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