Wang Lai
Date of birth: 1927-02-12
Place of birth: Beijing, China
Known for: Acting
Also known as: 王萊, Wong Loi, Wong Lai, Wong Loy, Wang De-Lan, 王莱
Biography
Wang Lai (Chinese: 王萊, 12 February 1927 －28 September 2016) was a Hong Kong actress.
Movie Credits
Mad About Music
1963-06-25
When a murder occurs in a nightclub, dancers Pak Lai Hung and Lam Yin Fei meet the murderer and run
Naughty! Naughty!
1974-07-18
Wu Te-chuan is a young man trying to make a living in an easy way. But now he is penniless and will
Ladies First
1962-08-02
Chen Liujin and Zhang Lihong have a chance encounter with Wang Shu and Li Rong during an outing to t
Pushing Hands
1991-12-07
Mr. Chu is an elderly widower who teaches tai chi chuan in Beijing. He moves to America to live with
The Magnificent Ruffians
1979-09-20
Venom regulars Philip Kwok, Chiang Sheng, and Sun Chien star as a gang of unemployed martial artists
Trouble on the Wedding Night
1964-09-18
The Dream of the Red Chamber
1977-10-26
Pao-yu is in love with his cousin, Lin Tai-yu, but his family has other marital plans for him that w
The Lady Killer
1977-07-08
A popular singer named Ah Hui is approached by gangsters who want him to perform at their nightclub.
It's Always Spring
1962-02-22
Singaporean diva Li Ailian has arrived in Hong Kong to further her singing career. Xu Zhaofeng helps
The Golden Sword
1969-10-15
Bai Yu Lung's father mysteriously disappears one night, and for 10 years Bai searches for him in vai
Her Pearly Tears
1962-06-29
Teenage Holiday
1968-07-17
Blood Reincarnation
1974-10-03
A horror anthology. In the first, a man and his pregnant wife help an old woman bury a covered pot i
Hex vs. Witchcraft
1980-11-19
A compulsive gambler weds a ghost who helps and hinders him in both horrid and hilarious ways.
The Tiger and the Widow
1981-02-25
The movie is about an illegal salt smuggling ring run by Tanny and her male partner, who spend most
The Greatest Circus on Earth
1957-03-16
Circus trapeze artist Liu Xiaoniu runs away from the circus. While away, she's tricked by a playboy
All in the Family
1975-02-08
A family gathers to be with its dying father. The reunion brings to the surface old rivalries.
The Frosty Night
1957-07-04
Loosely based on Maxim Gorky's The Lower Depths
Tragedy of Vendetta
1955-12-31
The Feud 同 林 鳥 (1955) aka Tragedy of Vendetta is a Mandarin-language Hong Kong film of the drama gen
The Longest Night
1965-01-01
A Mellow Spring
1957-08-15
A Shaw Brothers production
A Lonely Heart
1956-04-13
A Shaw and Sons production.
Meet Me After Spring
1956-05-04
This is a drama about parents disapproving a young couple's relationship and the unfortunate consequ
Education of Love
1961-08-03
.A young middle-class upstart Lin Ching Yi reluctantly takes on the task as understudy for her sick
Wedding Nights
1976-04-03
An adult comedy produced by the Shaw Brothers.
Our Sister Hedy
1957-11-14
The Kong family has four daughters. Hilda, the eldest sister, assumes the role of a mother and often
Massage Girls
1976-09-23
The film deals with the struggles of the workers and clients of a Hong Kong massage parlor.
Crusade Against Daddy
1962-02-03
A HK comedy film starring Jeanette Lin Tsui and Hung Yeung.
Broken Oath
1977-12-03
Lotus never had a chance. Her mother seethed with anger at being unjustly imprisoned for turning her
Laughter and Tears
1958-01-23
Tao Zutai, a bank employee, has five children. Tao's wife is addicted to gambling and spends too muc
Where Is My Bride?
1958-12-18
A Shaw Brothers romantic drama
Between Tears and Laughter
1960-11-10
This is the story of three ladies who live together in an apartment in Hong Kong and what happens to
Back Alley Princess
1973-02-17
Polly Shang Kwan and Sam Hui are con artists who befriend a family of street venders and entertainer
The Story of Daisy
1972-01-02
Part of Golden Horse's 100 Greatest Chinese-Language Films.
Sun, Moon and Star: Part 1
1961-12-08
The film traces the relationships that develop between the protagonist Xu and the three women he mee
Passing Flickers
1982-04-06
The main characters - the arrogant, harassed director, the sexy starlet, or naïve actors are familia
Curse of Evil
1982-09-15
13 family members are murdered and then dumped in a well. 30 years later their descendants are curse
Judgement of an Assassin
1977-08-20
Sun Chung was already a valued comedy, romance, and modern crime filmmaker, when, through this tale
Emperor Chien Lung and the Beauty
1980-03-01
The year is 1756 and the Emperor journeys to Soochow, where he encounters a famous courtesan and get
An Amorous Woman of Tang Dynasty
1984-06-01
Rebellious Yu Yuan-gi becomes a Taoist priestess in order to avoid traditional roles designated to h
Cuties Parade
1975-12-24
A romantic Shaw Brothers musical.
Take Care, Your Majesty
1983-08-12
shaw production
The Night Is Young
1971-01-01
A rich man is constantly plagued by suspicions that his wife is cheating on him. He's not at peace e
Ripples
1970-01-08
A comic folk musical about two pairs of lovers and their romantic misadventures in a rural Hong Kong
Heaven Sword and Dragon Sabre II
1978-10-27
The thrills continue in this second part of this cherished adventure, created by the renowned direct
Illicit Desire
1973-08-04
Tang Dynasty emperors, Ming Dynasty scholars, assorted fortunetellers, and several Buddhist monks fi
Legend of the Bat
1978-07-08
A group of swordsmen set out on a journey to the mysterious Bat Island to seek answers for their pro
Moods of Love
1977-01-01
Two stories are included in this erotic/romantic anthology. In the first, a Sung-Dynasty (10th-13th
Sexy Girls of Denmark
1973-03-16
This is a film about the movie industry, about favors, hooking up etc. It is mostly set in Copenhage
Tales of Larceny
1973-01-01
In “The Scholar and The Soldier”, Major Fang is obsessed with Yu Zhen by chance, knowing that she is
Sentenced to Hang
1989-11-02
After being fired by his penny-pinching boss, Wai and his two life-long friends decide to kidnap and
Deadly Snail vs. Kung Fu Killers
1977-01-01
Drama - The epic magical battle between fairies rages on as young martial artist Cheung risks his li
Snake Shadow, Lama Fist
1979-05-18
Chi Kuan Chun's family is murdered by three crooks and he sets out to get revenge first by killing o
Murder in the Night
1957-04-11
On her mother's order, Luk Wai Wai goes to the Shi family to serve her eccentric aunt, Mrs. Shi, but
Devotion
1960-04-21
Devotion, should be grim enough a lesson for my teenager in love. Little Kitty Ting Hao suffers due
The Bedside Story
1960-06-23
A light-hearted comedy about a struggle between a maverick actress and her stubborn and conservative
Fairy, Ghost, Vixen
1965-05-27
FAIRY, GHOST, VIXEN (1965) consists of three fanciful tales that may be loosely classified as ghost
The Call Girls
1973-04-19
A story of female sex workers across all social strata.
If Tomorrow Comes
1973-12-07
Hong Kong romance film.
Arrest the Restless
1992-05-14
Two juveniles get mixed up in a street gang, resulting in the murder of a rival gang leader. A crook
My American Grandson
1991-11-07
A 12-year-old boy from America experiences the clash of cultures and the generation gap when he visi
The Mystery of Jewellery
1972-01-26
On a rainy night, a robbery took place in a villa and some invaluable jewels were taken. One of the
Cohabitation
1975-05-23
Abortion, birth control and unwed cohabitation are social issues rarely associated with 1970's Hong
Pei Shih
1972-03-29
Lung Kong collaborated with accomplished novelist Meng Jun to pen the script for this tale of heartb
Tiger Killer
1982-10-28
TIGER KILLER (1982) is a straightforward adaptation of one story from the sprawling Chinese literary
I Am in Love
1975-07-25
The love bug strikes two young sisters at about the same time. Since the two sisters happen to be in
The Seven Coffins
1975-04-10
Hsiao Tsui is the most beautiful girl in a prosperous prostitution house in a North China town. But
Vampire's Breakfast
1987-04-16
Story about a newspaper reporter who stumbles upon a nest of vampires living in contemporary hong ko
Return of the Dead
1979-12-21
Three inmates in an asylum tell their stories. Story 1, a husband and wife discover they should be c
The Wild, Wild Rose
1960-05-09
Grace Chang delivers an eye-opening performance as a lusty nightclub singer climbing the social ladd
Golden Lotus
1957-02-14
A Hong Kong historical drama
The Magic Lamp
1964-01-23
Adapted from one of China's most well-known fairy tales, the Goddess of Mount Hua falls in love with
Father and Son
1963-08-14
Father and Son is a Hong Kong Drama starring Sammo Hung in a child role
Island of Loves
1982-06-08
This film depicts the life of the 19th-century Portuguese writer Wenceslau De Moraes by means of nin
Iron Bones
1969-01-16
Iron Bones, about a young lad that learns a secret Tai Chi type of style called the Wind Palm, where
The Haunted
1967-08-17
Three tales taken from author Pu Songling's collection of famous classical ghost stories. Pian Pian-
Heaven Sword and Dragon Sabre
1978-10-18
Director Chu Yuan's titanic teaming with respected, inspired author Chin Yung created this unforgett
Hong Kong Emmanuelle
1977-04-14
Fei-Fei, young and pretty, nearly breaks up a marriage but loses out to the wife in the end.
The Violet Mansion
1969-02-15
Another Cathay Wu Xia flick featuring Melinda Chen Manling.
Centipede Horror
1982-10-29
A crazed evil wizard uses his powers to take revenge on beautiful women by making them vomit up live
Beauty Escort
1979-10-24
This blood tale of a feud between two sword fighting clans is full of betrayal and intrigue, will mo
Crimes Are To Be Paid
1972-04-13
A young innocent woman is raped by a gang of five men. Years later the young woman has matured into
Immortal Warriors
1978-09-25
Immortal Warriors is a Taiwanese Martial Arts movie.
The First Sword
1967-12-28
During a battle with Wu Qiong, the king of poison, Xie Wuyang, the chief of the Golden Dragon Clan i
The Lost Generation
1983-09-21
The plot follows a group of women who struggle in Hong Kong, most of them illegal immigrants from ma
The Star, the Rogue & the Kung Fu Kid
1977-01-01
Bruce is an action director at a famous Hong Kong TV station, the lead actress falls in love with hi
Darling, Stay at Home
1968-01-28
The misadventures of a beautiful but bored housewife Wang Yui-chuan and her chauvinistic salary-man
The Magic Fan
1967-10-03
This was an adaptation of a ghost story, “A Xiu”. Liu Zigu is on his way to visit his uncle and is a
Love, Love, Love
1974-06-28
Love, Love, Love is a Taiwanese film, released in 1974 by Central Motion Pictures Corporation and sp
To Money with Love
1974-08-09
Hong Kong comedy film.
The Third Bridge
1988-05-26
The Golden Lotus
1974-01-17
Golden Lotus is based, in part, on Jin Ping Mei, a famous erotic novel of ancient China. Li Han-Hsia
Lily of the Valley
1962-03-29
The Secret
1979-10-31
A tangled murder mystery unfolds amid a complex love triangle. As conflicting witness accounts emerg
The Playful Girl
1971-09-15
1971 movie by Yang Su staring Chen Chen
Widow Warriors
1990-03-10
The males in a triad family are betrayed and gunned down by a rival gang and the women in the famil
The Voyage of Emperor Chien Lung
1978-10-06
In the 18th century, Emperor Chien Lung makes a journey into Southern China.
The King Fa Fairy
1970-03-27
A Chinese fantasy drama
Little Lotus
1963-07-26
Chou Tsai-ken, a young carpenter, falls in love with a country girl, Little Lotus Chin Ho-hua. Altho
Honolulu, Tokyo, Hong Kong
1963-06-30
The third and final chapter of MP & GI's Toho Trilogy expands the geographical reach of the franchis
Sister Long Legs
1960-02-06
Woo Ting-ting (Julie Yeh Feng) is a smart, tall, introverted and snobby young girl who embodies the
Island of Fire
1990-03-28
Someone in a prison run by a corrupt warden fakes the deaths of convicts to later use them as expend
The Long Lane
1956-10-26
The film focuses on a mother (Chen Yanyan) burdened by guilt after abandoning her newborn daughter i
Fist to Fist
1973-09-01
A young police cadet graduates from the academy, and is sent to a small town run by gangsters - one
太太万岁
The Fisherman's Daughter
1956-03-10
Painter Wang Zijian is saved from drowning by Aying, the daughter of a fishing folk. Their relations
The Boat Girl
1968-02-15
Overseas student Qiao Jian-hua and his friend Bai Xue-Liao traveled together to the Typhoon Shelter
Father Takes a Bride
1963-10-02
A young lady has taken the place of caring for her two younger brothers since the death of their mot
Sun, Moon and Star: Part 2
1961-12-30
Part 1 ended with Jianbai and Su Yanan among the students fleeing the invading Japanese. Part 2 foll