Carina Lau

Acting·Dec 8, 1966·Suzhou, Jiangsu, China

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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.

Film	Credit
Kung Fu Soccer2026 · Grandmaster	Grandmaster
Warriors of Future2022 · Colonel Tam Bing	Colonel Tam Bing
Beautified Realism: The Making of 'Flowers of Shanghai'2021 · Archival Footage	Archival Footage
Dynasty Warriors2021 · Master of the Sword Forge Castle	Master of the Sword Forge Castle
A City Called Macau2019 · Fei Jie	Fei Jie
The Great Detective2019 · Actor	Actor
Detective Dee: The Four Heavenly Kings2018 · Wu Zetian	Wu Zetian
Asura2018 · Asura King, Head of Cunning	Asura King, Head of Cunning
A Beautiful Moment2018 · Doctor Bo	Doctor Bo
In Your Dreams2017 · Mrs. Yip, Producer	Mrs. Yip, Producer
From Vegas to Macau III2016 · Molly	Molly
Cairo Declaration2015 · Actor	Actor
From Vegas to Macau II2015 · Molly	Molly
Beijing Love Story2014 · Jia Ling	Jia Ling
Bends2013 · Anna Li	Anna Li
Young Detective Dee: Rise of the Sea Dragon2013 · Wu Zetian	Wu Zetian
All's Well, End's Well 20112011 · Tai Mung-ni / Mona	Tai Mung-ni / Mona
Let the Bullets Fly2010 · Magistrate's wife	Magistrate's wife
Detective Dee and the Mystery of the Phantom Flame2010 · Wu Zetian	Wu Zetian
Showtime2010 · Actor	Actor
Ashes of Time Redux2008 · 桃花	桃花
Curiosity Kills the Cat2006 · Chian Yu / Rose	Chian Yu / Rose
无间道正序版2006 · Mary姐（韩琛妻子）	Mary姐（韩琛妻子）
Itchy Heart2004 · Cheung Choi Bing	Cheung Choi Bing
20462004 · Lulu / Mimi / Android	Lulu / Mimi / Android
Sex and the Beauties2004 · Selina	Selina
Infernal Affairs III2003 · Mary Hon	Mary Hon
Infernal Affairs II2003 · Mary	Mary
1:99 Shorts2003 · (segment "A Glorious Future")	(segment "A Glorious Future")
Mighty Baby2002 · Samantha	Samantha
La Brassiere2001 · Samantha	Samantha
Cop Shop Babes2001 · Mona Lui	Mona Lui
Flowers of Shanghai1998 · Pearl	Pearl
Love Generation Hong Kong1998 · Maggie	Maggie
Intimates1997 · Wan	Wan
Who's the Woman, Who's the Man?1996 · Rose	Rose
Forbidden City Cop1996 · Ling Kar Ting	Ling Kar Ting
Ashes of Time1994 · Peach Blossom	Peach Blossom
He's a Woman, She's a Man1994 · Rose	Rose
Deadful Melody1994 · Tam Yuet-Wah	Tam Yuet-Wah
He Ain't Heavy, He's My Father1993 · Laura Watts	Laura Watts
C'est La Vie Mon Cheri1993 · Tracey	Tracey
Lady Supercop1993 · Wenine Chang Mi Hua	Wenine Chang Mi Hua
A Roof with a View1993 · Actor	Actor
Lover of the Swindler1993 · Ling	Ling
Crazy Hong Kong1993 · Shirley Huang	Shirley Huang
Lord Of East China Sea II1993 · Lao Liu	Lao Liu
Lord Of East China Sea1993 · Lao Liu	Lao Liu