| Law Lan | |
| Honorific Suffix: | MH |
| Native Name: | 羅蘭 |
| Native Name Lang: | zh |
| Birth Name: | Lo Yin-ying |
| Birth Date: | 1934 11, df=yes |
| Birth Place: | British Hong Kong |
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| T: | 羅蘭 |
| S: | 罗兰 |
| P: | Luó lán |
| J: | Lo4 Laan4 |
| Also Known As: | Lo Yin-ying |
| T2: | 盧燕英 |
| S2: | 卢燕英 |
| P2: | Lú Yànyīng |
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Law Lan MH[1] JP (born Lo Yin-ying ; 13 November 1934), is a veteran Hong Kong actress in both the film and TV industry.[2]
She started in the film industry in 1939, cast in antagonistic roles during the black and white film era. It was during this time that she took the stage name of "Law Lan" based on the advice of her boss because he said the name was reminiscent of Shanghai socialites (交際花), and this name better suited the type of roles that she played.[3]
In 1971, Law Lan joined TVB and took part in numerous drama series. Here, she played a variety of different characters instead of only being cast in antagonistic roles as she had previously. She also took part in the popular nightly variety show, Enjoy Yourself Tonight, which included skits, singing, dancing, and variety games, filmed in front of a live audience.
As well, Law Lan has been popularly cast playing roles as a supernatural medium in over 36 Hong Kong horror movies, despite the fact that she is a devout Roman Catholic. It was her performance as 四婆 (which is fourth granny literally) in the movie, Bullets Over Summer, which garnered her the "Best Actress" award at the 19th Hong Kong Film Award in 2000, making her the oldest winner of this coveted award.[4]
Law's father died during World War II aged 34 after complications from opium withdrawals. She has been living alone since 1994 when her Indian mother died, thus saving her from immigrating to Canada.
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | Hotel | Mrs. Chui | ||
| 1977 | A House Is Not a Home | |||
| 1978 | The Giant | |||
| Conflict | ||||
| 1979 | Chor Lau-heung | So Sam-tse | ||
| The Good, the Bad and the Ugly | ||||
| 1980 | The Brothers | |||
| 1981 | Young's Female Warrior | |||
| 1982 | You Only Live Twice | |||
| 1983 | The Return of the Condor Heroes | Kau Chin-chak | ||
| 1985 | The Flying Fox of Snowy Mountain | Old Mrs Seung | ||
| Take Care, Your Highness! | Granny | |||
| 1988 | Two Most Honorable Knights | Granny Fa | ||
| 1993 | The Buddhism Palm Strikes Back | Tin-yan | ||
| 1995 | The Condor Heroes 95 | Kau Chin-chak | ||
| 1996 | Journey to the West | Spider Demon (Shishi and En'en's mother) | ||
| 1998 | Journey to the West II | Spider Demon (En'en), Golden and Silver Horned Kings' mother | ||
| State of Divinity | Ting-yat | |||
| The Duke of Mount Deer | Kwai Yee-neung | |||
| 2000 | Crimson Sabre | Wan Fong-san's wife | ||
| 2001 | Gods of Honour | Yiu Tin-heung | ||
| Colourful Life | Aunt Lau Yi | |||
| 2003 | The 'W' Files | Mrs Cheng | ||
| Ups and Downs in the Sea of Love | Grandmother Wah | |||
| Triumph in the Skies | ||||
| 2004 | Angels of Mission | |||
| The Last Breakthrough | Chow Kuk | |||
| Summer Heat | Mo Ah-Lui | |||
| 2005 | Wong Fei Hung - Master of Kung Fu | |||
| The Academy | ||||
| Just Love | ||||
| Central Affairs | ||||
| 2008 | When East Meets West | |||
| 2011 | Police Station No.7 | |||
| 2012 | The Hippocratic Crush | Ho Dai Tai | ||
| The Last Steep Aliment | Leung Mei Kuen | |||
| The Stamp of Love | ||||
| Missing You | Hui Yuk Mui | |||
| 2013 | Inbound Troubles | Lai Hiu Lan | ||
| Awfully Lawful | Lady Lauren | |||
| Karma Rider | Lang-Nu aka Pretty | |||
| 2014 | Come On, Cousin | Fong Gwai Lan | ||
| 2014–2015 | Officer Geomancer | |||
| 2015 | Eye in the Sky | Ho Ye-gu | ||
| Brick Slaves | Kimchi Wong Kam-hei | |||
| 2016 | The Last Healer in Forbidden City | Empress Dowager Cixi | ||
| Blue Veins | Lam Wong Chi-hung | |||
| House of Spirits | Mrs. Bak – Yi Lan | |||
| No Reserve | a village old lady | |||
| Come with Me | Lee Ho | |||
| 2017 | The Exorcist's Meter | Lung Por | Guest Appearance in Ep. 1 | |
| 2018 | Life on the Line | Lee Ying-oi | ||
| 2020 | Forensic Heroes IV | Chiu Shuk-kuen | ||
| The Exorcist's 2nd Meter | Lung Por | Guest Appearance in Ep. 10, 25 | ||
| Death By Zero | Sophia | |||
| Legal Mavericks 2020 | Kam Lan | |||
| 2021 | Sinister Beings | Sung Tat’s grandmother | Special Appearance | |
| Battle of the Seven Sisters | as themself | Cameo ep. 7 | ||
| 2021–2022 | Hello Missfortune | Lam Sze-mei | [5] | |
| 2023 | Speakers of Law | Special Appearance |