Actor
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Carina Lau
Born 1966-12-08
📍 Suzhou, Jiangsu, China
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 127
CHEF of CHINA
2025
The Blooming Journey
as Self
2025
Jia Ren Zi You Yue
as Self
2024
Warriors of Future
as Colonel Tam Bing
2022
Beautified Realism: The Making of 'Flowers of Shanghai'
as Archival Footage
2021
Dynasty Warriors
as Master of the Sword Forge Castle
2021
对照记
as Self
2021
Half a Lifelong Romance
as Gu Manlu
2020
A City Called Macau
as Fei Jie
2019
The Great Detective
2019
The 40th Anniversary of Chinese Film Since China's Reform and Opening-Up
2018
Detective Dee: The Four Heavenly Kings
as Wu Zetian
2018
Asura
as Asura King, Head of Cunning
2018
A Beautiful Moment
as Doctor Bo
2018
In Your Dreams
as Mrs. Yip
2017
Roast
2017
Up Idol
2016
From Vegas to Macau III
as Molly
2016
Trump Card
2016
Cairo Declaration
2015
From Vegas to Macau II
as Molly
2015
Keep Running
2014
我是演说家
2014
Beijing Love Story
as Jia Ling / 佳玲
2014
Super Brain
2014
Bends
as Anna Li
2013
最佳女主角
2013
Young Detective Dee: Rise of the Sea Dragon
as Wu Zetian
2013
All's Well, End's Well 2011
as Tai Mung-ni / Mona
2011
Let the Bullets Fly
as Magistrate's wife
2010
Detective Dee and the Mystery of the Phantom Flame
as Wu Zetian
2010
Showtime
2010
Ashes of Time Redux
as 桃花
2008
Curiosity Kills the Cat
as Chian Yu / Rose
2006
一江春水向东流
as Wang Lizhen/王丽珍
2005
Infernal Affairs Trilogy
as Mary Hon
2004
Itchy Heart
as Cheung Choi Bing
2004
2046
as Lulu / Mimi / Android
2004
Sex and the Beauties
as Selina
2004
Infernal Affairs III
as Mary Hon
2003
Infernal Affairs II
as Mary Hon
2003
1:99 Shorts
as (segment "A Glorious Future")
2003
恩情
2003
Mighty Baby
as Samantha
2002
La Brassiere
as Samantha
2001
多桑与红玫瑰
as Liu hui fang
2001
Cop Shop Babes
as Mona Lui
2001
Showbiz Tycoon
2000
Flowers of Shanghai
as Pearl
1998
Love Generation Hong Kong
as Maggie
1998
Intimates
as Wan
1997
Who's the Woman, Who's the Man?
as Rose
1996
Forbidden City Cop
as Ling Kar Ting
1996
Ashes of Time
as Peach Blossom
1994
He's a Woman, She's a Man
as Rose
1994
Deadful Melody
as Tam Yuet-Wah
1994
He Ain't Heavy, He's My Father
as Laura Watts
1993
C'est La Vie Mon Cheri
as Tracey
1993
Lady Supercop
as Wenine Chang Mi Hua
1993
A Roof with a View
1993
Lover of the Swindler
as Ling
1993
Crazy Hong Kong
as Shirley Huang
1993
Lord Of East China Sea II
as Lao Liu
1993
Lord Of East China Sea
as Lao Liu
1993
No More Love No More Death
as Jing Jing
1993
Rose Rose I Love You
1993
The Eagle Shooting Heroes
as Zhou Botong
1993
情场妙女郎
1993
Shadow Cop
as Witty
1993
The Night Rider
as Laura
1992
华纳十五周年金钻群星演唱会
1992
The Modern Love Story
1992
Girls Without Tomorrow
as Hua
1992
Big Little Man
1992
Now You See Love... Now You Don't
as Susan Chong
1992
Saviour of the Soul
as Pet Lady
1991
The Banquet
as Dancer / Woman at Dinner
1991
Center Stage
as Li Lili
1991
My American Grandson
as Jiao Li
1991
佳人有约
1991
Gigolo and Whore
as Chung Siu-Hung
1991
The Illustrated Guide to Hong Kong Stars
1991
Days of Being Wild
as Leung Fung-ying
1990
Queen's Bench III
as Ms Chen
1990
When the Sun Shines
1990
She Shoots Straight
as Huang Chia-Ling
1990
Fate In Our Hands
1989
China White
as Yen
1989
I Am Sorry
as Carol Cheung
1989
Return of the Lucky Stars
as Banana Tso
1989
Here Comes A Hero
1989
Looking Back in Anger
as Ni Chujun
1989
Four Loves
as Cheng Hsiao-Chuan
1989
The Shanghai Conspiracy
1989
Lucky Guys
as Tam Wing Lin
1989
City Warriors
as Mak Ying-ying
1988
Heart to Hearts
as Alex's Friend
1988
柠檬丈夫
as 曾海恩
1988
7½ Detectives
as Mrs. Koo
1988
My Father's Son
1988
Profiles of Pleasure
as Miss Chu
1988
Behind Silk Curtains
1988
The Romancing Star II
as Fong Fong
1988
Police Cadet 1988
as 张嘉汶
1987
Project A Part II
as Carina
1987
Fate Takes A Hand
1987
Rich and Famous
as Lau Po Yee
1987
Tragic Hero
as Lau Po Yee
1987
The Turbulent Decade
1986
Armour of God
as Member of The Losers (uncredited)
1986
Naughty Boys
as Bonnie
1986
The Feud of Two Brothers
as Lin Yueming
1986
The Tough Fight
1985
The Yang's Saga
as Princess Chai
1985
Take Care Your Highness
1985
Middle Aged Fancy
1985
The Young Wanderer
1985
Police Cadet
as 張嘉汶 (Carmen) Cheung Ka Man
1984
The Duke of Mount Deer
as Fong Yee
1984
鹿鼎記 (數碼修復版)
as 方怡
1984
Rainbow Round My Shoulder
as 医护人员
1984
Hero Without Tears - II
1984
Pau Kung
1984
The Clones
1984
The Legend of the Condor Heroes
as 華箏婢女
1983
Mystery Beyond
1976
歷年TVB台慶經典回顧
1968