Carrie Ng

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Carrie Ng
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Born (1963-02-24) 24 February 1963 (age 60)
Occupation Actress
Years active 1986 - present
Awards
Hong Kong Film AwardsBest Supporting Actress
2000 The Kid

Golden Horse AwardsBest Actress
1993 Remains of a Woman

Chinese name
Traditional Chinese 吳家麗
Simplified Chinese 吴家丽
Musical career
Also known asKa-Lai Ng

Carrie Ng (born 1963) is a Hong Kong actress well known for both Category-III cult and mainstream films. She won Best Actress at the 1993 Golden Horse Film Festival awards for her performance in Remains of a Woman and Best Supporting Actress at the 2000 Hong Kong Film Awards for The Kid. Other notable film credits include Edward Yang's Mahjong (1996) and cult classics Sex and Zen (1991) and Naked Killer (1992).

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Ng made her directorial debut with the revenge-thriller Angel Whispers (2015), which she co-directed, produced and scripted with film executive Shirley Yung.

Selected filmography

Films

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Television series

Awards and nominations

Golden Horse Film Festival
YearFilmResultAwardCategory
1993 Remains of a Woman Won Golden Horse Award Best Actress
Hong Kong Film Awards
YearFilmResultAwardCategory
1988 City on Fire Nominated Hong Kong Film Awards Best Supporting Actress
1990 The First Time is the Last Time Nominated Best Actress
1992 Till We Meet Again Nominated Best Supporting Actress
1994 Remains of a Woman Nominated Best Actress
C'est la vie, mon chéri Nominated Best Supporting Actress
1995 The Lovers Nominated Best Supporting Actress
2000 The Kid Won Best Supporting Actress

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