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 Kong Film Critics Society Awards, Changchun Film Festival, Pacific Meridian, Asian Film Awards and Golden Horse Awards.
242 acting credits
Acting · 242
Hello Saturday
2022
Trump Card
2016
Golden Horse Awards
1962
Memories Beyond Horizon
2022
Everybody Stand By
2019
Celebrity Talk Show
1989
Club Sparkle
2009
At the Threshold of an Era
1999
The Academy
2005
Mind Our Own Business
1993
Blades of the Guardians: Wind Rises in the Desert
2026
Justice Pao
1995
Hello Life
2019
At the Threshold of an Era 2
2000
The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber
2000
Be My Guest
2006
Word Twisters' Adventures
2007
诗画中国
2022
Forensic Heroes II
2008
On The First Beat
2007
Infernal Affairs II
2003
No Regrets
2010
Real Actor
2019
Safe Guards
2006
Night in the Greater Bay
2021
Beautiful Cooking
2006
Pages of Treasures
2008
Rosy Business
2009
The Ingenious One
2023
Can't Buy Me Love
2010
Twinkle, Twinkle Lucky Stars
1985
Legend of the Demigods
2008
Action
2021
My People, My Country: Behind-The-Scenes
2019
Sakra
2023
Sweetness in the Salt
2009
Wasabi Mon Amour
2008
Beyond the Realm of Conscience
2009
A Smiling Ghost Story
1999
非遗里的中国
2022
Deadly Protection
1997
The Legend of Xiao Zhuang
2015
The Glamorous Imperial Concubine
2011
My Best Summer
2019
The Defected
2019
A Fistful of Stances
2010
Rigor Mortis
2013
Rouge
1987
Imperfect Love
2020
Murder Diary
2021
The Fragrance of Books in Laughter and Tears
2021
Clan of Amazons
1978
The Bold, the Corrupt and the Beautiful
2017
Stained
2019
The Warriors Gate
2016
Lady Flower Fist
1997
The Seventh Curse
1986
Gone with the Rain
2023
Dragon
2011
The Banquet
1991
The Inspector Wears Skirts
1988
The Master of Tai Chi
1998
Incredible Mama
2015
The Days of Seclusion and Love
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Finding Mr. Right 2
2016
Return to the 36th Chamber
1980
A Chinese Ghost Story
2011
忠勇小状元
2000
My People, My Country
2019
你好时光
2025
武松
2013
The Peacock King
1988
五台山抗日传奇之女兵排
2013
Turning Point 2
2011
7 Assassins
2013
Women of the Tang Dynasty
2013
The Inspector Wears Skirts II
1989
Legendary Assassin
2008
Invincible Shaolin
1978
The Dumpling Queen
2025
The Return of Pom Pom
1984
Return of the Sentimental Swordsman
1981
Buddha's Palm
1982
Last Suspect
2023
Jiang Hu
2004
A Century of Light and Shadow
2005
Swordsman and Enchantress
1978
Clan of the White Lotus
1980
77 Heartbreaks
2017
77 Heartwarmings
2021
Cinema Hong Kong: Kung Fu
2003
The Dream of the Red Chamber
1977
Journey of the Doomed
1985
狀元花之笑看良緣
1995
Love Never Ends
2023
The Lady is the Boss
1983
Stage Door Johnny
1990
Naughty Boys
1986
The Scandalous Warlord
1979
72 Tenants of Prosperity
2010
The Invisible Guest
2023
Heaven Sword and Dragon Sabre II
1978
The 8 Diagram Pole Fighter
1984
The Confidence Man JP - The Movie -
2019
A Chinese Tall Story
2005
Du Li Lian
2013
Rosa
1986
Monster Run
2020
Cat vs. Rat
1982
My Young Auntie
1981
Lock Me Up, Tie Him Down
2014
The Ghost Story
1979
Martial Club
1981
Crazy n' the City
2005
Burning Ambition
1989
They Came to Rob Hong Kong
1989
Heaven and Hell
1980
The Inspector Wears Skirts III
1990
Life Gamble
1978
The Brave Archer 3
1981
Demon of the Lute
1983
The Deadly Breaking Sword
1979
Chop Socky: Cinema Hong Kong
2003
The Park
2003
The Midnight After
2014
Control
2013
The Inspector Wears Skirts IV
1992
Dirty Ho
1979
Chinatown Kid
1977
The Brave Archer 2
1978
Shaolin Hand Lock
1978
Fist Power
2000
Angel Terminators
1992
L for Love, L for Lies
2008
The Tiger and the Widow
1981
Zen of Sword
1992
Remember Me
2024
Cinema Hong Kong: Wu Xia
2003
Legendary Weapons of China
1982
Diva
2012
Choy Lee Fut Kung Fu
2011
The Brave Archer
1977
Visa to Hell
1991
Visible Secret
2001
The Tai Chi Master
2003
The Criminals, Part 5: The Teenager's Nightmare
1977
Brave Young Girls
1990
Long Road to Gallantry
1984
Tracey
2018
Mad Monkey Kung Fu
1979
Madam City Hunter
1993
Three Stooges Go Undercover
1984
Family Light Affair
1984
That's Money
1990
Ling's Story
2001
High K
2000
On Parole 2: Do Unto the Other
1993
Who Cares
1989
Dragon from Shaolin
1996
The Dragon Family
1988
Megaforce from Highland
1992
Blood Stained Shoes
2012
The Illustrated Guide to Hong Kong Stars
1991
Fatal Love
1993
The 82 Tenants
1982
Happy Go Lucky
1987
On Parole
1993
Clandestine Mission
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Lovers & Movies
2015
Echoes of the Thunder
2023
Double Decker
1984
Never Say Regret
1990
Night Corridor
2003
House of the Rising Sons
2018
Swift Sword
1980
Gunmen
1995
The Secret Society – Boss
2003
Sharpshooters
1994
Happiness
2016
The Reckless Cricket
1979
Emperor Chien Lung and the Beauty
1980
The Story of Dr. Sun Yat Sen
1986
The Tigress of Shaolin
1979
Daughter
2015
Lovers Blades
1982
Forever Love
2001
Strange Friends
2023
The Voyage of Emperor Chien Lung
1978
The Fox Lover
2013
Widow Warriors
1990
Why Me?
1985
New Tales of the Flying Fox
1984
The Mysterious Family
2017
The Emperor and the Minister
1982
Guys in Ghost's Hand
1991
The Roar of the Vietnamese
1991
Bloody Revenge
1987
The Vengeance
1992
Queen of Gambler
1991
Sunshine of My Life
2022
Behind the Curtain
1992
欢乐英雄
1991
Kung Fu Mistress
1994
Mrs K
2017
Binding Souls
2019
Snake Fist
1994
The Cunning Hustler
1978
对照记
2021
A Story in Beijing City
1993
Heart of Danger
1991
Mysterious Plate 2
2017
Legend of the Drunken Tiger
1991
Kung Fu Wing Chun
2010
Mid-Night Train
2013
The Real Me
1991
The Last Judgement
1979
Braveful Police
1990
Horrible Mansion in Wild Village
2016
A Life of Papers
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The Tale Of A Heroine
1993
Happiness Me Too
2012
Keep the Beat
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Wanted
2001
The Wedding Diary
2011
Crazy Mission
1997
At the End of Daybreak
2009
Out Bound Killing
1994
Bullet to Survive
1990
The Vengeance of Six Dragon
1992
Empty Gun
—
Ultimate Design
2025
Dirty Man
2003
Tattoo Girl
1993
Red River Valley
2014
Winter Is Hoped
2013
Quattro Hong Kong 2
2011
为爱担当
2017
Kungfu Taboo
2015
The Wedding Diary 2
2013
一步之城
2013
母亲节微电影：记得·记得
2016
心累了
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