Kara Hui Ying-Hung

Acting

Kara Hui Ying-Hung

Born February 3, 1960Hong Kong, British Crown Colony [now China]243 credits

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

Blades of the Guardians: Wind Rises in the Desert
7.1

Blades of the Guardians: Wind Rises in the Desert

Movie

2026

Ultimate Design

Ultimate Design

TV

2025

你好时光

你好时光

TV

2025

The Dumpling Queen
6.8

The Dumpling Queen

Movie

2025

Remember Me
8.0

Remember Me

Movie

2024

The Invisible Guest
6.1

The Invisible Guest

Movie

2023

Filmography

Blades of the Guardians: Wind Rises in the Desert
2026Blades of the Guardians: Wind Rises in the Desertas Mrs. YuchiMovie
Ultimate Design
2025Ultimate DesignTV
你好时光
2025你好时光TV
The Dumpling Queen
2025The Dumpling Queenas Ms. HongMovie
Remember Me
2024Remember Meas Jiang XiuzhiMovie
The Invisible Guest
2023The Invisible Guestas Sister HongMovie
Last Suspect
2023Last Suspectas Lin Shu'eMovie
Echoes of the Thunder
2023Echoes of the ThunderMovie
Love Never Ends
2023Love Never Endsas Li HuiruMovie
Gone with the Rain
2023Gone with the Rainas Feng YanTV
The Ingenious One
2023The Ingenious Oneas Kou YanTV
Strange Friends
2023Strange Friendsas Zhang QianyingMovie
Sakra
2023Sakraas Ruan XingzhuMovie
非遗里的中国
2022非遗里的中国TV
Memories Beyond Horizon
2022Memories Beyond HorizonTV
诗画中国
2022诗画中国TV
Sunshine of My Life
2022Sunshine of My Lifeas Gan XiaohongMovie
Hello Saturday
2022Hello SaturdayTV
The Fragrance of Books in Laughter and Tears
2021The Fragrance of Books in Laughter and TearsTV
Action
2021ActionTV
Night in the Greater Bay
2021Night in the Greater BayTV
Murder Diary
2021Murder Diaryas Yeung Bik-sumTV
77 Heartwarmings
202177 Heartwarmingsas Chau Mei LinMovie
对照记
2021对照记as SelfTV
Monster Run
2020Monster Runas Mrs. LotusMovie
Imperfect Love
2020Imperfect Loveas Yuan LingTV
Hello Life
2019Hello LifeTV
Real Actor
2019Real ActorTV
Everybody Stand By
2019Everybody Stand ByTV
My People, My Country: Behind-The-Scenes
2019My People, My Country: Behind-The-Scenesas SelfTV
My People, My Country
2019My People, My Countryas Sergeant Lin (segment "The Going Home")Movie
Binding Souls
2019Binding Soulsas KuenMovie
My Best Summer
2019My Best Summeras Yu Huai's MotherMovie
The Confidence Man JP - The Movie -
2019The Confidence Man JP - The Movie -as Ran Riu (True)Movie
The Defected
2019The Defectedas Man Hei-wahTV
Stained
2019Stainedas Bo Fei FungTV
Tracey
2018Traceyas AnneMovie
House of the Rising Sons
2018House of the Rising SonsMovie
The Bold, the Corrupt and the Beautiful
2017The Bold, the Corrupt and the Beautifulas Madame TangMovie
Mrs K
2017Mrs Kas Mrs. KMovie
77 Heartbreaks
201777 Heartbreaksas Eva's MotherMovie
The Mysterious Family
2017The Mysterious FamilyMovie
Mysterious Plate 2
2017Mysterious Plate 2Movie
为爱担当
2017为爱担当Movie
The Warriors Gate
2016The Warriors Gateas Mountain SpiritMovie
Horrible Mansion in Wild Village
2016Horrible Mansion in Wild Villageas Lu ShiyuMovie
Happiness
2016Happinessas Auntie FenMovie
Finding Mr. Right 2
2016Finding Mr. Right 2as LingMovie
Trump Card
2016Trump CardTV
母亲节微电影：记得·记得
2016母亲节微电影：记得·记得Movie
Daughter
2015Daughteras Sharon CheungMovie
The Legend of Xiao Zhuang
2015The Legend of Xiao Zhuangas Lady Abahai, Empress XiaoliewuTV
Lovers & Movies
2015Lovers & Moviesas Zhao WanhuaMovie
Incredible Mama
2015Incredible Mamaas Chung Sam Fat YuenTV
Kungfu Taboo
2015Kungfu TabooMovie
Red River Valley
2014Red River ValleyMovie
The Midnight After
2014The Midnight Afteras Mook Sau-YingMovie
Lock Me Up, Tie Him Down
2014Lock Me Up, Tie Him Downas Tiffany's MotherMovie
Control
2013Controlas JenMovie
Rigor Mortis
2013Rigor Mortisas Yeung FengMovie
The Fox Lover
2013The Fox LoverMovie
武松
2013武松TV
Women of the Tang Dynasty
2013Women of the Tang Dynastyas Wu Ze TianTV
Du Li Lian
2013Du Li LianTV
7 Assassins
20137 Assassinsas Lao Hu's wifeMovie
一步之城
2013一步之城Movie
Mid-Night Train
2013Mid-Night TrainMovie
Winter Is Hoped
2013Winter Is HopedMovie
The Wedding Diary 2
2013The Wedding Diary 2as Allison ChanMovie
五台山抗日传奇之女兵排
2013五台山抗日传奇之女兵排TV
Happiness Me Too
2012Happiness Me TooMovie
Diva
2012DivaMovie
Blood Stained Shoes
2012Blood Stained Shoesas Zhen Jie FuMovie
Turning Point 2
2011Turning Point 2as Sa Po YauMovie
Quattro Hong Kong 2
2011Quattro Hong Kong 2Movie
The Wedding Diary
2011The Wedding Diaryas Allison ChanMovie
The Glamorous Imperial Concubine
2011The Glamorous Imperial Concubineas Du FeihongTV
Dragon
2011Dragonas Shi San LiangMovie
Choy Lee Fut Kung Fu
2011Choy Lee Fut Kung FuMovie
A Chinese Ghost Story
2011A Chinese Ghost Storyas Lou LouMovie
No Regrets
2010No Regretsas Ng Lai-simTV
Kung Fu Wing Chun
2010Kung Fu Wing Chunas Master Ng MuiMovie
Can't Buy Me Love
2010Can't Buy Me Loveas Concubine WeiTV
A Fistful of Stances
2010A Fistful of Stancesas Cheung Sheung-ChuTV
72 Tenants of Prosperity
201072 Tenants of Prosperityas Sales of Ha Kun's StoreMovie
Beyond the Realm of Conscience
2009Beyond the Realm of Conscienceas Tam Yim SheungTV
At the End of Daybreak
2009At the End of Daybreakas Tuck's motherMovie
Sweetness in the Salt
2009Sweetness in the SaltTV
Rosy Business
2009Rosy Businessas Lau FongTV
Club Sparkle
2009Club SparkleTV
Pages of Treasures
2008Pages of TreasuresTV
Legendary Assassin
2008Legendary Assassinas BossMovie
Legend of the Demigods
2008Legend of the Demigodsas 草忘忧（凝香仙草）、凝碧仙草TV
Forensic Heroes II
2008Forensic Heroes IIas Cheng Lai-LingTV
L for Love, L for Lies
2008L for Love, L for Liesas Bo's motherMovie
Wasabi Mon Amour
2008Wasabi Mon AmourTV
Word Twisters' Adventures
2007Word Twisters' Adventuresas Poon Bak-FungTV
On The First Beat
2007On The First Beatas Wong Suk-Yin 黃淑賢TV
Be My Guest
2006Be My GuestTV
Beautiful Cooking
2006Beautiful CookingTV
Safe Guards
2006Safe GuardsTV
A Chinese Tall Story
2005A Chinese Tall Storyas Lo PingMovie
The Academy
2005The Academyas Wong Suk-Yin 黃淑賢TV
Crazy n' the City
2005Crazy n' the Cityas RachaelMovie
A Century of Light and Shadow
2005A Century of Light and Shadowas SelfMovie
Jiang Hu
2004Jiang Huas Sister LaiMovie
The Park
2003The Parkas Master YuMovie
Chop Socky: Cinema Hong Kong
2003Chop Socky: Cinema Hong Kongas SelfMovie
Infernal Affairs II
2003Infernal Affairs IIas Hau's SisterMovie
The Tai Chi Master
2003The Tai Chi MasterMovie
Night Corridor
2003Night Corridoras Ying Hung WaiMovie
The Secret Society – Boss
2003The Secret Society – Bossas Fai's WifeMovie
Cinema Hong Kong: Wu Xia
2003Cinema Hong Kong: Wu Xiaas SelfMovie
Dirty Man
2003Dirty Manas Feng Shui MasterMovie
Cinema Hong Kong: Kung Fu
2003Cinema Hong Kong: Kung Fuas SelfMovie
Ling's Story
2001Ling's Storyas MamasanMovie
Visible Secret
2001Visible Secretas Mother of June / Little ChungMovie
T
2001The Making of 'Youling renjian - Visible Secret'as (as Ying-Hung Wai)Movie
Forever Love
2001Forever LoveMovie
Wanted
2001WantedMovie
High K
2000High Kas Li Yee-hungMovie
忠勇小状元
2000忠勇小状元as 卓金花TV
The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber
2000The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saberas 灭绝师太 Mit-juetTV
At the Threshold of an Era 2
2000At the Threshold of an Era 2TV
Fist Power
2000Fist Poweras Brian's sisterMovie
At the Threshold of an Era
1999At the Threshold of an Eraas 叶刘雪玲 / EvaTV
A Smiling Ghost Story
1999A Smiling Ghost Storyas 方月冰/IcyTV
The Master Of Tai Chi
1998The Master Of Tai ChiTV
Crazy Mission
1997Crazy MissionMovie
Deadly Protection
1997Deadly Protectionas Li zhi shanTV
Lady Flower Fist
1997Lady Flower Fistas 馬玉梅TV
Dragon from Shaolin
1996Dragon from Shaolinas Fung's girlfriendMovie
Justice Pao
1995Justice PaoTV
狀元花之笑看良緣
1995狀元花之笑看良緣as Li Yue'eTV
Gunmen
1995GunmenMovie
Out Bound Killing
1994Out Bound Killingas Captain YauMovie
Snake Fist
1994Snake FistMovie
Sharpshooters
1994SharpshootersMovie
Kung Fu Mistress
1994Kung Fu MistressMovie
Madam City Hunter
1993Madam City Hunteras Siu-HungMovie
On Parole 2: Do Unto the Other
1993On Parole 2: Do Unto the Otheras HungMovie
On Parole
1993On Paroleas 潘红Movie
Mind Our Own Business
1993Mind Our Own BusinessTV
A Story in Beijing City
1993A Story in Beijing Cityas Lee HungMovie
Fatal Love
1993Fatal Loveas Lee HungMovie
The Tale Of A Heroine
1993The Tale Of A HeroineMovie
Tattoo Girl
1993Tattoo Girlas Tattoo GirlMovie
The Inspector Wears Skirts IV
1992The Inspector Wears Skirts IVas MayMovie
Zen of Sword
1992Zen of Swordas Ha Hou's AuntMovie
Angel Terminators
1992Angel Terminatorsas HonMovie
Behind the Curtain
1992Behind the CurtainMovie
The Vengeance
1992The VengeanceMovie
Megaforce from Highland
1992Megaforce from HighlandMovie
The Vengeance of Six Dragon
1992The Vengeance of Six Dragonas Chiang NanMovie
The Banquet
1991The Banquetas Tsang's MaidMovie
The Roar of the Vietnamese
1991The Roar of the Vietnameseas Yuen Wan-YinMovie
欢乐英雄
1991欢乐英雄TV
The Real Me
1991The Real MeMovie
The Illustrated Guide to Hong Kong Stars
1991The Illustrated Guide to Hong Kong StarsMovie
Visa to Hell
1991Visa to Hellas JennyMovie
Queen of Gambler
1991Queen of GamblerMovie
Guys in Ghost's Hand
1991Guys in Ghost's Handas AuntMovie
Heart of Danger
1991Heart of Dangeras Lee HungMovie
Legend of the Drunken Tiger
1991Legend of the Drunken TigerMovie
That's Money
1990That's Moneyas BetteMovie
The Inspector Wears Skirts III
1990The Inspector Wears Skirts IIIas MayMovie
Brave Young Girls
1990Brave Young GirlsMovie
Never Say Regret
1990Never Say RegretMovie
Stage Door Johnny
1990Stage Door Johnnyas Boss Tsui Yen HsiehMovie
Widow Warriors
1990Widow Warriorsas Sister-in-LawMovie
Bullet to Survive
1990Bullet to SurviveMovie
Braveful Police
1990Braveful Policeas Ah-phonMovie
Who Cares
1989Who Caresas PolicewomanMovie
Burning Ambition
1989Burning Ambitionas Chau Siu-HongMovie
Celebrity Talk Show
1989Celebrity Talk Showas 惠英红TV
They Came to Rob Hong Kong
1989They Came to Rob Hong Kongas Supt ShangMovie
The Inspector Wears Skirts II
1989The Inspector Wears Skirts IIas MayMovie
The Peacock King
1988The Peacock Kingas MotherMovie
The Dragon Family
1988The Dragon Familyas Wai's WifeMovie
The Inspector Wears Skirts
1988The Inspector Wears Skirtsas MayMovie
Rouge
1987Rougeas Actress Portraying GhostMovie
Happy Go Lucky
1987Happy Go Luckyas JackieMovie
Bloody Revenge
1987Bloody Revengeas WangMovie
The Seventh Curse
1986The Seventh Curseas PolicewomanMovie
The Story of Dr. Sun Yat Sen
1986The Story of Dr. Sun Yat SenMovie
Naughty Boys
1986Naughty Boysas Ah ChuanMovie
Rosa
1986Rosaas Lei Kung's sisterMovie
Why Me?
1985Why Me?as Woman complain about HusbandMovie
Twinkle, Twinkle Lucky Stars
1985Twinkle, Twinkle Lucky Starsas Tourist in ThailandMovie
Journey of the Doomed
1985Journey of the Doomedas Monkey LinMovie
Double Decker
1984Double Deckeras CatMovie
Long Road to Gallantry
1984Long Road to Gallantryas Li Sai NanMovie
Three Stooges Go Undercover
1984Three Stooges Go Undercoveras FengMovie
The Return of Pom Pom
1984The Return of Pom Pomas MimiMovie
New Tales of the Flying Fox
1984New Tales of the Flying Foxas Miss YuanMovie
The 8 Diagram Pole Fighter
1984The 8 Diagram Pole Fighteras Yang No. 8Movie
Family Light Affair
1984Family Light Affairas Ah YinMovie
Demon of the Lute
1983Demon of the Luteas Feng Ling (Rainbow Sword)Movie
The Lady is the Boss
1983The Lady is the Bossas Chan Mei LingMovie
The Emperor and the Minister
1982The Emperor and the Ministeras Xiao-HongMovie
Cat vs. Rat
1982Cat vs. Ratas Jien Yu LanMovie
Buddha's Palm
1982Buddha's Palmas Qiu Yu JuanMovie
The 82 Tenants
1982The 82 Tenantsas LisaMovie
Lovers Blades
1982Lovers Bladesas Siu Gai BaoMovie
Legendary Weapons of China
1982Legendary Weapons of Chinaas Fang Shau-ChingMovie
The Brave Archer 3
1981The Brave Archer 3Movie
Martial Club
1981Martial Clubas Wang JuyingMovie
The Tiger and the Widow
1981The Tiger and the Widowas Jin MeiMovie
Return of the Sentimental Swordsman
1981Return of the Sentimental Swordsmanas Sun XiaohongMovie
My Young Auntie
1981My Young Auntieas Jing Dai-NanMovie
Return to the 36th Chamber
1980Return to the 36th Chamberas Hsiao HungMovie
Swift Sword
1980Swift Swordas XiaomeiMovie
Emperor Chien Lung and the Beauty
1980Emperor Chien Lung and the Beautyas Li Pao-ErhMovie
Heaven and Hell
1980Heaven and Hellas Lin Wei Ting's GirlfriendMovie
Clan of the White Lotus
1980Clan of the White Lotusas Mei HaMovie
The Deadly Breaking Sword
1979The Deadly Breaking Swordas XiaoqinMovie
Mad Monkey Kung Fu
1979Mad Monkey Kung Fuas Chan Tsuei HungMovie
The Tigress of Shaolin
1979The Tigress of Shaolinas Xiao HongMovie
Dirty Ho
1979Dirty Hoas Tsui HungMovie
The Ghost Story
1979The Ghost StoryMovie
The Last Judgement
1979The Last Judgementas Mrs. YeMovie
The Reckless Cricket
1979The Reckless Cricketas molested street vendor [guest]Movie
The Scandalous Warlord
1979The Scandalous Warlordas MistressMovie
Invincible Shaolin
1978Invincible Shaolinas Su YenMovie
Swordsman and Enchantress
1978Swordsman and Enchantressas One of 12 Flower Servants of Yihua PalaceMovie
Heaven Sword and Dragon Sabre II
1978Heaven Sword and Dragon Sabre IIas MoonMovie
The Voyage of Emperor Chien Lung
1978The Voyage of Emperor Chien Lungas PhoenixMovie
The Cunning Hustler
1978The Cunning HustlerMovie
Shaolin Hand Lock
1978Shaolin Hand Lockas Xiao HongMovie
The Brave Archer 2
1978The Brave Archer 2as Mu Nian ZhiMovie
Life Gamble
1978Life Gambleas Xiao HongMovie
Clan of Amazons
1978Clan of Amazonsas 7th SisterMovie
Chinatown Kid
1977Chinatown Kidas Hostage WhoreMovie
The Criminals, Part 5: The Teenager's Nightmare
1977The Criminals, Part 5: The Teenager's Nightmareas SchoolgirlMovie
The Dream of the Red Chamber
1977The Dream of the Red Chamberas Maid She YueMovie
The Brave Archer
1977The Brave Archeras Mu Nian-ZhiMovie
Golden Horse Awards
1962Golden Horse Awardsas SelfTV
Keep the Beat
—Keep the Beatas Zhan YumeiMovie
A Life of Papers
—A Life of PapersMovie
心累了
—心累了Movie
Empty Gun
—Empty GunMovie
T
—The Days of Seclusion and LoveTV
Clandestine Mission
—Clandestine MissionTV