Kara Hui Ying-Hung

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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.

Known For

Infernal Affairs II

Hau's Sister

The Warriors Gate

Mountain Spirit

Dragon

Shi San Liang

Return to the 36th Chamber

Hsiao Hung

Rigor Mortis

Yeung Feng

Sakra

Ruan Xingzhu

Twinkle, Twinkle Lucky Stars

Tourist in Thailand

The 8 Diagram Pole Fighter

Yang No. 8

Full Filmography

Year	Title	Role
2026	Blades of the Guardians: Wind Rises in the Desert MOVIE	Mrs. Yuchi
2025	Ultimate Design TV	Self
2025	你好时光 TV	Self
2025	The Dumpling Queen MOVIE	Ms. Hong
2024	Remember Me MOVIE	Jiang Xiuzhi
2023	The Invisible Guest MOVIE	Sister Hong
2023	Last Suspect MOVIE	Lin Shu'e
2023	Echoes of the Thunder MOVIE	Self
2023	Love Never Ends MOVIE	Li Huiru
2023	Gone with the Rain TV	Feng Yan
2023	The Ingenious One TV	Kou Yan
2023	Strange Friends MOVIE	Zhang Qianying
2023	Sakra MOVIE	Ruan Xingzhu
2022	非遗里的中国 TV	Self
2022	Memories Beyond Horizon TV	Self
2022	诗画中国 TV	Self
2022	Sunshine of My Life MOVIE	Gan Xiaohong
2022	Hello Saturday TV	Self
2021	The Fragrance of Books in Laughter and Tears TV	Self
2021	Action TV	Self
2021	Night in the Greater Bay TV	Self
2021	Murder Diary TV	Yeung Bik-sum
2021	77 Heartwarmings MOVIE	Chau Mei Lin
2020	Monster Run MOVIE	Mrs. Lotus
2020	Imperfect Love TV	Yuan Ling
2019	Hello Life TV	Self
2019	Real Actor TV	Self
2019	Everybody Stand By TV	Self
2019	My People, My Country: Behind-The-Scenes TV	Self
2019	My People, My Country MOVIE	Sergeant Lin (segment "The Going Home")
2019	Binding Souls MOVIE	Kuen
2019	My Best Summer MOVIE	Yu Huai's Mother
2019	The Confidence Man JP - The Movie - MOVIE	Ran Riu (True)
2019	The Defected TV	Man Hei-wah
2019	Stained TV	Bo Fei Fung
2018	Tracey MOVIE	Anne
2018	House of the Rising Sons MOVIE	Self
2017	The Bold, the Corrupt and the Beautiful MOVIE	Madame Tang
2017	Mrs K MOVIE	Mrs. K
2017	77 Heartbreaks MOVIE	Eva's Mother
2017	The Mysterious Family MOVIE	Self
2017	Mysterious Plate 2 MOVIE	Self
2017	为爱担当 MOVIE	Self
2016	The Warriors Gate MOVIE	Mountain Spirit
2016	Horrible Mansion in Wild Village MOVIE	Lu Shiyu
2016	Happiness MOVIE	Auntie Fen
2016	Finding Mr. Right 2 MOVIE	Ling
2016	Trump Card TV	Self
2016	母亲节微电影：记得·记得 MOVIE	Self
2015	Daughter MOVIE	Sharon Cheung
2015	The Legend of Xiao Zhuang TV	Lady Abahai, Empress Xiaoliewu
2015	Lovers & Movies MOVIE	Zhao Wanhua
2015	Incredible Mama TV	Chung Sam Fat Yuen
2015	Kungfu Taboo MOVIE	Self
2014	Red River Valley MOVIE	Self
2014	The Midnight After MOVIE	Mook Sau-Ying
2014	Lock Me Up, Tie Him Down MOVIE	Tiffany's Mother
2013	Control MOVIE	Jen
2013	Rigor Mortis MOVIE	Yeung Feng
2013	The Fox Lover MOVIE	Self
2013	武松 TV	Self
2013	Women of the Tang Dynasty TV	Wu Ze Tian
2013	Du Li Lian TV	Self
2013	7 Assassins MOVIE	Lao Hu's wife
2013	一步之城 MOVIE	Self
2013	Mid-Night Train MOVIE	Self
2013	Winter Is Hoped MOVIE	Self
2013	The Wedding Diary 2 MOVIE	Allison Chan
2013	五台山抗日传奇之女兵排 TV	Self
2012	Happiness Me Too MOVIE	Self
2012	Diva MOVIE	Self
2012	Blood Stained Shoes MOVIE	Zhen Jie Fu
2011	Turning Point 2 MOVIE	Sa Po Yau
2011	Quattro Hong Kong 2 MOVIE	Self
2011	The Wedding Diary MOVIE	Allison Chan
2011	The Glamorous Imperial Concubine TV	Du Feihong
2011	Dragon MOVIE	Shi San Liang
2011	Choy Lee Fut Kung Fu MOVIE	Self
2011	A Chinese Ghost Story MOVIE	Lou Lou
2010	No Regrets TV	Ng Lai-sim
2010	Kung Fu Wing Chun MOVIE	Master Ng Mui
2010	Can't Buy Me Love TV	Concubine Wei
2010	A Fistful of Stances TV	Cheung Sheung-Chu
2010	72 Tenants of Prosperity MOVIE	Sales of Ha Kun's Store
2009	Beyond the Realm of Conscience TV	Tam Yim Sheung
2009	At the End of Daybreak MOVIE	Tuck's mother
2009	Sweetness in the Salt TV	Self
2009	Rosy Business TV	Lau Fong
2009	Club Sparkle TV	Self
2008	Pages of Treasures TV	Self
2008	Legendary Assassin MOVIE	Boss
2008	Legend of the Demigods TV	草忘忧（凝香仙草）、凝碧仙草
2008	Forensic Heroes II TV	Cheng Lai-Ling
2008	L for Love, L for Lies MOVIE	Bo's mother
2008	Wasabi Mon Amour TV	Self
2007	Word Twisters' Adventures TV	Poon Bak-Fung
2007	On The First Beat TV	Wong Suk-Yin 黃淑賢
2006	Be My Guest TV	Self
2006	Beautiful Cooking TV	Self
2006	Safe Guards TV	Self
2005	A Chinese Tall Story MOVIE	Lo Ping
2005	The Academy TV	Wong Suk-Yin 黃淑賢
2005	Crazy n' the City MOVIE	Rachael
2005	A Century of Light and Shadow MOVIE	Self
2004	Jiang Hu MOVIE	Sister Lai
2003	The Park MOVIE	Master Yu
2003	Chop Socky: Cinema Hong Kong MOVIE	Self
2003	Infernal Affairs II MOVIE	Hau's Sister
2003	The Tai Chi Master MOVIE	Self
2003	Night Corridor MOVIE	Ying Hung Wai
2003	The Secret Society – Boss MOVIE	Fai's Wife
2003	Cinema Hong Kong: Wu Xia MOVIE	Self
2003	Dirty Man MOVIE	Feng Shui Master
2003	Cinema Hong Kong: Kung Fu MOVIE	Self
2001	Ling's Story MOVIE	Mamasan
2001	Visible Secret MOVIE	Mother of June / Little Chung
2001	The Making of 'Youling renjian - Visible Secret' MOVIE	(as Ying-Hung Wai)
2001	Forever Love MOVIE	Self
2001	Wanted MOVIE	Self
2000	High K MOVIE	Li Yee-hung
2000	忠勇小状元 TV	卓金花
2000	The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber TV	灭绝师太 Mit-juet
2000	At the Threshold of an Era 2 TV	Self
2000	Fist Power MOVIE	Brian's sister
1999	At the Threshold of an Era TV	叶刘雪玲 / Eva
1999	A Smiling Ghost Story TV	方月冰/Icy
1998	The Master Of Tai Chi TV	Self
1997	Crazy Mission MOVIE	Self
1997	Deadly Protection TV	Li zhi shan
1997	Lady Flower Fist TV	馬玉梅
1996	Dragon from Shaolin MOVIE	Fung's girlfriend
1995	Justice Pao TV	Self
1995	狀元花之笑看良緣 TV	Li Yue'e
1995	Gunmen MOVIE	Self
1994	Out Bound Killing MOVIE	Captain Yau
1994	Snake Fist MOVIE	Self
1994	Sharpshooters MOVIE	Self
1994	Kung Fu Mistress MOVIE	Self
1993	Madam City Hunter MOVIE	Siu-Hung
1993	On Parole 2: Do Unto the Other MOVIE	Hung
1993	On Parole MOVIE	潘红
1993	Mind Our Own Business TV	Self
1993	A Story in Beijing City MOVIE	Lee Hung
1993	Fatal Love MOVIE	Lee Hung
1993	The Tale Of A Heroine MOVIE	Self
1993	Tattoo Girl MOVIE	Tattoo Girl
1992	The Inspector Wears Skirts IV MOVIE	May
1992	Zen of Sword MOVIE	Ha Hou's Aunt
1992	Angel Terminators MOVIE	Hon
1992	Behind the Curtain MOVIE	Self
1992	The Vengeance MOVIE	Self
1992	Megaforce from Highland MOVIE	Self
1992	The Vengeance of Six Dragon MOVIE	Chiang Nan
1991	The Banquet MOVIE	Tsang's Maid
1991	The Roar of the Vietnamese MOVIE	Yuen Wan-Yin
1991	欢乐英雄 TV	Self
1991	The Real Me MOVIE	Self
1991	The Illustrated Guide to Hong Kong Stars MOVIE	Self
1991	Visa to Hell MOVIE	Jenny
1991	Queen of Gambler MOVIE	Self
1991	Guys in Ghost's Hand MOVIE	Aunt
1991	Heart of Danger MOVIE	Lee Hung
1991	Legend of the Drunken Tiger MOVIE	Self
1990	That's Money MOVIE	Bette
1990	The Inspector Wears Skirts III MOVIE	May
1990	Brave Young Girls MOVIE	Self
1990	Never Say Regret MOVIE	Self
1990	Stage Door Johnny MOVIE	Boss Tsui Yen Hsieh
1990	Widow Warriors MOVIE	Sister-in-Law
1990	Bullet to Survive MOVIE	Self
1990	Braveful Police MOVIE	Ah-phon
1989	Who Cares MOVIE	Policewoman
1989	Burning Ambition MOVIE	Chau Siu-Hong
1989	Celebrity Talk Show TV	惠英红
1989	They Came to Rob Hong Kong MOVIE	Supt Shang
1989	The Inspector Wears Skirts II MOVIE	May
1988	The Peacock King MOVIE	Mother
1988	The Peacock King MOVIE	Kujaku's Mother
1988	The Dragon Family MOVIE	Wai's Wife
1988	The Inspector Wears Skirts MOVIE	May
1987	Rouge MOVIE	Actress Portraying Ghost
1987	Happy Go Lucky MOVIE	Jackie
1987	Bloody Revenge MOVIE	Wang
1986	The Seventh Curse MOVIE	Policewoman
1986	The Story of Dr. Sun Yat Sen MOVIE	Self
1986	Naughty Boys MOVIE	Ah Chuan
1986	Rosa MOVIE	Lei Kung's sister
1985	Why Me? MOVIE	Woman complain about Husband
1985	Twinkle, Twinkle Lucky Stars MOVIE	Tourist in Thailand
1985	Journey of the Doomed MOVIE	Monkey Lin
1984	Double Decker MOVIE	Cat
1984	Long Road to Gallantry MOVIE	Li Sai Nan
1984	Three Stooges Go Undercover MOVIE	Feng
1984	The Return of Pom Pom MOVIE	Mimi
1984	New Tales of the Flying Fox MOVIE	Miss Yuan
1984	The 8 Diagram Pole Fighter MOVIE	Yang No. 8
1984	Family Light Affair MOVIE	Ah Yin
1983	Demon of the Lute MOVIE	Feng Ling (Rainbow Sword)
1983	The Lady is the Boss MOVIE	Chan Mei Ling
1982	The Emperor and the Minister MOVIE	Xiao-Hong
1982	Cat vs. Rat MOVIE	Jien Yu Lan
1982	Buddha's Palm MOVIE	Qiu Yu Juan
1982	The 82 Tenants MOVIE	Lisa
1982	Lovers Blades MOVIE	Siu Gai Bao
1982	Legendary Weapons of China MOVIE	Fang Shau-Ching
1981	The Brave Archer 3 MOVIE	Self
1981	Martial Club MOVIE	Wang Juying
1981	The Tiger and the Widow MOVIE	Jin Mei
1981	Return of the Sentimental Swordsman MOVIE	Sun Xiaohong
1981	My Young Auntie MOVIE	Jing Dai-Nan
1980	Return to the 36th Chamber MOVIE	Hsiao Hung
1980	Swift Sword MOVIE	Xiaomei
1980	Emperor Chien Lung and the Beauty MOVIE	Li Pao-Erh
1980	Heaven and Hell MOVIE	Lin Wei Ting's Girlfriend
1980	Clan of the White Lotus MOVIE	Mei Ha
1979	The Deadly Breaking Sword MOVIE	Xiaoqin
1979	Mad Monkey Kung Fu MOVIE	Chan Tsuei Hung
1979	The Tigress of Shaolin MOVIE	Xiao Hong
1979	Dirty Ho MOVIE	Tsui Hung
1979	The Ghost Story MOVIE	Self
1979	The Last Judgement MOVIE	Mrs. Ye
1979	The Reckless Cricket MOVIE	molested street vendor [guest]
1979	The Scandalous Warlord MOVIE	Mistress
1978	Invincible Shaolin MOVIE	Su Yen
1978	Swordsman and Enchantress MOVIE	One of 12 Flower Servants of Yihua Palace
1978	Heaven Sword and Dragon Sabre II MOVIE	Moon
1978	The Voyage of Emperor Chien Lung MOVIE	Phoenix
1978	The Cunning Hustler MOVIE	Self
1978	Shaolin Hand Lock MOVIE	Xiao Hong
1978	The Brave Archer 2 MOVIE	Mu Nian Zhi
1978	Life Gamble MOVIE	Xiao Hong
1978	Clan of Amazons MOVIE	7th Sister
1977	Chinatown Kid MOVIE	Hostage Whore
1977	The Criminals, Part 5: The Teenager's Nightmare MOVIE	Schoolgirl
1977	The Dream of the Red Chamber MOVIE	Maid She Yue
1977	The Brave Archer MOVIE	Mu Nian-Zhi
1962	Golden Horse Awards TV	Self
	Keep the Beat MOVIE	Zhan Yumei
	A Life of Papers MOVIE	Self
	心累了 MOVIE	Self
	Empty Gun MOVIE	Self
	The Days of Seclusion and Love TV	Self
	Clandestine Mission TV	Self

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