Kara Hui Ying-hung(Chinese: 惠英紅, born 2 February 1960), also romanized asKara Wai Ying Hung, is a Hong Kong actress ofManchuethnicity. Known to the international audience for herkung-furoles inShaw Brothers Studiofilms 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 theHong Kong Film Award for Best Actress. Her portrayal of a mother in the 2009 filmAt the End of Daybreakwon her acting awards at theHong Kong Film Awards,Hong Kong Film Critics Society Awards,Changchun Film Festival,Pacific Meridian,Asian Film AwardsandGolden Horse Awards.