About
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
Hello SaturdaySeries • 2022
Trump CardSeries • 2016
Mind Our Own BusinessSeries • 1993
Memories Beyond HorizonSeries • 2022
At the Threshold of an EraSeries • 1999
Everybody Stand BySeries • 2019
Beautiful CookingSeries • 2006
Blades of the GuardiansMovie • 2026
The Heaven Sword and Dragon SaberSeries • 2001
The AcademySeries • 2005
Justice PaoSeries • 1995
VMovie • 2026
The Ingenious OneSeries • 2023
非遗里的中国Series • 2022
Club SparkleSeries • 2009
Hello LifeSeries • 2019
The Legend of Xiao ZhuangSeries • 2015
A Smiling Ghost StorySeries • 1999
诗画中国Series • 2022
The Warriors GateMovie • 2016
Twinkle, Twinkle Lucky StarsMovie • 1985
SakraMovie • 2023
DragonMovie • 2011
Infernal Affairs IIMovie • 2003