Lai Wang

Wang Lai

  • Name: Wang Lai
  • Native name: 王莱
  • Also Known as: 千面女星, 王德兰, Wang De Lan, 王萊
  • Nationality: Chinese
  • Gender: Female
  • Born: February 12, 1927
  • Died: September 28, 2016
Wang Lai, born Wang De Lan, was a Chinese actress from Beijing.
She entered the show business in 1951, but her first movie (Shen Kan Ji, 神龛记) was prevented from screening. She then moved to Hong Kong, where she starred in more than 100 movies. Winner of four Golden Horse Awards for Best Supporting Actress, she gained the nickname of "Actress of a thousand faces" for her numerous and varied supporting roles.
In 2016 she died of illness at the age of 89.

(source: Baidu Baike and Mtime) Edit Biography
Movie
Year Title Role Rating
1992 Arrest the Restless
Hong Kong Movie, 1992,
(Support Role)
Support Role
7.3
1991 Pushing Hands
Taiwanese Movie, 1991,
Mrs. Chen (Support Role)
Mrs. Chen
Support Role
7.8
1989 Sentenced to Hang
Hong Kong Movie, 1989,
[King's mother] (Support Role)
[King's mother]
Support Role
0.0
1987 Vampire’s Breakfast
Hong Kong Movie, 1987,
Mrs. Biao (Support Role)
Mrs. Biao
Support Role
6.4
1986 The Story of Dr. Sun Yat Sen
Taiwanese Movie, 1986,
(Guest Role)
Guest Role
0.0
1984 Amorous Woman of Tang Dynasty
Hong Kong Movie, 1984,
(Support Role)
Support Role
0.0
1983 The Lost Generation
Taiwanese Movie, 1983,
[Concert guest] (Guest Role)
[Concert guest]
Guest Role
0.0
1982 Centipede Horror
Hong Kong Movie, 1982,
(Support Role)
Support Role
6.5
1982 Curse of Evil
Hong Kong Movie, 1982,
(Support Role)
Support Role
0.0
1982 Passing Flickers
Hong Kong Movie, 1982,
(Guest Role)
Guest Role
0.0
1981 The Battle for the Republic of China
Hong Kong Movie, 1981,
(Support Role)
Support Role
0.0
1981 Private First Class
Taiwanese Movie, 1981,
(Guest Role)
Guest Role
0.0
1981 Private First Class 2
Taiwanese Movie, 1981,
(Support Role)
Support Role
0.0
1980 Hex Versus Witchcraft
Hong Kong Movie, 1980,
(Guest Role)
Guest Role
3.0
1980 The Mask of Vengeance
Taiwanese Movie, 1980,
(Support Role)
Support Role
0.0
1980 Emperor Chien Lung and the Beauty
Hong Kong Movie, 1980,
[Wan Lung's wife] (Guest Role)
[Wan Lung's wife]
Guest Role
0.0
1979 The Forbidden Past
Hong Kong Movie, 1979,
Marie (Support Role)
Marie
Support Role
7.0
1979 Beauty Escort
Taiwanese Movie, 1979,
[Nan Gong Ping's mother] (Guest Role)
[Nan Gong Ping's mother]
Guest Role
0.0
1979 Fist of Fury 3
Hong Kong Movie, 1979,
(Support Role)
Support Role
7.0
1978 Heaven Sword and Dragon Sabre 2
Hong Kong Movie, 1978,
(Support Role)
Support Role
6.5
1978 Immortal Warriors
Taiwanese Movie, 1978,
[Mother-in-law] (Support Role)
[Mother-in-law]
Support Role
5.0
1978 Sensual Pleasures
Hong Kong Movie, 1978,
(Guest Role)
Guest Role
5.8
1978 Heaven Sword and Dragon Sabre
Hong Kong Movie, 1978,
Abbess Mie Jue (Support Role)
Abbess Mie Jue
Support Role
7.2
1977 The Dream of the Red Chamber
Hong Kong Movie, 1977,
Grandmother Ga (Support Role)
Grandmother Ga
Support Role
7.3
1977 Judgement of an Assassin
Hong Kong Movie, 1977,
Fa Si Gu [Madam] (Support Role)
Fa Si Gu [Madam]
Support Role
7.0
1977 The Star, the Rogue & the Kung Fu Kid
Hong Kong Movie, 1977,
(Support Role)
Support Role
0.0
1977 The Lady Killer
Hong Kong Movie, 1977,
(Guest Role)
Guest Role
0.0
1977 Broken Oath
Hong Kong Movie, 1977,
"Thousand Hands" (Support Role)
"Thousand Hands"
Support Role
7.3
1976 Massage Girls
Hong Kong Movie, 1976,
[Gin's mother] (Guest Role)
[Gin's mother]
Guest Role
0.0
1976 Crazy Sex
Hong Kong Movie, 1976,
{2} [Witch] (Support Role)
{2} [Witch]
Support Role
0.0
1976 Star Wonderfun
Hong Kong Movie, 1976,
(Support Role)
Support Role
0.0
1976 Confessions of a Concubine
Hong Kong Movie, 1976,
Wang Ma (Guest Role)
Wang Ma
Guest Role
0.0
1975 Cuties Parade
Hong Kong Movie, 1975,
(Support Role)
Support Role
0.0
1975 Sup Sap Bup Dup
Hong Kong Movie, 1975,
[Philandering man's wife] (Main Role)
[Philandering man's wife]
Main Role
0.0
1975 Cohabitation
Hong Kong Movie, 1975,
Mrs. Li (Support Role)
Mrs. Li
Support Role
0.0
1975 Seven Coffins
Hong Kong Movie, 1975,
Brothel madam (Support Role)
Brothel madam
Support Role
0.0
1975 Old Master Q
Hong Kong Movie, 1975,
[Rich lady] (Guest Role)
[Rich lady]
Guest Role
6.9
1975 All in the Family
Hong Kong Movie, 1975,
(Support Role)
Support Role
6.2
1975 A Piano
Taiwanese Movie, 1975,
(Support Role)
Support Role
0.0
1974 The Association
Hong Kong Movie, 1974,
(Guest Role)
Guest Role
4.0
1974 Love, Love, Love
Taiwanese Movie, 1974,
[Aifen's mother] (Support Role)
[Aifen's mother]
Support Role
0.0
1974 Supremo
Hong Kong Movie, 1974,
Mrs Ho (Support Role)
Mrs Ho
Support Role
0.0
1974 The Sharp Fists in Kung Fu
Hong Kong Movie, 1974,
(Support Role)
Support Role
0.0
1973 The Story of Daisy
Taiwanese Movie, 1973,
(Support Role)
Support Role
0.0
1973 Back Alley Princess
Hong Kong Movie, 1973,
Auntie Wang (Support Role)
Auntie Wang
Support Role
6.6
1973 Tales of Larceny
Hong Kong Movie, 1973,
{The Scholar and the Soldier} Madame Wang (Support Role)
{The Scholar and the Soldier} Madame Wang
Support Role
4.0
1973 Fist to Fist
Hong Kong Movie, 1973,
[Mother in flashback] (Guest Role)
[Mother in flashback]
Guest Role
6.7
1973 The Black Dragon
Hong Kong Movie, 1973,
(Support Role)
Support Role
0.0
1973 When Taekwondo Strikes
Hong Kong Movie, 1973,
(Support Role)
Support Role
6.9
1972 Legends of Lust
Hong Kong Movie, 1972,
(Support Role)
Support Role
0.0
1972 Chivalrous Robber Lee San
Taiwanese Movie, 1972,
[Li's mother] (Support Role)
[Li's mother]
Support Role
0.0
1971 The Sword
Taiwanese Movie, 1971,
[Hsia Ho Wei's mother] (Support Role)
[Hsia Ho Wei's mother]
Support Role
7.0
1971 The Fast Sword
Hong Kong Movie, 1971,
(Support Role)
Support Role
7.0
1971 Story of Thirty Six Killers
Hong Kong Movie, 1971,
Mother Meng (Support Role)
Mother Meng
Support Role
0.0
1971 Desperate Chase
Taiwanese Movie, 1971,
(Support Role)
Support Role
0.0
1970 The Magnificent Gunfighter
Hong Kong Movie, 1970,
[Da Hai's mother] (Support Role)
[Da Hai's mother]
Support Role
0.0
1970 Ripples
Hong Kong Movie, 1970,
Widow Liu (Support Role)
Widow Liu
Support Role
0.0
1970 The Extra Duty of a Governess
Hong Kong Movie, 1970,
Aunt Bei (Support Role)
Aunt Bei
Support Role
0.0
1969 The Golden Sword
Hong Kong Movie, 1969,
(Support Role)
Support Role
0.0
1969 The Violet Mansion
Hong Kong Movie, 1969,
(Support Role)
Support Role
0.0
1969 Iron Bones
Hong Kong Movie, 1969,
(Support Role)
Support Role
0.0
1968 Desperate Seven
Hong Kong Movie, 1968,
[Lord Liang's wife] (Guest Role)
[Lord Liang's wife]
Guest Role
0.0
1968 Chivalrous Killer
Hong Kong Movie, 1968,
Abbess Mie Jue (Support Role)
Abbess Mie Jue
Support Role
7.5
1968 Buddha with a Thousand Arms
Hong Kong Movie, 1968,
(Support Role)
Support Role
0.0
1968 The Invisible Sabre
Hong Kong Movie, 1968,
Ding Wai Lan (Support Role)
Ding Wai Lan
Support Role
0.0
1968 Travels with a Sword
Hong Kong Movie, 1968,
[Matriarch] (Guest Role)
[Matriarch]
Guest Role
0.0
1968 Darling, Stay at Home
Hong Kong Movie, 1968,
Madame Zhi (Support Role)
Madame Zhi
Support Role
0.0
1967 The First Sword
Hong Kong Movie, 1967,
"Twin Elders of Earth" (Support Role)
"Twin Elders of Earth"
Support Role
0.0
1966 Forget Me Not
Hong Kong Movie, 1966,
(Guest Role)
Guest Role
0.0
1965 Fairy, Ghost, Vixen
Hong Kong Movie, 1965,
Auntie Ning (Support Role)
Auntie Ning
Support Role
0.0
1964 A Story of Three Loves (Part 2)
Hong Kong Movie, 1964,
Mrs. Tao [Fan's cousin] (Support Role)
Mrs. Tao [Fan's cousin]
Support Role
10.0
1964 A Story of Three Loves (Part 1)
Hong Kong Movie, 1964,
[Fan's cousin] (Support Role)
[Fan's cousin]
Support Role
10.0
1963 Father Takes a Bride
Hong Kong Movie, 1963,
Li Qiu Huai (Support Role)
Li Qiu Huai
Support Role
0.0
1963 Because of Her
Hong Kong Movie, 1963,
(Support Role)
Support Role
0.0
1961 Sun, Moon and Star (Part 2)
Hong Kong Movie, 1961,
Teacher Gu (Support Role)
Teacher Gu
Support Role
0.0
1961 Education of Love
Hong Kong Movie, 1961,
(Unknown)
Unknown
0.0
1960 Between Tears and Laughter
Hong Kong Movie, 1960,
Zhao Shu Xian (Support Role)
Zhao Shu Xian
Support Role
0.0
1960 The Wild, Wild Rose
Hong Kong Movie, 1960,
Xue Li (Support Role)
Xue Li
Support Role
0.0
1959 The Wayward Husband
Hong Kong Movie, 1959,
(Support Role)
Support Role
0.0
1957 Our Sister Hedy
Hong Kong Movie, 1957,
[Girls' mother] (Guest Role)
[Girls' mother]
Guest Role
0.0
1957 Golden Lotus
Hong Kong Movie, 1957,
(Support Role)
Support Role
0.0
1956 Green Hills and Jade Valleys
Hong Kong Movie, 1956,
(Support Role)
Support Role
0.0
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  • First Name: Lai
  • Family Name: Wang
  • Native name: 王莱
  • Also Known as: 千面女星, 王德兰, Wang De Lan, 王萊
  • Nationality: Chinese
  • Gender: Female
  • Born: February 12, 1927
  • Died: September 28, 2016

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