Kara Wai Ying-Hung

Birthday: 2/3/1960
Place of birth: Hong Kong, British Crown Colony [now China]
Fame for: Acting
Also known as: Kara Hui Ying-Hung, 惠英紅, 惠英红, Wai Ying Hung, Kara Wei, Kara Wai, Kara Wai Ying Hung, Hui Yinghong, Yinghong Hui, 혜영홍, Kara Hui, Huệ Anh Hồng, Kara Wai Ying-Hung, クララ・ワイ

Biography

Kara Wai Ying-Hung (Chinese: 惠英紅, born 2 February 1960), also romanized as Kara Hui Ying-Hung, 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 theHong Kong Film Awards, Hong Kong Film Critics Society Awards, Changchun Film Festival, Pacific Meridian, Asian Film Awards andGolden Horse Awards.