Portrait of Wang Lai

Acting

Wang Lai

Career

Active from 1956 to 1991, busiest in 1977 with 5 main titles.

Leading roles
10
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score72/100
Highest rated
Poster for Pushing Hands
Pushing Hands
GoodWatch score78/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 11 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 5.2 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.1 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.3 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.9 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.4 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.0 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Wang Lai Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    3.4, average 5.4
  • Pop Culture
    1.0, average 2.2
  • Tech & Humanity
    0.5, average 1.6
  • Coming of Age
    2.1, average 3.0

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Hong Kong Cinema 7
  • Social Commentary 5
  • Period Piece 4
  • Historical Drama 4
  • Character-Driven 4
  • Tragic Romance 3
  • Romance 3
  • Historical Setting 3
  • Forbidden Love 2
  • Historical 2
  • Intrigue 2
  • Classic 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

73
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1990s

3 titles ยท average score 65
Pushing Hands
Pushing Hands (1991)
GoodWatch score 78

as Mrs. Chen

My American Grandson
My American Grandson (1991)

as Dong's Mother

Island of Fire
Island of Fire (1991)
GoodWatch score 52

as Chu's Grandmother (uncredited)

1980s

11 titles ยท average score 58
Sentenced to Hang
Sentenced to Hang (1989)
GoodWatch score 61

as King's Mother

Vampire's Breakfast
Vampire's Breakfast (1987)

as Piao's Mother

An Amorous Woman of Tang Dynasty
An Amorous Woman of Tang Dynasty (1984)
GoodWatch score 63

as Master of Monastery

Take Care, Your Majesty
Take Care, Your Majesty (1983)

as Old Widow Li

Curse of Evil
Curse of Evil (1982)

as Grandmother Shi

Tiger Killer
Tiger Killer (1982)

as Madam Wang

Island of Loves
Island of Loves (1982)

as Chinese mother

Passing Flickers
Passing Flickers (1982)

as Md She

The Tiger and the Widow
The Tiger and the Widow (1981)

as Auntie Wong

Hex vs. Witchcraft
Hex vs. Witchcraft (1980)
GoodWatch score 51

as Old lady who robbed Tou

Emperor Chien Lung and the Beauty
Emperor Chien Lung and the Beauty (1980)

as Wan Lung's wife

1970s

28 titles ยท average score 64
The Voyage of Emperor Chien Lung
The Voyage of Emperor Chien Lung (1978)

as Mrs Wang

The Dream of the Red Chamber
The Dream of the Red Chamber (1977)

as Bao Yu's Granny

Moods of Love
Moods of Love (1977)

as Fox lady

Judgement of an Assassin
Judgement of an Assassin (1977)

as Madam Fa Si Gu

Deadly Snail vs. Kung Fu Killers
Deadly Snail vs. Kung Fu Killers (1977)

as Auntie Chow

Hong Kong Emmanuelle
Hong Kong Emmanuelle (1977)

as Chiao-Chi's mother

Love, Love, Love
Love, Love, Love (1974)

as Aifen's Mother

The Golden Lotus
The Golden Lotus (1974)
GoodWatch score 63

as Matchmaker Wang

Sexy Girls of Denmark
Sexy Girls of Denmark (1973)

as Mrs Fung

Back Alley Princess
Back Alley Princess (1973)

as Auntie Wang

Tales of Larceny
Tales of Larceny (1973)

as Madam Wang

The Sword
The Sword (1971)

as Mother of Hsia Ho Wei

1960s

22 titles ยท average score 74
The Golden Sword
The Golden Sword (1969)

as Lung Xin-Zi

Darling, Stay at Home
Darling, Stay at Home (1968)

as Mrs. Shih

The Longest Night
The Longest Night (1965)

as Mrs. Zhao

Fairy, Ghost, Vixen
Fairy, Ghost, Vixen (1965)

as Auntie Ning

Father Takes a Bride
Father Takes a Bride (1963)

as Li Chiu-Huai

Honolulu, Tokyo, Hong Kong
Honolulu, Tokyo, Hong Kong (1963)

as Wu's mother

Mad About Music
Mad About Music (1963)

as Miss Qin

Ladies First
Ladies First (1962)

as Mrs. Chen

Education of Love
Education of Love (1961)

as Mama Lin

The Wild, Wild Rose
The Wild, Wild Rose (1960)
GoodWatch score 74

as Shao Xueli (Shirley)

Sister Long Legs
Sister Long Legs (1960)

as Hu Ching-Fang

Between Tears and Laughter
Between Tears and Laughter (1960)

as Zhao Shuxian

1950s

9 titles
Laughter and Tears
Laughter and Tears (1958)

as Mrs Fan

Where Is My Bride?
Where Is My Bride? (1958)

as Sixth aunt

The Greatest Circus on Earth
The Greatest Circus on Earth (1957)

as Zhu Yan

Our Sister Hedy
Our Sister Hedy (1957)

as Mother (diseased)

Golden Lotus
Golden Lotus (1957)

as Lian Bao

A Mellow Spring
A Mellow Spring (1957)

as Xu Man Li

A Lonely Heart
A Lonely Heart (1956)

as Yanming's mother

The Long Lane
The Long Lane (1956)

as Hsiao Yen-Yang

The Fisherman's Daughter
The Fisherman's Daughter (1956)

as Du Jiazhen