Kara Wai
Kara Hui Ying-hung (Chinese: 惠英紅, born 2 February 1960), also romanized as Kara Wai Ying Hung, 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 Hui 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 theHong Kong Film Awards, Hong Kong Film Critics Society Awards, Changchun Film Festival, Pacific Meridian, Asian Film Awards andGolden Horse Awards.
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- Born:
- Feb 2, 1960 In Hong Kong, British Crown Colony [now China]
- Movie/TV Credits:
- 140
- First Appeared:
- In the movie A Life of Papers
- Latest Project:
- Movie Sons of the Neon Night 2025
Known For
Filmography
| Movie | A Life of Papers | Unknown | 2025 |
| Movie | Sons of the Neon Night | 2025 | |
| Series | Imperfect Love | 2020-03-27 | |
| Movie | Monster Run | Unknown | 2020-08-18 |
| Series | Stained | Bo Fei Fung | 2019-01-07 |
| Movie | The Confidence Man JP - The Movie - | Ran Riu (True) | 2019-05-17 |
| Series | The Defected | Man Hei-wah | 2019-04-01 |
| Movie | My People, My Country | Sergeant Lin («The Going Home») | 2019-09-30 |
| Movie | Binding Souls | 2019-08-08 | |
| Series | My People, My Country: Behind-The-Scenes | 2019-10-01 | |
| Movie | My Best Summer | Yu Huai's mother | 2019-06-06 |
| Movie | Tracey | Anne | 2018-11-22 |
| Movie | House of the Rising Sons | 2018-07-19 | |
| Movie | 77 Heartbreaks | Eva's mother | 2017-03-10 |
| Movie | The Bold, the Corrupt and the Beautiful | Madame Tang | 2017-11-24 |
| Movie | The Mysterious Family | Unknown | 2017-04-21 |
| Movie | Mrs K | Mrs. K | 2017-09-07 |
| Movie | Finding Mr. Right 2 | Ling | 2016-04-29 |
| Movie | Horrible Mansion in Wild Village | Lu Shiyu | 2016-09-11 |
| Movie | The Warriors Gate | Mountain Spirit | 2016-11-18 |
| Movie | Happiness | Auntie Fen | 2016-09-08 |
| Movie | Daughter | Sharon Cheung | 2015-11-19 |
| Movie | Lovers & Movies | Ruanhua | 2015-04-30 |
| Movie | The Midnight After | Sister Ying | 2014-04-10 |
| Movie | Lock Me Up, Tie Him Down | 2014-03-04 | |
| Movie | Mid-Night Train | 2013-03-08 | |
| Movie | The Wedding Diary 2 | Allison Chan | 2013-02-07 |
| Movie | Rigor Mortis | Yeung Feng | 2013-09-06 |
| Movie | Control | Jen | 2013-11-22 |
| Movie | The Fox Lover | 2013-09-27 | |
| Movie | 7 Assassins | Lao Hu's wife | 2013-06-09 |
| Movie | Blood Stained Shoes | Zhen Jie Fu | 2012-06-03 |
| Movie | Diva | 2012-08-16 | |
| Movie | A Chinese Fairy Tale | Lou Lou | 2011-04-21 |
| Movie | Choy Lee Fut Kung Fu | 2011-05-10 | |
| Movie | Turning Point 2 | Sa Po Yau | 2011-12-29 |
| Movie | Dragon | Shi San Liang | 2011-07-04 |
| Movie | The Wedding Diary | Allison Chan | 2011-11-10 |
| Movie | 72 Tenants of Prosperity | 2010-02-11 | |
| Series | A Fistful of Stances | Cheung Sheung-Chu | 2010-03-17 |
| Movie | Kung Fu Wing Chun | Master Ng Mui | 2010-10-12 |
| Movie | At the End of Daybreak | Tuck's mother | 2009-10-11 |
| Series | Rosy Business | Lau Fong | 2009-04-27 |
| Movie | L for Love, L for Lies | Bo's mother | 2008-03-13 |
| Movie | Legendary Assassin | Boss | 2008-12-05 |
| Series | Word Twisters' Adventures | Poon Bak-Fung | 2007-11-05 |
| Movie | A Century of Light and Shadow | Herself | 2005-01-01 |
| Movie | Crazy n' the City | Rachael | 2005-01-14 |
| Movie | A Chinese Tall Story | Cool Ping | 2005-12-22 |
| Movie | Triad Underworld | Sister Lai | 2004-05-26 |
| Movie | Cinema Hong Kong: Kung Fu | Herself | 2003-01-01 |
| Movie | Night Corridor | Ying Hung Wai | 2003-08-21 |
| Movie | Cinema Hong Kong: Wu Xia | Herself | 2003-01-02 |
| Movie | The Park | Master Yu | 2003-10-23 |
| Movie | Visible Secret | Mother of June & Little Chung | 2001-06-01 |
| Movie | The Making of 'Youling renjian - Visible Secret' | (as Ying-Hung Wai) | 2001-06-01 |
| Series | Lady Flower Fist | 1997-03-24 | |
| Movie | Dragon from Shaolin | Fung's girlfriend | 1996-07-05 |
| Movie | Top Fighter 2 | Herself | 1996-09-10 |
| Movie | Tattoo Girl | Tattoo Girl | 1993-01-01 |
| Movie | Madam City Hunter | Siu-Hung | 1993-09-16 |
| Movie | The Tale Of A Heroine | 1993-01-01 | |
| Movie | Film ohne Fesseln - Das neue Hongkong Kino | Herself | 1993-01-01 |
| Movie | Megaforce from Highland | Unknown | 1992-03-04 |
| Movie | The Vengeance | Unknown | 1992-06-02 |
| Movie | Bloody Revenge | Wang | 1992-01-01 |
| Movie | The Vengeance of Six Dragon | Chiang Nan | 1992-01-01 |
| Movie | Mega Force from Highland | Unknown | 1992-12-24 |
| Movie | Angel Terminators | Hon | 1992-10-10 |
| Movie | The Inspector Wears Skirts IV | May | 1992-12-17 |
| Movie | Zen of Sword | Ha Hou's Aunt | 1992-11-05 |
| Movie | Guys in Ghost's Hand | Aunt | 1991-01-01 |
| Movie | The Real Me | 1991-06-06 | |
| Movie | The Roar of the Vietnamese | 1991-10-15 | |
| Movie | The Banquet | Tsang's maid | 1991-11-30 |
| Movie | Widow Warriors | 1990-03-10 | |
| Movie | Bullet to Survive | 1990-01-01 | |
| Movie | Stage Door Johnny | Boss Tsui Yen Hsieh | 1990-03-24 |
| Movie | That's Money | Bette | 1990-12-08 |
| Movie | The Inspector Wears Skirts 3: Raid on Royal Casino Marine | May | 1990-10-20 |
| Movie | Brave Young Girls | 1990-09-21 | |
| Movie | Never Say Regret | 1990-06-01 | |
| Movie | The Inspector Wears Skirts II | May | 1989-01-28 |
| Movie | They Came to Rob Hong Kong | Supt Shang | 1989-02-23 |
| Movie | Burning Ambition | Chau Siu-Hong | 1989-04-13 |
| Movie | Who Cares | Policewoman | 1989-10-04 |
| Movie | The Inspector Wears Skirts | May | 1988-06-03 |
| Movie | The Peacock King | Mother | 1988-12-10 |
| Movie | The Dragon Family | Wai's wife | 1988-08-25 |
| Movie | Happy Go Lucky | Jackie | 1987-05-21 |
| Movie | Rouge | Actress Portraying Ghost | 1987-12-05 |
| Movie | Rosa | Lei Kung's sister | 1986-06-20 |
| Movie | The Seventh Curse | Policewoman (Cameo) | 1986-10-17 |
| Movie | The Story of Dr. Sun Yat Sen | 1986-11-12 | |
| Movie | Naughty Boys | Ah Chuan | 1986-07-25 |
| Movie | Journey of the Doomed | Monkey Lin | 1985-01-01 |
| Movie | Why Me? | Complains about husband | 1985-10-29 |
| Movie | Twinkle, Twinkle, Lucky Stars | Tourist in Thailand | 1985-08-15 |
| Movie | The 8 Diagram Pole Fighter | Yang No. 8 (as Ying Hung Wai) | 1984-02-17 |
| Movie | New Tales of the Flying Fox | Miss Yuan | 1984-04-07 |
| Movie | Family Light Affair | Ah Yin | 1984-02-02 |
| Movie | The Return of Pom Pom | Mimi | 1984-06-22 |
| Movie | Long Road to Gallantry | Li Sai Nan | 1984-11-29 |
| Movie | Three Stooges Go Undercover | Feng | 1984-11-16 |
| Movie | Double Decker | Cat | 1984-12-07 |
| Movie | Demon of the Lute | 1983-08-04 | |
| Movie | The Lady Is the Boss | Chan Mei Ling | 1983-03-31 |
| Movie | Lovers Blades | Siu Gai Bao | 1982-05-22 |
| Movie | The 82 Tenants | Lisa | 1982-08-10 |
| Movie | Legendary Weapons of China | Fang Shao Ching | 1982-01-21 |
| Movie | Cat vs. Rat | Jien Yu Lan | 1982-09-30 |
| Movie | Buddha's Palm | Qiu Yu Juan | 1982-08-20 |
| Movie | The Emperor and the Minister | Xiao-Hong | 1982-11-20 |
| Movie | My Young Auntie | Cheng Tai-Nan | 1981-01-01 |
| Movie | Return of the Sentimental Swordsman | Sun Xiaohong | 1981-01-31 |
| Movie | Martial Club | Wang Juying | 1981-08-20 |
| Movie | Clan of the White Lotus | Mei Ha | 1980-01-01 |
| Movie | Heaven and Hell | Lin Wei Ting's Girlfriend | 1980-01-18 |
| Movie | Swift Sword | Xiaomei | 1980-07-01 |
| Movie | Emperor Chien Lung and the Beauty | Li Pao-Erh | 1980-03-01 |
| Movie | Return to the 36th Chamber | Hsiao Hung | 1980-08-24 |
| Movie | The Scandalous Warlord | Mistress | 1979-02-09 |
| Movie | The Ghost Story | 1979-05-25 | |
| Movie | The Deadly Breaking Sword | Xiaoqin | 1979-12-04 |
| Movie | Dirty Ho | Tsui Hung | 1979-08-04 |
| Movie | Mad Monkey Kung Fu | Chan Tsuei Hung | 1979-10-05 |
| Movie | The Tigress of Shaolin | Xiao Hong | 1979-09-14 |
| Movie | The Brave Archer 2 | Mu Nian Zhi | 1978-05-13 |
| Movie | Clan of Amazons | 7th Sister | 1978-02-19 |
| Movie | Life Gamble | Xiao hong | 1978-04-26 |
| Movie | Shaolin Hand Lock | Xiao Hong | 1978-06-10 |
| Movie | The Cunning Hustler | Unknown | 1978-07-30 |
| Movie | Invincible Shaolin | Su Yen | 1978-11-19 |
| Movie | Swordsman and Enchantress | One of 12 Flower Servants of Yihua Palace | 1978-11-08 |
| Movie | Heaven Sword and Dragon Sabre II | Moon | 1978-10-27 |
| Movie | The Voyage of Emperor Chien Lung | Phoenix | 1978-10-06 |
| Movie | The Brave Archer | Mu Nian-Zhi | 1977-07-30 |
| Movie | Chinatown Kid | Hostage Whore | 1977-12-02 |
| Movie | The Criminals, Part 5: The Teenager's Nightmare | Schoolgirl | 1977-11-11 |
| Movie | The Dream of the Red Chamber | Maid She Yue | 1977-10-26 |