Carina Lau
- Acting
- December 8, 1966 · Suzhou, Jiangsu, China
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.
Known for
Filmography
- Kung Fu Soccer · Grandmaster
- CHEF of CHINA
- The Blooming Journey · Self
- Jia Ren Zi You Yue · Self
- Warriors of Future · Colonel Tam Bing
- The Hand · Thanks
- Beautified Realism: The Making of 'Flowers of Shanghai' · Archival Footage
- Dynasty Warriors · Master of the Sword Forge Castle
- 对照记 · Self
- Half a Lifelong Romance · Gu Manlu
- A City Called Macau · Fei Jie
- The Great Detective
- The 40th Anniversary of Chinese Film Since China's Reform and Opening-Up
- Detective Dee: The Four Heavenly Kings · Wu Zetian
- Asura · Asura King, Head of Cunning
- A Beautiful Moment · Doctor Bo
- In Your Dreams · Mrs. Yip, Producer
- Roast
- Up Idol
- From Vegas to Macau III · Molly
- Trump Card
- Cairo Declaration
- From Vegas to Macau II · Molly
- Keep Running
- 我是演说家
- Beijing Love Story · Jia Ling
- Super Brain
- 梅艳芳·10·思念·音乐·会
- Bends · Anna Li
- 最佳女主角
- Young Detective Dee: Rise of the Sea Dragon · Wu Zetian
- Your Face Sounds Familiar · 观模嘉宾, 奥黛丽·赫本
- All's Well, End's Well 2011 · Tai Mung-ni / Mona
- Let the Bullets Fly · Magistrate's wife
- Detective Dee and the Mystery of the Phantom Flame · Wu Zetian
- Showtime
- Ashes of Time Redux · 桃花
- Curiosity Kills the Cat · Chian Yu / Rose
- 无间道正序版 · Mary姐 （韩琛妻子）
- 一江春水向东流 · Wang Lizhen/王丽珍
- Itchy Heart · Cheung Choi Bing
- 2046 · Lulu / Mimi / Android
- Sex and the Beauties · Selina
- Infernal Affairs III · Mary Hon
- Infernal Affairs II · Mary Hon
- 1:99 Shorts · (segment "A Glorious Future")
- 恩情
- Mighty Baby · Samantha
- La Brassiere · Samantha
- 多桑与红玫瑰 · Liu hui fang
- Cop Shop Babes · Mona Lui
- Showbiz Tycoon
- Flowers of Shanghai · Pearl
- Love Generation Hong Kong · Maggie
- Intimates · Wan
- Who's the Woman, Who's the Man? · Rose
- Forbidden City Cop · Ling Kar Ting
- Ashes of Time · Peach Blossom
- He's a Woman, She's a Man · Rose
- Deadful Melody · Tam Yuet-Wah
- He Ain't Heavy, He's My Father · Laura Watts
- C'est La Vie Mon Cheri · Tracey
- Lady Supercop · Wenine Chang Mi Hua
- A Roof with a View
- Lover of the Swindler · Ling
- Crazy Hong Kong · Shirley Huang
- Lord Of East China Sea II · Lao Liu
- Lord Of East China Sea · Lao Liu
- No More Love No More Death · Jing Jing
- Rose Rose I Love You
- The Eagle Shooting Heroes · Zhou Botong
- 情场妙女郎
- Shadow Cop · Witty
- The Night Rider · Laura
- 华纳十五周年金钻群星演唱会
- The Modern Love Story
- Girls Without Tomorrow · Hua
- Big Little Man
- Now You See Love... Now You Don't · Susan Chong
- Saviour of the Soul · Pet Lady