Carina Lau
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.
126 acting credits
Acting · 126
Keep Running
2014
Trump Card
2016
Police Cadet
1984
The Legend of the Condor Heroes
1983
Super Brain
2014
Roast
2017
The Turbulent Decade
1986
The 40th Anniversary of Chinese Film Since China's Reform and Opening-Up
2018
歷年TVB台慶經典回顧
1968
The Duke of Mount Deer
1984
The Yang's Saga
1985
Looking Back in Anger
1989
My Father's Son
1988
The Modern Love Story
1992
When the Sun Shines
1990
Big Little Man
1992
Infernal Affairs II
2003
The Feud of Two Brothers
1986
Rainbow Round My Shoulder
1984
Take Care Your Highness
1985
Mystery Beyond
1976
Days of Being Wild
1990
Armour of God
1986
Here Comes A Hero
1989
The Tough Fight
1985
Fate Takes A Hand
1987
Police Cadet 1988
1987
The Blooming Journey
2025
Project A Part II
1987
The Eagle Shooting Heroes
1993
CHEF of CHINA
2025
Let the Bullets Fly
2010
一江春水向东流
2005
Up Idol
2016
The Clones
1984
Warriors of Future
2022
Detective Dee and the Mystery of the Phantom Flame
2010
Showbiz Tycoon
2000
Detective Dee: The Four Heavenly Kings
2018
The Young Wanderer
1985
Behind Silk Curtains
1988
2046
2004
情场妙女郎
1993
Forbidden City Cop
1996
Infernal Affairs III
2003
Dynasty Warriors
2021
The Shanghai Conspiracy
1989
最佳女主角
2013
Middle Aged Fancy
1985
Ashes of Time
1994
The Banquet
1991
Hero Without Tears - II
1984
Fate In Our Hands
1989
Jia Ren Zi You Yue
2024
鹿鼎記 (數碼修復版)
1984
Young Detective Dee: Rise of the Sea Dragon
2013
Rich and Famous
1987
All's Well, End's Well 2011
2011
Half a Lifelong Romance
2020
From Vegas to Macau III
2016
From Vegas to Macau II
2015
多桑与红玫瑰
2001
She Shoots Straight
1990
Lord Of East China Sea
1993
Heart to Hearts
1988
He's a Woman, She's a Man
1994
我是演说家
2014
Center Stage
1991
Deadful Melody
1994
Pau Kung
1984
Intimates
1997
Saviour of the Soul
1991
Naughty Boys
1986
Tragic Hero
1987
Flowers of Shanghai
1998
La Brassiere
2001
1:99 Shorts
2003
Mighty Baby
2002
柠檬丈夫
1988
Asura
2018
The Romancing Star II
1988
恩情
2003
Return of the Lucky Stars
1989
He Ain't Heavy, He's My Father
1993
Girls Without Tomorrow
1992
I Am Sorry
1989
Now You See Love... Now You Don't
1992
A Beautiful Moment
2018
Lord Of East China Sea II
1993
Beijing Love Story
2014
Crazy Hong Kong
1993
Lady Supercop
1993
No More Love No More Death
1993
Four Loves
1989
Love Generation Hong Kong
1998
The Night Rider
1992
佳人有约
1991
Queen's Bench III
1990
A Roof with a View
1993
Cop Shop Babes
2001
China White
1989
C'est La Vie Mon Cheri
1993
Gigolo and Whore
1991
A City Called Macau
2019
Lucky Guys
1989
In Your Dreams
2017
Rose Rose I Love You
1993
Itchy Heart
2004
The Illustrated Guide to Hong Kong Stars
1991
Bends
2013
Beautified Realism: The Making of 'Flowers of Shanghai'
2021
Profiles of Pleasure
1988
Showtime
2010
Sex and the Beauties
2004
7½ Detectives
1988
Curiosity Kills the Cat
2006
Lover of the Swindler
1993
Who's the Woman, Who's the Man?
1996
My American Grandson
1991
Ashes of Time Redux
2008
对照记
2021
华纳十五周年金钻群星演唱会
1992
The Great Detective
2019
City Warriors
1988
Shadow Cop
1993
Cairo Declaration
2015