Carina Lau
Known for Acting · 126 credits
- Born
- 1966-12-08 (age 59)
- Place of birth
- Suzhou, Jiangsu, China
- Also known as
- Jialing Liu · Carina Liu · Lau Ka Ling · Kar-Ling Lau · Carina Lau Kar-ling · Jia-Ling Liu
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.
Known For
TV Shows (48)
Keep Running
2014
Trump Card
2016
Police Cadet
1984
as 張嘉汶 (Carmen) Cheung Ka Man
The Legend of the Condor Heroes
1983
as 華箏婢女
Super Brain
2014
Roast
2017
When the Sun Shines
1990
The Turbulent Decade
1986
The 40th Anniversary of Chinese Film Since China's Reform and Opening-Up
2018
Looking Back in Anger
1989
as Ni Chujun
The Yang's Saga
1985
as Princess Chai
歷年TVB台慶經典回顧
1968
My Father's Son
1988
Big Little Man
1992
The Duke of Mount Deer
1984
as Fong Yee
The Modern Love Story
1992
Mystery Beyond
1976
The Feud of Two Brothers
1986
as Lin Yueming
Take Care Your Highness
1985
Rainbow Round My Shoulder
1984
as 医护人员
Here Comes A Hero
1989
The Tough Fight
1985
Police Cadet 1988
1987
as 张嘉汶
The Blooming Journey
2025
as Self
Fate Takes A Hand
1987
Showbiz Tycoon
2000
CHEF of CHINA
2025
一江春水向东流
2005
as Wang Lizhen/王丽珍
Up Idol
2016
The Clones
1984
The Young Wanderer
1985
Jia Ren Zi You Yue
2024
as Self
Middle Aged Fancy
1985
Behind Silk Curtains
1988
The Shanghai Conspiracy
1989
最佳女主角
2013
Hero Without Tears - II
1984
多桑与红玫瑰
2001
as Liu hui fang
情场妙女郎
1993
Fate In Our Hands
1989
Half a Lifelong Romance
2020
as Gu Manlu
Pau Kung
1984
我是演说家
2014
柠檬丈夫
1988
as 曾海恩
恩情
2003
鹿鼎記 (數碼修復版)
1984
as 方怡
佳人有约
1991
对照记
2021
as Self
Movies (78)
Infernal Affairs II
2003
as Mary
Armour of God
1986
as Member of The Losers (uncredited)
The Eagle Shooting Heroes
1993
as Zhou Botong
Warriors of Future
2022
as Colonel Tam Bing
Project A Part II
1987
as Carina
Forbidden City Cop
1996
as Ling Kar Ting
Let the Bullets Fly
2010
as Magistrate's wife
2046
2004
as Lulu / Mimi / Android
Days of Being Wild
1990
as Leung Fung-ying
Detective Dee and the Mystery of the Phantom Flame
2010
as Wu Zetian
Dynasty Warriors
2021
as Master of the Sword Forge Castle
Detective Dee: The Four Heavenly Kings
2018
as Wu Zetian
Infernal Affairs III
2003
as Mary Hon
Ashes of Time
1994
as Peach Blossom
The Banquet
1991
as Dancer / Woman at Dinner
Center Stage
1991
as Li Lili
Rich and Famous
1987
as Lau Po Yee
From Vegas to Macau III
2016
as Molly
Tragic Hero
1987
as Lau Po Yee
Young Detective Dee: Rise of the Sea Dragon
2013
as Wu Zetian
All's Well, End's Well 2011
2011
as Tai Mung-ni / Mona
He's a Woman, She's a Man
1994
as Rose
From Vegas to Macau II
2015
as Molly
Lord Of East China Sea
1993
as Lao Liu
Heart to Hearts
1988
as Alex's Friend
Naughty Boys
1986
as Bonnie
Crazy Hong Kong
1993
as Shirley Huang
Asura
2018
as Asura King, Head of Cunning
La Brassiere
2001
as Samantha
The Romancing Star II
1988
as Fong Fong
She Shoots Straight
1990
as Huang Chia-Ling
1:99 Shorts
2003
as (segment "A Glorious Future")
China White
1989
as Yen
Who's the Woman, Who's the Man?
1996
as Rose
No More Love No More Death
1993
as Jing Jing
Deadful Melody
1994
as Tam Yuet-Wah
Flowers of Shanghai
1998
as Pearl
Girls Without Tomorrow
1992
as Hua
Four Loves
1989
as Cheng Hsiao-Chuan
He Ain't Heavy, He's My Father
1993
as Laura Watts
Love Generation Hong Kong
1998
as Maggie
Mighty Baby
2002
as Samantha
Lord Of East China Sea II
1993
as Lao Liu
Saviour of the Soul
1991
as Pet Lady
Profiles of Pleasure
1988
as Miss Chu
Gigolo and Whore
1991
as Chung Siu-Hung
A Beautiful Moment
2018
as Doctor Bo
Sex and the Beauties
2004
as Selina
Bends
2013
as Anna Li
A Roof with a View
1993
Intimates
1997
as Wan
Now You See Love... Now You Don't
1992
as Susan Chong
Showtime
2010
Queen's Bench III
1990
as Ms Chen
The Illustrated Guide to Hong Kong Stars
1991
Beautified Realism: The Making of 'Flowers of Shanghai'
2021
as Archival Footage
Beijing Love Story
2014
as Jia Ling / 佳玲
A City Called Macau
2019
as Fei Jie
The Night Rider
1992
as Laura
I Am Sorry
1989
as Carol Cheung
C'est La Vie Mon Cheri
1993
as Tracey
In Your Dreams
2017
as Mrs. Yip
7½ Detectives
1988
as Mrs. Koo
Lady Supercop
1993
as Wenine Chang Mi Hua
Rose Rose I Love You
1993
Itchy Heart
2004
as Cheung Choi Bing
华纳十五周年金钻群星演唱会
1992
Return of the Lucky Stars
1989
as Banana Tso
Lover of the Swindler
1993
as Ling
Cop Shop Babes
2001
as Mona Lui
My American Grandson
1991
as Jiao Li
Lucky Guys
1989
as Tam Wing Lin
Curiosity Kills the Cat
2006
as Chian Yu / Rose
Cairo Declaration
2015
Shadow Cop
1993
as Witty
The Great Detective
2019
City Warriors
1988
as Mak Ying-ying
Ashes of Time Redux
2008
as 桃花
About 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 no… With 126 credits spanning from 1968 to 2025, Carina Lau has appeared in 78 films and 48 TV shows.
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Most Popular Carina Lau Movies
- Infernal Affairs II (2003) — as Mary
- Armour of God (1986) — as Member of The Losers (uncredited)
- The Eagle Shooting Heroes (1993) — as Zhou Botong
- Warriors of Future (2022) — as Colonel Tam Bing
- Project A Part II (1987) — as Carina
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