Valerie Chow
Known For
Acting
Born
1970-12-16 in Hong Kong, China
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.
Most Known For
Chungking Express
as Air Hostess
Fate of the Clairvoyant
Lover of the Last Empress
as The Queen
High Risk
as Fai-Fai
Healing Hearts
Street Angels
as Karen
Phantoms
as Scientist Yamaguchi
Shanghai Legend
as 赵思思
Hero
as Yam Yeung Tien
The Blade
as Courtesan
Healing Hearts
as Lawyer Tsing
Bridge of Dragons
as Princess Halo
Inner Senses
as Mrs. Chan
Dream Killer
as Michelle Lau
He Ain't Heavy, He's My Father
as Dr. Jenny Chung
Sausalito
as Virginia Chow
Futuresport
as Jet Yuen
Red Zone
as Ivy Lau
The Vampire Combat
as Piu Hung / Lin Qian / Shen
Twenty Something
as Irene