Carina Lau

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Carina Lau

Acting 59 December 8, 1966

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 fi…

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2046

2046

7.2 2004 Movie
Armour of God

Armour of God

7.0 1986 Movie
Days of Being Wild

Days of Being Wild

7.3 1990 Movie
Keep Running

Keep Running

5.7 2014 TV Show
Warriors of Future

Warriors of Future

7.0 2022 Movie
Infernal Affairs II

Infernal Affairs II

7.3 2003 Movie
Detective Dee and the Mystery of the Phantom Flame

Detective Dee and the Mystery of the Phantom Flame

6.6 2010 Movie
Ashes of Time

Ashes of Time

7.1 1994 Movie
Infernal Affairs III

Infernal Affairs III

7.0 2003 Movie
Trump Card

Trump Card

6.3 2016 TV Show
Let the Bullets Fly

Let the Bullets Fly

7.8 2010 Movie
Project A - Part II

Project A - Part II

7.1 1987 Movie

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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

Movies and shows, newest first

  1. 2026
    Kung Fu Soccer

    Movie Grandmaster

  2. 2025
    CHEF of CHINA

    TV show

  3. 2025
    The Blooming Journey

    TV show Self

  4. 2024
    Jia Ren Zi You Yue

    TV show Self

  5. 2022
    Warriors of Future

    Movie Colonel Tam Bing

  6. 2021
    The Hand

    Movie Thanks

  7. 2021
    Beautified Realism: The Making of 'Flowers of Shanghai'

    Movie Archival Footage

  8. 2021
    Dynasty Warriors

    Movie Master of the Sword Forge Castle

  9. 2021
    对照记

    TV show Self

  10. 2020
    Half a Lifelong Romance

    TV show Gu Manlu

  11. 2019
    A City Called Macau

    Movie Fei Jie

  12. 2019
    The Great Detective

    Movie

  13. 2018
    The 40th Anniversary of Chinese Film Since China's Reform and Opening-Up

    TV show

  14. 2018
    Detective Dee: The Four Heavenly Kings

    Movie Wu Zetian

  15. 2018
    Asura

    Movie Asura King, Head of Cunning

  16. 2018
    A Beautiful Moment

    Movie Doctor Bo

More credits
  1. 2017
    In Your Dreams

    Movie Mrs. Yip

  2. 2017
    Roast

    TV show

  3. 2016
    Up Idol

    TV show

  4. 2016
    From Vegas to Macau III

    Movie Molly

  5. 2016
    Trump Card

    TV show

  6. 2015
    Cairo Declaration

    Movie

  7. 2015
    From Vegas to Macau II

    Movie Molly

  8. 2014
    Keep Running

    TV show

  9. 2014
    我是演说家

    TV show

  10. 2014
    Beijing Love Story

    Movie Jia Ling

  11. 2014
    Super Brain

    TV show

  12. 2013
    Bends

    Movie Anna Li

  13. 2013
    最佳女主角

    TV show

  14. 2013
    Young Detective Dee: Rise of the Sea Dragon

    Movie Wu Zetian

  15. 2012
    Your Face Sounds Familiar

    TV show 观模嘉宾

  16. 2011
    All's Well, End's Well 2011

    Movie Tai Mung-ni / Mona

  17. 2010
    Let the Bullets Fly

    Movie Magistrate's wife

  18. 2010
    Detective Dee and the Mystery of the Phantom Flame

    Movie Wu Zetian

  19. 2010
    Showtime

    Movie

  20. 2008
    Ashes of Time Redux

    Movie 桃花

  21. 2006
    Curiosity Kills the Cat

    Movie Chian Yu / Rose

  22. 2006
    无间道正序版

    Movie Mary姐 （韩琛妻子）

  23. 2005
    一江春水向东流

    TV show Wang Lizhen/王丽珍

  24. 2004
    Itchy Heart

    Movie Cheung Choi Bing