Acting
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.
Known for
Full filmography
Kung Fu Soccer
2026
ACTION
The Legend of the Condor Heroes
1983
DRAMA
Armour of God
1986
ADVENTURE
Days of Being Wild
1990
CRIME
2046
2004
DRAMA
Infernal Affairs II
2003
ACTION
Let the Bullets Fly
2010
ACTION
Ashes of Time
1994
DRAMA
Infernal Affairs III
2003
CRIME
Warriors of Future
2022
DRAMA
Project A - Part II
1987
ACTION
Forbidden City Cop
1996
ACTION
Detective Dee: The Four Heavenly Kings
2018
ACTION
Young Detective Dee: Rise of the Sea Dragon
2013
ACTION
Detective Dee and the Mystery of the Phantom Flame
2010
ACTION
The Eagle Shooting Heroes
1993
ACTION
From Vegas to Macau III
2016
ACTION
Dynasty Warriors
2021
ACTION
The Banquet
1991
COMEDY
From Vegas to Macau II
2015
COMEDY