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Lai Wang(1927-2016)

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Lai Wang
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Lai Wang was born on 12 February 1927 in Beijing, China. She was an actress, known for Pushing Hands (1991), The Unsinkable Miss Calabash (1981) and People Between Two China (1988). She was married to Pin Ho. She died on 28 September 2016 in Hong Kong.
BornFebruary 12, 1927
DiedSeptember 28, 2016(89)
BornFebruary 12, 1927
DiedSeptember 28, 2016(89)
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  • Awards
    • 4 wins total

Known for

Sihung Lung in Pushing Hands (1991)
Pushing Hands
7.2
  • Mrs. Chen
  • 1991
Sibelle Hu in The Unsinkable Miss Calabash (1981)
The Unsinkable Miss Calabash
  • Actress
  • 1981
People Between Two China (1988)
People Between Two China
7.4
  • Actress
  • 1988
Father and Son (1963)
Father and Son
  • Actress
  • 1963

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  • Leslie Cheung and Charles Heung in Arrest the Restless (1992)
    Arrest the Restless
    6.2
    • (Guest star)
    • 1992
  • Sihung Lung in Pushing Hands (1991)
    Pushing Hands
    7.2
    • Mrs. Chen
    • 1991
  • Shanghai jiaqi (1991)
    Shanghai jiaqi
    6.0
    • Dong's mother
    • 1991
  • Jackie Chan, Sammo Kam-Bo Hung, Ko Chun-Hsiung, Andy Lau, Tony Ka Fai Leung, Chung-Hua Tou, and Jimmy Wang Yu in Island of Fire (1991)
    Island of Fire
    5.7
    • 1991
  • People Between Two China (1988)
    People Between Two China
    7.4
    • 1988
  • Guo fu zhuan (1986)
    Guo fu zhuan
    6.0
    • 1986
  • Ci bei de zi wei (1985)
    Ci bei de zi wei
    • 1985
  • An Amorous Woman of Tang Dynasty (1984)
    An Amorous Woman of Tang Dynasty
    6.6
    • Master of Monastery
    • 1984
  • The Lost Generation (1983)
    The Lost Generation
    4.1
    • Concert Guest (Cameo)
    • 1983
  • Huang di bao zhong (1983)
    Huang di bao zhong
    5.9
    • Widow Li
    • 1983
  • Tiger Killer (1983)
    Tiger Killer
    6.6
    • Madam Wang
    • 1983
  • Curse of Evil (1982)
    Curse of Evil
    5.9
    • Madam Shih
    • 1982
  • Tien-Lang Li in Centipede Horror (1982)
    Centipede Horror
    5.4
    • Mother Pak
    • 1982
  • Island of Loves (1982)
    Island of Loves
    7.2
    • Chinese mother
    • 1982
  • Passing Flickers (1982)
    Passing Flickers
    6.6
    • She Tai Jun
    • 1982

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  • Alternative name
    • Wang Lai
  • Born
    • February 12, 1927
    • Beijing, China
  • Died
    • September 28, 2016
    • Hong Kong
  • Spouse
    • Pin Ho1944 - December 11, 1981 (his death, 4 children)

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    Like many of her generation during the waning days of colonial Hong Kong during the 1980-'90s, the veteran actress Wang Lai emigrated to Canada where she holds a transpacific residency between Hong Kong and Canada. This enabled young stateside based director Ang Lee to recruit her to act in his debut directorial effort 'Tui shou (1992)' aka 'Pushing Hands'.

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