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Valerie Chow

Actor

Valerie Chow

Born December 16, 1970 in Hong Kong, China24 films

Valerie Chow Kar-Ling (Chinese: 周嘉玲) is a former Hong Kong actress, fashion publicist and entrepreneur.

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She has starred in numerous films and several television series, most memorably in Wong Kar-wai's internationally acclaimed 1994 feature, Chungking Express, which earned her a nomination for Best Supporting Actress at the 14th Hong Kong Film Awards. A former Miss Hong Kong runner-up (1991), she is also the first Chinese model to be signed by US cosmetics company Revlon in 1998.

Since 2003, she has worked primarily as a fashion publicist and in 2010, opened Mama Kid, a children's designer concept store in Hong Kong.

In 2018, she made a surprising return to acting, starring in the film Prison Architect by renowned Chinese visual artist Cao Fei. The film was commissioned by Tai Kwun, the Centre for Heritage and Arts in Hong Kong, and screened at the 69th Berlin International Film Festival as part of their Forum Expanded programme.

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Chungking Express posterFirst watchChungking Express19948.0as Air HostessTwo melancholic Hong Kong policemen fall in love: one with a mysterious underworld figure, the other with a beautiful and ethereal server at a late-night restaurant.View film

Essential films

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Filmography

24 films as actor
  1. 2018Prison Architect
  2. 2002Freaky StoryChung Chun
  3. 2002Inner SensesMrs. Chan
  4. 2001The Vampire CombatPiu Hung / Lin Qian / Shen
  5. 2000Healing HeartsLawyer Tsing
  6. 2000SausalitoVirginia Chow
  7. 1999FuturesportJet Yuen
  8. 1999Bridge of DragonsPrincess Halo
  9. 1998PhantomsScientist Yamaguchi
  10. 1997HeroYam Yeung Tien
  11. 1996Street AngelsKaren
  12. 1995The BladeProstitute
  13. 1995Red ZoneIvy Lau
  14. 1995The Armed PolicewomenLing
  15. 1995The Case of the Cold FishLinda
  16. 1995High RiskFai-Fai
  17. 1995Wind Beneath the Wings
  18. 1995Spider WomanCarman
  19. 1995Ghostly BusLing-Ling
  20. 1995Lover of the Last EmpressThe Queen
  21. 1995Dream KillerMichelle Lau
  22. 1994Chungking ExpressAir Hostess
  23. 1994Twenty SomethingIrene
  24. 1993He Ain't Heavy, He's My FatherDr. Jenny Chung