Carina Lau
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.
Filmography 127
Movies (79)
Kung Fu Soccer2026Grandmaster
Warriors of Future2022Colonel Tam Bing
Beautified Realism: The Making of 'Flowers of Shanghai'2021Archival Footage
Dynasty Warriors2021Master of the Sword Forge Castle
A City Called Macau2019Fei Jie
The Great Detective2019
Detective Dee: The Four Heavenly Kings2018Wu Zetian
Asura2018Asura King, Head of Cunning
A Beautiful Moment2018Doctor Bo
In Your Dreams2017Mrs. Yip
From Vegas to Macau III2016Molly
Cairo Declaration2015
From Vegas to Macau II2015Molly
Beijing Love Story2014Jia Ling
Bends2013Anna Li
Young Detective Dee: Rise of the Sea Dragon2013Wu Zetian
All's Well, End's Well 20112011Tai Mung-ni / Mona
Let the Bullets Fly2010Magistrate's wife
Detective Dee and the Mystery of the Phantom Flame2010Wu Zetian
Showtime2010
Ashes of Time Redux2008桃花
Curiosity Kills the Cat2006Chian Yu / Rose
Itchy Heart2004Cheung Choi Bing
20462004Lulu / Mimi / Android
Sex and the Beauties2004Selina
Infernal Affairs III2003Mary Hon
Infernal Affairs II2003Mary
1:99 Shorts2003(segment "A Glorious Future")
Mighty Baby2002Samantha
La Brassiere2001Samantha
Shows (48)
CHEF of CHINA2025
The Blooming Journey2025Self
Jia Ren Zi You Yue2024Self
对照记2021Self
Half a Lifelong Romance2020Gu Manlu
The 40th Anniversary of Chinese Film Since China's Reform and Opening-Up2018
Roast2017
Up Idol2016
Trump Card2016
Keep Running2014
我是演说家2014
Super Brain2014
最佳女主角2013
一江春水向东流2005Wang Lizhen/王丽珍
恩情2003
多桑与红玫瑰2001Liu hui fang
Showbiz Tycoon2000
情场妙女郎1993
The Modern Love Story1992
Big Little Man1992
佳人有约1991
When the Sun Shines1990
Fate In Our Hands1989
Looking Back in Anger1989Ni Chujun
Here Comes A Hero1989
The Shanghai Conspiracy1989
柠檬丈夫1988曾海恩
My Father's Son1988
Behind Silk Curtains1988
Police Cadet 19881987张嘉汶