Born Yin Ying Lo in Guangdong China Helena began acting as a teenager in the early 1950s and took the stage name Law Lan after actress Sophia Loren Law Lan being the Cantonese pronunciation of Lorens last name She would go on to become one of the most prolific actresses in the world amassing well over 500 film and TV acting credits to date Though shes adaptable to any genre in later years she carved a niche out for herself in horror films including the seeminglyendless Troublesome Night series