Valerie Chow

Biography

Valerie Chow Kar-Ling 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

Chungking Express
Chungking Express
Hero
Hero
Bridge of Dragons
Bridge of Dragons
Futuresport
Futuresport
High Risk
High Risk
Inner Senses
Inner Senses
Street Angels
Street Angels
Sausalito
Sausalito
The Case of the Cold Fish
The Case of the Cold Fish
The Blade
The Blade

Filmography

2018 Prison Architect
as
2011 Shanghai Legend
as 赵思思
2002 Freaky Story
as Chung Chun
2002 Inner Senses
as Mrs. Chan
2001 The Vampire Combat
as Piu Hung / Lin Qian / Shen
2001 Healing Hearts
as
2000 Healing Hearts
as Lawyer Tsing
2000 Sausalito
as Virginia Chow
1999 Futuresport
as Jet Yuen
1999 Bridge of Dragons
as Princess Halo
1998 Phantoms
as Scientist Yamaguchi
1997 Hero
as Yam Yeung Tien
1996 Street Angels
as Karen
1995 The Blade
as Courtesan
1995 Red Zone
as Ivy Lau
1995 The Armed Policewomen
as Ling
1995 The Case of the Cold Fish
as Linda
1995 High Risk
as Fai-Fai
1995 Wind Beneath the Wings
as
1995 Spider Woman
as Carman