Carina Lau

Carina Lau

Date of Birth:

Dec 08, 1966

Place of Birth:

Suzhou, Jiangsu province, 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:

From Vegas to Macau III From Vegas to Macau III

2016

Heart to Hearts Heart to Hearts

1988

Lady Supercop Lady Supercop

1993

Four Loves Four Loves

1989

Center Stage Center Stage

1991

China White China White

1989

7½ Detectives 7½ Detectives

1988

Lucky Guys Lucky Guys

1989

Now You See Love... Now You Don't Now You See Love... Now You Don't

1992

From Vegas to Macau II From Vegas to Macau II

2015

Showtime Showtime

2010

Love Generation Hong Kong Love Generation Hong Kong

1998

Profiles of Pleasure Profiles of Pleasure

1988

Naughty Boys Naughty Boys

1986

He Ain't Heavy, He's My Father He Ain't Heavy, He's My Father

1993

Queen's Bench III Queen's Bench III

1990

Lover of the Swindler Lover of the Swindler

1993

Rose Rose I Love You Rose Rose I Love You

1993

1:99 Shorts 1:99 Shorts

2003

The Banquet The Banquet

1991

A City Called Macau A City Called Macau

2019

The Great Detective The Great Detective

2019

Gigolo and Whore Gigolo and Whore

1991

The Night Rider The Night Rider

1992

Lord Of East China Sea Lord Of East China Sea

1993

Ashes of Time Redux Ashes of Time Redux

2009

The Illustrated Guide to Hong Kong Stars The Illustrated Guide to Hong Kong Stars

1991

Shadow Cop Shadow Cop

1993

Girls Without Tomorrow Girls Without Tomorrow

1992

Asura Asura

2018

Detective Dee: The Four Heavenly Kings Detective Dee: The Four Heavenly Kings

2018

In Your Dreams In Your Dreams

2017

Who's the Woman, Who's the Man? Who's the Woman, Who's the Man?

1996

A Beautiful Moment A Beautiful Moment

2018

Warriors of Future Warriors of Future

2022

Dynasty Warriors Dynasty Warriors

2021

Forbidden City Cop Forbidden City Cop

1996

A Roof with a View A Roof with a View

1993

Beijing Love Story Beijing Love Story

2014

Detective Dee and the Mystery of the Phantom Flame Detective Dee and the Mystery of the Phantom Flame

2010

Mighty Baby Mighty Baby

2002

Crazy Hong Kong Crazy Hong Kong

1993

Days of Being Wild Days of Being Wild

1990

Deadful Melody Deadful Melody

1994

All's Well, Ends Well 2011 All's Well, Ends Well 2011

2011

Lord Of East China Sea II Lord Of East China Sea II

1993

Let the Bullets Fly Let the Bullets Fly

2010

Flowers of Shanghai Flowers of Shanghai

1998

Sex and the Beauties Sex and the Beauties

2004

Ashes of Time Ashes of Time

1994

Infernal Affairs II Infernal Affairs II

2003

Project A: Part II Project A: Part II

1987

Return of the Lucky Stars Return of the Lucky Stars

1988

Saviour of the Soul Saviour of the Soul

1991

She Shoots Straight She Shoots Straight

1990

La Brassiere La Brassiere

2001

The Eagle Shooting Heroes The Eagle Shooting Heroes

1993

Cairo Declaration Cairo Declaration

2015

Rich and Famous Rich and Famous

1987

Young Detective Dee: Rise of the Sea Dragon Young Detective Dee: Rise of the Sea Dragon

2013

I Am Sorry I Am Sorry

1989

Intimates Intimates

1997

My American Grandson My American Grandson

1991

No More Love No More Death No More Love No More Death

1993

Infernal Affairs III Infernal Affairs III

2003

City Warriors City Warriors

1988

Bends Bends

2013

Cop Shop Babes Cop Shop Babes

2001

Itchy Heart Itchy Heart

2004

Tragic Hero Tragic Hero

1987

Armour of God Armour of God

1986

Curiosity Kills the Cat Curiosity Kills the Cat

2006

C'est La Vie Mon Cheri C'est La Vie Mon Cheri

1993

He's a Woman, She's a Man He's a Woman, She's a Man

1994

The Romancing Star II The Romancing Star II

1988

2046 2046

2004

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