Kara Hui Ying-Hung
Acting1960Hong 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
Acting History
2026
Blades of the Guardians: Wind Rises in the Desert
as Mrs. Yuchi
2025
2024
2023
Sakra
as Ruan Xingzhu
The Invisible Guest
as Sister Hong
Strange Friends
as Zhang Qianying
Love Never Ends
as Li Huiru
Last Suspect
as Lin Shu'e
The Ingenious One
TVas Kou Yan• 36 eps
Gone with the Rain
TVas Feng Yan• 37 eps
2022
2021
77 Heartwarmings
as Chau Mei Lin
Murder Diary
TVas Yeung Bik-sum• 25 eps
2020
2019
My People, My Country
as Sergeant Lin (segment "The Going Home")
My Best Summer
as Yu Huai's Mother
Binding Souls
as Kuen
The Confidence Man JP - The Movie -
as Ran Riu (True)
The Defected
TVas Man Hei-wah• 30 eps
Stained
TVas Bo Fei Fung• 10 eps
My People, My Country: Behind-The-Scenes
TVas Self• 7 eps
2018
2017
Mrs K
as Mrs. K
The Bold, the Corrupt and the Beautiful
as Madame Tang
77 Heartbreaks
as Eva's Mother
Golden Horse Awards
TVas Self• 1 eps
2016
Happiness
as Auntie Fen
Horrible Mansion in Wild Village
as Lu Shiyu
Finding Mr. Right 2
as Ling
Enter the Warriors Gate
as Mountain Spirit
2015
Lovers & Movies
as Zhao Wanhua
Daughter
as Sharon Cheung
The Legend of Xiao Zhuang
TVas Lady Abahai, Empress Xiaoliewu• 68 eps
Incredible Mama
TVas Chung Sam Fat Yuen• 9 eps
2014
2013
7 Assassins
as Lao Hu's wife
Control
as Jen
The Wedding Diary 2
as Allison Chan
Rigor Mortis
as Yeung Feng
Women of the Tang Dynasty
TVas Wu Ze Tian• 46 eps
2012
2011
A Chinese Ghost Story
as Lou Lou
Turning Point 2
as Sa Po Yau
Dragon
as Shi San Liang
The Wedding Diary
as Allison Chan
The Glamorous Imperial Concubine
TVas Du Feihong• 44 eps
2010
Kung Fu Wing Chun
as Master Ng Mui
72 Tenants of Prosperity
as Sales of Ha Kun's Store
Can't Buy Me Love
TVas Concubine Wei• 32 eps
No Regrets
TVas Ng Lai-sim• 32 eps
A Fistful of Stances
TVas Cheung Sheung-Chu• 25 eps
2009
At the End of Daybreak
as Tuck's mother
Beyond the Realm of Conscience
TVas Tam Yim Sheung• 33 eps
Rosy Business
TVas Lau Fong• 25 eps
2008
L for Love, L for Lies
as Bo's mother
Legendary Assassin
as Boss
Forensic Heroes II
TVas Cheng Lai-Ling• 30 eps
Legend of the Demigods
TVas 草忘忧（凝香仙草）、凝碧仙草• 22 eps
2007
On The First Beat
TVas Wong Suk-Yin 黃淑賢• 30 eps
Word Twisters' Adventures
TVas Poon Bak-Fung• 20 eps
The Academy
TVas Wong Suk-Yin 黃淑賢• 30 eps
2006
2005
2004
Jiang Hu
as Sister Lai
2003
Cinema Hong Kong: Kung Fu
as Self
The Park
as Master Yu
Night Corridor
as Ying Hung Wai
Dirty Man
as Feng Shui Master
Cinema Hong Kong: Wu Xia
as Self
Chop Socky: Cinema Hong Kong
as Self
Infernal Affairs II
as Hau's Sister
The Secret Society – Boss
as Fai's Wife
2001
Ling's Story
as Mamasan
The Making of 'Youling renjian - Visible Secret'
as (as Ying-Hung Wai)
Visible Secret
as Mother of June / Little Chung
2000
High K
as Li Yee-hung
Fist Power
as Brian's sister
The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber
TVas 灭绝师太 Mit-juet• 42 eps
忠勇小状元
TVas 卓金花• 25 eps
1999
At the Threshold of an Era
TVas 叶刘雪玲 / Eva• 107 eps
A Smiling Ghost Story
TVas 方月冰/Icy• 20 eps
1997
1996
Dragon from Shaolin
as Fung's girlfriend
1995
1994
1993
A Story in Beijing City
as Lee Hung
On Parole
as 潘红
Fatal Love
as Lee Hung
Tattoo Girl
as Tattoo Girl
Madam City Hunter
as Siu-Hung
1992
1991
The Roar of the Vietnamese
as Yuen Wan-Yin
The Banquet
as Tsang's Maid
Visa to Hell
as Jenny
Guys in Ghost's Hand
as Aunt
Heart of Danger
as Lee Hung
1990
Widow Warriors
as Sister-in-Law
Stage Door Johnny
as Boss Tsui Yen Hsieh
Braveful Police
as Ah-phon
That's Money
as Bette
1989
Burning Ambition
as Chau Siu-Hong
Who Cares
as Policewoman
They Came to Rob Hong Kong
as Supt Shang
Celebrity Talk Show
TVas 惠英红• 2 eps
1988
1987
1986
1985
Twinkle, Twinkle Lucky Stars
as Tourist in Thailand
Journey of the Doomed
as Monkey Lin
Why Me?
as Woman complain about Husband
1984
Family Light Affair
as Ah Yin
The Return of Pom Pom
as Mimi
Double Decker
as Cat
The 8 Diagram Pole Fighter
as Yang No. 8
Long Road to Gallantry
as Li Sai Nan
New Tales of the Flying Fox
as Miss Yuan
Three Stooges Go Undercover
as Feng
1983
The Lady is the Boss
as Chan Mei Ling
Demon of the Lute
as Feng Ling (Rainbow Sword)
1982
Buddha's Palm
as Qiu Yu Juan
Cat vs. Rat
as Jien Yu Lan
The Emperor and the Minister
as Xiao-Hong
Lovers Blades
as Siu Gai Bao
The 82 Tenants
as Lisa
Legendary Weapons of China
as Fang Shau-Ching
1981
The Tiger and the Widow
as Jin Mei
Return of the Sentimental Swordsman
as Sun Xiaohong
My Young Auntie
as Jing Dai-Nan
Martial Club
as Wang Juying
1980
Clan of the White Lotus
as Mei Ha
Return to the 36th Chamber
as Hsiao Hung
Swift Sword
as Xiaomei
Emperor Chien Lung and the Beauty
as Li Pao-Erh
Heaven and Hell
as Lin Wei Ting's Girlfriend
1979
Mad Monkey Kung Fu
as Chan Tsuei Hung
The Last Judgement
as Mrs. Ye
The Deadly Breaking Sword
as Xiaoqin
The Scandalous Warlord
as Mistress
The Reckless Cricket
as molested street vendor [guest]
The Tigress of Shaolin
as Xiao Hong
Dirty Ho
as Tsui Hung
1978
Clan of Amazons
as 7th Sister
Invincible Shaolin
as Su Yen
The Voyage of Emperor Chien Lung
as Phoenix
Shaolin Hand Lock
as Xiao Hong
The Brave Archer 2
as Mu Nian Zhi
Swordsman and Enchantress
as One of 12 Flower Servants of Yihua Palace
Life Gamble
as Xiao Hong
1977
The Brave Archer
as Mu Nian-Zhi
The Criminals, Part 5: The Teenager's Nightmare
as Schoolgirl
Chinatown Kid
as Hostage Whore
The Dream of the Red Chamber
as Maid She Yue