthete
as Modern Go-Between
2021
All U Need Is Love
as Service Staff
2021
Sinister Beings
2021
Hello Missfortune
as Lam Sze-mei
2020
All's Well, End's Well 2020
as Headmaster Law
2020
Death By Zero
as So Fei Ya / "Sofia"
2019
I Love You, You're Perfect, Now Change!
as Granny Lung / Nun
2019
Girl Dorm
2019
Police Tactical Unit
2018
Hotel Soul Good
2018
A Beautiful Moment
2018
Adieu
2018
Agent Mr. Chan
as Meng Po
2018
L Storm
as Raymond Chan's mother
2018
Life on the Line
2017
The Ghost House
2017
Cook Up a Storm
as Grandmother Zhang
2017
Love Contractually
2017
Always Be with You
as The Taoist
2017
Through the Eye
as Aunt Juan
2017
The No No Girl
2017
Oh My Grad
as Kong Pik
2016
Heaven in the Dark
as Prosecution Lawyer
2016
A Dog Named Wang Zi
2016
Come with Me
2016
Blue Veins
as Lam Wong Chi Hung
2016
House of Spirits
as Mrs Bak
2016
The Last Healer in Forbidden City
as 慈禧
2015
Super Models
2015
Big Fortune Hotel
as Lung Poh
2015
Tales of Mystery
as Lung Popo (segment 3)
2015
Are You Here
as Master of Wisdom
2015
An Inspector Calls
as Butler
2015
The Making of a Man
2015
靈魂相認
2015
Brick Slaves
2014
Flirting in the Air
as Sister Future
2014
Overheard 3
as Aunt Gil
2014
Officer Geomancer
2014
Shades of Life
2014
Come On, Cousin
as Fong Gwai-lan
2014
Neighborhood Ghost Stories
as 龙婆
2013
The White Storm
as Wai's mother
2013
Karma Rider
2013
Awfully Lawful
2013
Inbound Troubles
as Sophia
2013
最佳女主角
2012
A Simple Life
as Madame Lo
2012
The Cases
2012
The Last Steep Ascent
as 賀梁美娟
2010
The Haunting Lover
as Mrs. Cui
2009
Midnight Taxi
as Xie shifu's wife
2009
Club Sparkle
2009
Be My Guest
2007
Loving You Is Wrong
2007
Flash Point
as Madam Ma
2007
謎
2006
Undying Heart
as Kiko
2006
Don't Open Your Eyes
as Auntie Seventh
2006
On the Road (Sr. 1)
2006
Summer Heat
2005
The Unusual Youth
2005
The Battle Against Evil
2005
The Academy
2004
Gun Affinity
as Fei's mother
2004
Good for Nothing
2004
Papa Loves You
2004
Unplugging Nightmare
as Joe's aunt
2004
Angels of Mission
2004
Wong Fei Hung – Master of Kung Fu
2004
Hard Fate
2004
Police Station No. 7
2004
Kung Fu Soccer
2003
Foolish 23
2003
The Story of Soccer Bet
2003
Enjokosai Angel
2003
Death Trap
as Auntie Sang
2003
Troublesome Night 19
as 毕氏龙娣
2003
Troublesome Night 18
as 毕氏龙娣
2003
My Honeymoon with a Vampire
as Auntie Mui
2003
Kung Fu Master Is My Grandma!
as Granny Wong Fei Hung
2003
Ghost Story
as The Master
2003
Deals with the Dark
2003
The Legend Of Love
2003
Life Begins at Forty
2003
Whatever It Takes
as 高大娘
2003
Witness to a Prosecution
as 牛妈
2003
Ups and Downs in the Sea of Love
as Grandmother Wah
2003
Point of No Return
2002
Taxi Driver
2002
The Soul Is Return
2002
Cafe Shop
2002
Fighting To Survive
2002
The Conman 2002
as Summer's Mom
2002
Troublesome Night 14
as 毕氏龙娣
2002
Troublesome Night 15
as 毕氏龙娣
2002
Troublesome Night 13
as 毕氏龙娣
2002
Troublesome Night 17
as 毕氏龙娣
2002
Troublesome Night 16
as 毕氏龙娣、黄婆
2002
Twilight Zone Cops: Ghost Driven
as Granny Shaw
2002
Haunted Office
as Mary Ho
2002
Ghost Timeless
as Bak Sau-Sau
2002
Twilight Zone Cops: My Spirited Wife
as Miss Shaw
2002
Time 4 Hope
as Chi's Mother
2002
Ghost in the Family
2002
Return from the Other World
as Shiu's Mother
2002
Visible Secret 2
as Old Lady Downstairs
2002
Treasure Raiders
2002
Burning Flame II
2001
Clueless
2001
Speedy Gun Shooter
2001
Dead End
2001
Comic King
2001
Young Guns
2001
Seamy Side Of Life - A Black Chick
as Yuk's grandmother
2001
Human Pork Chop
as Grace's Grandmother
2001
Merry-Go-Round
as Locust's grandma
2001
United We Stand, and Swim
as Little Fish's Mom
2001
Troublesome Night 12
as 毕氏龙娣
2001
Troublesome Night 8
as 毕氏龙娣
2001
Troublesome Night 11
as 毕氏龙娣
2001
Troublesome Night 10
as 毕氏龙娣
2001
Troublesome Night 9
as 毕氏龙娣
2001
Master Q 2001
as Referee
2001
Esprit D'Amour
as Aunt Ha
2001
The Legend of a Professional
as Ho's mom
2001
Bakery Amour
as Jet's mom
2001
Hong Kong History Y
2001
Ghost Story - Horrible Tea
as Lau's Mother
2001
The Awakening Story
2001
Gods of Honour
as 姚天香
2001
Unveil The Mystery
as 主持人
2001
Reaching Out
2000
Bloody Cops
as Sister Lan
2000
Twilight Garden
as Aunt Nun
2000
Raped by an Angel 5: The Final Judgement
as Mrs. Hong
2000
For Bad Boys Only
as Sophia
2000
Eternal Love
2000
Mafia.com
2000
Sworn Revenge
as Cheong's mother
2000
True Love
2000
Jiang Hu: The Triad Zone
as Kei's Widow
2000
Troublesome Night 7
as Granny Ping
2000
Resort Massacre
as Mrs. Lim
2000
Hong Kong History X
as Auntie Bird
2000
Ghost Meets You
as Hung Chi Yin
2000
Deathnet.Com
as Gigi's Mother
2000
Crimson Sabre
2000
Incurable Traits
2000
Aiming High
as 翁美香
2000
Street Fighters
as 何八
2000
Armed Reaction
as 刘顺好
2000
The Kung Fu Master
as 張笑霞
1999
Hanky Panky
as Vincent's Mother
1999
Till Death Do Us Part
1999
Bullets Over Summer
as Granny
1999
Troublesome Night 5
as Old Ghost
1999
Troublesome Night 6
as Heung's mother
1999
House of the Damned
as Aunt Nan
1999
The Mirror
as Aunt Lan
1999
Mr. A? Mr. C?
1999
He is My Enemy, Partner and Father-In-Law
as Stallone's Mother
1999
Horoscope: The Voice from Hell
as Aunt Szeto
1999
Gigolo of Chinese Hollywood
as Lady Kam
1999
Immortal Spirit
as Mike's Mother-in-Law
1999
Life For Life
1999
Road To Eternity
1999
Man's Best Friend
1999
Justice Sung
1999
Detective Investigation Files
as 陈十五 Chan Sup Ng
1999
A Loving Spirit
1999
Untraceable Evidence
as 黎巧竹
1998
Grandma and Her Ghosts
1998
Troublesome Night 3
as Gigi's granny
1998
Haunted Mansion
as Ah Gi's mother
1998
Young and Dangerous 5
as Nam's Grandmother
1998
Step Into the Dark
as Faith's grandmother
1998
Young and Dangerous: The Prequel
as Nam's Grandmother
1998
The Pale Sky
1998
Nightmare Zone
as Grumpy Old Woman
1998
Mr. Wai-Go
as Mrs. Wong
1998
The Untold Story 2
as Granny San
1998
Faces of Horror
1998
F***/Off
1998
A Long and Forgotten Ghost Story
as Convenience Store Boss's Wife
1998
War And Remembrance
as 多隆妻
1998
Rural Hero
1998
A Place Of One's Own
1998
Untraceable Evidence
as 傅修女
1998
The Duke of Mount Deer
as 歸二娘
1997
Stand Behind the Yellow Line
as Master's grandmother
1997
Troublesome Night
as Ghost Granny
1997
Midnight Zone
as Shing's Mom
1997
02:00 A.M.
as Chi
1997
24 Hrs Ghost Story
as Charlie's mother
1997
He Comes From Planet K
as Granny Lone
1997
Haunted Karaoke
as Woman Who Summons Ghosts
1997
Tamagotchi
as Miss Tsui
1997
Triumph Over Evil
1997
Mystery Files
1997
Taming Of The Princess
as 王大妈
1997
Time Before Time
1997
Drunken Angels
1996
Devil's Woman
as Si-Man's Grandmother
1996
Young and Dangerous 3
1996
July 13th
as Aunt Lung
1996
Man Wanted 2: Those Were the Days
as Aunt Lan
1996
One Good Turn Deserves Another
1996
State of Divinity
as 定逸师太
1996
Outburst
as 洪日菊
1995
Just Married
1995
Hong Kong Graffiti
1995
The Day that Doesn't Exist
1995
From Act to Act
1995
Hand of Hope
1995
When a Man Loves a Woman
1995
Detective Investigation Files
as 宋甘兰 Sung Kam Lan
1995
The Condor Heroes 95
as 裘千尺 Kao Chin-chek
1994
Out on a Limb
1994
Fatal Obsession
as The Sorceress
1994
I Will Wait for You!
1994
Hello! Who Is It?
as May's mom
1994
Modern Romance
as Sister Nancy
1994
The Crucifixion
as Jogger [cameo]
1994
The Third Full Moon
as Dr. Lung
1994
From Zero to Hero
1994
Man on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown
as Hung's mom
1994
The Last Conquest
1994
Crime And Passion
1993
The Bride with White Hair 2
as Wu Tang Clan Elder
1993
Boys Are Easy
as Mrs. Wu
1993
Crazy Hong Kong
as Mother
1993
Don't Stop My Crazy Love for You
as Miss Ho
1993
Thou Shalt Not Swear
as Lung
1993
Justice Is Blind
as Lawyer
1993
The Vampire Returns
as 张可爱
1993
The Buddhism Palm Strikes Back
1993
Gambling On Life
1993
The Edge of Righteousness
1993
The Art of Being Together
1992
Sting of the Scorpion
as Chien's mother
1992
Once a Black Sheep
as Sister Tak Lan
1992
Devil of Rape
1992
Royal Tramp 2
as Dragon Sect Founder
1992
Money And Fame
1992
Odd Man Out
1992
Source Of Evil
1992
Tales From Beyond
as 孟男母亲
1992
The Key Man
as 余亚葵
1992
Beyond Love
as 六姐
1991
Touch and Go
as Goose's mother
1991
Deja Vu in Budapest
1991
Police on the Road
1991
The Black Sabre
1991
Beside the Seaside, Beside the Sea
1990
She Shoots Straight
as Nanny
1990
Doctor Vampire
as Mrs. Hsieh
1990
Ghostly Vixen
as Janitor
1990
The Witness Of Time
1990
When the Sun Shines
1990
When Things Get Tough
1990
American Playhouse
as Aunt Gim
1989
The Iceman Cometh
as Hospital worker
1989
Miracles: The Canton Godfather
as In the Governor's Room
1989
Operation Pink Squad II
as Landlady
1989
Gift from Heaven
as Wu Tse Tien
1989
Vampire Buster
as Councillor Tang
1989
Missing Man
as Housemaid
1989
Eat a Bowl of Tea
as Aunt Gim
1989
The Justice of Life
as 曾亞彩
1989
The Jade Fox
1989
War Of The Dragon
1989
Three In A Crowd
1989
The Sect of Blood & Iron
1988
The Greatest Lover
as Shi's Aunt
1988
Double Fattiness
1988
The Haunted Cop Shop II
as Ms. Yellow
1988
Guests in the House
as Ho Fei-Feng
1988
Operation Pink Squad
as Wong
1988
The Crazy Companies II
as Amy's Mother
1988
Leo And Sirius
1988
Everybody's Somebody's Favourite
1988
Two Most Honorable Knights
as 花婆婆
1987
Fortune Hunters
1987
Trouble Couples
as Agnes' mother
1987
The Upstart and the Self-Made Man
1987
The Seasons
1986
Royal Warriors
as Patron at Nightclub California
1986
The Missed Date
1986
My Heavenly Lover
1986
The Unyielding Master Lim
1986
Dharma
1986
Brothers Under The Skin
1986
Men of the House
1986
The Feud of Two Brothers
1986
New Heavenly Sword and Dragon Sabre
as 靜玄
1986
The Legend of Wong Tai Sin
as 独孤婆婆
1985
Devil Cat
1985
I Do
as Sister Ngan
1985
The Brave Squad
1985
Take Care Your Highness
1985
The Tough Fight
1985
皇上保重 (數碼修復版)
as 嬷嬷
1984
Aces Go Places III: Our Man from Bond Street
1984
Crazy 17
1984
Winner Takes All?
1984
Summer Kisses Winter Tears
1984
Police Cadet
as 李麗媚
1984
It's A Long Way To Home
1984
The Young Detective
1984
The Duke of Mount Deer
as 麗春院老闆娘
1984
香江花月夜(數碼修復版)
as 业母
1983
I Do!
1983
Just for Fun
1983
The Perfect Wife?!
1983
The Fortune Teller
1983
Woman on the Beat
1983
The Fortune Teller (II)
1983
Beyond the Rose Garden
1983
Sandwiches
1983
The Return of the Condor Heroes
as 裘千尺
1983
再見十九歲(數碼修復版)
as 古修女
1982
Young Dreams
1982
Energetic-21
as Alan's Mother
1982
Love With Many Phases
1982
You Only Live Twice
1982
Chinese Folklore
1982
The Buddha's Magic Palm
1982
Stardust
1982
错结良缘
as 张妈
1982
Destiny
1981
An Ending To Remember
1981
Young's Female Warrior
1981
The Fate
as 六婶
1980
Discovery Bay
1980
The Bund III
1980
In Search Of
1980
Five Easy Pieces
1980
The Shell Game
as 霍太太
1980
The Brothers
as 容帼碧
1979
Short Cuts
1979
Chor Lau-heung
as 蓉蓉的姑媽
1978
Vanity Fair
1978
One Sword
1978
Conflict
1978
The Giants
1977
Money Crazy
as Rich Chan's Wife
1977
The Legend of the Purple Hairpin
1977
On Probation
as Reform school mistress
1977
A House is Not a Home
1977
Absent Minded Inspector
1976
Laugh In
1976
You Are Wonderful
1976
大乡里与扫街添
1976
女人呢样野
1976
The First Love
1976
This Generation
1975
The Running Mob
1975
Thief of Thieves
1975
My Wacky, Wacky World
1975
Sup Sap Bup Dap
1975
Temperament of Life
1975
"Fertility" Bank
1975
The Wandering Life
1975
Let's Rock
1975
老夫子
1975
烏龍賊阿爸
1975
千奇百怪俏女傭
1975
Enjoy Longevity - 300 Years
1975
Money Is Everything
1974
Seductive Ghost
1974
Fun, Hong Kong Style
1974
Kidnap
1974
Supremo
1974
The Country Bumpkin
1974
Games Gamblers Play
as Man's Wife
1974
Hong Kong 73
as Hospital Registration Nurse
1974
Gossip Street
as Suzy Lo
1974
Tenants of Talkative Street
1974
乜都得先生
1974
The Country Bumpkin-in Style
1974
The Fatal Irony
1973
Bruce Lee: The Man and the Legend
as Self
1973
The Heroine
as Taxi Dispatcher
1973
The House of 72 Tenants
as Brothel mamasan
1970
Lucky Seven
as Blind wife
1970
Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow
as Song's Sister-in-Law
1970
Happy Times
1970
Magic Feeding
1970
飞剑神童
1970
Secret agent no. 1
1969
成家立室
1969
The Liar
1969
The Magic Cat
1969
七彩红男绿女
1969
相思甜如蜜
as Jenny Lee
1968
Young, Pregnant and Unmarried
as Wong Siu-Kuen/Ah Kuen
1968
Buddhist Spiritual Palm Returned
as 阿嬌
1968
小五義大破銅網陣
1968
梅兰菊竹
1968
玉女癡情
1968
Let's Be Happy Tonight
1967
Girl with Cat's Eye
as Ding Lai
1967
蓬门淑女
1967
Song of Happiness
as Ng Sheung-Ling
1967
聖火雄風大破火蓮陣
1967
Happy Years
as Miss Pak Chen
1967
旺财嫂
1966
Landlady and Tenant
as Ah Fong
1966
The Detective
as Mrs Wu
1966
神秘的血案
as 女警
1966
To Marry a Ghost
1966
Double Exposure
as 露丝
1966
Twin Sisters
as Julie, Chow's Stepwife
1966
Return of Lady Bond
as Tong's stepmother
1966
Little Foursome Family
1966
One Duel Too Many
1966
天涯芳草
1966
春满花开燕子归
1966
You Do Me Wrong
1966
701乌龙女侦探
1966
Double Relation
as 馮霞
1966
The Deadly Angel Alias: The Venomous Angel.
as 岑美瑩
1966
Strange Romance on a Bus
as Huang Xiufeng
1965
The Curse
1965
Silent Love
as Lan
1965
The Secret Code
as Cheung Yuet-Ngor
1965
Good Luck
as 何芳
1965
Black Holidays
as Wong Lan
1965
难为了家嫂
1965
To Catch a Murderer
as 羅太
1965
Eight Murderers
as 黃太
1965
Standard Husband
1965
The Husband of a Lady
1964
The Diary of a Husband
as Mrs. Lung
1964
As Time Goes By
as Ting Wai-fong
1964
The Student Prince
as Miss Ng
1964
The Diary of a Husband, Part 2
as Mrs Lung
1964
Homeless Children
as Miss Lau
1964
A Deadly Night
as Maid
1964
The Beau
as 明星
1963
Three Love Affairs
as Wong Yuk-Mui
1963
Madam Kam
as Chiu Yuk-Wah
1963
Two City Girls
as Pang Shui-ha
1963
Young Girl In Love
as 高碧茜 (Ko Pik Sai)
1962
Sadly Bidding My Hometown Farewell
1962
Mysterious Murderer
1962
The Flaming Mountain
as Dragon Woman
1961
Creepy Nights
1961
Dial 999 for 24-Hour Murder Case
as Lucy
1961
Les Belles
as Cafe Cashier
1960
My Intimate Partner
as Tam Fung's wife 谭枫妻
1960
The Great Devotion
as Mahjong pal
1960
Adventure on a Deadly Island
1960
The Case of 'Missing Corpse’
as Secretary
1960
The Story of Wong Ang the Heroine
as Chiu's second concubine
1960
Wong An Vs. the Flying Tigers
as Lee Bik-Lin
1960
The Wild, Wild Rose
as Nightclub patron
1960
秋风残叶
1959
Road
as Kit Ching
1959
The Talking Bird
1959
Glass Slippers
1959
Wong Fei Hung Trapped in Hell
1959
Money
as Club patron
1959
The Chair
as Woman with little girl
1959
Story of the White-Haired Demon Girl (Part 1)
as Yin-Ying Lo
1959
How Oriole the Heroine Solved the Case of the Three Dead Bodies
1959
Human Relationships
1959
King Kong's Adventures in the Heavenly Palace
as Prostitute
1959
Our Dream Car
as Auto Queen
1958
The Prince's Romantic Affairs
as Guest [extra]
1958
Murder on a Wedding Night
1958
Sweet Girl in Terror
1958
Autumn Comes to Purple Rose Garden
as 婢女
1958
Ah Chiu is Getting Married
1957
My Kingdom for a Husband
as Queen's Escort
1957
黃飛鴻血濺姑婆屋
1956
Fatso Married Skinny
as Dancer
1956
The White Crane Hero
1956
Wong Fei-Hung and the Lantern Festival Disturbance
as Prostitute
1954
A Love Story
as 唐英
1954
Neighbours All
1954
香銷十二美人樓
as 季蘭友
1953
Romantic Spell
1950
The Kid
as Factory worker
1950
Home, Sweet Home
as 梅英
1949
夜来风雨声