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Kara Wai Ying-hung
Acting
243 known credits
2.4 popularity score 66 years
Biography
About 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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Career at a glance
Kara Wai Ying-hung across film and television
242credited titles
180movie credits
62TV credits
1977–2026screen career span
Recognition
Awards received
Hong Kong Film Award for Best Supporting ActressFor Rigor Mortis
Hong Kong Film Award for Best ActressFor At the End of Daybreak
Asian Film Award for Best Supporting ActressFor At the End of Daybreak
Golden Horse Award for Best Supporting ActressFor At the End of Daybreak
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