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Kara Hui Ying-Hung Biography and Full Filmography - MovieWise

Quick Facts

Born:
1960-02-03

Birthplace:
Hong Kong, British Crown Colony [now China]

Credits:
243 Total Roles

Kara Hui Ying-Hung

Acting

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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

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

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