Portrait of Pak Yan

Acting

Pak Yan

Career

Active from 1960 to 2001, with a break from 1967 to 1976, busiest in 1988 and 1991 with 3 main titles each.

Leading roles
5
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score68/100
Highest rated
Poster for Chicken and Duck Talk
Chicken and Duck Talk
GoodWatch score68/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 7 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 5.3 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.3 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 3.8 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.7 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.3 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.9 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Pak Yan Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Uncanny
    0.6, average 2.5
  • Historical
    0.8, average 2.6
  • Psychological
    3.9, average 5.5
  • Melancholy
    3.4, average 4.7

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Hong Kong Drama 2
  • Hong Kong Cinema 2
  • Social Commentary 2
  • Character-Driven 2
  • Parental Love 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

110
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2010s

3 titles
Ghost Writer
Ghost Writer (2010)

TV show

Suspects in Love
Suspects in Love (2010)

TV show

Elite Brigade
Elite Brigade (2010)

TV show · as 仁母

2000s

19 titles
The Price of Greed
The Price of Greed (2008)

TV show

Fathers and Sons
Fathers and Sons (2007)

TV show

The Building Blocks of Life
The Building Blocks of Life (2007)

TV show

Face to Fate
Face to Fate (2006)

TV show · as 呂鳳子

The Vigilante In The Mask
The Vigilante In The Mask (2004)

TV show

Lost in the Chamber of Love
Lost in the Chamber of Love (2004)

TV show

Vigilante Force
Vigilante Force (2003)

TV show · as 宏母

Lofty Waters Verdant Bow
Lofty Waters Verdant Bow (2002)

TV show

Screen Play
Screen Play (2001)

TV show

Reaching Out
Reaching Out (2001)

TV show

In the Realm of Success
In the Realm of Success (2001)

TV show

When Dreams Come True
When Dreams Come True (2000)

TV show

1990s

35 titles · average score 61
Plain Love II
Plain Love II (1999)

TV show

A Recipe for the Heart
A Recipe for the Heart (1997)

TV show

Street Angels
Street Angels (1996)
GoodWatch score 45

as Yen's mother

The Criminal Investigator II
The Criminal Investigator II (1996)

TV show

Blind Romance
Blind Romance (1996)

as Wing's Stepmother

The Legend of Drunken Master
The Legend of Drunken Master (1994)
GoodWatch score 79

as Mrs. Chan

Boys Are Easy
Boys Are Easy (1993)
GoodWatch score 60

as Miss Lee

Romance Beyond
Romance Beyond (1993)

TV show

The File of Justice
The File of Justice (1992)

TV show · as 徐伟杰母

Escape from Brothel
Escape from Brothel (1992)
GoodWatch score 60

as Suzie

Family Squad
Family Squad (1991)

TV show · as 丁婉君

Blood of Good and Evil
Blood of Good and Evil (1990)

TV show

1980s

43 titles · average score 67
Miracles: The Canton Godfather
Miracles: The Canton Godfather (1989)
GoodWatch score 65

as In the Governor's Room

Chicken and Duck Talk
Chicken and Duck Talk (1988)
GoodWatch score 68

as Tammy's Mother

As Tears Go By
As Tears Go By (1988)
GoodWatch score 73

as Fly's Mother

The Crazy Companies II
The Crazy Companies II (1988)
GoodWatch score 61

as Fok Ga-Tung's Wife

Life is a Moment
Life is a Moment (1987)

as 6262's mother in 2037

The Return Of Luk Siu Fung
The Return Of Luk Siu Fung (1986)

TV show

A Taste of Bachelorhood
A Taste of Bachelorhood (1986)

TV show

The Smiling Proud Wanderer
The Smiling Proud Wanderer (1984)

TV show

The Duke of Mount Deer
The Duke of Mount Deer (1984)

TV show · as Wai Chun-fong

Police Cadet
Police Cadet (1984)

TV show · as 程少娥

Once Upon An Oridinary Girl
Once Upon An Oridinary Girl (1984)

TV show

Love & Passion
Love & Passion (1982)

TV show

1970s

6 titles
The Cupid Strikes
The Cupid Strikes (1979)

TV show · as 蘇淺雪

The Passenger
The Passenger (1979)

TV show

Enigma
Enigma (1979)

TV show · as 敏诗

This Land Is Mine
This Land Is Mine (1979)

TV show

危險人物
危險人物 (1978)

TV show

In Cold Blood
In Cold Blood (1977)

TV show

1960s

4 titles
The Witty Bus Girl
The Witty Bus Girl (1966)

as Bus Money

The Girl in the Bus
The Girl in the Bus (1965)

as Bus Money

So Siu Siu
So Siu Siu (1962)

as So Siu Siu

The Great Devotion
The Great Devotion (1960)

as Hok-Ping