Kara Wai Ying-Hung
Biography
Kara Wai Ying-Hung (Chinese: 惠英紅, born 2 February 1960), also romanised as Kara Hui, is a Hong Kong actress of Manchu ethnicity. Known to the international audience for her kung-fu roles in Shaw Brothers Studio films in the 1970s and 1980s, Kara Wai has since portrayed a wide range of roles on screen and on television with much success. In 1982, she became the first recipient of the Hong Kong Film Award for Best Actress. Her portrayal of a mother in the 2009 film At the End of Daybreak won her acting awards at the Hong Kong Film Awards, Hong Kong Film Critics Society Awards, Changchun Film Festival, Pacific Meridian, Asian Film Awards and Golden Horse Awards.
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Movies (29)
The Dumpling Queen
as Ms. Hong
2025
Remember Me
as Jiang Xiuzhi
2024
The Invisible Guest
as Sister Hong
2023
Last Suspect
as Lin Shu'e
2023
Echoes of the Thunder
2023
Love Never Ends
as Li Huiru
2023
Strange Friends
as Zhang Qianying
2023
Sakra
as Ruan Xingzhu
2023
Sunshine of My Life
2022
77 Heartwarmings
as Chau Mei Lin
2021
Monster Run
as Mrs. Lotus
2020
My People, My Country
as Sergeant Lin (segment "The Going Home")
2019
Binding Souls
as Kuen
2019
My Best Summer
as Yu Huai's Mother
2019
The Confidence Man JP - The Movie -
as Ran Riu (True)
2019
Tracey
as Anne
2018
House of the Rising Sons
2018
The Bold, the Corrupt and the Beautiful
as Madame Tang
2017
Mrs K
as Mrs. K
2017
77 Heartbreaks
as Eva's Mother
2017
The Mysterious Family
2017
Mysterious Plate 2
2017
为爱担当
2017
The Warriors Gate
as Mountain Spirit
2016
Horrible Mansion in Wild Village
as Lu Shiyu
2016
Happiness
as Auntie Fen
2016
Finding Mr. Right 2
as Ling
2016
母亲节微电影：记得·记得
2016
Daughter
as Sharon Cheung
2015
TV Shows (21)
Ultimate Design
2025
你好时光
2025
Gone with the Rain
as Feng Yan
2023
The Ingenious One
as Kou Yan
2023
非遗里的中国
2022
Memories Beyond Horizon
2022
诗画中国
2022
Hello Saturday
2022
The Fragrance of Books in Laughter and Tears
2021
Action
2021
Night in the Greater Bay
2021
Murder Diary
as Yeung Bik-sum
2021
Imperfect Love
as Yuan Ling
2020
Hello Life
2019
Real Actor
2019
Everybody Stand By
2019
My People, My Country: Behind-The-Scenes
as Self
2019
The Defected
as Man Hei-wah
2019
Stained
as Bo Fei Fung
2019
Trump Card
2016
The Legend of Xiao Zhuang
as Lady Abahai, Empress Xiaoliewu
2015