Carina Lau
Born: 1966-12-08 in Suzhou, Jiangsu province, China
Known For: Acting
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.
Filmography
2025
- The Blooming Journey as Self
- CHEF of CHINA
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
- The Great Detective
- A City Called Macau as Fei Jie
2018
- Detective Dee: The Four Heavenly Kings as Wu Zetian
- Asura as Asura King, Head of Cunning
- The 40th Anniversary of Chinese Film Since China's Reform and Opening-Up
- A Beautiful Moment as Doctor Bo
2017
- Roast
- In Your Dreams as Mrs. Yip
2016
- Trump Card
- From Vegas to Macau III as Molly
- Up Idol
2015
- From Vegas to Macau II as Molly
- Cairo Declaration
2014
- Keep Running
- Super Brain
- Beijing Love Story as Jia Ling / 佳玲
- 我是演说家
2013
- Young Detective Dee: Rise of the Sea Dragon as Wu Zetian
- Bends as Anna Li
- 最佳女主角
2011
- All's Well, Ends Well 2011 as Tai Mung-ni / Mona
2010
- Let the Bullets Fly as Magistrate's wife
- Showtime
- Detective Dee and the Mystery of the Phantom Flame as Wu Zetian
2006
- 无间道·正序版
- Curiosity Kills the Cat as Chian Yu / Rose
2005
- 一江春水向东流 as Wang Lizhen/王丽珍
2004
- 2046 as Lulu / Mimi
- The Hand ... (Thanks)
- Sex and the Beauties as Selina
- Itchy Heart as Cheung Choi Bing
2003
- Infernal Affairs III as Mary Hon
- Infernal Affairs II as Mary Hon
- 1:99 Shorts as (segment "A Glorious Future")
- 恩情
2002
- Mighty Baby as Samantha
2001
- La Brassiere as Samantha
- Cop Shop Babes as Mona Lui
- 多桑与红玫瑰 as Liu hui fang
2000
1998
- Flowers of Shanghai as Pearl
- Love Generation Hong Kong as Maggie
1997
- Intimates as Wan
1996
- Forbidden City Cop as Ling Kar Ting
- Who's the Woman, Who's the Man? as Rose
1994
- Ashes of Time as Peach Blossom
- Deadful Melody as Tam Yuet-Wah
- He's a Woman, She's a Man as Rose
1993
- The Eagle Shooting Heroes as Zhou Botong
- He Ain't Heavy, He's My Father as Laura Watts
- Crazy Hong Kong as Shirley Huang
- C'est La Vie Mon Cheri as Tracey
- Lord Of East China Sea II as Lao Liu
- Lady Supercop as Wenine Chang Mi Hua
- No More Love No More Death as Jing Jing
- Lover of the Swindler as Ling
- Lord Of East China Sea as Lao Liu
- Rose Rose I Love You
- Shadow Cop as Witty
- A Roof with a View
- 情场妙女郎
1992
- Girls Without Tomorrow as Hua
- Now You See Love... Now You Don't as Susan Chong
- 华纳十五周年金钻群星演唱会
- The Night Rider as Laura
- The Modern Love Story
- Big Little Man
1991
- Saviour of the Soul as Pet Lady
- Center Stage as Lily Li / Self
- The Banquet as Dancer / Woman at Dinner
- The Illustrated Guide to Hong Kong Stars
- My American Grandson as Jiao Li
- Gigolo and Whore as Chung Siu-Hung
- 佳人有约
1990
- When the Sun Shines
- She Shoots Straight as Huang Chia-Ling
- Queen's Bench III as Ms Chen
- Days of Being Wild as Leung Fung-ying
1989
- Lucky Guys as Tam Wing Lin
- Return of the Lucky Stars as Banana Tso
- China White as Yen
- I Am Sorry as Carol Cheung
- Four Loves as Cheng Hsiao-Chuan
- Looking Back in Anger as Ni Chujun
- Here Comes A Hero
- Fate In Our Hands
- The Shanghai Conspiracy
1988
- The Romancing Star II as Fong Fong
- Profiles of Pleasure as Miss Chu
- Heart to Hearts as Alex's Friend
- 7½ Detectives as Mrs. Koo
- City Warriors as Mak Ying-ying
- My Father's Son
- Behind Silk Curtains
- 柠檬丈夫 as 曾海恩
1987
- Project A Part II as Carina
- Tragic Hero as Lau Po Yee
- Rich and Famous as Lau Po Yee
- Fate Takes A Hand
- Police Cadet 1988 as 张嘉汶
1986
- Armour of God as Member of The Losers Band
- Naughty Boys as Bonnie
- The Turbulent Decade
- The Feud of Two Brothers as Lin Yueming
1985
1984
- Police Cadet as 張嘉汶 (Carmen) Cheung Ka Man
- The Duke of Mount Deer as Fong Yee
- Rainbow Round My Shoulder
- Pau Kung
- The Clones
- Hero Without Tears - II
1983
- The Legend of the Condor Heroes as 華箏婢女