Teresa Ha

Teresa Ha
Teresa Ha
Chinese: 夏萍
Born	6 October 1937; Hong Kong
Died	5 August 2019 (aged 81)
Other names	Ha Ping, Hsia Ping, Xia Ping, Teresa Ha Ping, Teresa Loo, Lu Shao-Ping, Sar Pang, Lo Siu-Ping
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1956–2019
Spouse	Wan Cheung (m. 1970–1991)
Children	2
Awards	TVB Anniversary Award for Lifetime Achievement

Teresa Ha (Chinese: 夏萍) (October 6, 1937 – August 5, 2019) was a former Chinese television and film actress from Hong Kong. Ha is credited with over 260 films.

Career

In 1956, Ha started her acting career in Hong Kong films. Ha first appeared in The Soul Stealer, a 1956 Crime film directed by Ng Wui. Ha's last film was I Love You, Mom, a 2013 film directed by Casey Chan Lai-Ying. Ha is credited with over 260 films. ^[1]

Ha joined TVB in 1982 and remained active at the station until 2016. She won an award at the 2005 TVB Anniversary Gala Show.^{[citation needed]}

Filmography

Films

1956 The Soul Stealer - Yan Fung
1957 Caught in the Act - Ching Wai-Fong
1957 Little Women - Mung-Seong
1957 Love's Crime
1958 May Heaven Bless You - Leung Tsi-Yuk
1958 Driver No. 7 - Cheung Kit-Ying / Mimi
1958 Mambo Lady
1958 Three Scholars Rival for a Wife
1959 Daughter of a Grand Household (aka The Missing Cinderella) - Sima Hung / Lily
1959 Dear Love - Fong Wan-Kam / Kam
1959 The Cruel Husband - Ha Mei Ling
1960 The Three Girl Fighters (Part 1)
1960 The Three Girl Fighters (Part 2)
1960 A Tearful Life - Sook-Jun
1960 Salvation - Chun
1960 The Wonder Boy
1960 The Outcast Woman (Part 2) - Pak Yuen-Yee
1961 Non-sensical Son-in-law - Fung Oi
Many Aspects of Love (1961) - Lok Ha
House of Kam Topples (Part 1) (1961) - Pak Sau-Chu
House of Kam Topples (Part 2) (1961)
Conflict in Phoenix Hill (1961)
Time Flows Like a Stream (1962) - Mai Gam-Fa
This Merry World (1962)
Temporary Couple (1962)
The Drifting Orphan (1962)
Sombre Night (1962) - Tin Yee-Mui
Sad Tale of Two Women (1962)
How Cai Shu Subdued the Tyrant (1962)
To Capture the God of Wealth (1962) - Chun Yun-Lan
Sunset on the River (1962) - Chung Kwai Fong / Siu Heung
Husband of a Rich Lady (1962)
The Fake Married Couple (1962) - Cheong Chi-Fan
The Wife's Husband (1962)
One Queen and Three Kings (1963) - Si Sau-Ha
Wife and Mistress in the Same House (1963) - Chiu Chung Ying / Mrs Chan
Bedside Horror (1963)
House of Prosperity (1963) - Man-Choi
The Adventures of a Strange Man (1963) - Cheung Lei Suk-Lin
Take the Money and Run (1963) - Kam Lan Chi
Midnight Were-wolf (1963) - Choi Ching-Chi
Women's World (1963) - Cheung Yuk-Kam
The Songstresses (1963) - Tong Siu-Chun
A Modern Girl (1963) - Lei Suk-Lin
1964 Men and Women - Meiling
1964 Getting Rich
1964 In the Neighbourhood - Ah Fung
1964 Luck Is with You
1964 Money for Marriage
1964 Half a Bed
1964 Take What You Can
1964 Pigeon Cage ^[2]^[3]^[4]
1964 A Beautiful Ghost
1964 The Witty Sister
1964 A Big Restaurant
1964 A Girl's Tears
1964 Grab What You Can!
1964 My Darling Grandchild
1964 Spy No. 13 - Mak Siu-Guen
1964 All Are Happy
Silent Love (1965) - Yu Pak-Mui
Seven Unruly Girls (1965) - Ah Ping
Blundering Detective (1965) - Tong Kam-Tim
Moonlight (1965)
A Tough World (1965)
All Packed in a Small House (1965)
Pursuit of the Murderer in the Dog-racing Court (1965) - Cheung Lai-bing
Between Man and Ghost (1965)
The Espionage (1966)
The Secret Agent and the Mysterious Gang (1966) - Chiu Lai-Jan
Pursuit of a Murderer (1966) - Cheung Man-Wai
How Master Cute Thrice Saved the Idiot Ming (1966) - Siu Chi
Spy Vs. Spy (1966)
The Car Owner (1966)
The Strange Hero Yi Zhimei (1967)
Tragedy in a Fishing Village (1967)
Paragon of Sword and Knife (1967)
Prodigal in Distress (1967)
Incredible Rumour (1968) - Mei-Lian
Hotel Blues (1968) - Zaza
Won't You Give Me a Kiss? (1968) - Honey
Joy to the World (1968) - Yam Yuk-zi
Red Lamp Shaded in Blood (1968) - Bak Mun-ping
The Vengeful Spirit (1968)
Getting Rich in a Blind Way (1968) - Suk-lan's mother
Paragon of Sword and Knife (Grand Finale) (1968)
Blue Falcon (1968)
The Admirers of the Girl in the Mini-skirt (1968) - Cheng's wife
Two Sisters Who Steal (1969) - Wong Man-Lan
The Smart Master and the Shrewd Rich Girl (1969) - Chow Yuk-Mui
Where the Dragon Dares (1969)
Teddy Girls (1969) - Tsui's mother
A Child in Need of a Mother's Love (1969)
The Romantic Girl Who Plays Hard-to-Get (1969) - Ah Kiu
The Liar (1969) - Jenny
1970 Love Song Over the Sea - Chang Gai-yun
1970 Apartment for Ladies - Lulu.^[5]
The Golden Seal (1971) - Feng Hui Ming
Call to Arms (1971) - Lady Ping Yuan Chun
It Takes a Man to Be Henpecked (1971)
Let's Go to Bed (1972)
The 14 Amazons (1972) - Tung Yueh Ngo
Yu zhong hua (1972)
Flower in the Rain (1972) - Ah Ying
1973 Dao bing fu - Lady Ping Yuan-chun
1973 Facets of Love - Old Fo
1973 Tales of Larceny (Part 2) - Lu Shu Zhen
1973 River of Fury - Opera troupe member
1973 Illicit Desire (Part 2) - Sun Xue-Bo (wife #4) ^[6]
1973 The Sugar Daddies - Mrs. Fung
The Golden Lotus (1974) - Fourth lady / Sun Hsueh o
Thirteen (1974) - Lan Ching
Heung gong chat sup sam (1974)
Sex For Sale (1974) - Mrs. Ou
Hong Kong 73 (1974) - Lee Mei Ying
Sinful Confession (1974) - Mahjong gambler
The Tea House (1974) - Auntie Tan
Ghost Eyes (1974) - Yuen Man
Kidnap (1974) - Ah Chen
Ai xin jian wan wan (1975) - Mrs. Su
Night of the Devil's Bride (1975) - Nurse of Cui's house
Carry on Con Men (1975)
The Big Holdup (1975) - Ying
Two Con Men (1975) - [Scenes cut]
Evil Seducers (1975) - Buddhist nun
My Bewitched Wife (1975) - Mrs. Wong
Big Brother Cheng (1975) - Tan Yi
Temperament of Life (1975)
Cuties Parade (1975)
Love Lock (1975) - Zhou's mother
The Spiritual Boxer (1975) - Lin's wife
The Wedding Night (1975)
It's All in the Family (1975) - Susan's mother
The Playboy (1975)
The Criminals (1976) (Part 2) - Auntie Eight
King Gambler (1976) - Mrs Sha Wu Lin
Spirit of the Raped (1976) - Fan's wife
Killer Clans (1976) - Yu Hsia
Wedding Nights (1976) - Granny Wang
Beautiful Vixen (1976) - Mrs. Huang
Emperor Chien Lung (1976) - Madam Ping, the witch
Love Swindler (1976) (Part 3) - Looking at Jade Ring
Big Bad Sis (1976) - Ah Fong's mother
The Escort Girls (1976)
The Magic Blade (1976) - Devil Grandma
Hustler from Canton (1976)
Du wang da pian ju (1976)
Clans of Intrigue (1977) - Su Xian Xian
Assault - The Criminals, Part IV (1977) (Part 2) - Liu Gu
Ren she shu (1977)
Death Duel (1977) - Mute's wife
The Battle Wizard (1977) - Chief Zhong's wife
The Call-Girls (1977) - Dr. Yun's wife
The Teenager's Nightmare (1977) (Part 2) - Mother of victim
Dreams of Eroticism (1977) - Zhou Rui
Chinatown Kid (1977) - Xu Hao's wife
The Mysterious Heroes (1977) - Lady Hua
Murder on the Wedding Night (1977)
Yin xia en chou lu (1978)
Clan of Amazons (1978) - 2nd Sister
Heroes of the East (1978) - Wedding guest
The Proud Youth (1978) - Abbess Yixin
Shaolin Mantis (1978) - Gi Gi's 1st aunt
Swordsman and Enchantress (1978) - Old woman in Puppet Villa
Sensual Pleasures (1978) - Mrs. Jin
Heaven Sword and Dragon Sabre (1978) - Granny Jin Hwa
Heaven Sword and Dragon Sabre, Part II (1978) - Granny Jin Hwa / Daisy
The Mad Monk Strikes Again (1978) - Madam Ba Gu
Full Moon Scimitar (1979) - Tung's wife
The Scandalous Warlord (1979) - Generalissimo Feng's mother
The Deadly Breaking Sword (1979) - Madam Li Xing
The Ghosts and I (1979)
Murder Plot (1979) - Chun Qiu
Heaven and Hell (1980) - Yen
Disco Bumpkins (1980) - Fan's mother
Killer Constable (1980) - Ah Niu's wife
Swift Sword (1980) - Madam Guan
Rendezvous with Death (1980)
The Tiger and the Widow (1981) - Auntie Suen
The Emperor and His Brother (1981) - Chief Chou's wife
Notorious Eight (1981) - Mrs. Xia
Bloody Parrot (1981) - Madam Song
A Bride's Nightmare (1981)
Revenge of the Corpse (1981) - Lu's servant
Winner Takes All (1982) - Xi Mo's mother
Clan Feuds (1982) - Madam Zhu
Lovers Blades (1982) - Gai Bao's mother
Hell Has No Boundary (1982) - Madam Chi
Human Lanterns (1982) - Brothel madam
The 82 Tenants (1982) - Ah Xia
Godfather from Canton (1982) - Yu
My Rebellious Son (1982) - Herbal tea seller
Ode to Gallantry (1982) - Princess Mei Fanggu
Pituitary Hunter (1982)
Twinkle Twinkle Little Star (1983) - Wife of beauty shop owner
Air Disaster (1983)
The Rape After (1984) - Nurse Yin
Pale Passion (1984) - Ah Hsia's mother
My Lucky Stars (1985) - Ping (Tsao's wife)
Rose (1986) - Nanny
The Millionaires' Express (1986) - Cotton weaver's mother
Lucky Stars Go Places (1986) - Ping
Life Is a Moment (1987) - Fong's maid
Evil Cat (1987) - Long's Mom
Trouble Couples (1987) - Actress on TV
Into the Fire (1989) - Le's mother
Final Run (1989)
Queen of Temple Street (1990) - Older Woman
Against All (1990) - K. K.'s mother
The Set Up (1990) - Mother
Changing Partner (1992) - Yau's grandmother [uncredited]
To Liv(e) (1992)
Call Girl '92 (1992) - Nancy's aunt
Raped by an Angel (1993) - Tat's mother
Boys Are Easy (1993) - Mrs. Wu
Love to Kill (1993)
Ghost Lantern (1993) - Granny Four
The Kung Fu Scholar (1994) - Granny beggar
Hail the Judge (1994) - Sing's mother
Give and Take (1994)
The Crucifixion (1994) - Yau's mother
Modern Romance (1994) - Bartender
The Wrath of Silence (1994) - Chi's master
Beginner's Luck (1994) - Aunt Lan
Those Were the Days... (1995) - Ko Fei's mother
Lover of the Last Empress (1995) - Yu Lan / Tzu Hsi's mother
Summer Snow (1995) - Mrs. Han
Tricky Business (1995) - Hospital orderly
The Saint of Gamblers (1995) - God Bless You's mother
Heaven Can't Wait (1995) - Chun's grandmother
O.C.T.B. Case - The Floating Body (1995) - Mother Li
Full Throttle (1995) - Jiale's grandmother
Young and Dangerous (1996) - Kwan's mother
Hong Kong Showgirls (1996) - Mary
4 Faces of Eve (1996) - Miu Si's mother
Blind Romance (1996) - Grandma
Once Upon a Time in Triad Society 2 (1996) - Keung
Stooge, My Love (1996) - Auntie San
Passionate Nights (1997) - Mrs Ma
Killing Me Tenderly (1997) - Su Kan's mother
Those Were the Days (1997) - Siu Fong Fong's mother
Step Into the Dark (1998) - May May's mother
Love in the River (1998) - Mrs Mill
Raped by an Angel 2: The Uniform Fan (1998) - Po Wan's grandmother
Casino (1998) - Wan's mother
How to Get Rich by Fung Shui? (1998)
Tales in the Wind (1998)
Gigolo of Chinese Hollywood (1999) - Kam's mother
My Good Brother (1999)
The Legend of Speed (1999) - Kelly's grandmother
Desirous Express (2000)
Don't Look Back- Or You'll Be Sorry!! (2000) - Woman passing Marianne in the stairs
Let It Be (2000)
Queen of Kowloon (2000) - Heung
The Accidental Spy (2001) - Cleaner in freight lift
Fighting for Love (2001) - Mrs. Chuck
Fing's Raver (2001)
Gangs 2001 (2001)
U-Man (2002) - Candy's grandmother
Hooker's World (2002) - Auntie Luke
Jiang Hu (2004) - Lefty's mother
House of the Invisibles (2007) - Wong Po
Flash Point (2007) - Tony's mother
Echoes of the Rainbow (2010) - Grandmother
Life Without Principle (2011)
I Love You, Mom (2013) - (final film role)

Personal life

Her godson is Gordon Lam. On 5 August 2019, Ha died in her sleep in Hong Kong. She was 81 years old.^[7]^[8]^[9]

References

^ "Teresa Ha Ping". hkmdb.com. 1956. Retrieved November 20, 2020.
^ "Pigeon Cage". mask9.com. March 29, 2013. Retrieved January 1, 2021.
^ "Press Release – HK Film Archive's "Morning Matinee" to feature invincible landlady To Sam-ku (with photos)". info.gov.hk. February 8, 2013. Retrieved January 1, 2021.
^ "Film Screenings – Pigeon Cage". lcsd.gov.hk. March 2013. Retrieved January 1, 2020.
^ "Apartment for Ladies". hkmdb.com. November 20, 1970. Retrieved May 26, 2021.
^ "Illicit Desire". hkmdb.com. August 4, 1973. Retrieved May 26, 2021.
^ Ang, Benson (August 14, 2019). "Hong Kong loses screen legends Lily Leung and Teresa Ha in the space of one week". straitstimes.com. Retrieved January 7, 2021.
^ "Hong Kong actresses Teresa Ha Ping and Lily Leung pass away". fareastfilms.com. August 22, 2019. Retrieved January 7, 2021.
^ "Veteran Actress Ha Ping Passes Away at 81". jaynestars.com. August 14, 2019. Retrieved January 7, 2021.

External links

[hkmdb_ha-1] "Teresa Ha Ping". hkmdb.com. 1956. Retrieved November 20, 2020.

[2] "Pigeon Cage". mask9.com. March 29, 2013. Retrieved January 1, 2021.

[3] "Press Release – HK Film Archive's "Morning Matinee" to feature invincible landlady To Sam-ku (with photos)". info.gov.hk. February 8, 2013. Retrieved January 1, 2021.

[4] "Film Screenings – Pigeon Cage". lcsd.gov.hk. March 2013. Retrieved January 1, 2020.

[5] "Apartment for Ladies". hkmdb.com. November 20, 1970. Retrieved May 26, 2021.

[6] "Illicit Desire". hkmdb.com. August 4, 1973. Retrieved May 26, 2021.

[7] Ang, Benson (August 14, 2019). "Hong Kong loses screen legends Lily Leung and Teresa Ha in the space of one week". straitstimes.com. Retrieved January 7, 2021.

[8] "Hong Kong actresses Teresa Ha Ping and Lily Leung pass away". fareastfilms.com. August 22, 2019. Retrieved January 7, 2021.

[9] "Veteran Actress Ha Ping Passes Away at 81". jaynestars.com. August 14, 2019. Retrieved January 7, 2021.

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