Carina Lau

Known for: Acting
Born: December 8, 1966, Suzhou, Jiangsu, China
Movies: 82

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.

Best-Known Movies

7.3

2046

2004

7.0

Armour of God

1986

7.3

Days of Being Wild

1990

7.0

Warriors of Future

2022

7.3

Infernal Affairs II

2003

6.6

Detective Dee and the Mystery of the Phantom Flame

2010

7.1

Ashes of Time

1994

6.9

Infernal Affairs III

2003

7.8

Let the Bullets Fly

2010

7.1

Project A - Part II

1987

Filmography

2026	Kung Fu Soccer	Grandmaster
2022	Warriors of Future	Colonel Tam Bing
2021	Beautified Realism: The Making of 'Flowers of Shanghai'	Archival Footage
2021	Dynasty Warriors	Master of the Sword Forge Castle
2019	A City Called Macau	Fei Jie
2019	The Great Detective
2018	Detective Dee: The Four Heavenly Kings	Wu Zetian
2018	Asura	Asura King, Head of Cunning
2018	A Beautiful Moment	Doctor Bo
2017	In Your Dreams	Mrs. Yip
2016	From Vegas to Macau III	Molly
2015	Cairo Declaration
2015	From Vegas to Macau II	Molly
2014	Beijing Love Story	Jia Ling
2013	梅艳芳·10·思念·音乐·会
2013	Bends	Anna Li
2013	Young Detective Dee: Rise of the Sea Dragon	Wu Zetian
2011	All's Well, End's Well 2011	Tai Mung-ni / Mona
2010	Let the Bullets Fly	Magistrate's wife
2010	Detective Dee and the Mystery of the Phantom Flame	Wu Zetian
2010	Showtime
2008	Ashes of Time Redux	桃花
2006	Curiosity Kills the Cat	Chian Yu / Rose
2006	无间道正序版	Mary姐（韩琛妻子）
2004	Itchy Heart	Cheung Choi Bing
2004	2046	Lulu / Mimi / Android
2004	Sex and the Beauties	Selina
2003	Infernal Affairs III	Mary Hon
2003	Infernal Affairs II	Mary Hon
2003	1:99 Shorts	(segment "A Glorious Future")
2002	Mighty Baby	Samantha
2001	La Brassiere	Samantha
2001	Cop Shop Babes	Mona Lui
1998	Flowers of Shanghai	Pearl
1998	Love Generation Hong Kong	Maggie
1997	Intimates	Wan
1996	Who's the Woman, Who's the Man?	Rose
1996	Forbidden City Cop	Ling Kar Ting
1994	Ashes of Time	Peach Blossom
1994	He's a Woman, She's a Man	Rose
1994	Deadful Melody	Tam Yuet-Wah
1993	He Ain't Heavy, He's My Father	Laura Watts
1993	C'est La Vie Mon Cheri	Tracey
1993	Lady Supercop	Wenine Chang Mi Hua
1993	A Roof with a View
1993	Lover of the Swindler	Ling
1993	Crazy Hong Kong	Shirley Huang
1993	Lord Of East China Sea II	Lao Liu
1993	Lord Of East China Sea	Lao Liu
1993	No More Love No More Death	Jing Jing
1993	Rose Rose I Love You
1993	The Eagle Shooting Heroes	Zhou Botong
1993	Shadow Cop	Witty
1992	The Night Rider	Laura
1992	华纳十五周年金钻群星演唱会
1992	Girls Without Tomorrow	Hua
1992	Now You See Love... Now You Don't	Susan Chong
1991	Saviour of the Soul	Pet Lady
1991	The Banquet	Dancer / Woman at Dinner
1991	Center Stage	Li Lili
1991	My American Grandson	Jiao Li
1991	Gigolo and Whore	Chung Siu-Hung
1991	The Illustrated Guide to Hong Kong Stars
1990	Days of Being Wild	Leung Fung-ying
1990	Queen's Bench III	Ms Chen
1990	She Shoots Straight	Huang Chia-Ling
1989	China White	Yen
1989	I Am Sorry	Carol Cheung
1989	Return of the Lucky Stars	Banana Tso
1989	Four Loves	Cheng Hsiao-Chuan
1989	Lucky Guys	Tam Wing Lin
1988	City Warriors	Mak Ying-ying
1988	Heart to Hearts	Alex's Friend
1988	7½ Detectives	Mrs. Koo
1988	Profiles of Pleasure	Miss Chu
1988	The Romancing Star II	Fong Fong
1987	Project A - Part II	Carina
1987	Rich and Famous	Lau Po Yee
1987	Tragic Hero	Lau Po Yee
1986	Armour of God	Member of The Losers (uncredited)
1986	Naughty Boys	Bonnie

Directing, Writing & Producing

2017

In Your Dreams

Producer

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