Valerie Chow
Biography
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.
Filmography
Prison Architect
2018
Freaky Story
2002
as Chung Chun
Inner Senses
2002
as Mrs. Chan
The Vampire Combat
2001
as Piu Hung / Lin Qian / Shen
Healing Hearts
2000
as Lawyer Tsing
Sausalito
2000
as Virginia Chow
Futuresport
1999
as Jet Yuen
Bridge of Dragons
1999
as Princess Halo
Phantoms
1998
as Scientist Yamaguchi
Hero
1997
as Yam Yeung Tien
Street Angels
1996
as Karen
The Blade
1995
as Prostitute
Red Zone
1995
as Ivy Lau
The Armed Policewomen
1995
as Ling
The Case of the Cold Fish
1995
as Linda
High Risk
1995
as Fai-Fai
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Wind Beneath the Wings
1995
Spider Woman
1995
as Carman
Ghostly Bus
1995
as Ling-Ling
Lover of the Last Empress
1995
as The Queen
Dream Killer
1995
as Michelle Lau
Chungking Express
1994
as Air Hostess
Twenty Something
1994
as Irene
He Ain't Heavy, He's My Father
1993
as Dr. Jenny Chung