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.
Movies (78)
Warriors of Future
2022
Beautified Realism: The Making of 'Flowers of Shanghai'
2021
Dynasty Warriors
2021
A City Called Macau
2019
The Great Detective
2019
Detective Dee: The Four Heavenly Kings
2018
Asura
2018
A Beautiful Moment
2018
In Your Dreams
2017
From Vegas to Macau III
2016
Cairo Declaration
2015
From Vegas to Macau II
2015
Beijing Love Story
2014
Bends
2013
Young Detective Dee: Rise of the Sea Dragon
2013
All's Well, End's Well 2011
2011
Let the Bullets Fly
2010
Detective Dee and the Mystery of the Phantom Flame
2010
Showtime
2010
Ashes of Time Redux
2008
Curiosity Kills the Cat
2006
Itchy Heart
2004
2046
2004
Sex and the Beauties
2004
Infernal Affairs III
2003
Infernal Affairs II
2003
1:99 Shorts
2003
Mighty Baby
2002
La Brassiere
2001
Cop Shop Babes
2001
Flowers of Shanghai
1998
Love Generation Hong Kong
1998
Intimates
1997
Who's the Woman, Who's the Man?
1996
Forbidden City Cop
1996
Ashes of Time
1994
He's a Woman, She's a Man
1994
Deadful Melody
1994
He Ain't Heavy, He's My Father
1993
C'est La Vie Mon Cheri
1993
Lady Supercop
1993
A Roof with a View
1993
Lover of the Swindler
1993
Crazy Hong Kong
1993
Lord Of East China Sea II
1993
Lord Of East China Sea
1993
No More Love No More Death
1993
Rose Rose I Love You
1993
The Eagle Shooting Heroes
1993
Shadow Cop
1993
The Night Rider
1992
华纳十五周年金钻群星演唱会
1992
Girls Without Tomorrow
1992
Now You See Love... Now You Don't
1992
Saviour of the Soul
1991
The Banquet
1991
Center Stage
1991
My American Grandson
1991
Gigolo and Whore
1991
The Illustrated Guide to Hong Kong Stars
1991
Days of Being Wild
1990
Queen's Bench III
1990
She Shoots Straight
1990
China White
1989
I Am Sorry
1989
Return of the Lucky Stars
1989
Four Loves
1989
Lucky Guys
1989
City Warriors
1988
Heart to Hearts
1988
7½ Detectives
1988
Profiles of Pleasure
1988
The Romancing Star II
1988
Project A Part II
1987
Rich and Famous
1987
Tragic Hero
1987
Armour of God
1986
Naughty Boys
1986
TV Shows (48)
CHEF of CHINA
2025
The Blooming Journey
2025
Jia Ren Zi You Yue
2024
对照记
2021
Half a Lifelong Romance
2020
The 40th Anniversary of Chinese Film Since China's Reform and Opening-Up
2018
Roast
2017
Up Idol
2016
Trump Card
2016
Keep Running
2014
我是演说家
2014
Super Brain
2014
最佳女主角
2013
一江春水向东流
2005
恩情
2003
多桑与红玫瑰
2001
Showbiz Tycoon
2000
情场妙女郎
1993
The Modern Love Story
1992
Big Little Man
1992
佳人有约
1991
When the Sun Shines
1990
Fate In Our Hands
1989
Here Comes A Hero
1989
Looking Back in Anger
1989
The Shanghai Conspiracy
1989
柠檬丈夫
1988
My Father's Son
1988
Behind Silk Curtains
1988
Police Cadet 1988
1987
Fate Takes A Hand
1987
The Turbulent Decade
1986
The Feud of Two Brothers
1986
The Tough Fight
1985
The Yang's Saga
1985
Take Care Your Highness
1985
Middle Aged Fancy
1985
The Young Wanderer
1985
Police Cadet
1984
The Duke of Mount Deer
1984
鹿鼎記 (數碼修復版)
1984
Rainbow Round My Shoulder
1984
Hero Without Tears - II
1984
Pau Kung
1984
The Clones
1984
The Legend of the Condor Heroes
1983
Mystery Beyond
1976
歷年TVB台慶經典回顧
1968