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Carina Lau

Known for: Acting

Biography: 1965-12-08 (59 years old)

Biography

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

all 118

Movies 76

TV Shows 42

Producer 1

Jia Ren Zi You Yue (2024)

Colonel Tam Bing

Carina Lau

Biography

Filmography

all 118

Movies 76

TV Shows 42

Producer 1

Jia Ren Zi You Yue (2024)

Warriors of Future (2022)

Dynasty Warriors (2021)

Half a Lifelong Romance (2020)

A City Called Macau (2019)

The Great Detective (2019)

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

Detective Dee: The Four Heavenly Kings (2018)

Asura (2018)

A Beautiful Moment (2018)

In Your Dreams (2017)

Roast (2017)

我们来了 (2016)

From Vegas to Macau III (2016)

Trump Card (2016)

Cairo Declaration (2015)

From Vegas to Macau II (2015)

Keep Running (2014)

我是演说家 (2014)

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)

Curiosity Kills the Cat (2006)

一江春水向东流 (2005)

Itchy Heart (2004)

2046 (2004)

The Hand (2004)

Sex and the Beauties (2004)

Infernal Affairs III (2003)

Infernal Affairs II (2003)

1:99 Shorts (2003)

恩情 (2003)

Mighty Baby (2002)

La Brassiere (2001)

多桑与红玫瑰 (2001)

Cop Shop Babes (2001)

Showbiz Tycoon (2000)

Flowers of Shanghai (1998)

Love Generation Hong Kong (1998)

Intimates (1997)

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

Lady Supercop (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)

The Night Rider (1992)

The Modern Love Story (1992)

Girls Without Tomorrow (1992)

Big Little Man (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)

佳人有约 (1991)

Gigolo and Whore (1991)

Known For
Acting

Gender
Female

Birthday
1965-12-08 (59 years old)

Birth Place
Suzhou, China

Spouse
Tony Leung

Citizenships
Hong Kong, 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, Carina Lau Ka Ling, Carina Lau Ka-Ling, Lưu Gia Linh, کارینا لاو کار-لینگ, کارینا لاو کار-لین

Awards
Asia's Most Influential Hong Kong