Law Lai Kuen

Biography

Law Lai Kuen was a Chinese actress and singer from Hong Kong, originally named Law Kit To. She was born in Dongguan County, Guangdong Province, and her mother Shen Xiao Pei was a famous Cantonese opera actress in Guangzhou in the 1920s. Law Lai Kuen began her career at age 16 as a Cantonese opera actress performing alongside Ma Shi Zang, with her first works including "藕断丝连" and "甘地会西施". She moved to New York City in the late 1950s. She appeared in over ten Cantonese films, ranging from her debut "本地状元" (1948) to her final film "哪吒大闹天宫" (1957). In 1957, she visited Taiwan for the first time and performed Cantonese opera for soldiers in Taipei. She married a local businessman in New York, and in 1969 suffered a stroke and returned to live with her children in Hong Kong. She passed away on August 4, 1999.