Kara Wai Ying-Hung
Born: 1960-02-03
Place of Birth: Hong Kong, British Crown Colony [now China]
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
New Tales of the Flying Fox
1984★ 7.7
Widow Warriors
1990★ 5.5
Sakra
2023★ 6.4
Bullet to Survive
1990★ 3.0
Dragon
2011★ 6.9
The Tale Of A Heroine
1993★ 3.0
Quattro Hong Kong 2
2011★ 0.0
Chop Socky: Cinema Hong Kong
2003★ 0.0
Twinkle, Twinkle Lucky Stars
1985★ 6.5
The Seventh Curse
1986★ 6.7
Infernal Affairs II
2003★ 7.3
A Chinese Ghost Story
2011★ 5.4
Turning Point 2
2011★ 6.4
The Bold, the Corrupt and the Beautiful
2017★ 7.0
The Confidence Man JP - The Movie -
2019★ 7.4
The Banquet
1991★ 5.6
Diva
2012★ 3.0
Return to the 36th Chamber
1980★ 6.9
The Warriors Gate
2016★ 6.6
Mrs K
2017★ 4.4
Love Never Ends
2023★ 6.8
The Midnight After
2014★ 5.8
The Peacock King
1988★ 6.3
The Peacock King
1988★ 6.3
Legendary Assassin
2008★ 6.1
My People, My Country
2019★ 6.7
The Dumpling Queen
2025★ 6.5
The Story of Dr. Sun Yat Sen
1986★ 4.5
Dirty Ho
1979★ 7.3
A Chinese Tall Story
2005★ 5.3
The Inspector Wears Skirts
1988★ 6.1
Jiang Hu
2004★ 6.1
The Inspector Wears Skirts III
1990★ 6.0
The 8 Diagram Pole Fighter
1984★ 7.0
Rigor Mortis
2013★ 6.0
Rouge
1987★ 7.3
The Lady Is the Boss
1983★ 6.1
Swordsman and Enchantress
1978★ 6.1
Finding Mr. Right 2
2016★ 5.9
The Tai Chi Master
2003★ 7.8
7 Assassins
2013★ 5.1
Blood Stained Shoes
2012★ 5.2
The Emperor and the Minister
1982★ 6.0
Angel Terminators
1992★ 5.0
Kung Fu Wing Chun
2010★ 7.1
Cat vs. Rat
1982★ 5.0
Long Road to Gallantry
1984★ 7.3
Naughty Boys
1986★ 5.1
Stage Door Johnny
1990★ 0.0
Demon of the Lute
1983★ 6.9
The Reckless Cricket
1979★ 5.5
Mad Monkey Kung Fu
1979★ 6.6
The Dream of the Red Chamber
1977★ 6.4
Cinema Hong Kong: Kung Fu
2003★ 6.8
Journey of the Doomed
1985★ 5.7
Legendary Weapons of China
1982★ 7.0
They Came to Rob Hong Kong
1989★ 6.1
The Brave Archer
1977★ 6.8
The Park
2003★ 4.5
Visible Secret
2001★ 6.2
The Inspector Wears Skirts II
1989★ 5.7
The Criminals, Part 5: The Teenager's Nightmare
1977★ 5.7
Zen of Sword
1992★ 6.0
Clan of Amazons
1978★ 7.0
The Return of Pom Pom
1984★ 6.9
The Secret Society – Boss
2003★ 2.0
Family Light Affair
1984★ 0.0
House of the Rising Sons
2018★ 0.0
Dragon from Shaolin
1996★ 6.7
Return of the Sentimental Swordsman
1981★ 7.0
Last Suspect
2023★ 6.4
Remember Me
2024★ 7.0
That's Money
1990★ 6.0
The Brave Archer 2
1978★ 6.4
Life Gamble
1978★ 7.2
The Scandalous Warlord
1979★ 2.7
The Ghost Story
1979★ 8.8
Tracey
2018★ 6.2
Braveful Police
1990★ 2.7
Fist Power
2000★ 5.9
Crazy n' the City
2005★ 7.3
Emperor Chien Lung and the Beauty
1980★ 7.0
Echoes of the Thunder
2023★ 6.9
Out Bound Killing
1994★ 0.0
L for Love, L for Lies
2008★ 5.6
Happiness
2016★ 6.7
High K
2000★ 0.0
Why Me?
1985★ 8.7
Heaven Sword and Dragon Sabre II
1978★ 5.6
Sharpshooters
1994★ 0.0
Shaolin Hand Lock
1978★ 5.7
The Invisible Guest
2023★ 6.0
The Real Me
1991★ 6.0
Choy Lee Fut Kung Fu
2011★ 6.5
Bloody Revenge
1987★ 3.0
My Best Summer
2019★ 5.6
Invincible Shaolin
1978★ 6.4
The Illustrated Guide to Hong Kong Stars
1991★ 0.0
Control
2013★ 5.4
Lovers & Movies
2015★ 5.0
Three Stooges Go Undercover
1984★ 9.0
Visa to Hell
1991★ 6.0
Lovers Blades
1982★ 4.0
The Wedding Diary 2
2013★ 5.0
Buddha's Palm
1982★ 7.7
The Fox Lover
2013★ 6.5
77 Heartwarmings
2021★ 6.0
Brave Young Girls
1990★ 4.2
Swift Sword
1980★ 5.1
Who Cares
1989★ 6.0
At the End of Daybreak
2009★ 5.7
The Vengeance
1992★ 2.0
Night Corridor
2003★ 4.5
72 Tenants of Prosperity
2010★ 5.4
Dirty Man
2003★ 0.0
The Voyage of Emperor Chien Lung
1978★ 6.8
Madam City Hunter
1993★ 4.7
Ling's Story
2001★ 3.0
Tattoo Girl
1993★ 0.0
Martial Club
1981★ 6.5
On Parole
1993★ 5.0
Heaven and Hell
1980★ 5.6
Forever Love
2001★ 0.0
Fatal Love
1993★ 7.0
The Roar of the Vietnamese
1991★ 5.5
Daughter
2015★ 7.2
Legend of the Drunken Tiger
1991★ 5.0
Heart of Danger
1991★ 3.0
Burning Ambition
1989★ 6.7
The Vengeance of Six Dragon
1992★ 5.0
Behind the Curtain
1992★ 8.0
Double Decker
1984★ 0.0
Empty Gun
N/A★ 0.0
The Mysterious Family
2017★ 4.2
Strange Friends
2023★ 0.0
Clan of the White Lotus
1980★ 6.6
Guys in Ghost's Hand
1991★ 7.0
A Story in Beijing City
1993★ 4.0
The 82 Tenants
1982★ 0.0
Rosa
1986★ 5.5
Kungfu Taboo
2015★ 0.0
Wanted
2001★ 0.0
Monster Run
2020★ 5.4
Snake Fist
1994★ 0.0
Never Say Regret
1990★ 5.0
Blades of the Guardians
N/A★ 0.0
Gunmen
1995★ 0.0
Binding Souls
2019★ 0.0
Kung Fu Mistress
1994★ 0.0
为爱担当
2017★ 0.0
77 Heartbreaks
2017★ 6.6
Chinatown Kid
1977★ 6.3
Happiness Me Too
2012★ 0.0
Mid-Night Train
2013★ 1.0
The Last Judgement
1979★ 6.0
Crazy Mission
1997★ 0.0
Queen of Gambler
1991★ 0.0
My Young Auntie
1981★ 6.4
The Deadly Breaking Sword
1979★ 6.0
The Brave Archer 3
1981★ 6.1
Lock Me Up, Tie Him Down
2014★ 3.0
Happy Go Lucky
1987★ 5.0
The Inspector Wears Skirts IV
1992★ 6.6
Sunshine of My Life
2022★ 5.5
Red River Valley
2014★ 0.0
Cinema Hong Kong: Wu Xia
2003★ 6.0
The Dragon Family
1988★ 6.7
Mysterious Plate 2
2017★ 0.0
The Tigress of Shaolin
1979★ 5.3
The Tiger and the Widow
1981★ 6.0
The Cunning Hustler
1978★ 0.0
Horrible Mansion in Wild Village
2016★ 0.0
Keep the Beat
N/A★ 0.0
A Century of Light and Shadow
2005★ 0.0
On Parole 2: Do Unto the Other
1993★ 6.0
一步之城
2013★ 0.0
A Life of Papers
N/A★ 0.0
The Wedding Diary
2011★ 7.0
母亲节微电影：记得·记得
2016★ 0.0
Megaforce from Highland
1992★ 0.0
心累了
N/A★ 0.0
Winter Is Hoped
2013★ 0.0