Kara Wai 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.
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- Born:
- Feb 3, 1960 In Hong Kong, British Crown Colony [now China]
- Movie/TV Credits:
- 240
- First Appeared:
- In the series Golden Horse Awards 1962-10-31
- Latest Project:
- Movie Keep the Beat 2026
Known For
Filmography
| Movie | 心累了 | Unknown | 2026 |
| Movie | A Life of Papers | Unknown | 2026 |
| Movie | Keep the Beat | Zhan Yumei | 2026 |
| Movie | The Dumpling Queen | Ms. Hong | 2025-04-30 |
| Movie | Sons of the Neon Night | Unknown | 2025-05-16 |
| Movie | Remember Me | Jiang Xiuzhi | 2024-03-15 |
| Series | The Ingenious One | Kou Yan | 2023-05-01 |
| Movie | Strange Friends | Zhang Qianying | 2023-04-23 |
| Movie | Sakra | Ruan Xingzhu | 2023-01-16 |
| Series | Gone with the Rain | Feng Yan | 2023-06-05 |
| Movie | Last Suspect | Lin Shu'e | 2023-11-01 |
| Movie | The Invisible Guest | Sister Hong | 2023-12-08 |
| Movie | Love Never Ends | Li Huiru | 2023-06-10 |
| Movie | Echoes of the Thunder | Unknown | 2023-08-31 |
| Series | Hello Saturday | Unknown | 2022-01-01 |
| Movie | Sunshine of My Life | Unknown | 2022-08-26 |
| Series | Memories Beyond Horizon | Unknown | 2022-12-17 |
| Series | 诗画中国 | Unknown | 2022-08-28 |
| Series | 非遗里的中国 | Unknown | 2022-12-30 |
| Series | Murder Diary | Yeung Bik-sum | 2021-06-15 |
| Series | Night in the Greater Bay | Unknown | 2021-11-17 |
| Movie | 77 Heartwarmings | Chau Mei Lin | 2021-05-14 |
| Series | Action | Unknown | 2021-12-10 |
| Series | The Fragrance of Books in Laughter and Tears | Unknown | 2021-12-31 |
| Series | Imperfect Love | Yuan Ling | 2020-03-27 |
| Movie | Monster Run | Mrs. Lotus | 2020-08-18 |
| Movie | My Best Summer | Yu Huai's Mother | 2019-06-06 |
| Movie | The Confidence Man JP - The Movie - | Ran Riu (True) | 2019-05-17 |
| Movie | Binding Souls | Kuen | 2019-08-08 |
| Series | Stained | Bo Fei Fung | 2019-01-07 |
| Series | The Defected | Man Hei-wah | 2019-04-01 |
| Series | Real Actor | Unknown | 2019-11-08 |
| Movie | My People, My Country | Sergeant Lin (segment "The Going Home") | 2019-09-30 |
| Series | Everybody Stand By | Unknown | 2019-10-11 |
| Series | Hello Life | Unknown | 2019-12-17 |
| Series | My People, My Country: Behind-The-Scenes | Self | 2019-10-01 |
| Movie | House of the Rising Sons | Unknown | 2018-07-19 |
| Movie | Tracey | Anne | 2018-11-22 |
| Movie | Mysterious Plate 2 | Unknown | 2017-03-10 |
| Movie | 77 Heartbreaks | Eva's Mother | 2017-03-10 |
| Movie | 为爱担当 | Unknown | 2017-02-24 |
| Movie | The Mysterious Family | Unknown | 2017-04-21 |
| Movie | The Bold, the Corrupt and the Beautiful | Madame Tang | 2017-11-24 |
| Movie | Mrs K | Mrs. K | 2017-09-07 |
| Movie | 母亲节微电影:记得•记得 | Unknown | 2016-01-01 |
| Movie | Finding Mr. Right 2 | Ling | 2016-04-29 |
| Series | Trump Card | Unknown | 2016-01-29 |
| Movie | Happiness | Auntie Fen | 2016-09-08 |
| Movie | The Warriors Gate | Mountain Spirit | 2016-11-18 |
| Movie | Horrible Mansion in Wild Village | Lu Shiyu | 2016-09-11 |
| Movie | Kungfu Taboo | Unknown | 2015-01-01 |
| Series | Incredible Mama | Chung Sam Fat Yuen | 2015-02-09 |
| Series | The Legend of Xiao Zhuang | Lady Abahai / Empress Xiaoliewu | 2015-07-28 |
| Movie | Lovers & Movies | Zhao Wanhua | 2015-04-30 |
| Movie | Daughter | Sharon Cheung | 2015-11-19 |
| Movie | The Midnight After | Mook Sau-Ying | 2014-04-10 |
| Movie | Lock Me Up, Tie Him Down | Tiffany's Mother | 2014-03-04 |
| Movie | Red River Valley | Unknown | 2014-07-11 |
| Movie | Mid-Night Train | Unknown | 2013-03-08 |
| Movie | 一步之城 | Unknown | 2013-05-21 |
| Movie | Winter Is Hoped | Unknown | 2013-03-01 |
| Movie | The Wedding Diary 2 | Allison Chan | 2013-02-07 |
| Series | 五台山抗日传奇之女兵排 | Unknown | 2013-01-24 |
| Movie | 7 Assassins | Lao Hu's wife | 2013-06-09 |
| Series | Du Li Lian | Unknown | 2013-08-03 |
| Movie | Rigor Mortis | Yeung Feng | 2013-10-23 |
| Movie | Control | Jen | 2013-11-22 |
| Movie | The Fox Lover | Unknown | 2013-09-27 |
| Series | 武松 | Unknown | 2013-09-09 |
| Series | Women of the Tang Dynasty | Wu Ze Tian | 2013-08-24 |
| Movie | Blood Stained Shoes | Zhen Jie Fu | 2012-06-03 |
| Movie | Diva | Unknown | 2012-08-16 |
| Movie | Happiness Me Too | Unknown | 2012-10-19 |
| Movie | Dragon | Shi San Liang | 2011-07-04 |
| Movie | Choy Lee Fut Kung Fu | Unknown | 2011-05-10 |
| Series | The Glamorous Imperial Concubine | Du Feihong | 2011-09-30 |
| Movie | A Chinese Ghost Story IV | Lou Lou | 2011-04-21 |
| Movie | The Wedding Diary | Allison Chan | 2011-11-10 |
| Movie | Turning Point 2 | Sa Po Yau | 2011-12-29 |
| Movie | Quattro Hong Kong 2 | Unknown | 2011-11-12 |
| Movie | 72 Tenants of Prosperity | Sales of Ha Kun's Store | 2010-02-11 |
| Series | A Fistful of Stances | Cheung Sheung-Chu | 2010-03-17 |
| Movie | Kung Fu Wing Chun | Master Ng Mui | 2010-10-12 |
| Series | Can't Buy Me Love | Concubine Wei | 2010-08-23 |
| Series | No Regrets | 吴丽婵 | 2010-10-18 |
| Series | Club Sparkle | Unknown | 2009-01-04 |
| Series | Rosy Business | 刘芳 | 2009-04-27 |
| Movie | At the End of Daybreak | Tuck's mother | 2009-10-11 |
| Series | Sweetness in the Salt | Unknown | 2009-06-08 |
| Series | Beyond the Realm of Conscience | Tam Yim Sheung | 2009-10-19 |
| Series | Wasabi Mon Amour | Unknown | 2008-01-28 |
| Series | Forensic Heroes II | Cheng Lai-Ling | 2008-05-19 |
| Movie | L for Love, L for Lies | Bo's mother | 2008-03-13 |
| Movie | Legendary Assassin | Boss | 2008-12-05 |
| Series | Pages of Treasures | Unknown | 2008-12-08 |
| Series | Legend of the Demigods | Unknown | 2008-08-25 |
| Series | On The First Beat | Wong Suk-Yin 黃淑賢 | 2007-08-08 |
| Series | Word Twisters' Adventures | Poon Bak-Fung | 2007-11-05 |
| Series | Safe Guards | Unknown | 2006-02-27 |
| Movie | 无间道·正序版 | Unknown | 2006-03-15 |
| Movie | Crazy n' the City | Rachael | 2005-01-14 |
| Movie | A Century of Light and Shadow | Self | 2005-01-01 |
| Series | The Academy | Wong Suk-Yin 黃淑賢 | 2005-04-11 |
| Movie | A Chinese Tall Story | Lo Ping | 2005-12-22 |
| Movie | Jiang Hu | Sister Lai | 2004-05-26 |
| Movie | The Secret Society – Boss | Fai's Wife | 2003-03-27 |
| Movie | Cinema Hong Kong: Wu Xia | Self | 2003-01-02 |
| Movie | Dirty Man | Feng Shui Master | 2003-01-01 |
| Movie | Cinema Hong Kong: Kung Fu | Self | 2003-01-01 |
| Movie | Night Corridor | Ying Hung Wai | 2003-08-21 |
| Movie | The Park | Master Yu | 2003-10-23 |
| Movie | The Tai Chi Master | Unknown | 2003-09-27 |
| Movie | Chop Socky: Cinema Hong Kong | Self | 2003-10-04 |
| Movie | Infernal Affairs II | Hau's Sister | 2003-10-01 |
| Movie | Forever Love | Unknown | 2001-01-01 |
| Series | The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber | 灭绝师太 Mit-juet | 2001-04-09 |
| Movie | Wanted | Unknown | 2001-01-01 |
| Movie | The Making of 'Youling renjian - Visible Secret' | (as Ying-Hung Wai) | 2001-06-01 |
| Movie | Ling's Story | Mamasan | 2001-08-09 |
| Movie | Visible Secret | Mother of June / Little Chung | 2001-06-01 |
| Movie | Fist Power | Brian's sister | 2000-01-21 |
| Movie | High K | Li Yee-hung | 2000-05-04 |
| Series | At the Threshold of an Era 2 | Unknown | 2000-03-13 |
| Series | A Smiling Ghost Story | Unknown | 1999-01-01 |
| Series | At the Threshold of an Era | Unknown | 1999-10-11 |
| Series | The Master Of Tai Chi | Unknown | 1998-01-01 |
| Series | Lady Flower Fist | 马玉梅 | 1997-03-24 |
| Series | Deadly Protection | Li zhi shan | 1997-06-09 |
| Movie | Crazy Mission | Unknown | 1997-12-26 |
| Movie | Dragon from Shaolin | Fung's girlfriend | 1996-07-05 |
| Movie | Top Fighter 2 | Self (Archive Footage) | 1996-09-10 |
| Movie | Almighty Thief | Unknown | 1995-01-01 |
| Movie | Gunmen | Unknown | 1995-01-01 |
| Series | Justice Pao | Unknown | 1995-05-01 |
| Series | 狀元花之笑看良緣 | Li Yue'e | 1995-01-09 |
| Movie | Sharpshooters | Unknown | 1994-01-01 |
| Movie | Snake Fist | Unknown | 1994-01-01 |
| Movie | Kung Fu Mistress | Unknown | 1994-01-01 |
| Movie | Out Bound Killing | Captain Yau | 1994-01-04 |
| Movie | Tattoo Girl | Tattoo Girl | 1993-01-01 |
| Movie | Fatal Love | Lee Hung | 1993-01-01 |
| Movie | A Story in Beijing City | Lee Hung | 1993-01-01 |
| Movie | The Tale Of A Heroine | Unknown | 1993-01-01 |
| Movie | On Parole | Hung | 1993-06-01 |
| Movie | Madam City Hunter | Siu-Hung | 1993-09-16 |
| Series | Mind Our Own Business | Unknown | 1993-05-10 |
| Movie | On Parole 2: Do Unto the Other | Hung | 1993-08-04 |
| Movie | Megaforce from Highland | Unknown | 1992-03-04 |
| Movie | The Vengeance of Six Dragon | Chiang Nan | 1992-01-01 |
| Movie | The Vengeance | Unknown | 1992-06-02 |
| Movie | The Inspector Wears Skirts IV | May | 1992-12-17 |
| Movie | Zen of Sword | Ha Hou's Aunt | 1992-11-05 |
| Movie | Behind the Curtain | Unknown | 1992-09-19 |
| Movie | Angel Terminators | Hon | 1992-10-10 |
| Movie | Heart of Danger | Lee Hung | 1991-01-01 |
| Movie | Legend of the Drunken Tiger | Unknown | 1991-01-01 |
| Movie | Guys in Ghost's Hand | Aunt | 1991-01-01 |
| Movie | Queen of Gambler | Unknown | 1991-01-01 |
| Movie | Visa to Hell | Jenny | 1991-05-10 |
| Movie | The Banquet | Tsang's Maid | 1991-11-30 |
| Series | 欢乐英雄 | Unknown | 1991-08-08 |
| Movie | The Roar of the Vietnamese | Yuen Wan-Yin | 1991-10-15 |
| Movie | The Real Me | Unknown | 1991-06-06 |
| Movie | The Illustrated Guide to Hong Kong Stars | Unknown | 1991-05-20 |
| Movie | Widow Warriors | Unknown | 1990-03-10 |
| Movie | Bullet to Survive | Unknown | 1990-01-01 |
| Movie | Braveful Police | Ah-phon | 1990-01-01 |
| Movie | Stage Door Johnny | Boss Tsui Yen Hsieh | 1990-03-24 |
| Movie | Lethal Angels 2 | Bette | 1990-12-08 |
| Movie | Never Say Regret | Unknown | 1990-06-01 |
| Movie | The Inspector Wears Skirts 3: Raid on Royal Casino Marine | May | 1990-10-20 |
| Movie | Brave Young Girls | Unknown | 1990-09-21 |
| Movie | The Inspector Wears Skirts II | May | 1989-01-28 |
| Movie | They Came to Rob Hong Kong | Supt Shang | 1989-02-23 |
| Movie | Burning Ambition | Chau Siu-Hong | 1989-04-13 |
| Series | Celebrity Talk Show | 惠英红 | 1989-03-10 |
| Movie | Who Cares | Policewoman | 1989-10-04 |
| Movie | The Inspector Wears Skirts | May | 1988-06-03 |
| Movie | The Dragon Family | Wai's Wife | 1988-08-25 |
| Movie | The Peacock King | Kujaku's Mother | 1988-12-10 |
| Movie | Bloody Revenge | Wang | 1987-03-12 |
| Movie | Happy Go Lucky | Jackie | 1987-05-21 |
| Movie | Rouge | Actress Portraying Ghost | 1987-12-05 |
| Movie | Naughty Boys | Ah Chuan | 1986-07-25 |
| Movie | Rosa | Lei Kung's sister | 1986-06-20 |
| Movie | The Story of Dr. Sun Yat Sen | Unknown | 1986-11-12 |
| Movie | The Seventh Curse | Policewoman | 1986-11-22 |
| Movie | Journey of the Doomed | Monkey Lin | 1985-01-01 |
| Movie | Disciples of the 36th Chamber | Lily Li's stunt double | 1985-05-17 |
| Movie | Twinkle, Twinkle Lucky Stars | Tourist in Thailand | 1985-08-15 |
| Movie | Why Me? | Woman complain about Husband | 1985-10-29 |
| Movie | The 8 Diagram Pole Fighter | Yang No. 8 | 1984-02-17 |
| Movie | New Tales of the Flying Fox | Miss Yuan | 1984-04-07 |
| Movie | Family Light Affair | Ah Yin | 1984-02-02 |
| Movie | The Return of Pom Pom | Mimi | 1984-06-22 |
| Movie | Double Decker | Cat | 1984-12-07 |
| Movie | Long Road to Gallantry | Li Sai Nan | 1984-11-29 |
| Movie | Three Stooges Go Undercover | Feng | 1984-11-16 |
| Movie | The Lady Is the Boss | Chan Mei Ling | 1983-03-31 |
| Movie | Demon of the Lute | Feng Ling (Rainbow Sword) | 1983-08-04 |
| Movie | Brave Archer and His Mate | Unknown | 1982-02-25 |
| Movie | Legendary Weapons of China | Fang Shau-Ching | 1982-01-21 |
| Movie | Lovers Blades | Siu Gai Bao | 1982-05-22 |
| Movie | Buddha's Palm | Qiu Yu Juan | 1982-08-20 |
| Movie | The Emperor and the Minister | Xiao-Hong | 1982-11-20 |
| Movie | The 82 Tenants | Lisa | 1982-08-10 |
| Movie | Cat vs. Rat | Jien Yu Lan | 1982-09-30 |
| Movie | The Tiger and the Widow | Jin Mei | 1981-02-25 |
| Movie | Return of the Sentimental Swordsman | Sun Xiaohong | 1981-01-31 |
| Movie | My Young Auntie | Jing Dai-Nan | 1981-01-01 |
| Movie | The Sword Stained with Royal Blood | 1981-03-06 | |
| Movie | Martial Club | Wang Juying | 1981-08-20 |
| Movie | The Brave Archer 3 | Unknown | 1981-11-12 |
| Movie | Clan of the White Lotus | Mei Ha | 1980-01-01 |
| Movie | Heaven and Hell | Lin Wei Ting's Girlfriend | 1980-01-18 |
| Movie | Emperor Chien Lung and the Beauty | Li Pao-Erh | 1980-03-01 |
| Movie | Swift Sword | Xiaomei | 1980-07-01 |
| Movie | Return to the 36th Chamber | Hsiao Hung | 1980-08-24 |
| Movie | The Last Judgement | Mrs. Ye | 1979-04-05 |
| Movie | The Reckless Cricket | molested street vendor [guest] | 1979-03-16 |
| Movie | The Ghost Story | Unknown | 1979-05-25 |
| Movie | The Scandalous Warlord | Mistress | 1979-02-09 |
| Movie | Dirty Ho | Tsui Hung | 1979-08-04 |
| Movie | Mad Monkey Kung Fu | Chan Tsuei Hung | 1979-10-05 |
| Movie | The Deadly Breaking Sword | Xiaoqin | 1979-12-04 |
| Movie | The Tigress of Shaolin | Xiao Hong | 1979-09-14 |
| Movie | Shaolin Hand Lock | Xiao Hong | 1978-06-10 |
| Movie | The Brave Archer 2 | Mu Nian Zhi | 1978-05-13 |
| Movie | Life Gamble | Xiao Hong | 1978-04-26 |
| Movie | Clan of Amazons | 7th Sister | 1978-02-19 |
| Movie | The Cunning Hustler | Unknown | 1978-07-30 |
| Movie | The Voyage of Emperor Chien Lung | Phoenix | 1978-10-06 |
| Movie | Invincible Shaolin | Su Yen | 1978-11-19 |
| Movie | Swordsman and Enchantress | One of 12 Flower Servants of Yihua Palace | 1978-11-08 |
| Movie | Heaven Sword and Dragon Sabre II | Moon | 1978-10-27 |
| Movie | The Brave Archer | Mu Nian-Zhi | 1977-07-30 |
| Movie | The Dream of the Red Chamber | Maid She Yue | 1977-10-26 |
| Movie | Chinatown Kid | Hostage Whore | 1977-12-02 |
| Movie | The Criminals, Part 5: The Teenager's Nightmare | Schoolgirl | 1977-11-11 |
| Series | Golden Horse Awards | Self | 1962-10-31 |