# Nina Paw

Nina Paw Hee-ching (Chinese: 鮑起靜; born 20 July 1949) is a Hong Kong actress. 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.

## 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.

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

## Personal life

Her parents are actors Bao Fong [zh] and Liu Su. She has an older sister, Her younger brother is cinematographer Peter Pau.
She is married to Henry Fong Ping, who is also an actor. She has one daughter.
She resided on Hong Kong Island.

## Filmography
### Films and television dramas

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1976 | The Stormy Sea | | |
| 1977 | Chu Yuan | Chanjuan | |
| 1978 | Young and Lovable | | |
| 1979 | The Almighty Extra | | |
| 1980 | White Hair Devil Lady 白发魔女传 | Lian Nichang | |
| 1980 | Fatherland 大地恩情 | Yung Tat 容達 | |
| 1986 | Rise of the Great Wall 秦始皇 | Lady Zhao 趙姬 | |
| 1987 | Mother 母親 | Man Pui Shan 文佩珊 | |
| 1990 | Bullet in the Head | Ben's mother | |
| 1992 | Casino Tycoon | | |
| 1993 | The Mad Monk | | |
| 1996 | The Good Old Days | Fa Yim-Ha | |
| 1997 | All's Well, Ends Well 1997 97家有囍事 | Shenny's mother | |
| 1997 | The Year of Chameleon 97變色龍 | Choi Mei-Chun 蔡美珍 | |
| 1999 | Ordinary Heroes | Tung's mother | Nominated – Hong Kong Film Award for Best Supporting Actress |
| 1999 | Criss-Cross Over Four Seas 縱橫四海 | Bak Yin 白宴 | |
| 2000 | Divine Retribution | | |
| 2000 | Showbiz Tycoon | Fong Chi-lin | |
| 2002 | So Close | Mother | |
| 2003 | Lost in Time | Siu Wai's mother | Nominated – Hong Kong Film Award for Best Supporting Actress |
| 2003 | Light of Million Hopes 萬家燈火 | | |
| 2004 | One Nite in Mongkok | Volunteer Helper at Sue's home | |
| 2005 | Central Affairs 情陷夜中環 | Ching-Man Suet-yee 程文雪凝 | |
| 2006 | Fearless 霍元甲 | Yuanjia's mother | |
| 2007 | Mr. Cinema | Lee Choi Ha | |
| 2007 | Xiang gang jie mei | Chen Fuzhen | |
| 2007 | Ma Jong Gathering 十六不搭喜趣來 | Fong Ming-Yun 方明圓 | |
| 2008 | The Way We Are | Mrs. Cheung | Hong Kong Film Award for Best Actress Hong Kong Film Critics Society Award for Best Actress |
| 2008 | Ocean Flame | | |
| 2008 | Flaming Butterfly 火蝴蝶 | Man So-Kun 文素娟 | |
| 2009 | I Corrupt All Cops | | |
| 2009 | To Live and Die in Mongkok | | |
| 2010 | Crossing Hennessy | Ar Loh's mother | Nominated – Hong Kong Film Award for Best Supporting Actress |
| 2010 | Dream Home | | |
| 2010 | Reign of Assassins | | |
| 2010 | Hong Kong Go Go Go | | |
| 2011 | All's Well, Ends Well 2011 | | |
| 2011 | Sleepwalker | | |
| 2012 | Wu Dang | Shui Heyi's mother | |
| 2013 | Angel is Coming | | TV series |
| 2013 | Rigor Mortis | Auntie Mui | Nominated – Hong Kong Film Award for Best Actress |
| 2013 | Special ID | Sister Amy | |
| 2015 | ATM | | |
| 2015 | Insanity | | |
| 2015 | Beyond the Rainbow | | TV series |
| 2015 | Detective Gui | | |
| 2015 | Are You Here | | |
| 2016 | Show Me Your Love | | Nominated – Hong Kong Film Award for Best Actress |
| 2018 | Half A Good Woman | | |
| 2018 | The Unholy Alliance (TV series) 同盟 | Ling Hung 令熊 | |
| 2018 | Guardian Angel 2018 Web Drama 守護神之保險調查 | Bak Siu-ling | Shaw Brothers Web Drama |
| 2019 | I Love You, You're Perfect, Now Change! | | |
| 2019 | First Class Charge | | |
| 2019 | I'm Livin' It | Leung Wan-lan | |
| 2019 | Beyond The Dream | Dr. Fung | |
| 2020 | Forensic Heroes IV 法證先鋒IV | So Fong 蘇芳 | Special Appearance |
| 2020 | My Prince Edward 金都 | Edward's mother | Nominated – Hong Kong Film Award for Best Supporting Actress |
| 2020 | Caught in Time 除暴 | Zhang Sun's mother | Nominated – Hong Kong Film Award for Best Supporting Actress |
| 2021 | Sinister Beings 逆天奇案 | Grandmother | Special Appearance |
| 2021 | 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 |
| 2022 | Get 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 |
| TBA | Sons 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" |