Diana Pang (; born 10 November 1972) is a retired Chinese dancer and actress in

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and Mainland China.

Early life

Pang was born on 10 November 1972 in

Changsha Changsha (; ; ; Changshanese pronunciation: (), Standard Mandarin pronunciation: ) is the capital and the largest city of Hunan Province of China. Changsha is the 17th most populous city in China with a population of over 10 million, an ...

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. 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

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to study

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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.1995 Pang then moved to

, with her debut film being Wong Jing's 1995 '' The Saint of the Gamblers''. She starred mostly in

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. Pang's other low-budget films are '' Evil Instinct'' (1996), ''

Hong Kong Showgirls Hong may refer to: Places * Høng, a town in Denmark *Hong Kong Hong Kong ( (US) or (UK); , ), officially the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China (abbr. Hong Kong SAR or HKSAR), is a city and specia ...

'' (1996), '' The Imp'' (1996). She is now retired.

Filmography

Films

* 1995 ''Chinese Chocolate'' - Jesse. * 1995 ''

The Saint of Gamblers ''The Saint of Gamblers'' (賭聖２之街頭賭聖) is a 1995 Hong Kong film directed by Wong Jing. It is a spin-off of the ''All for the Winner'' series, with only Ng Man Tat reprising his role. Cast * Natalis Chan - Announcer * John Ching - ...

'' - Hokei * 1995 ''Midnight Caller'' - Chow Mei-Si. * 1996 ''Another Chinese Cop'' - Mindy. * 1996 ''Dangerous Duty'' - Ling Peidan. * 1996 ''Hong Kong Show Girls'' - Tai-Dan Mei-Si. * 1996 ''

How to Meet the Lucky Stars ''How to Meet the Lucky Stars'' () is a 1996 Hong Kong action comedy film and the final film in the ''Lucky Stars'' film series. Featuring the "Lucky Stars" Sammo Hung (in his original role and another role as a cop), Eric Tsang, Richard Ng, St ...

'' - Nurse * 1996 ''The Imp'' - Ching Kwok-Shan/Fun-Fun. * 1996 ''Midnight Express in Orient'' - David's Wife * 1996 ''The Six Devil Women'' - Man Nap. *'' Hong Kong Pie'' (2001) *'' X Imp'' (1999) - Aunt Fak *''

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'' (1999) - The Policewoman *''

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'' (1999) (uncredited) - Sister Nah *''

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'' (1999) *'' Web of Deception'' (1997) - Jessica *'' All's Well, Ends Well 1997'' (1997) - Girlfriend *'' Made in Heaven'' (1997) - Sheila *'' Evil Instinct'' (1997) - Wendy Pang

Television

* '' Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils'' (2003) - Qin Hongmian * ''

Amazing Detective Di Renjie ''Amazing Detective Di Renjie'', also known as ''Shen Tan Di Renjie'' and ''Wu Chao Mi An'', is a Chinese television series based on ''gong'an'' detective stories related to Di Renjie, a Tang dynasty magistrate and statesman. Written and directe ...

'' (2004) - Li Qingxia * '' Journey to the West'' (2010) - Baozhu

References

External links

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Diana Pang Biography

Diana Pang Dan at hkmdb.com

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