Valerie Chow
Known for ActingBorn 1970-12-16Hong Kong, China
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.
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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
1994 · as Air Hostess
Lover of the Last Empress
1995 · as The Queen
He Ain't Heavy, He's My Father
1993 · as Dr. Jenny Chung
The Armed Policewomen
1995 · as Ling
High Risk
1995 · as Fai-Fai
The Blade
1995 · as Prostitute
Street Angels
1996 · as Karen
Hero
1997 · as Yam Yeung Tien
Phantoms
1998 · as Scientist Yamaguchi
Bridge of Dragons
1999 · as Princess Halo
Red Zone
1995 · as Ivy Lau
The Case of the Cold Fish
1995 · as Linda
Healing Hearts
2000 · as Lawyer Tsing
Inner Senses
2002 · as Mrs. Chan
Sausalito
2000 · as Virginia Chow
Dream Killer
1995 · as Michelle Lau
Twenty Something
1994 · as Irene
Spider Woman
1995 · as Carman