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Carina Lau

Known for: Acting

Birthday: 1965-12-08 (57 years old)

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Biography

Carina Lau Kar-ling (traditional Chinese: 劉嘉玲; simplified Chinese: 刘嘉玲, 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 2nd year at the 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 Hong Kong Film Award and Mainland China's Golden Rooster Awards, and nominated at Cannes Film Festival and Taiwan's Golden Horse Awards.

Her husband is Hong Kong actor Tony Leung Chiu-wai. Lau frequently appears in the Hong Kong fashion scene and is a patron of many charities.

Filmography

All 96

Movies 75

Carina Lau

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Filmography

All 96

Movies 75

TV Shows 21

Warriors of Future (2022)

The Hand (2021)

Dynasty Warriors (2021)

Half a Lifelong Romance (2020)

A City Called Macau (2019)

The Great Detective (2019)

Detective Dee: The Four Heavenly Kings (2018)

A Beautiful Moment (2018)

Asura (2018)

In Your Dreams (2017)

From Vegas to Macau III (2016)

Cairo Declaration (2015)

From Vegas to Macau II (2015)

Beijing Love Story (2014)

Super Brain (2014)

Bends (2013)

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

All's Well, Ends Well 2011 (2011)

Let the Bullets Fly (2010)

Detective Dee and the Mystery of the Phantom Flame (2010)

Showtime (2010)

Infernal Affairs Trilogy (Chronological Edition) (2006)

Curiosity Kills the Cat (2006)

一江春水向东流 (2005)

Itchy Heart (2004)

2046 (2004)

Sex and the Beauties (2004)

1:99 Shorts (2003)

Infernal Affairs III (2003)

Infernal Affairs II (2003)

恩情 (2003)

Mighty Baby (2002)

多桑与红玫瑰 (2001)

Cop Shop Babes (2001)

La Brassiere (2001)

Showbiz Tycoon (2000)

Flowers of Shanghai (1998)

Love Generation Hong Kong (1998)

Intimates (1997)

Who's the Man, Who's the Woman (1996)

Forbidden City Cop (1996)

Ashes of Time (1994)

He's a Woman, She's a Man (1994)

Deadful Melody (1994)

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

C'est La Vie Mon Cheri (1993)

A Roof with a View (1993)

Lover of the Swindler (1993)

Crazy Hong Kong (1993)

Lord Of East China Sea II (1993)

Lord Of East China Sea (1993)

No More Love No More Death (1993)

Rose Rose I Love You (1993)

The Eagle Shooting Heroes (1993)

Shadow Cop (1993)

Lady Supercop (1993)

The Night Rider (1992)

The Modern Love Story (1992)

Girls Without Tomorrow (1992)

Now You See Love... Now You Don't (1992)

Saviour of the Soul (1991)

The Banquet (1991)

Center Stage (1991)

My American Grandson (1991)

Gigolo and Whore (1991)

Days of Being Wild (1990)

Queen's Bench III (1990)

She Shoots Straight (1990)

China White (1989)

I Am Sorry (1989)

Looking Back in Anger (1989)

Four Loves (1989)

Lucky Guys (1989)

Known for
Acting

Gender
Female

Birthday
1965-12-08 (57 years old)

Place of birth
Suzhou, People's Republic of China

Spouse
Tony Leung

Citizenships
Hong Kong, People's Republic of China, Canada

Residences
Rong County, People's Republic of China

Also known as
Jialing Liu, Carina Liu, Lau Ka Ling, Kar-Ling Lau, Carina Lau Kar-ling, Jia-Ling Liu, 유가령, 刘嘉玲, 劉嘉玲, Carina Lau Ka Ling, Carina Lau Ka-Ling