Valerie Chow

Valerie Chow

  • Birthday: 1970-12-16
  • Place of birth: Hong Kong, China
  • Also know as: Valerie Chow Kar-Ling

Biography

Valerie Chow 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

Dream Killer

1995

As Michelle Lau

Bridge of Dragons

1999

As Princess Halo

Ghostly Bus

1995

As Ling-Ling

The Vampire Combat

2001

As Piu Hung / Lin Qian / Shen

Lover of the Last Empress

1995

As The Queen

Twenty Something

1994

As Irene

Freaky Story

2002

As Chung Chun

Hero

1997

As Yam Yeung-Tien

Futuresport

1999

As Jet Yuen

High Risk

1995

As Fai-Fai

Inner Senses

2002

As Mrs. Chan

Red Zone

1995

As Ivy Lau

Chungking Express

1994

As Air Hostess

Spider Woman

1995

As Carman

Street Angels

1996

As Karen

Sausalito

2000

As Virginia Chow

Healing Hearts

2000

As Lawyer Tsing

The Blade

1995

As Whore

He Ain't Heavy, He's My Father

1993

As Dr. Jenny Chung

Phantoms

1998

As Scientist Yamaguchi

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