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Kara Wai | |||||||||||
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惠英紅 | |||||||||||
 Wai at the USA Smithsonian Institution world premiere of Happiness on 15 July 2016 | |||||||||||
| Born | 2 February 1960 | ||||||||||
| Other names | Kara Hui | ||||||||||
| Occupation | actress | ||||||||||
| Years active | 1976–present | ||||||||||
| Family | Austin Wai (brother) | ||||||||||
| Awards | Changchun Film Festival Best Actress 2010 At the End of Daybreak Hong Kong Film Awards – Best Actress 1982 My Young Auntie 2010 At the End of Daybreak 2017 Happiness Best Supporting Actress 2014 Rigor Mortis Hong Kong Film Critics Society Awards – Best Actress 2010 At the End of Daybreak Asian Film Awards – Best Supporting Actress 2010 At the End of Daybreak Golden Horse Awards – Best Leading Actress 2017 The Bold, the Corrupt, and the Beautiful Best Supporting Actress 2009 At the End of Daybreak Asian Television Awards – Best Actress 2017 Affairs of the Heart TVB Anniversary Award – Best Actress 2019 The Defected | ||||||||||
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| Traditional Chinese | 惠英紅 | ||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 惠英红 | ||||||||||
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Kara Wai Ying-hung BBS (simplified Chinese: 惠英红; traditional Chinese: 惠英紅; born 3 February 1960)[citation needed] is a Hong Kong actress best known internationally for her roles in wuxia films produced by the Shaw Brothers Studio in the 1970s and 1980s.
Wai 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. In following years, she went on to win multiple acting trophies throughout Asia Pacific from film roles, making her as one of the most celebrated Hong Kong actresses.
On 1 July 2018, she was awarded Bronze Bauhinia Star (BBS) by the Chief Executive of Hong Kong Special Administration Region, in recognition of her contribution to Hong Kong film industry and acting performances.[1]