
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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