Kara Hui
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At the USA Smithsonian Institution world premiere of the Hong Kong film Happiness on July 15, 2016, Kara Wai
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| Chinese name | 惠英紅 (traditional) | ||||||||||||||||
| Chinese name | 惠英红 (simplified) | ||||||||||||||||
| Pinyin | Huì Yīng Hóng (Mandarin) | ||||||||||||||||
| Jyutping | Wai6 Jing1 Hung4 (Cantonese) | ||||||||||||||||
| Ethnicity | Manchu (Plain Yellow Banner) | ||||||||||||||||
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3 February 1960 Zhucheng, Shandong, China |
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| Years active | 1976 - present | ||||||||||||||||
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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.
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. 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.
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 the Best Actress Award for the second time at the 29th Hong Kong Film Awards.
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