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