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:
- 116
- First Appeared:
- In the series Mystery Beyond 1976-07-15
- Latest Project:
- Series Jia Ren Zi You Yue 2024-03-14
Known For
Filmography
| Series | Jia Ren Zi You Yue | 2024-03-14 | |
| Movie | Warriors of Future | Colonel Tam Bing | 2022-08-05 |
| Movie | Dynasty Warriors | Master of the Sword Forge Castle | 2021-04-27 |
| Series | Half a Lifelong Romance | 顾曼璐/Gu Manlu | 2020-11-19 |
| Movie | A City Called Macau | Fei Jie | 2019-05-17 |
| Movie | The Great Detective | 2019-01-25 | |
| Movie | A Beautiful Moment | 2018-02-15 | |
| Movie | Asura | 2018-07-13 | |
| Series | 影响：改革开放40年的中国电影 | Unknown | 2018-11-19 |
| Movie | Detective Dee: The Four Heavenly Kings | Wu Zetian | 2018-07-27 |
| Series | Roast | Unknown | 2017-01-08 |
| Movie | In Your Dreams | Mrs. Yip | 2017-10-31 |
| Series | Trump Card | Unknown | 2016-01-29 |
| Series | 我们来了 | Unknown | 2016-07-22 |
| Movie | From Vegas to Macau III | Molly | 2016-02-06 |
| Movie | From Vegas to Macau II | Molly | 2015-02-19 |
| Movie | Cairo Declaration | 2015-09-03 | |
| Series | Super Brain | Unknown | 2014-01-03 |
| Movie | Beijing Love Story | 2014-02-14 | |
| Series | 我是演说家 | Unknown | 2014-10-04 |
| Series | Keep Running | Unknown | 2014-10-10 |
| 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 | Detective Dee and the Mystery of the Phantom Flame | Wu Zetian (The Empress) | 2010-09-18 |
| Movie | Showtime | 2010-09-02 | |
| Movie | Let the Bullets Fly | Magistrate's wife | 2010-12-20 |
| Movie | Curiosity Kills the Cat | Chian Yu / Rose | 2006-10-12 |
| Series | 一江春水向东流 | Wang Lizhen/王丽珍 | 2005-04-27 |
| Movie | 2046 | Lulu / Mimi | 2004-10-29 |
| Movie | Sex and the Beauties | Selina | 2004-02-26 |
| Movie | Itchy Heart | Cheung Choi Bing | 2004-11-02 |
| Series | 恩情 | 2003-07-01 | |
| Movie | 1:99 Shorts | 11) | 2003-08-04 |
| Movie | Infernal Affairs III | Mary Hon | 2003-12-12 |
| Movie | Infernal Affairs II | Mary Hon | 2003-10-01 |
| Movie | Mighty Baby | Samantha | 2002-08-08 |
| Series | 多桑与红玫瑰 | Liu hui fang | 2001-08-08 |
| Movie | Cop Shop Babes | Mona Lui | 2001-05-19 |
| Movie | La Brassiere | Samantha | 2001-09-27 |
| Series | Showbiz Tycoon | 2000-01-01 | |
| Movie | Love Generation Hong Kong | 1998-07-25 | |
| Movie | Flowers of Shanghai | Pearl | 1998-10-01 |
| 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 | Deadful Melody | Tam Yuet-Wah | 1994-01-08 |
| Movie | Ashes of Time | Peach Blossom | 1994-09-17 |
| Movie | He's a Woman, She's a Man | Rose | 1994-07-23 |
| Movie | Lord Of East China Sea | Lao Liu | 1993-04-22 |
| Movie | Lord Of East China Sea II | Lao Liu | 1993-05-13 |
| Movie | The Eagle Shooting Heroes | Zhou Botong | 1993-02-05 |
| Movie | Shadow Cop | Witty | 1993-01-08 |
| Movie | Rose Rose I Love You | 1993-03-27 | |
| Movie | No More Love No More Death | Jing Jing | 1993-04-16 |
| Movie | He Ain't Heavy, He's My Father | Laura Watts | 1993-12-11 |
| Movie | Crazy Hong Kong | Shirley Huang | 1993-07-10 |
| Movie | C'est La Vie Mon Cheri | Tracey | 1993-11-11 |
| Movie | Lady Supercop | 1993-10-21 | |
| Movie | Lover of the Swindler | 1993-07-15 | |
| Movie | A Roof with a View | 1993-09-16 | |
| Movie | Now You See Love... Now You Don't | Susan Chong | 1992-02-01 |
| Series | Big Little Man | 1992-04-01 | |
| Movie | The Night Rider | Laura | 1992-12-17 |
| Movie | Girls Without Tomorrow | Hua | 1992-05-17 |
| Series | The Modern Love Story | Unknown | 1992-06-06 |
| Series | 佳人有约 | 1991-10-08 | |
| Movie | My American Grandson | Jiao Li | 1991-11-07 |
| Movie | The Illustrated Guide to Hong Kong Stars | 1991-05-20 | |
| Movie | Gigolo and Whore | Chung Siu Hung | 1991-05-23 |
| Movie | Center Stage | Lily Li / Self | 1991-11-29 |
| Movie | The Banquet | Dancer / Woman at dinner | 1991-11-30 |
| Movie | Saviour of the Soul | Pet Lady | 1991-12-19 |
| Movie | She Shoots Straight | Huang Chia-Ling | 1990-04-07 |
| Series | When the Sun Shines | 1990-07-10 | |
| Movie | Days of Being Wild | Leung Fung-ying | 1990-12-15 |
| Movie | Queen's Bench III | Ms Chen | 1990-11-02 |
| Movie | Four Loves | Cheng Hsiao-Chuan | 1989-03-04 |
| Movie | Lucky Guys | Tam Wing Lin | 1989-02-10 |
| Series | Here Comes A Hero | 1989-04-03 | |
| Series | The Shanghai Conspiracy | 1989-02-13 | |
| Movie | I Am Sorry | 1989-05-10 | |
| Series | Looking Back in Anger | Ni Chujun | 1989-04-03 |
| Series | Fate In Our Hands | 1989-11-20 | |
| Movie | China White | Yen | 1989-11-04 |
| Movie | Profiles of Pleasure | Miss Chu | 1988-05-05 |
| Series | Behind Silk Curtains | 1988-04-11 | |
| Series | My Father's Son | 1988-07-04 | |
| Movie | The Romancing Star II | Fong Fong | 1988-01-21 |
| Movie | Return of the Lucky Stars | Banana Tso | 1988-12-24 |
| Movie | 7½ Detectives | Mrs. Koo | 1988-07-09 |
| Movie | City Warriors | Mak Ying-ying | 1988-10-20 |
| Movie | Heart to Hearts | Alex's friend | 1988-08-25 |
| Series | 柠檬丈夫 | 曾海恩 | 1988-08-22 |
| Movie | Tragic Hero | Lau Po Yee | 1987-02-20 |
| Movie | Rich and Famous | Lau Po Yee | 1987-05-27 |
| Series | 新扎师兄1988 | 张嘉汶 | 1987-11-23 |
| Series | Fate Takes A Hand | 1987-07-20 | |
| Movie | Project A: Part II | Carina | 1987-07-25 |
| Movie | Naughty Boys | Bonnie | 1986-07-25 |
| Series | The Feud of Two Brothers | Lin Yueming | 1986-05-12 |
| Movie | Armour of God | Member of The Losers Band | 1986-08-16 |
| Series | The Turbulent Decade | 1986-10-06 | |
| Series | The Young Wanderer | 1985-01-21 | |
| Series | Middle Aged Fancy | 1985-04-15 | |
| Series | The Yang's Saga | Princess Chai | 1985-09-23 |
| Series | Take Care Your Highness | 1985-09-30 | |
| Series | The Tough Fight | 1985-11-01 | |
| Series | Pau Kung | Unknown | 1984-06-01 |
| Series | The Clones | 1984-01-02 | |
| Series | Hero Without Tears - II | 1984-06-28 | |
| Series | Police Cadet | 1984-10-29 | |
| Series | Rainbow Round My Shoulder | 1984-07-02 | |
| Series | The Duke of Mount Deer | Fong Yee | 1984-07-09 |
| Series | The Legend of the Condor Heroes | 華箏婢女 | 1983-02-21 |
| Series | Mystery Beyond | 1976-07-15 |