Diana Pang (Chinese: 彭丹; born 10 November 1972) is a former Hong Kong actress and now a politician. She is a member of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, and is currently the president of the Institute of International Economic Strategy. Her grandfather served as deputy mayor of Zunyi City.
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.
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.
Films
1995 Chinese Chocolate – Jesse
1995 The Saint of Gamblers – 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 – 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
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
Television
Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils (2003) – Qin Hongmian
Amazing Detective Di Renjie (2004) – Li Qingxia
Journey to the West (2010) – Baozhu
Diana Pang Biography
Diana Pang Dan at hkmdb.com
Pang Dan profile at lovehkfilm.com
Diana Pang Dan at The HK Actor Index (brns.com)