Yu made her debut in film at the age of 16 in "Let's Rock" and was instantly signed by the Shaw Brothers Studio in 1976 after starring in the film "Massage Girls" with Chow Yun Fat, her future husband and in "Forever and Ever" alongside Alan Tang.
Between 1977 and 1979, she starred in six of Chu Yuan's sword films, including "Death Duel", "The Sentimental Swordsman", "Legend of the Bat", "Murder Plot", and two "Heaven Sword and Dragon Sabre" films. In the late 1970s, Yu also began appearing on television, notably the Rediffusion TV series "Reincarnated" and her appearances as Princess Xiang Xiang in the martial arts series "Book and Sword".
In 1992, Yu had a cameo role in "Swordsman 2", directed by Tsui Hark.
In 2005, Yu came out of retirement to appear in Derek Yee's film "2 Young". She has since rekindled her career, appearing in two films in 2006, "Rob-B-Hood" and "My Name Is Fame" and four films in 2007, including "Whispers And Moans", "House of Mahjong", "Exodus", and "Beauty And The 7 Beasts".
Yu received her first Hong Kong Film Awards nomination in 2007 for Best Supporting Actress in the film "My Name is Fame". In 2011, Yu received a 30th Hong Kong Film Awards Best Supporting Actress nomination for her role in "Once A Gangster". In 2012, Yu received a Hong Kong Drama Awards Best Supporting Actress nomination for her performance in The Hong Kong Repertory Theatre's "Boundless Movement".", "image": "https://i.hndrama.com/image/people/rNV232_5c.jpg" }, { "@type": "Person", "name": "Kara Wai", "alternateName": "惠英紅", "birthDate": "February 2, 1960", "nationality": "Hong Konger", "description": "Hui Ying Hung (English name: Kara) is a Hong Kong-based Chinese actress of Manchu descent. 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 the 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.
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He starred in over 40 movies in Hong Kong between 1975 and 1986, during the time when Shaw Brothers Studio were still producing movies.
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He was an accomplished martial artist in real life and mastered the "Mantis Fist, Eagle Claw, Northern Shaolin, Laohan School, the Chaoyan School and Baoding" boxing. He choreographed his own fight scenes.
"Wicked Man Kin" died in Hong Kong on June 3rd, 2009, at the age of 96.
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