Carina Lau
Known for: Acting
Born: December 8, 1966
Place of birth: Suzhou, Jiangsu, China
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.
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Filmography
81 movies · 49 TV shows, newest first
6.3
Kung Fu Soccer
2026
6.3
CHEF of CHINA
2025
6.0
The Blooming Journey
2025
8.0
Jia Ren Zi You Yue
2024
7.0
Warriors of Future
2022
7.2
The Hand
2021
8.0
Beautified Realism: The Making of 'Flowers of Shanghai'
2021
5.8
Dynasty Warriors
2021
NR
对照记
2021
NR
Half a Lifelong Romance
2020
6.0
A City Called Macau
2019
NR
The Great Detective
2019
NR
The 40th Anniversary of Chinese Film Since China's Reform and Opening-Up
2018
6.3
Detective Dee: The Four Heavenly Kings
2018
1.2
Asura
2018
7.1
A Beautiful Moment
2018
6.4
In Your Dreams
2017
7.2
Roast
2017
NR
Up Idol
2016
4.1
From Vegas to Macau III
2016
6.4
Trump Card
2016
8.0
Cairo Declaration
2015
5.0
From Vegas to Macau II
2015
5.7
Keep Running
2014
NR
我是演说家
2014
6.8
Beijing Love Story
2014
8.0
Super Brain
2014
5.1
Bends
2013
NR
最佳女主角
2013
6.3
Young Detective Dee: Rise of the Sea Dragon
2013
6.0
Your Face Sounds Familiar
2012
5.0
All's Well, End's Well 2011
2011
7.8
Let the Bullets Fly
2010
6.6
Detective Dee and the Mystery of the Phantom Flame
2010
NR
Showtime
2010
7.7
Ashes of Time Redux
2008
5.9
Curiosity Kills the Cat
2006
10.0
无间道正序版
2006
NR
一江春水向东流
2005
4.9
Itchy Heart
2004
7.2
2046
2004
6.0
Sex and the Beauties
2004
7.0
Infernal Affairs III
2003
7.3
Infernal Affairs II
2003
6.3
1:99 Shorts
2003
NR
恩情
2003
7.0
Mighty Baby
2002
5.6
La Brassiere
2001
NR
多桑与红玫瑰
2001
4.4
Cop Shop Babes
2001
NR
Showbiz Tycoon
2000
6.9
Flowers of Shanghai
1998
5.7
Love Generation Hong Kong
1998
6.1
Intimates
1997
5.8
Who's the Woman, Who's the Man?
1996
7.0
Forbidden City Cop
1996
7.1
Ashes of Time
1994
7.0
He's a Woman, She's a Man
1994
6.0
Deadful Melody
1994
7.1
He Ain't Heavy, He's My Father
1993
7.2
C'est La Vie Mon Cheri
1993
6.0
Lady Supercop
1993
7.5
A Roof with a View
1993
8.0
Lover of the Swindler
1993
5.0
Crazy Hong Kong
1993
7.0
Lord Of East China Sea II
1993
8.1
Lord Of East China Sea
1993
7.0
No More Love No More Death
1993
6.8
Rose Rose I Love You
1993
7.1
The Eagle Shooting Heroes
1993
NR
情场妙女郎
1993
8.0
Shadow Cop
1993
5.3
The Night Rider
1992
NR
华纳十五周年金钻群星演唱会
1992
10.0
The Modern Love Story
1992
7.2
Girls Without Tomorrow
1992
NR
Big Little Man
1992
6.2
Now You See Love... Now You Don't
1992
6.8
Saviour of the Soul
1991
5.8
The Banquet
1991
7.3
Center Stage
1991
7.0
My American Grandson
1991
NR
佳人有约
1991
8.0
Gigolo and Whore
1991
NR
The Illustrated Guide to Hong Kong Stars
1991
7.3
Days of Being Wild
1990
7.5
Queen's Bench III
1990
NR
When the Sun Shines
1990
6.6
She Shoots Straight
1990
NR
Fate In Our Hands
1989
6.6
China White
1989
6.2
I Am Sorry
1989
6.7
Return of the Lucky Stars
1989
NR
Here Comes A Hero
1989
10.0
Looking Back in Anger
1989
9.0
Four Loves
1989
9.0
The Shanghai Conspiracy
1989
6.3
Lucky Guys
1989
7.0
City Warriors
1988
10.0
Heart to Hearts
1988
NR
柠檬丈夫
1988
8.0
7½ Detectives
1988
8.0
My Father's Son
1988
7.0
Profiles of Pleasure
1988
8.5
Behind Silk Curtains
1988
5.0
The Romancing Star II
1988
7.0
Police Cadet 1988
1987
7.1
Project A - Part II
1987
NR
Fate Takes A Hand
1987
6.6
Rich and Famous
1987
6.1
Tragic Hero
1987
NR
The Turbulent Decade
1986
7.0
Armour of God
1986
5.2
Naughty Boys
1986
8.5
The Feud of Two Brothers
1986
NR
The Tough Fight
1985
8.9
The Yang's Saga
1985
NR
Take Care Your Highness
1985
7.0
Middle Aged Fancy
1985
NR
The Young Wanderer
1985
7.0
Police Cadet
1984
7.4
The Duke of Mount Deer
1984
NR
鹿鼎記 (數碼修復版)
1984
NR
Rainbow Round My Shoulder
1984
9.0
Hero Without Tears - II
1984
NR
Pau Kung
1984
NR
The Clones
1984
8.2
The Legend of the Condor Heroes
1983
NR
Mystery Beyond
1976
NR
歷年TVB台慶經典回顧
1968