Carina Lau
Acting
Born 1966-12-08 · Suzhou, Jiangsu, China
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.
Known for
Armour of God
1986 · Movie
Project A Part II
1987 · Movie
Infernal Affairs II
2003 · Movie
2046
2004 · Movie
Let the Bullets Fly
2010 · Movie
Warriors of Future
2022 · Movie
Days of Being Wild
1990 · Movie
Infernal Affairs III
2003 · Movie
Ashes of Time
1994 · Movie
Forbidden City Cop
1996 · Movie
Four Loves
1989 · Movie
Heart to Hearts
1988 · Movie
Detective Dee: The Four Heavenly Kings
2018 · Movie
The Eagle Shooting Heroes
1993 · Movie
Young Detective Dee: Rise of the Sea Dragon
2013 · Movie
Center Stage
1991 · Movie
Infernal Affairs Trilogy
2004 · Movie
Dynasty Warriors
2021 · Movie
Detective Dee and the Mystery of the Phantom Flame
2010 · Movie
The Banquet
1991 · Movie
Lord Of East China Sea
1993 · Movie
Mighty Baby
2002 · Movie
From Vegas to Macau II
2015 · Movie
She Shoots Straight
1990 · Movie
Tragic Hero
1987 · Movie
Gigolo and Whore
1991 · Movie
1:99 Shorts
2003 · Movie
Flowers of Shanghai
1998 · Movie
He Ain't Heavy, He's My Father
1993 · Movie
No More Love No More Death
1993 · Movie
Rich and Famous
1987 · Movie
He's a Woman, She's a Man
1994 · Movie
Girls Without Tomorrow
1992 · Movie
A Beautiful Moment
2018 · Movie
Lover of the Swindler
1993 · Movie
A Roof with a View
1993 · Movie
Queen's Bench III
1990 · Movie
Lord Of East China Sea II
1993 · Movie
Shadow Cop
1993 · Movie
C'est La Vie Mon Cheri
1993 · Movie
Beijing Love Story
2014 · Movie
Now You See Love... Now You Don't
1992 · Movie
Ashes of Time Redux
2008 · Movie
7½ Detectives
1988 · Movie
Saviour of the Soul
1991 · Movie
Naughty Boys
1986 · Movie
Return of the Lucky Stars
1989 · Movie
Cairo Declaration
2015 · Movie
China White
1989 · Movie
Profiles of Pleasure
1988 · Movie
From Vegas to Macau III
2016 · Movie
Deadful Melody
1994 · Movie
Intimates
1997 · Movie
City Warriors
1988 · Movie
I Am Sorry
1989 · Movie
All's Well, End's Well 2011
2011 · Movie
La Brassiere
2001 · Movie
Rose Rose I Love You
1993 · Movie
My American Grandson
1991 · Movie
Lucky Guys
1989 · Movie