{{Short description|Chinese actress from Hong Kong (1937–2019)}} {{infobox person |name = Teresa Ha |image = |alt = |caption = |birth_date = {{birth date|df=yes|1937|10|6}} |birth_place = [[Hong Kong]] |death_date = {{death date and age|df=yes|2019|8|5|1937|10|6}} |death_place = |native_name = {{zh|t=夏萍}} |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 |awards = TVB Anniversary Award for Lifetime Achievement |spouse = Wan Cheung (m. 1970–1991) |children = 2 }} '''Teresa Ha''' ({{zh|t=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. <ref name="hkmdb_ha">{{cite web |url=http://www.hkmdb.com/db/people/view.mhtml?id=2455&display_set=eng |title=Teresa Ha Ping |website=hkmdb.com |date=1956 |accessdate=November 20, 2020}}</ref>
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|date=May 2020}}
== Filmography == === Films === <div style="column-width:30em; column-count:2;"> * 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'' <ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.mask9.com/node/102786 |title=Pigeon Cage |website=mask9.com |date=March 29, 2013 |accessdate=January 1, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.info.gov.hk/gia/general/201302/08/P201302080334.htm |title=Press Release – HK Film Archive's "Morning Matinee" to feature invincible landlady To Sam-ku (with photos) |website=info.gov.hk |date=February 8, 2013 |accessdate=January 1, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.lcsd.gov.hk/CE/CulturalService/Filmprog/en_US/web/fpo/programmes/archivepage.html?apageurl=/english/2011mm/2011mm_film109.html |title=Film Screenings – Pigeon Cage |website=lcsd.gov.hk |date=March 2013 |accessdate=January 1, 2020}}</ref> * 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.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://hkmdb.com/db/movies/view.mhtml?id=5185&display_set=eng |title=Apartment for Ladies |website=hkmdb.com |date=November 20, 1970 |accessdate=May 26, 2021}}</ref> * ''[[The Golden Seal (1971 film)|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 (film)|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) <ref>{{cite web |url=https://hkmdb.com/db/movies/view.mhtml?id=5434&display_set=eng |title=Illicit Desire |website=hkmdb.com |date=August 4, 1973 |accessdate=May 26, 2021}}</ref> * 1973 ''[[The Sugar Daddies]]'' - Mrs. Fung * ''[[The Golden Lotus (film)|The Golden Lotus]]'' (1974) - Fourth lady / Sun Hsueh o * ''[[Thirteen (1974 film)|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 film)|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 film)|Heaven Sword and Dragon Sabre]]'' (1978) - Granny Jin Hwa * ''[[Heaven Sword and Dragon Sabre (1978 film)|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 (film)|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 film)|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 (film)|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 film)|Into the Fire]]'' (1989) - Le's mother * ''[[Final Run (1989 film)|Final Run]]'' (1989) * ''[[Queen of Temple Street]]'' (1990) - Older Woman * ''Against All'' (1990) - K. K.'s mother * ''[[The Set Up (1990 film)|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 film)|Modern Romance]]'' (1994) - Bartender * ''[[The Wrath of Silence]]'' (1994) - Chi's master * ''Beginner's Luck '' (1994) - Aunt Lan * ''[[Those Were the Days... (1995 Hong Kong film)|Those Were the Days...]]'' (1995) - Ko Fei's mother * ''[[Lover of the Last Empress]]'' (1995) - Yu Lan / Tzu Hsi's mother * ''[[Summer Snow (film)|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 (film)|Full Throttle]]'' (1995) - Jiale's grandmother * ''[[Young and Dangerous (1996 film)|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 film)|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 film)|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 film)|Jiang Hu]]'' (2004) - Lefty's mother * ''[[House of the Invisibles]]'' (2007) - Wong Po * ''[[Flash Point (film)|Flash Point]]'' (2007) - Tony's mother * ''[[Echoes of the Rainbow]]'' (2010) - Grandmother * ''[[Life Without Principle (film)|Life Without Principle]]'' (2011) * ''[[I Love You, Mom]]'' (2013) - (final film role) </div>
==Personal life== Her godson is Gordon Lam. On 5 August 2019, Ha died in her sleep in Hong Kong. She was 81 years old.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.straitstimes.com/lifestyle/entertainment/hong-kong-loses-screen-legends-lily-leung-and-teresa-ha-in-the-space-of-one |title=Hong Kong loses screen legends Lily Leung and Teresa Ha in the space of one week |website=straitstimes.com |last=Ang |first=Benson |date=August 14, 2019 |language=en |archive-url=|archive-date= |accessdate=January 7, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.fareastfilms.com/?news_post_type=hong-kong-actresses-teresa-ha-ping-and-lily-leung-pass-away |title=Hong Kong actresses Teresa Ha Ping and Lily Leung pass away |website=fareastfilms.com |date=August 22, 2019 |accessdate=January 7, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.jaynestars.com/news/obituary-veteran-actress-ha-ping-passes-away-at-81/ |title=Veteran Actress Ha Ping Passes Away at 81 |website=jaynestars.com |date=August 14, 2019 |accessdate=January 7, 2021}}</ref>
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== * {{IMDb name|0351719}} * [http://www.hkcinemagic.com/en/people.asp?id=1313 HK Cinemagic entry] * [http://hkmdb.com/db/people/view.mhtml?id=2455 Teresa Ha Ping at hkmdb.com]
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