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.

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.

[3] In her interview on Be My Guest, Wai revealed her family lost their savings due to her father's business acquaintances.

[3] Left penniless, Wai's mother, herself, and her siblings were forced to peddle goods on the streets of Hong Kong.

[10] During the film shoot for Dirty Ho (1979), the lead actress quit due to the strain of the martial arts stunts.

Director Liu Chia-Liang had seen Wai's audition tape for The Brave Archer (1977) and decided to substitute her in as the lead actress.

In 2009, Wai won the 46th Golden Horse Awards for Best Supporting Actress for her role as a possessive mother in At the End of Daybreak.

She took a pay cut to play Wu Zetian in her next mainland drama, Women of the Tang Dynasty.

[13] In October 2018, she was awarded the Bronze Bauhinia Star for her outstanding achievements in the performing arts industry by the Chief Executive Carrie Lam.

[17] In the same year, she starred in the TVB crime thriller Murder Diary, in which she portrayed Yeung Bik-sum, a mental hospital assistant with schizophrenia, and was once again highly praised for her acting skills.