Kara Hui Ying-Hung
Department: Acting
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
Happiness Me Too
2012
Dirty Man
2003
Forever Love
2001
Snake Fist
1994
Sharpshooters
1994
Gunmen
1995
Kung Fu Mistress
1994
A Story in Beijing City
1993
Behind the Curtain
1992
Queen of Gambler
1991
Love Never Ends
2023
The 8 Diagram Pole Fighter
1984
Legendary Assassin
2008
L for Love, L for Lies
2008
Clan of the White Lotus
1980
Mysterious Plate 2
2017
Crazy Mission
1997
At the End of Daybreak
2009
Madam City Hunter
1993
Angel Terminators
1992
Visible Secret
2001
Rosa
1986
Martial Club
1981
The Dream of the Red Chamber
1977
Mad Monkey Kung Fu
1979
Strange Friends
2023
Invincible Shaolin
1978
Return to the 36th Chamber
1980
Rouge
1987
A Chinese Ghost Story
2011
Legendary Weapons of China
1982
Dragon
2011
My Young Auntie
1981
The Inspector Wears Skirts II
1989
The Park
2003
Dirty Ho
1979
Crazy n' the City
2005
Turning Point 2
2011
Kung Fu Wing Chun
2010
Burning Ambition
1989
Blood Stained Shoes
2012
Zen of Sword
1992
Last Suspect
2023
Long Road to Gallantry
1984
The Invisible Guest
2023
Diva
2012
Cinema Hong Kong: Wu Xia
2003
Echoes of the Thunder
2023
The Tigress of Shaolin
1979
Brave Young Girls
1990
Winter Is Hoped
2013
Red River Valley
2014
Kungfu Taboo
2015
Rigor Mortis
2013
7 Assassins
2013
The Midnight After
2014
On Parole 2: Do Unto the Other
1993
On Parole
1993
Control
2013
The Fox Lover
2013
Fatal Love
1993
Wanted
2001
The Tiger and the Widow
1981
Night Corridor
2003
The Last Judgement
1979
The Inspector Wears Skirts
1988
The Inspector Wears Skirts III
1990
The Inspector Wears Skirts IV
1992
The Reckless Cricket
1979
The Roar of the Vietnamese
1991
Twinkle, Twinkle Lucky Stars
1985
The Brave Archer 3
1981
Remember Me
2024
Naughty Boys
1986
The Lady is the Boss
1983
Buddha's Palm
1982
Cat vs. Rat
1982
Demon of the Lute
1983
Double Decker
1984
New Tales of the Flying Fox
1984
Journey of the Doomed
1985
Return of the Sentimental Swordsman
1981
Clan of Amazons
1978
The Deadly Breaking Sword
1979
Shaolin Hand Lock
1978
Ling's Story
2001
The Dumpling Queen
2025
The Brave Archer
1977
Quattro Hong Kong 2
2011
Sakra
2023
The Mysterious Family
2017
The Brave Archer 2
1978
The Story of Dr. Sun Yat Sen
1986
Lovers & Movies
2015
Swift Sword
1980
Emperor Chien Lung and the Beauty
1980
Three Stooges Go Undercover
1984
The Return of Pom Pom
1984
The Emperor and the Minister
1982
Family Light Affair
1984
The Ghost Story
1979
Dragon from Shaolin
1996
The Tale Of A Heroine
1993
The Wedding Diary 2
2013
The Real Me
1991
A Chinese Tall Story
2005
Keep the Beat
—
Happy Go Lucky
1987
Stage Door Johnny
1990
Happiness
2016
Mrs K
2017
Horrible Mansion in Wild Village
2016
Finding Mr. Right 2
2016
The Voyage of Emperor Chien Lung
1978
The Scandalous Warlord
1979
Cinema Hong Kong: Kung Fu
2003
Bloody Revenge
1987
The Criminals, Part 5: The Teenager's Nightmare
1977
Chinatown Kid
1977
Heaven and Hell
1980
77 Heartbreaks
2017
Why Me?
1985
The Wedding Diary
2011
The Banquet
1991
The Warriors Gate
2016
Tattoo Girl
1993
Life Gamble
1978
That's Money
1990
Lovers Blades
1982
The Bold, the Corrupt and the Beautiful
2017
Heaven Sword and Dragon Sabre II
1978
The 82 Tenants
1982
Guys in Ghost's Hand
1991
The Dragon Family
1988
Never Say Regret
1990
Swordsman and Enchantress
1978
A Century of Light and Shadow
2005
Who Cares
1989
They Came to Rob Hong Kong
1989
Choy Lee Fut Kung Fu
2011
House of the Rising Sons
2018
Widow Warriors
1990
Mid-Night Train
2013
Tracey
2018
The Peacock King
1988
The Making of 'Youling renjian - Visible Secret'
2001
Jiang Hu
2004
My Best Summer
2019
Binding Souls
2019
Daughter
2015
The Confidence Man JP - The Movie -
2019
My People, My Country
2019
Lock Me Up, Tie Him Down
2014
Bullet to Survive
1990
Megaforce from Highland
1992
The Cunning Hustler
1978
Monster Run
2020
The Vengeance of Six Dragon
1992
A Life of Papers
—
The Vengeance
1992
77 Heartwarmings
2021
Infernal Affairs II
2003
Fist Power
2000
The Seventh Curse
1986
High K
2000
Visa to Hell
1991
The Secret Society – Boss
2003
Heart of Danger
1991
72 Tenants of Prosperity
2010
Braveful Police
1990
Legend of the Drunken Tiger
1991
Sunshine of My Life
2022
Out Bound Killing
1994
The Illustrated Guide to Hong Kong Stars
1991
Chop Socky: Cinema Hong Kong
2003
The Tai Chi Master
2003
The Peacock King
1988
心累了
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母亲节微电影：记得·记得
2016
为爱担当
2017
一步之城
2013
Blades of the Guardians: Wind Rises in the Desert
2026
Empty Gun
—
Du Li Lian
2013
The Master Of Tai Chi
1998
狀元花之笑看良緣
1995
Murder Diary
2021
武松
2013
A Smiling Ghost Story
1999
Justice Pao
1995
Incredible Mama
2015
Pages of Treasures
2008
Forensic Heroes II
2008
At the Threshold of an Era 2
2000
Mind Our Own Business
1993
The Ingenious One
2023
Wasabi Mon Amour
2008
Deadly Protection
1997
欢乐英雄
1991
Safe Guards
2006
Legend of the Demigods
2008
Gone with the Rain
2023
五台山抗日传奇之女兵排
2013
Sweetness in the Salt
2009
Real Actor
2019
Women of the Tang Dynasty
2013
Action
2021
The Fragrance of Books in Laughter and Tears
2021
Can't Buy Me Love
2010
No Regrets
2010
Beyond the Realm of Conscience
2009
The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber
2000
At the Threshold of an Era
1999
Trump Card
2016
Golden Horse Awards
1962
The Defected
2019
Stained
2019
Hello Saturday
2022
Night in the Greater Bay
2021
The Glamorous Imperial Concubine
2011
Rosy Business
2009
A Fistful of Stances
2010
Memories Beyond Horizon
2022
Word Twisters' Adventures
2007
The Legend of Xiao Zhuang
2015
Hello Life
2019
Imperfect Love
2020
My People, My Country: Behind-The-Scenes
2019
Club Sparkle
2009
诗画中国
2022
Celebrity Talk Show
1989
On The First Beat
2007
The Academy
2005
Everybody Stand By
2019
非遗里的中国
2022
你好时光
2025
忠勇小状元
2000
The Days of Seclusion and Love
—
Be My Guest
2006
Beautiful Cooking
2006
Ultimate Design
2025
Clandestine Mission
—
Lady Flower Fist
1997