Kara Hui Ying-Hung
Known for Acting · 242 credits
- Born
- 1960-02-03 (age 66)
- Place of birth
- Hong Kong, British Crown Colony [now China]
- Also known as
- Kara Hui Ying-Hung · 惠英紅 · 惠英红 · Wai Ying Hung · Kara Wei · Kara Wai
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
TV Shows (61)
Hello Saturday
2022
Trump Card
2016
Golden Horse Awards
1962
as Self
At the Threshold of an Era
1999
as 叶刘雪玲 / Eva
Memories Beyond Horizon
2022
Mind Our Own Business
1993
The Academy
2005
as Wong Suk-Yin 黃淑賢
Everybody Stand By
2019
Celebrity Talk Show
1989
as 惠英红
Justice Pao
1995
Club Sparkle
2009
The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber
2000
as 灭绝师太 Mit-juet
At the Threshold of an Era 2
2000
Safe Guards
2006
Word Twisters' Adventures
2007
as Poon Bak-Fung
No Regrets
2010
as Ng Lai-sim
Beautiful Cooking
2006
On The First Beat
2007
as Wong Suk-Yin 黃淑賢
Hello Life
2019
Be My Guest
2006
Pages of Treasures
2008
Rosy Business
2009
as Lau Fong
Forensic Heroes II
2008
as Cheng Lai-Ling
Wasabi Mon Amour
2008
Can't Buy Me Love
2010
as Concubine Wei
Sweetness in the Salt
2009
The Ingenious One
2023
as Kou Yan
Beyond the Realm of Conscience
2009
as Tam Yim Sheung
The Legend of Xiao Zhuang
2015
as Lady Abahai, Empress Xiaoliewu
诗画中国
2022
Night in the Greater Bay
2021
Legend of the Demigods
2008
as 草忘忧（凝香仙草）、凝碧仙草
Real Actor
2019
Action
2021
Deadly Protection
1997
as Li zhi shan
非遗里的中国
2022
A Smiling Ghost Story
1999
as 方月冰/Icy
The Defected
2019
as Man Hei-wah
My People, My Country: Behind-The-Scenes
2019
as Self
The Glamorous Imperial Concubine
2011
as Du Feihong
Imperfect Love
2020
as Yuan Ling
The Fragrance of Books in Laughter and Tears
2021
A Fistful of Stances
2010
as Cheung Sheung-Chu
Stained
2019
as Bo Fei Fung
Incredible Mama
2015
as Chung Sam Fat Yuen
Lady Flower Fist
1997
as 馬玉梅
Murder Diary
2021
as Yeung Bik-sum
The Master of Tai Chi
1998
Gone with the Rain
2023
as Feng Yan
武松
2013
你好时光
2025
五台山抗日传奇之女兵排
2013
The Days of Seclusion and Love
忠勇小状元
2000
as 卓金花
Women of the Tang Dynasty
2013
as Wu Ze Tian
狀元花之笑看良緣
1995
as Li Yue'e
Du Li Lian
2013
欢乐英雄
1991
Clandestine Mission
Ultimate Design
2025
Movies (181)
Blades of the Guardians: Wind Rises in the Desert
2026
as Mrs. Yuchi
Sakra
2023
as Ruan Xingzhu
Infernal Affairs II
2003
as 二家姐
Twinkle, Twinkle Lucky Stars
1985
as Tourist in Thailand
My Best Summer
2019
as Yu Huai's Mother
Rigor Mortis
2013
as Yeung Feng
The Bold, the Corrupt and the Beautiful
2017
as Madame Tang
The Warriors Gate
2016
as Mountain Spirit
Rouge
1987
as Actress Portraying Ghost
Dragon
2011
as Shi San Liang
Clan of Amazons
1978
as 7th Sister
A Chinese Ghost Story
2011
as Lou Lou
The Seventh Curse
1986
as Policewoman
The Peacock King
1988
as Mother / Kujaku's Mother
The Banquet
1991
as Tsang's Maid
The Inspector Wears Skirts
1988
as May
My People, My Country
2019
as Sergeant Lin (segment "The Going Home")
Return to the 36th Chamber
1980
as Hsiao Hung
Invincible Shaolin
1978
as Su Yen
Legendary Assassin
2008
as Boss
Tracey
2018
as Anne
Buddha's Palm
1982
as Qiu Yu Juan
Naughty Boys
1986
as Ah Chuan
The Dumpling Queen
2025
as Ms. Hong
Return of the Sentimental Swordsman
1981
as Sun Xiaohong
Finding Mr. Right 2
2016
as Ling
7 Assassins
2013
as Lao Hu's wife
72 Tenants of Prosperity
2010
as Sales of Ha Kun's Store
The Inspector Wears Skirts II
1989
as May
Love Never Ends
2023
as Li Huiru
The Lady is the Boss
1983
as Chan Mei Ling
Monster Run
2020
as Mrs. Lotus
Swordsman and Enchantress
1978
as One of 12 Flower Servants of Yihua Palace
Rosa
1986
as Lei Kung's sister
A Chinese Tall Story
2005
as Lo Ping
The Confidence Man JP - The Movie -
2019
as Ran Riu (True)
The 8 Diagram Pole Fighter
1984
as Yang No. 8
77 Heartbreaks
2017
as Eva's Mother
Clan of the White Lotus
1980
as Mei Ha
The Scandalous Warlord
1979
as Mistress
Journey of the Doomed
1985
as Monkey Lin
Remember Me
2024
as Jiang Xiuzhi
The Ghost Story
1979
Cinema Hong Kong: Kung Fu
2003
as Self
Last Suspect
2023
as Lin Shu'e
77 Heartwarmings
2021
as Chau Mei Lin
Turning Point 2
2011
as Sa Po Yau
The Midnight After
2014
as Mook Sau-Ying
My Young Auntie
1981
as Jing Dai-Nan
The Invisible Guest
2023
as Sister Hong
A Century of Light and Shadow
2005
as Self
Heaven Sword and Dragon Sabre II
1978
as Moon
Long Road to Gallantry
1984
as Li Sai Nan
Lock Me Up, Tie Him Down
2014
as Tiffany's Mother
The Dream of the Red Chamber
1977
as Maid She Yue
Angel Terminators
1992
as Hon
Martial Club
1981
as Wang Juying
Crazy n' the City
2005
as Rachael
Jiang Hu
2004
as Sister Lai
The Inspector Wears Skirts III
1990
as May
The Park
2003
as Master Yu
The Return of Pom Pom
1984
as Mimi
Cat vs. Rat
1982
as Jien Yu Lan
Mad Monkey Kung Fu
1979
as Chan Tsuei Hung
Chinatown Kid
1977
as Hostage Whore
They Came to Rob Hong Kong
1989
as Supt Shang
The Inspector Wears Skirts IV
1992
as May
Fist Power
2000
as Brian's sister
The Brave Archer 3
1981
The Brave Archer 2
1978
as Mu Nian Zhi
Cinema Hong Kong: Wu Xia
2003
as Self
Burning Ambition
1989
as Chau Siu-Hong
Heaven and Hell
1980
as Lin Wei Ting's Girlfriend
Demon of the Lute
1983
as Feng Ling (Rainbow Sword)
The Dragon Family
1988
as Wai's Wife
Visa to Hell
1991
as Jenny
Zen of Sword
1992
as Ha Hou's Aunt
Blood Stained Shoes
2012
as Zhen Jie Fu
Chop Socky: Cinema Hong Kong
2003
as Self
On Parole 2: Do Unto the Other
1993
as Hung
Shaolin Hand Lock
1978
as Xiao Hong
The Illustrated Guide to Hong Kong Stars
1991
Stage Door Johnny
1990
as Boss Tsui Yen Hsieh
The Deadly Breaking Sword
1979
as Xiaoqin
On Parole
1993
as 潘红
Dirty Ho
1979
as Tsui Hung
The Tai Chi Master
2003
Control
2013
as Jen
Madam City Hunter
1993
as Siu-Hung
Double Decker
1984
as Cat
L for Love, L for Lies
2008
as Bo's mother
Legendary Weapons of China
1982
as Fang Shau-Ching
Emperor Chien Lung and the Beauty
1980
as Li Pao-Erh
Lovers & Movies
2015
as Zhao Wanhua
The Brave Archer
1977
as Mu Nian-Zhi
Brave Young Girls
1990
The Tiger and the Widow
1981
as Jin Mei
Visible Secret
2001
as Mother of June / Little Chung
Fatal Love
1993
as Lee Hung
That's Money
1990
as Bette
Legend of the Drunken Tiger
1991
Life Gamble
1978
as Xiao Hong
The Criminals, Part 5: The Teenager's Nightmare
1977
as Schoolgirl
High K
2000
as Li Yee-hung
Dragon from Shaolin
1996
as Fung's girlfriend
Diva
2012
Ling's Story
2001
as Mamasan
Three Stooges Go Undercover
1984
as Feng
The Secret Society – Boss
2003
as Fai's Wife
Who Cares
1989
as Policewoman
The 82 Tenants
1982
as Lisa
Choy Lee Fut Kung Fu
2011
Megaforce from Highland
1992
The Tigress of Shaolin
1979
as Xiao Hong
Happy Go Lucky
1987
as Jackie
Gunmen
1995
Echoes of the Thunder
2023
Mrs K
2017
as Mrs. K
Night Corridor
2003
as Ying Hung Wai
Swift Sword
1980
as Xiaomei
About Kara Hui Ying-Hung
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 K… With 242 credits spanning from 1962 to 2026, Kara Hui Ying-Hung has appeared in 181 films and 61 TV shows.
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- Blades of the Guardians: Wind Rises in the Desert (2026) — as Mrs. Yuchi
- Sakra (2023) — as Ruan Xingzhu
- Infernal Affairs II (2003) — as 二家姐
- Twinkle, Twinkle Lucky Stars (1985) — as Tourist in Thailand
- My Best Summer (2019) — as Yu Huai's Mother
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