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Hong Kong actress

Nina Paw
Paw in 2018
Born	(1949-07-20) 20 July 1949 (age 75)Hong Kong
Occupation(s)	Actress, show host
Spouse	Henry Fong ​(m. 1980)​
Parent(s)	Bao Fong (鮑方)Liu Su (劉甦)
Awards	Hong Kong Film Awards – Best Actress2009 The Way We Are Hong Kong Film Critics Society Awards – Best Actress2009 The Way We Are
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese	鮑起靜
Simplified Chinese	鲍起静
TranscriptionsStandard MandarinHanyu PinyinBào Qǐjìng
Musical career
Also known as	Sister Paw (鮑姐)
Musical artist

Nina Paw Hee-ching (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]

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]

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]

Her parents are actors Bao Fong [zh] 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]

Films and television dramas

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1. ^ "Paw Hee-ching". chinesemov.com. Retrieved 12 April 2010.
2. ^ a b c d e f g 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.

• Nina Paw at IMDb
• Hong Kong Cinemagic: Nina Pau Hei Ching