Kara Hui Ying-Hung
Known for: Acting
Born: February 3, 1960
Place of birth: Hong Kong, British Crown Colony [now China]
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
180 movies · 62 TV shows, newest first
5.0
Keep the Beat
2026
6.5
V
2026
8.2
Blades of the Guardians
2026
NR
Ultimate Design
2025
NR
你好时光
2025
6.8
The Dumpling Queen
2025
NR
Beyond Trending
2024
7.3
Remember Me
2024
6.2
The Invisible Guest
2023
6.5
Last Suspect
2023
7.0
Echoes of the Thunder
2023
7.0
Love Never Ends
2023
10.0
Gone with the Rain
2023
7.4
The Ingenious One
2023
NR
Strange Friends
2023
6.5
Sakra
2023
10.0
非遗里的中国
2022
5.5
Memories Beyond Horizon
2022
8.0
诗画中国
2022
6.0
Sunshine of My Life
2022
6.5
Hello Saturday
2022
NR
Crying and Laughing Scholar
2021
6.0
Action
2021
NR
Night in the Greater Bay
2021
6.0
Murder Diary
2021
6.0
77 Heartwarmings
2021
NR
对照记
2021
5.7
Monster Run
2020
7.3
Imperfect Love
2020
8.0
Hello Life
2019
NR
Real Actor
2019
3.0
Everybody Stand By
2019
6.0
My People, My Country: Behind-The-Scenes
2019
6.6
My People, My Country
2019
NR
Binding Souls
2019
6.1
My Best Summer
2019
7.3
The Confidence Man JP - The Movie -
2019
7.2
The Defected
2019
5.5
Stained
2019
6.2
Tracey
2018
NR
House of the Rising Sons
2018
7.1
The Bold, the Corrupt and the Beautiful
2017
4.4
Mrs K
2017
6.6
77 Heartbreaks
2017
4.2
The Mysterious Family
2017
NR
Mysterious Plate 2
2017
NR
为爱担当
2017
6.6
The Warriors Gate
2016
NR
Horrible Mansion in Wild Village
2016
6.9
Happiness
2016
6.0
Finding Mr. Right 2
2016
6.4
Trump Card
2016
NR
母亲节微电影：记得·记得
2016
7.2
Daughter
2015
6.7
The Legend of Xiao Zhuang
2015
6.6
Lovers & Movies
2015
NR
Incredible Mama
2015
NR
Kungfu Taboo
2015
NR
Red River Valley
2014
5.7
The Midnight After
2014
3.0
Lock Me Up, Tie Him Down
2014
5.3
Control
2013
6.1
Rigor Mortis
2013
6.5
The Fox Lover
2013
NR
武松
2013
5.0
Women of the Tang Dynasty
2013
NR
Du Li Lian
2013
5.2
7 Assassins
2013
NR
一步之城
2013
1.0
Mid-Night Train
2013
NR
Winter Is Hoped
2013
5.0
The Wedding Diary 2
2013
NR
五台山抗日传奇之女兵排
2013
NR
Happiness Me Too
2012
3.0
Diva
2012
5.4
Blood Stained Shoes
2012
6.8
Turning Point 2
2011
NR
Quattro Hong Kong 2
2011
7.0
The Wedding Diary
2011
5.4
The Glamorous Imperial Concubine
2011
6.9
Dragon
2011
6.5
Choy Lee Fut Kung Fu
2011
5.6
A Chinese Ghost Story
2011
9.0
No Regrets
2010
7.1
Kung Fu Wing Chun
2010
7.3
Can't Buy Me Love
2010
NR
A Fistful of Stances
2010
5.4
72 Tenants of Prosperity
2010
7.3
Beyond the Realm of Conscience
2009
5.7
At the End of Daybreak
2009
10.0
Sweetness in the Salt
2009
8.4
Rosy Business
2009
NR
Club Sparkle
2009
10.0
Pages of Treasures
2008
6.1
Legendary Assassin
2008
6.0
Legend of the Demigods
2008
5.7
L for Love, L for Lies
2008
NR
Wasabi Mon Amour
2008
NR
Word Twisters' Adventures
2007
NR
On The First Beat
2007
NR
Be My Guest
2006
8.0
Beautiful Cooking
2006
NR
Safe Guards
2006
5.5
A Chinese Tall Story
2005
8.0
The Academy
2005
7.3
Crazy n' the City
2005
NR
A Century of Light and Shadow
2005
6.2
Jiang Hu
2004
4.8
The Park
2003
NR
Chop Socky: Cinema Hong Kong
2003
7.3
Infernal Affairs II
2003
8.0
The Tai Chi Master
2003
4.8
Night Corridor
2003
2.0
The Secret Society – Boss
2003
6.0
Cinema Hong Kong: Wu Xia
2003
NR
Dirty Man
2003
7.1
Cinema Hong Kong: Kung Fu
2003
3.0
Ling's Story
2001
6.4
Visible Secret
2001
NR
Forever Love
2001
NR
Wanted
2001
10.0
High K
2000
NR
忠勇小状元
2000
8.3
The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber
2000
6.0
At the Threshold of an Era 2
2000
6.1
Fist Power
2000
8.2
At the Threshold of an Era
1999
5.0
A Smiling Ghost Story
1999
7.5
The Master of Tai Chi
1998
NR
Crazy Mission
1997
NR
Deadly Protection
1997
7.5
Lady Flower Fist
1997
6.9
Dragon from Shaolin
1996
8.5
Justice Pao
1995
NR
狀元花之笑看良緣
1995
NR
Gunmen
1995
9.0
Out Bound Killing
1994
NR
Sharpshooters
1994
NR
Snake Fist
1994
NR
Kung Fu Mistress
1994
5.0
Madam City Hunter
1993
6.0
On Parole 2: Do Unto the Other
1993
5.0
On Parole
1993
NR
Mind Our Own Business
1993
4.0
A Story in Beijing City
1993
7.0
Fatal Love
1993
3.0
The Tale Of A Heroine
1993
9.0
Tattoo Girl
1993
6.7
The Inspector Wears Skirts IV
1992
6.8
Zen of Sword
1992
5.2
Angel Terminators
1992
8.3
Behind the Curtain
1992
6.0
The Vengeance
1992
NR
Megaforce from Highland
1992
5.0
The Vengeance of Six Dragon
1992
5.8
The Banquet
1991
7.3
The Roar of the Vietnamese
1991
NR
欢乐英雄
1991
8.0
The Real Me
1991
NR
The Illustrated Guide to Hong Kong Stars
1991
6.7
Visa to Hell
1991
8.0
Queen of Gambler
1991
7.0
Guys in Ghost's Hand
1991
6.5
Heart of Danger
1991
5.3
Legend of the Drunken Tiger
1991
6.4
That's Money
1990
6.6
The Inspector Wears Skirts III
1990
4.9
Brave Young Girls
1990
6.0
Never Say Regret
1990
10.0
Stage Door Johnny
1990
6.8
Widow Warriors
1990
3.0
Bullet to Survive
1990
4.5
Braveful Police
1990
6.8
Who Cares
1989
6.9
Burning Ambition
1989
9.5
Celebrity Talk Show
1989
6.4
They Came to Rob Hong Kong
1989
6.0
The Inspector Wears Skirts II
1989
6.3
The Peacock King
1988
7.4
The Dragon Family
1988
6.2
The Inspector Wears Skirts
1988
7.4
Rouge
1987
6.0
Happy Go Lucky
1987
5.0
Bloody Revenge
1987
6.8
The Seventh Curse
1986
5.2
The Story of Dr. Sun Yat Sen
1986
5.2
Naughty Boys
1986
6.3
Rosa
1986
8.8
Why Me?
1985
6.5
Twinkle, Twinkle Lucky Stars
1985
5.8
Journey of the Doomed
1985
7.0
Double Decker
1984
7.2
Long Road to Gallantry
1984
7.7
Three Stooges Go Undercover
1984
7.0
The Return of Pom Pom
1984
7.9
New Tales of the Flying Fox
1984
7.0
The 8 Diagram Pole Fighter
1984
7.0
Family Light Affair
1984
7.2
Demon of the Lute
1983
6.4
The Lady Is the Boss
1983
7.3
The Emperor and the Minister
1982
5.5
Cat vs. Rat
1982
7.8
Buddha's Palm
1982
NR
The 82 Tenants
1982
6.0
Lovers Blades
1982
7.1
Legendary Weapons of China
1982
6.4
The Brave Archer 3
1981
6.6
Martial Club
1981
6.5
The Tiger and the Widow
1981
7.0
Return of the Sentimental Swordsman
1981
6.5
My Young Auntie
1981
6.8
Return to the 36th Chamber
1980
5.8
Swift Sword
1980
7.0
Emperor Chien Lung and the Beauty
1980
5.9
Heaven and Hell
1980
6.6
Clan of the White Lotus
1980
6.1
The Deadly Breaking Sword
1979
6.7
Mad Monkey Kung Fu
1979
5.3
The Tigress of Shaolin
1979
7.3
Dirty Ho
1979
8.1
The Ghost Story
1979
7.5
The Last Judgement
1979
5.5
The Reckless Cricket
1979
5.2
The Scandalous Warlord
1979
6.5
Invincible Shaolin
1978
6.2
Swordsman and Enchantress
1978
5.8
Heaven Sword and Dragon Sabre II
1978
7.1
The Voyage of Emperor Chien Lung
1978
9.0
The Cunning Hustler
1978
5.8
Shaolin Hand Lock
1978
6.6
The Brave Archer 2
1978
7.2
Life Gamble
1978
7.3
Clan of Amazons
1978
6.4
Chinatown Kid
1977
5.7
The Criminals, Part 5: The Teenager's Nightmare
1977
6.6
The Dream of the Red Chamber
1977
6.7
The Brave Archer
1977
9.0
Golden Horse Awards
1962
NR
A Life of Papers
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NR
心累了
—NR
The Days of Seclusion and Love
—
NR
Clandestine Mission
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