Carina Lau

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Born

1966-12-08

Place of Birth

Suzhou, Jiangsu, China
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Carina Lau

Biography

Carina Lau Kar-Ling (Chinese: 劉嘉玲; born 8 December 1966) is a Hong Kong-Canadian actress and singer. She started her acting career in TVB, before going on to achieve success in films after her 2nd year in college. She was notable in the 1980s for her girl-next-door type roles in films. She also plays Empress Wu Zetian in Tsui Hark's Detective Dee films, starting with Detective Dee and the Mystery of the Phantom Flame in 2010. She has won Best Actress awards at the Hong Kong Film Award and Mainland China's Golden Rooster Awards, and has been nominated at Cannes Film Festival and Taiwan's Golden Horse Awards.

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Acting History

2025
CHEF of CHINA
2025
The Blooming Journey as Self
2024
Jia Ren Zi You Yue as Self
2022
Warriors of Future as Colonel Tam Bing
2021
Dynasty Warriors as Master of the Sword Forge Castle
2020
Half a Lifelong Romance as Gu Manlu
2019
A City Called Macau as Fei Jie
2019
The Great Detective
2018
The 40th Anniversary of Chinese Film Since China's Reform and Opening-Up
2018
Detective Dee: The Four Heavenly Kings as Wu Zetian
2018
Asura as Asura King, Head of Cunning
2018
A Beautiful Moment as Doctor Bo
2017
In Your Dreams as Mrs. Yip
2017
Roast
2016
Up Idol
2016
From Vegas to Macau III as Molly
2016
Trump Card
2015
Cairo Declaration
2015
From Vegas to Macau II as Molly
2014
Keep Running
2014
我是演说家
2014
Beijing Love Story as Jia Ling / 佳玲
2014
Super Brain
2013
Bends as Anna Li
2013
最佳女主角
2013
Young Detective Dee: Rise of the Sea Dragon as Wu Zetian
2011
All's Well, Ends Well 2011 as Tai Mung-ni / Mona
2010
Let the Bullets Fly as Magistrate's wife
2010
Detective Dee and the Mystery of the Phantom Flame as Wu Zetian
2010
Showtime
2006
Curiosity Kills the Cat as Chian Yu / Rose
2005
一江春水向东流 as Wang Lizhen/王丽珍
2004
Infernal Affairs Trilogy as Mary Hon
2004
Itchy Heart as Cheung Choi Bing
2004
2046 as Lulu / Mimi
2004
Sex and the Beauties as Selina
2003
Infernal Affairs III as Mary Hon
2003
Infernal Affairs II as Mary Hon
2003
1:99 Shorts as (segment "A Glorious Future")
2003
恩情
2002
Mighty Baby as Samantha
2001
La Brassiere as Samantha
2001
多桑与红玫瑰 as Liu hui fang
2001
Cop Shop Babes as Mona Lui
2000
Showbiz Tycoon
1998
Flowers of Shanghai as Pearl
1998
Love Generation Hong Kong as Maggie
1997
Intimates as Wan
1996
Who's the Woman, Who's the Man? as Rose
1996
Forbidden City Cop as Ling Kar Ting
1994
Ashes of Time as Peach Blossom
1994
He's a Woman, She's a Man as Rose
1994
Deadful Melody as Tam Yuet-Wah
1993
He Ain't Heavy, He's My Father as Laura Watts
1993
C'est La Vie Mon Cheri as Tracey
1993
Lady Supercop as Wenine Chang Mi Hua
1993
A Roof with a View
1993
Lover of the Swindler as Ling
1993
Crazy Hong Kong as Shirley Huang
1993
Lord Of East China Sea II as Lao Liu
1993
Lord Of East China Sea as Lao Liu
1993
No More Love No More Death as Jing Jing
1993
Rose Rose I Love You
1993
The Eagle Shooting Heroes as 周伯通
1993
情场妙女郎
1993
Shadow Cop as Witty
1992
The Night Rider as Laura
1992
华纳十五周年金钻群星演唱会
1992
The Modern Love Story
1992
Girls Without Tomorrow as Hua
1992
Big Little Man
1992
Now You See Love... Now You Don't as Susan Chong
1991
Saviour of the Soul as Pet Lady
1991
The Banquet as Dancer / Woman at Dinner
1991
Center Stage as Lily Li / Self
1991
My American Grandson as Jiao Li
1991
佳人有约
1991
Gigolo and Whore as Chung Siu-Hung
1991
The Illustrated Guide to Hong Kong Stars
1990
Days of Being Wild as Leung Fung-ying
1990
Queen's Bench III as Ms Chen
1990
When the Sun Shines
1990
She Shoots Straight as Huang Chia-Ling
1989
Fate In Our Hands
1989
China White as Yen
1989
I Am Sorry as Carol Cheung
1989
Return of the Lucky Stars as Banana Tso
1989
Looking Back in Anger as Ni Chujun
1989
Here Comes A Hero
1989
Four Loves as Cheng Hsiao-Chuan
1989
The Shanghai Conspiracy
1989
Lucky Guys as Tam Wing Lin
1988
City Warriors as Mak Ying-ying
1988
Heart to Hearts as Alex's Friend
1988
柠檬丈夫 as 曾海恩
1988
7½ Detectives as Mrs. Koo
1988
My Father's Son
1988
Profiles of Pleasure as Miss Chu
1988
Behind Silk Curtains
1988
The Romancing Star II as Fong Fong
1987
Police Cadet 1988 as 张嘉汶
1987
Project A Part II as Carina
1987
Fate Takes A Hand
1987
Rich and Famous as Lau Po Yee
1987
Tragic Hero as Lau Po Yee
1986
The Turbulent Decade
1986
Armour of God as Member of The Losers Band
1986
Naughty Boys as Bonnie
1986
The Feud of Two Brothers as Lin Yueming
1985
The Tough Fight
1985
The Yang's Saga as Princess Chai
1985
Take Care Your Highness
1985
Middle Aged Fancy
1985
The Young Wanderer
1984
Police Cadet as 張嘉汶 (Carmen) Cheung Ka Man
1984
The Duke of Mount Deer as Fong Yee
1984
Rainbow Round My Shoulder as 医护人员
1984
Hero Without Tears - II
1984
Pau Kung
1984
The Clones
1983
射雕英雄传 as 華箏婢女
1976
Mystery Beyond
1968
歷年TVB台慶經典回顧