Fanny Fan Lai

Fanny Fan Lai

Actor

Hong Kong, British Crown Colony [now China]
October 16, 1940

Biography

Fanny Fan Lai (traditional Chinese: 范麗) is a Hong Kong actress. She entered the movie business in 1957 after winning a beauty pageant. She initially entered Shaw Brothers' Cantonese film division as Wan Li-Hong (traditional Chinese: 萬里紅; simplified Chinese:万里红), and starred in the 1959 film Behind the Hidden Scene (禁地春光). However, her career took off after she entered Shaw Brother's Mandarin division with a new stage name, Fanny Fan. She played naughty roles earning a nickname "Oriental Brigitte Bardot".

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Fanny Fan Lai 1

Representative Works

The Magnificent Trio
The Magnificent Trio
6.5
/ Chinese Simplified
Summons to Death
Summons to Death
10.0
/ Chinese Simplified
The Eight Bandits
The Eight Bandits
No Rating Yet
/ Chinese Simplified
The Golden Buddha
The Golden Buddha
5.8
/ Chinese Simplified
Diary of a Lady-Killer
Diary of a Lady-Killer
6.5
/ Chinese Simplified
金刀怪客
金刀怪客
No Rating Yet
/ Chinese Simplified
Angel with the Iron Fists
Angel with the Iron Fists
7.0
/ Chinese Simplified
The Black Forest
The Black Forest
6.0
/ Chinese Simplified
The Mid-Nightmare
The Mid-Nightmare
6.8
/ Chinese Simplified
The Mating Season
The Mating Season
7.0
/ Chinese Simplified
Kiss for Sale
Kiss for Sale
10.0
/ Chinese Simplified
The Golden Trumpet
The Golden Trumpet
9.0
/ Chinese Simplified

Awards and Honors

Critical Favorites

The Magnificent Trio
1966Nominee

Best Performance

The Magnificent Trio

Summons to Death
1967Winner

Best Performance

Summons to Death

The Eight Bandits
1968Nominee

Best Performance

The Eight Bandits

Career Highlights

The Golden Buddha
1966Highlight

Best Performance

The Golden Buddha

Diary of a Lady-Killer
1969Highlight

Best Performance

Diary of a Lady-Killer

Video

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The Magnificent Trio
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The Golden Buddha