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.

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Filmography

View Hello Saturday
Hello Saturday

Hello Saturday

2022Series
6.4
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Trump Card

Trump Card

2016Series
6.5
View Mind Our Own Business
Mind Our Own Business

Mind Our Own Business

1993Series0
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Golden Horse Awards

Golden Horse Awards

1962Series
9.0
View Blades of the Guardians: Wind Rises in the Desert
Blades of the Guardians: Wind Rises in the Desert

Blades of the Guardians: Wind Rises in the Desert

2026Film
7.1
View Memories Beyond Horizon
Memories Beyond Horizon

Memories Beyond Horizon

2022Series
5.5
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Be My Guest

Be My Guest

2006Series0
View At the Threshold of an Era
At the Threshold of an Era

At the Threshold of an Era

1999Series
8.1
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Club Sparkle

Club Sparkle

2009Series0
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Justice Pao

Justice Pao

1995Series
8.5
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Beautiful Cooking

Beautiful Cooking

2006Series
8.0
View Hello Life
Hello Life

Hello Life

2019Series
8.0