Valerie Chow
Biography
Valerie Chow Kar-Ling (Chinese: ćšćçČ) 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.
Known For
Top 24 Movies
Chungking Express
1994
Lover of the Last Empress
1995
Street Angels
1996
High Risk
1995
Hero
1997
The Blade
1995
Phantoms
1998
Futuresport
1999
Ghostly Bus
1995
Red Zone
1995
Bridge of Dragons
1999
Healing Hearts
2000
Freaky Story
2002
Sausalito
2000
He Ain't Heavy, He's My Father
1993
Inner Senses
2002
Spider Woman
1995
The Case of the Cold Fish
1995
Dream Killer
1995
The Vampire Combat
2001
Twenty Something
1994
The Armed Policewomen
1995
Prison Architect
2018