Carina Lau
Acting
Born: Dec 08, 1966
From: Suzhou, Jiangsu, China
Credits: 30 titles
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
| Title | Character | Year | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cairo Declaration | 2015 | 8.0 | |
| Bends | Anna Li | 2013 | 5.1 |
| All's Well, End's Well 2011 | Tai Mung-ni / Mona | 2011 | 5.0 |
| Detective Dee and the Mystery of the Phantom Flame | Wu Zetian | 2010 | 6.555 |
| Let the Bullets Fly | Magistrate's wife | 2010 | 7.8 |
| Curiosity Kills the Cat | Chian Yu / Rose | 2006 | 5.9 |
| 2046 | Lulu / Mimi / Android | 2004 | 7.224 |
| Sex and the Beauties | Selina | 2004 | 6.0 |
| Itchy Heart | Cheung Choi Bing | 2004 | 4.857 |
| Infernal Affairs II | Mary Hon | 2003 | 7.302 |
| Mighty Baby | Samantha | 2002 | 7.0 |
| La Brassiere | Samantha | 2001 | 5.625 |
| Cop Shop Babes | Mona Lui | 2001 | 4.444 |
| Flowers of Shanghai | Pearl | 1998 | 6.881 |
| Ashes of Time | Peach Blossom | 1994 | 7.047 |
| Deadful Melody | Tam Yuet-Wah | 1994 | 6.032 |
| He's a Woman, She's a Man | Rose | 1994 | 7.049 |
| Crazy Hong Kong | Shirley Huang | 1993 | 4.846 |
| Lord Of East China Sea II | Lao Liu | 1993 | 7.0 |
| The Eagle Shooting Heroes | Zhou Botong | 1993 | 7.055 |
| C'est La Vie Mon Cheri | Tracey | 1993 | 7.174 |
| Saviour of the Soul | Pet Lady | 1991 | 6.786 |
| She Shoots Straight | Huang Chia-Ling | 1990 | 6.594 |
| Days of Being Wild | Leung Fung-ying | 1990 | 7.25 |
| Return of the Lucky Stars | Banana Tso | 1989 | 6.652 |
| I Am Sorry | Carol Cheung | 1989 | 6.2 |
| The Romancing Star II | Fong Fong | 1988 | 5.0 |
| Project A Part II | Carina | 1987 | 7.133 |
| Tragic Hero | Lau Po Yee | 1987 | 6.048 |
| Armour of God | Member of The Losers (uncredited) | 1986 | 7.033 |
| Known for | Acting |
| Credits | 30 |
| Born | 1966 |
| From | Suzhou, Jiangsu, China |