Law Mo Lan

Biography

Law Mo Lan was a Cantonese opera and film actress from Hong Kong, born in 1907. She began her film career with her debut "Flowers of Fortune" in 1937 and continued acting until 1951, appearing in approximately 60 films. In June 1937, she was prosecuted for assaulting her 14-year-old apprentice and was fined HK$25. After retiring from acting, she turned to physiognomy and opened a practice at the Jin Tai Hotel on Nathan Road in Kowloon, specialising in "Annam (Vietnam) face reading". She also performed several famous Cantonese opera songs with prominent artists such as Bai Yutang, Wu Chufan, Ma Shi Zeng, Xue Jue Xian, Gui Ming Yang, and Tan Bo Ye.