Carina Lau
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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- Born:
- Dec 8, 1966 In Suzhou, Jiangsu province, China
- Movie/TV Credits:
- 77
- First Appeared:
- In the series The Duke of Mount Deer 1984-07-09
- Latest Project:
- Movie Warriors of Future 2022-08-05
Known For
Filmography
| Movie | Warriors of Future | Colonel Tam Bing | 2022-08-05 |
| Movie | Dynasty Warriors | Master of the Sword Forge Castle | 2021-04-27 |
| Movie | The Great Detective | 2019-01-25 | |
| Movie | A City Called Macau | Fei Jie | 2019-05-17 |
| Movie | A Beautiful Moment | 2018-02-15 | |
| Movie | Asura | 2018-07-13 | |
| Movie | Detective Dee: The Four Heavenly Kings | Wu Zetian | 2018-07-27 |
| Movie | In Your Dreams | Mrs. Yip | 2017-10-31 |
| Series | Trump Card | Unknown | 2016-01-29 |
| Movie | From Vegas to Macau III | Molly | 2016-02-06 |
| Movie | From Vegas to Macau II | Molly | 2015-02-19 |
| Movie | Beijing Love Story | 2014-02-14 | |
| Movie | Young Detective Dee: Rise of the Sea Dragon | Empress Wu | 2013-09-27 |
| Movie | Bends | Anna Li | 2013-10-16 |
| Movie | All's Well, Ends Well 2011 | Tai Mung-ni / Mona | 2011-02-02 |
| Movie | Let the Bullets Fly | Magistrate's wife | 2010-12-20 |
| Movie | Showtime | 2010-09-02 | |
| Movie | Detective Dee and the Mystery of the Phantom Flame | Wu Zetian (The Empress) | 2010-09-18 |
| Movie | Curiosity Kills the Cat | Chian Yu / Rose | 2006-10-12 |
| Movie | Sex and the Beauties | Selina | 2004-02-26 |
| Movie | 2046 | Lulu / Mimi | 2004-10-29 |
| Movie | Itchy Heart | Cheung Choi Bing | 2004-11-02 |
| Movie | 1:99 Shorts | 11) | 2003-08-04 |
| Movie | Infernal Affairs II | Mary Hon | 2003-10-01 |
| Movie | Infernal Affairs III | Mary Hon | 2003-12-12 |
| Movie | Mighty Baby | Samantha | 2002-08-08 |
| Movie | Cop Shop Babes | Mona Lui | 2001-05-19 |
| Movie | La Brassiere | Samantha | 2001-09-27 |
| Movie | Flowers of Shanghai | Pearl | 1998-10-01 |
| Movie | Love Generation Hong Kong | 1998-07-25 | |
| Movie | Intimates | Wan | 1997-10-23 |
| Movie | Forbidden City Cop | Ling Kar Ting | 1996-02-16 |
| Movie | Who's the Woman, Who's the Man? | Rose | 1996-08-15 |
| Movie | Ashes of Time | Peach Blossom | 1994-09-17 |
| Movie | Deadful Melody | Tam Yuet-Wah | 1994-01-08 |
| Movie | He's a Woman, She's a Man | Rose | 1994-07-23 |
| Movie | No More Love No More Death | Jing Jing | 1993-04-16 |
| Movie | Lord Of East China Sea | Lao Liu | 1993-04-22 |
| Movie | Rose Rose I Love You | 1993-03-27 | |
| Movie | The Eagle Shooting Heroes | Zhou Botong | 1993-02-05 |
| Movie | Shadow Cop | Witty | 1993-01-08 |
| Movie | Lord Of East China Sea II | Lao Liu | 1993-05-13 |
| Movie | Lady Supercop | 1993-10-21 | |
| Movie | Crazy Hong Kong | Shirley Huang | 1993-07-10 |
| Movie | C'est La Vie Mon Cheri | Tracey | 1993-11-11 |
| Movie | He Ain't Heavy, He's My Father | Laura Watts | 1993-12-11 |
| Movie | A Roof with a View | 1993-09-16 | |
| Movie | Lover of the Swindler | 1993-07-15 | |
| Movie | Now You See Love... Now You Don't | Susan Chong | 1992-02-01 |
| Movie | Girls Without Tomorrow | Hua | 1992-05-17 |
| Movie | The Night Rider | Laura | 1992-12-17 |
| Movie | Gigolo and Whore | Chung Siu Hung | 1991-05-23 |
| Movie | My American Grandson | Jiao Li | 1991-11-07 |
| Movie | Saviour of the Soul | Pet Lady | 1991-12-19 |
| Movie | Center Stage | Lily Li / Self | 1991-11-29 |
| Movie | The Banquet | Dancer / Woman at dinner | 1991-11-30 |
| Movie | She Shoots Straight | Huang Chia-Ling | 1990-04-07 |
| Movie | Queen's Bench III | Ms Chen | 1990-11-02 |
| Movie | Days of Being Wild | Leung Fung-ying | 1990-12-15 |
| Movie | Lucky Guys | Tam Wing Lin | 1989-02-10 |
| Movie | Four Loves | Cheng Hsiao-Chuan | 1989-03-04 |
| Movie | China White | Yen | 1989-11-04 |
| Movie | I Am Sorry | 1989-05-10 | |
| Movie | Profiles of Pleasure | Miss Chu | 1988-05-05 |
| Movie | The Romancing Star II | Fong Fong | 1988-01-21 |
| Movie | 7½ Detectives | Mrs. Koo | 1988-07-09 |
| Movie | Heart to Hearts | Alex's friend | 1988-08-25 |
| Movie | Return of the Lucky Stars | Banana Tso | 1988-12-24 |
| Movie | City Warriors | Mak Ying-ying | 1988-10-20 |
| Movie | Tragic Hero | Lau Po Yee | 1987-02-20 |
| Movie | Project A: Part II | Carina | 1987-07-25 |
| Movie | Rich and Famous | Lau Po Yee | 1987-05-27 |
| Movie | Naughty Boys | Bonnie | 1986-07-25 |
| Movie | Armour of God | Member of The Losers Band | 1986-08-16 |
| Series | The Yang's Saga | Princess Chai | 1985-09-23 |
| Series | The Duke of Mount Deer | Fong Yee | 1984-07-09 |
| Series | Police Cadet | Cheung Ka Man | 1984-10-29 |