Mok Wai Hing

Biography

Mok Wai Hing was a Hong Kong film and television actress and voice dubber. Born in 1933 with the birth name Mo Hing Ching, her ancestral roots trace to Fengkai County in Guangdong Province. She received her early education at Tongji School in Wan Chai and had a passion for Chinese literature, ballet, and swordsmanship. Initially working as a teacher, her screen debut came in 1953 with the film "The Wandering Hero's Dog" (風塵俠犬), in which she played Ma Li Hua. Throughout her career, she portrayed diverse roles ranging from virtuous wives and mothers to wicked women, accomplices, and swindlers. She appeared in approximately 60 films. In 1957, she married her husband Lam Siu Wah at the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Hong Kong. In 1964, she co-founded the "Seven Fairies" group with five other actresses. She also performed with the Hong Kong Repertory Theatre in the play "Seventy-Two Tenants" (七十二家房客), taking the lead role of "Ba Gu." With the launch of TVB in 1967, she acted in the television series "Under the Tranquil Hill" (太平山下) and provided voice dubbing for foreign productions. In 1971, she participated in two television series for RTV, "The Thief on the Beam" (樑上君子) and "The Hypocrite" (偽君子). She passed away on September 30, 2011, in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, at the age of 78.