Chinese name 惠英紅 (traditional) Role Actress Chinese name 惠英红 (simplified) Siblings Austin Wai | Years active 1976 - present Nieces Ching Yan Name Kara Hui | |
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Pinyin Jyutping Wai Jing Hung (Cantonese) Ethnicity Manchu (Plain Yellow Banner) Born 3 February 1960 (age 64)
Zhucheng, Shandong, China ( 1960-02-03 ) Awards Hong Kong Film Award for Best Actress Movies Dragon, Rigor Mortis, My Young Auntie, The Inspector Wears Sk, At the End of Daybreak Similar People Lau Kar‑leung, Austin Wai, Juno Mak, Fruit Chan, Mona Fong | ||
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Kara Hui Ying-hung (born 3 February 1960), also romanized as Kara Wai Ying-hung, is a Hong Kong actress of Manchu ethnicity.
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Known to the international audience for her kung-fu roles in Shaw Brothers Studio films in the 1970s and 1980s, Kara Hui has since portrayed a wide range of roles on screen and on television with much success. She is the inaugural and a three-time recipient of 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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Life and career
Born in Shandong, China, Kara Hui moved to Hong Kong with her family as a toddler. In her interview on Be My Guest, Hui revealed her family lost their savings due to her father's business acquaintances. Left penniless, Hui's mother, herself, and her siblings were forced to peddle goods on the streets of Hong Kong. In her early years, Hui's family resided in the poor shanty town of Rennie's Mill.
After working at nightclubs, Hui was discovered by film director Lau Kar-leung and was cast in Lau's Challenge of the Masters (1976). After that, she participated in various films of Lau.
Hui reached her career apex in My Young Auntie (1982), for which she was earned the Best Actress Award in the 1st Hong Kong Film Awards. She won another two Best Actress Awards for the 29th and 36th Hong Kong Film Awards.
Hui is the sister of actor Austin Wai, who died on October 4, 2012.