Diana Pang
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Diana Pang | |
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Chinese: 彭丹 | |
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Other names | Pang Dan, Diana Peng |
Occupation(s) | Actress, dancer |
Diana Pang (Chinese: 彭丹, born 10 Nov 1972) is a retired Chinese dancer and actress in Hong Kong and Mainland China.
Early life
Pang was born on 10 November 1972 in Changsha, Hunan.
She was a member of Beijing Ballet Troupe for three years (1990). Her family moved to the US in 1990, and she entered the Dance Faculty of Juilliard School, New York City to study ballet.
Career
In the 1990s, Pang's acting career began after she moved to Mainland China and starred in a Canadian film Chinese Chocolate (1995) directed by Yan Cui. In Chinese Chocolate, Pang was Jesse, a Chinese immigrant in Canada. The film is about two Chinese women, a dancer and a doctor, and it focused on the bitter and sweet lives of sexuality of Chinese immigrants in Canada. Pang is credited as Diana Peng.[1][2]
Pang then moved to Hong Kong, with her debut film being Wong Jing's 1995 The Saint of the Gamblers. She starred mostly in Category III films.
Pang's other low-budget films are Evil Instinct (1996), Hong Kong Showgirls (1996), The Imp (1996). She is now retired.
Filmography
Films
- Hong Kong Pie (2001)
- X Imp (1999) - Aunt Fak
- Hong Kong Spice Gals (1999) - The Policewoman
- Brother Forever (1999) (uncredited) - Sister Nah
- Loving Girl (1999)
- Web of Deception (1997) - Jessica
- All's Well, Ends Well 1997 (1997) - Girlfriend
- Made in Heaven (1997) - Sheila
- Evil Instinct (1997) - Wendy Pang
- How to Meet the Lucky Stars (1996) - Nurse
- Midnight Express in Orient (1996) - David's Wife
- Hong Kong Show Girls (1996) - Tai-Dan
- The Six Devil Women (1996) - Man Nap
- Dangerous Duty (1996) - Ling Peidan
- The Imp (1996) - Ching Kwok-Shan/Fun-Fun
- Another Chinese Cop (1996) - Mindy
- Chinese Chocolate (1995) - Jesse.[1][2]
- The Saint of Gamblers (1995) - Hokei
- Midnight Caller (1995) - Chow Mei-Si
Television
- Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils (2003) - Qin Hongmian
- Amazing Detective Di Renjie (2004) - Li Qingxia
- Journey to the West (2010) - Baozhu
References
- ^ a b "Pang Dan. Selected filmography lovehkfilm.com". Retrieved 4 January 2017.
- ^ a b 1995 "Chinese Chocolate (1995) imdb.com". Retrieved 5 January 2017.
External links
- Diana Pang at IMDb
- Diana Pang Biography
- Pang Dan profile at lovehkfilm.com
- Diana Pang Dan at The HK Actor Index (brns.com)