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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 in the West primarily by her kung-fu fighting roles in Shaw Brothers Studio films in the 1970s and 1980s, she had since portrayed more serious roles with great success, and she is the first winner of Hong Kong Film Award for Best Actress in 1982. Her portrayal of a mother in the 2009 film ''At the End of Daybreak'' won her the highest recognition at the Hong Kong Film Awards, Hong Kong Film Critics Society Awards, Changchun Film Festival, Pacific Meridian, Asian Film Awards and Golden Horse Awards. ==Biography== Born in Shandong, China, she moved to Hong Kong with her family as a toddler. She started working at night clubs at fourteen.〔(Kara Hui Ying-Hung Biography ) at the Hong Kong Movie DataBase〕 In her interview on ''Be My Guest'', Hui revealed her family lost their savings from her father's business acquaintances.〔(My Guest, Episode # 157, March 20, 2010 )〕 Left penniless, Hui's mother, herself and her siblings were forced to peddle goods on the streets of Hong Kong. In the 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 cast in Lau's ''Challenge of the Masters'' (1976). After that, she participated in various films of Lau with whom she also was rumoured to have had an affair.〔 Hui reached her career apex in ''My Young Auntie'' (1982), for which she was awarded 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. Hui is the sister of actor Austin Wai (died on October 4, 2012). 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Kara Hui」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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