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Carina Lau

Acting
December 8, 1966 (59 years old)
Suzhou, Jiangsu, China
Popularity: 3
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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...

Also Known As

Jialing Liu • Carina Liu • Lau Ka Ling • Kar-Ling Lau • Carina Lau Kar-ling

Known For

Keep Running series poster (2014)
5.7

Keep Running

Trump Card series poster (2016)
6.5

Trump Card

Police Cadet series poster (1984)
7.0

Police Cadet

張嘉汶 (Carmen) Cheung Ka Man

The Legend of the Condor Heroes series poster (1983)
8.1

The Legend of the Condor Heroes

華箏婢女

Super Brain series poster (2014)
8.0

Super Brain

The Duke of Mount Deer series poster (1984)
7.4

The Duke of Mount Deer

Fong Yee

Detective Dee and the Mystery of the Phantom Flame movie poster (2010)
6.6

Detective Dee and the Mystery of the Phantom Flame

Wu Zetian

The Modern Love Story series poster (1992)
10.0

The Modern Love Story

Warriors of Future movie poster (2022)
7.0

Warriors of Future

Colonel Tam Bing

Infernal Affairs II movie poster (2003)
7.3

Infernal Affairs II

Mary

The 40th Anniversary of Chinese Film Since China's Reform and Opening-Up series poster (2018)

The 40th Anniversary of Chinese Film Since China's Reform and Opening-Up

Days of Being Wild movie poster (1990)
7.3

Days of Being Wild

Leung Fung-ying

Photos of Carina Lau

Filmography

2020s

Warriors of Future movie poster (2022)
7.0

Warriors of Future

Colonel Tam Bing

Dynasty Warriors movie poster (2021)
5.9

Dynasty Warriors

Master of the Sword Forge Castle

Beautified Realism: The Making of 'Flowers of Shanghai' movie poster (2021)
8.0

Beautified Realism: The Making of 'Flowers of Shanghai'

Archival Footage

2010s

A City Called Macau movie poster (2019)
6.0

A City Called Macau

Fei Jie

The Great Detective movie poster (2019)

The Great Detective

Detective Dee: The Four Heavenly Kings movie poster (2018)
6.3

Detective Dee: The Four Heavenly Kings

Wu Zetian

Asura movie poster (2018)
1.2

Asura

Asura King, Head of Cunning

A Beautiful Moment movie poster (2018)
7.1

A Beautiful Moment

Doctor Bo

In Your Dreams movie poster (2017)
6.4

In Your Dreams

Mrs. Yip

From Vegas to Macau III movie poster (2016)
4.1

From Vegas to Macau III

Molly

From Vegas to Macau II movie poster (2015)
5.0

From Vegas to Macau II

Molly

Cairo Declaration movie poster (2015)
8.0

Cairo Declaration

Beijing Love Story movie poster (2014)
6.8

Beijing Love Story

Jia Ling / 佳玲

Young Detective Dee: Rise of the Sea Dragon movie poster (2013)
6.3

Young Detective Dee: Rise of the Sea Dragon

Wu Zetian

Bends movie poster (2013)
5.1

Bends

Anna Li

All's Well, End's Well 2011 movie poster (2011)
5.0

All's Well, End's Well 2011

Tai Mung-ni / Mona

Detective Dee and the Mystery of the Phantom Flame movie poster (2010)
6.6

Detective Dee and the Mystery of the Phantom Flame

Wu Zetian

Let the Bullets Fly movie poster (2010)
7.8

Let the Bullets Fly

Magistrate's wife

Showtime movie poster (2010)

Showtime

2000s

Ashes of Time Redux movie poster (2008)
8.3

Ashes of Time Redux

桃花

Curiosity Kills the Cat movie poster (2006)
5.9

Curiosity Kills the Cat

Chian Yu / Rose

2046 movie poster (2004)
7.2

2046

Lulu / Mimi / Android

The Hand movie poster (2004)
7.1

The Hand

Thanks

Itchy Heart movie poster (2004)
4.9

Itchy Heart

Cheung Choi Bing

Sex and the Beauties movie poster (2004)
6.0

Sex and the Beauties

Selina

Infernal Affairs II movie poster (2003)
7.3

Infernal Affairs II

Mary

Infernal Affairs III movie poster (2003)
7.0

Infernal Affairs III

Mary Hon

1:99 Shorts movie poster (2003)
6.3

1:99 Shorts

(segment "A Glorious Future")

Mighty Baby movie poster (2002)
7.0

Mighty Baby

Samantha

La Brassiere movie poster (2001)
5.6

La Brassiere

Samantha

Cop Shop Babes movie poster (2001)
4.4

Cop Shop Babes

Mona Lui

1990s

Flowers of Shanghai movie poster (1998)
6.9

Flowers of Shanghai

Pearl

Love Generation Hong Kong movie poster (1998)
5.7

Love Generation Hong Kong

Maggie

Intimates movie poster (1997)
6.1

Intimates

Wan

Forbidden City Cop movie poster (1996)
7.0

Forbidden City Cop

Ling Kar Ting

Who's the Woman, Who's the Man? movie poster (1996)
5.8

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

Rose

Ashes of Time movie poster (1994)
7.1

Ashes of Time

Peach Blossom

Deadful Melody movie poster (1994)
6.0

Deadful Melody

Tam Yuet-Wah

He's a Woman, She's a Man movie poster (1994)
7.0

He's a Woman, She's a Man

Rose

The Eagle Shooting Heroes movie poster (1993)
7.1

The Eagle Shooting Heroes

Zhou Botong

Crazy Hong Kong movie poster (1993)
4.8

Crazy Hong Kong

Shirley Huang

Lord Of East China Sea movie poster (1993)
8.1

Lord Of East China Sea

Lao Liu

No More Love No More Death movie poster (1993)
7.0

No More Love No More Death

Jing Jing

Lord Of East China Sea II movie poster (1993)
7.0

Lord Of East China Sea II

Lao Liu

A Roof with a View movie poster (1993)
7.5

A Roof with a View

He Ain't Heavy, He's My Father movie poster (1993)
7.1

He Ain't Heavy, He's My Father

Laura Watts

Lady Supercop movie poster (1993)
6.0

Lady Supercop

Wenine Chang Mi Hua

Lover of the Swindler movie poster (1993)
8.0

Lover of the Swindler

Ling

Rose Rose I Love You movie poster (1993)
6.8

Rose Rose I Love You

C'est La Vie Mon Cheri movie poster (1993)
7.2

C'est La Vie Mon Cheri

Tracey

Shadow Cop movie poster (1993)
8.0

Shadow Cop

Witty

Girls Without Tomorrow movie poster (1992)
7.2

Girls Without Tomorrow

Hua

Now You See Love... Now You Don't movie poster (1992)
6.3

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

Susan Chong

华纳十五周年金钻群星演唱会 movie poster (1992)

华纳十五周年金钻群星演唱会

The Night Rider movie poster (1992)
5.3

The Night Rider

Laura

The Banquet movie poster (1991)
5.8

The Banquet

Dancer / Woman at Dinner

Center Stage movie poster (1991)
7.3

Center Stage

Li Lili

Saviour of the Soul movie poster (1991)
6.8

Saviour of the Soul

Pet Lady

The Illustrated Guide to Hong Kong Stars movie poster (1991)

The Illustrated Guide to Hong Kong Stars

Gigolo and Whore movie poster (1991)
8.0

Gigolo and Whore

Chung Siu-Hung

My American Grandson movie poster (1991)
7.0

My American Grandson

Jiao Li

Days of Being Wild movie poster (1990)
7.3

Days of Being Wild

Leung Fung-ying

She Shoots Straight movie poster (1990)
6.6

She Shoots Straight

Huang Chia-Ling

Queen's Bench III movie poster (1990)
7.5

Queen's Bench III

Ms Chen

1980s

Return of the Lucky Stars movie poster (1989)
6.7

Return of the Lucky Stars

Banana Tso

China White movie poster (1989)
6.6

China White

Yen

Four Loves movie poster (1989)
9.0

Four Loves

Cheng Hsiao-Chuan

I Am Sorry movie poster (1989)
6.2

I Am Sorry

Carol Cheung

Lucky Guys movie poster (1989)
6.3

Lucky Guys

Tam Wing Lin

The Romancing Star II movie poster (1988)
5.0

The Romancing Star II

Fong Fong

Heart to Hearts movie poster (1988)
10.0

Heart to Hearts

Alex's Friend

7½ Detectives movie poster (1988)
8.0

7½ Detectives

Mrs. Koo

Profiles of Pleasure movie poster (1988)
7.0

Profiles of Pleasure

Miss Chu

City Warriors movie poster (1988)
7.0

City Warriors

Mak Ying-ying

Project A Part II movie poster (1987)
7.2

Project A Part II

Carina

Tragic Hero movie poster (1987)
6.1

Tragic Hero

Lau Po Yee

Rich and Famous movie poster (1987)
6.6

Rich and Famous

Lau Po Yee

Armour of God movie poster (1986)
7.0

Armour of God

Member of The Losers (uncredited)

Naughty Boys movie poster (1986)
5.2

Naughty Boys

Bonnie