Carina Lau
Born: 1966-12-08 in Suzhou, Jiangsu, 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
2026
- Kung Fu Soccer as Grandmaster
2025
- CHEF of CHINA
- The Blooming Journey as Self
2024
- Jia Ren Zi You Yue as Self
2022
- Warriors of Future as Colonel Tam Bing
2021
- 对照记 as Self
- Dynasty Warriors as Master of the Sword Forge Castle
- The Hand ... (Thanks)
- Beautified Realism: The Making of 'Flowers of Shanghai' as Archival Footage
2020
- Half a Lifelong Romance as Gu Manlu
2019
- The Great Detective
- A City Called Macau as Fei Jie
2018
- The 40th Anniversary of Chinese Film Since China's Reform and Opening-Up
- Detective Dee: The Four Heavenly Kings as Wu Zetian
- A Beautiful Moment as Doctor Bo
- Asura as Asura King, Head of Cunning
2017
- Roast
- In Your Dreams as Mrs. Yip
2016
- Trump Card
- Up Idol
- From Vegas to Macau III as Molly
2015
- From Vegas to Macau II as Molly
- Cairo Declaration
2014
- Keep Running
- Super Brain
- 我是演说家
- Beijing Love Story as Jia Ling
2013
- 最佳女主角
- Young Detective Dee: Rise of the Sea Dragon as Wu Zetian
- 梅艳芳·10·思念·音乐·会
- Bends as Anna Li
2012
- Your Face Sounds Familiar as 观模嘉宾
2011
- All's Well, End's Well 2011 as Tai Mung-ni / Mona
2010
- Let the Bullets Fly as Magistrate's wife
- Detective Dee and the Mystery of the Phantom Flame as Wu Zetian
- Showtime
2008
- Ashes of Time Redux as 桃花
2006
- 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 / Android
- 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
- 恩情
- 1:99 Shorts as (segment "A Glorious Future")
2002
- Mighty Baby as Samantha
2001
- 多桑与红玫瑰 as Liu hui fang
- La Brassiere as Samantha
- Cop Shop Babes as Mona Lui
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
- 情场妙女郎
- C'est La Vie Mon Cheri as Tracey
- The Eagle Shooting Heroes as Zhou Botong
- Crazy Hong Kong as Shirley Huang
- He Ain't Heavy, He's My Father as Laura Watts
- Shadow Cop as Witty
- Lord Of East China Sea II as Lao Liu
- Lord Of East China Sea as Lao Liu
- A Roof with a View
- No More Love No More Death as Jing Jing
- Rose Rose I Love You
- Lover of the Swindler as Ling
- Lady Supercop as Wenine Chang Mi Hua
1992
- The Modern Love Story
- Big Little Man
- Girls Without Tomorrow as Hua
- Now You See Love... Now You Don't as Susan Chong
- The Night Rider as Laura
- 华纳十五周年金钻群星演唱会
1991
- 佳人有约
- The Banquet as Dancer / Woman at Dinner
- Center Stage as Li Lili
- Saviour of the Soul as Pet Lady
- The Illustrated Guide to Hong Kong Stars
- Gigolo and Whore as Chung Siu-Hung
- My American Grandson as Jiao Li
1990
- When the Sun Shines
- Days of Being Wild as Leung Fung-ying
- She Shoots Straight as Huang Chia-Ling
- Queen's Bench III as Ms Chen
1989
- Looking Back in Anger as Ni Chujun
- Here Comes A Hero
- The Shanghai Conspiracy
- Fate In Our Hands
- Return of the Lucky Stars as Banana Tso
- China White as Yen
- I Am Sorry as Carol Cheung
- Four Loves as Cheng Hsiao-Chuan
- Lucky Guys as Tam Wing Lin
1988
- My Father's Son
- Behind Silk Curtains
- 柠檬丈夫 as 曾海恩
- Profiles of Pleasure as Miss Chu
- City Warriors as Mak Ying-ying
- The Romancing Star II as Fong Fong
- Heart to Hearts as Alex's Friend
- 7½ Detectives as Mrs. Koo
1987
- Project A - Part II as Carina
- Police Cadet 1988 as 张嘉汶
- Fate Takes A Hand
- Tragic Hero as Lau Po Yee
- Rich and Famous as Lau Po Yee
1986
- The Feud of Two Brothers as Lin Yueming
- The Turbulent Decade
- Armour of God as Member of The Losers (uncredited)
- Naughty Boys as Bonnie
1985
- Take Care Your Highness
- The Tough Fight
- The Yang's Saga as Princess Chai
- The Young Wanderer
- Middle Aged Fancy
- 皇上保重 (數碼修復版) as 孙福如
1984
- Police Cadet as 張嘉汶（Carmen）
- The Duke of Mount Deer as Fong Yee
- 鹿鼎記 (數碼修復版) as 方怡
- Rainbow Round My Shoulder as 医护人员
- Pau Kung
- The Clones
- Hero Without Tears - II
1983
- The Legend of the Condor Heroes as 華箏婢女