Valerie Chow Kar-Ling (Chinese: 周嘉玲) is a former Hong Kong actress, fashion publicist and entrepreneur. 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.
24 movies · 3 shows
Prison Architect
2018·5.8
Freaky Story
2002·1.0
Inner Senses
2002·5.8
The Vampire Combat
2001·3.7
Healing Hearts
2000·5.6
Sausalito
2000·5.4
Futuresport
1999·4.3
Bridge of Dragons
1999·5.6
Phantoms
1998·5.5
Hero
1997·6.8
Street Angels
1996·5.9
The Blade
1995·7.1
Red Zone
1995·8.0
The Armed Policewomen
1995·8.0
The Case of the Cold Fish
1995·7.9
High Risk
1995·6.7
Wind Beneath the Wings
1995·8.0
Spider Woman
1995·4.5
Ghostly Bus
1995·6.0
Lover of the Last Empress
1995·5.8
Dream Killer
1995·9.0
Chungking Express
1994·8.0
Twenty Something
1994·4.7
He Ain't Heavy, He's My Father
1993·7.1