Nina Paw
Paw in 2018
Born (1949-07-20) 20 July 1949
Occupation(s)Actress, show host
Spouse
Henry Fong
(m. 1980)
Parent(s)Bao Fong (鮑方)
Liu Su (劉甦)
AwardsHong Kong Film AwardsBest Actress
2009 The Way We Are

Hong Kong Film Critics Society AwardsBest Actress
2009 The Way We Are

Chinese name
Traditional Chinese鮑起靜
Simplified Chinese鲍起静
Musical career
Also known asSister Paw (鮑姐)

Nina Paw Hee-ching (in Chinese 鮑起靜, born 20 July 1949) is a Hong Kong actress.[1] Paw got her start in film but came into prominence portraying mothers on ATV television dramas, such as Fatherland (1980). Having portrayed many mother and elder sister roles throughout her career, she is often referred to as "Sister Paw". Her portrayal of a working mother in The Way We Are (2008) won her four best actress awards, including Best Actress at the 28th Hong Kong Film Awards.[2]

Early life

Paw grew up in a Kowloon City apartment with her parents, grandparents, and two siblings. She graduated from Heung To Middle School in 1968.[2]

Career

Paw joined Great Wall Film Production in 1968 for ten years. She was known for starring in the lead role of White Hair Devil Lady (1980) opposite Henry Fong Ping.[2]

Paw joined Asia Television in the 1980s, playing mostly motherly roles. When offered a job at competing TVB, she declined as her infotainment hosting schedule at ATV allowed her to spend more time raising her daughter. She worked at ATV for 33 years before moving to Hong Kong Television Network in 2012.[2]

In September 2016, she acted in the first TV drama "Allied" for TVB, and was selected as one of the final five finalists for "Best Actress" in the "Million Stars Awards 2017".[3][4]

In 2019, New World Development, which is responsible for the Hong Kong Avenue of Stars project, said that nine new movie queens, including Pao Kee-ching, had been added to the Avenue of Stars after its reopening on 31 January.[5]

In 2020, it participated in the joint sign-up to support the Hong Kong version of the National Security Law.[6]

Personal life

Her parents are actors Bao Fong and Liu Su. She has an older sister, Her younger brother is cinematographer Peter Pau.[2]

She is married to Henry Fong Ping, who is also an actor. She has one daughter.[2]

She resided on Hong Kong Island.[2]

Filmography

Films and television dramas

Year Title Role Notes
1976The Stormy Sea
1977Chu YuanChanjuan
1978Young and Lovable
1979The Almighty Extra
1980White Hair Devil Lady
白发魔女传
Lian Nichang
Fatherland
大地恩情
Yung Tat
容達
1986Rise of the Great Wall
秦始皇
Lady Zhao
趙姬
1987Mother
母親
Man Pui Shan
文佩珊
1990Bullet in the HeadBen's mother
1992Casino Tycoon
1993The Mad Monk
1996The Good Old DaysFa Yim-Ha
1997All's Well, Ends Well 1997
97家有囍事
Shenny's mother
The Year of Chameleon
97變色龍
Choi Mei-Chun
蔡美珍
1999Ordinary Heroes Tung's motherNominated – Hong Kong Film Award for Best Supporting Actress
Criss-Cross Over Four Seas
縱橫四海
Bak Yin
白宴
2000Divine Retribution
Showbiz TycoonFong Chi-lin
2002So CloseMother
2003Lost in TimeSiu Wai's motherNominated – Hong Kong Film Award for Best Supporting Actress
Light of Million Hopes
萬家燈火
2004One Nite in MongkokVolunteer Helper at Sue's home
2005Central Affairs
情陷夜中環
Ching-Man Suet-yee
程文雪凝
2006Fearless
霍元甲
Yuanjia's mother
2007Mr. CinemaLee Choi Ha
Xiang gang jie meiChen Fuzhen
Ma Jong Gathering
十六不搭喜趣來
Fong Ming-Yun
方明圓
2008The Way We AreMrs. CheungHong Kong Film Award for Best Actress
Hong Kong Film Critics Society Award for Best Actress
Ocean Flame
Flaming Butterfly
火蝴蝶
Man So-Kun
文素娟
2009I Corrupt All Cops
To Live and Die in Mongkok
2010Crossing HennessyAr Loh's motherNominated – Hong Kong Film Award for Best Supporting Actress
Dream Home
Reign of Assassins
Hong Kong Go Go Go
2011All's Well, Ends Well 2011
Sleepwalker
2012Wu DangShui Heyi's mother
2013Angel is ComingTV series
Rigor MortisAuntie MuiNominated – Hong Kong Film Award for Best Actress
Special IDSister Amy
2015ATM
Insanity
Beyond the RainbowTV series
Detective Gui
Are You Here
2016Show Me Your LoveNominated – Hong Kong Film Award for Best Actress
2018Half A Good Woman
The Unholy Alliance (TV series)
同盟
Ling Hung
令熊
Guardian Angel 2018 Web Drama
守護神之保險調查
Bak Siu-lingShaw Brothers Web Drama
2019I Love You, You're Perfect, Now Change!
First Class Charge
I'm Livin' ItLeung Wan-lan
Beyond The DreamDr. Fung
2020Forensic Heroes IV
法證先鋒IV
So Fong
蘇芳
Special Appearance
My Prince Edward
金都
Edward's motherNominated – Hong Kong Film Award for Best Supporting Actress
Caught in Time
除暴
Zhang Sun's motherNominated – Hong Kong Film Award for Best Supporting Actress[7][8]
2021Sinister Beings
逆天奇案
GrandmotherSpecial Appearance
The Kwoks And What
我家無難事
Law Mei-lan 羅美蘭Nominated — TVB Anniversary Award for Best Actress
Nominated — TVB Anniversary Award for Most Popular Female Character (Top 10)
Nominated — TVB Anniversary Award for Most Popular Onscreen Partnership (with Joe Ma, Stephanie Che, Mat Yeung and Fei Wu)
Nominated — TVB Anniversary Award for Favourite TVB Actress in Malaysia
2022Get On A Flat
下流上車族
Tse Yuk-ha
謝毓霞
Nominated — TVB Anniversary Award for Best Actress (Top 5)
Nominated — TVB Anniversary Award for Most Popular Female Character (Top 10)
Nominated — TVB Anniversary Award for Favourite TVB Actress in Malaysia
TBASons of the Neon Night

Music video

Year Artist Song title
2016 Alfred Hui "My Aspiration"
2017 Hacken Lee "失魂記"
2017 Stefanie Sun "Windbreaker"
2019 Kristal Tin "最親"
2021 Jennifer Yu "Accompany"
2022 Fatboy "Dear MaMa"

References

  1. "Paw Hee-ching". chinesemov.com. Retrieved 12 April 2010.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Cheung, Elizabeth (6 April 2015). "Nina Paw, the humble ATV star who put family before fame and fortune". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 24 September 2021.
  3. "首拍無綫劇 鮑起靜呻電視城太大易迷路". 東網. 29 September 2016.
  4. "讚拍劇媲美拍電影 鮑起靜感謝TVB照顧". 東網. 22 November 2016.
  5. "星光大道明重開 新增9名影后手印". 明報. Retrieved 30 January 2019.
  6. "文藝界2600人聯署支持立法". 文匯報. 30 May 2020.
  7. "王千源吳彥祖《除暴》破3億鮑起靜神演技一個眼神詮釋悍匪母親". ent.ynet.com 北青網 (in Chinese). 27 November 2020. Retrieved 1 March 2021.
  8. "《除暴》破3億,鮑起靜出鏡2分鍾展教科書級演技". k.sina.cn 新浪網 揚子晚報 (in Chinese). Sina Corp. 28 November 2020. Retrieved 1 March 2021.
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