Carina Lau
Acting
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.
Notable Works
Prominent titles featuring Carina Lau
Filmography
Acting (80)
2026
Kung Fu Socceras Grandmaster
6.1
2022
Warriors of Futureas Colonel Tam Bing
7.0
2021
Beautified Realism: The Making of 'Flowers of Shanghai'as Archival Footage
8.0
2021
Dynasty Warriorsas Master of the Sword Forge Castle
5.8
2019
A City Called Macauas Fei Jie
5.0
2018
Detective Dee: The Four Heavenly Kingsas Wu Zetian
6.3
2018
Asuraas Asura King, Head of Cunning
1.2
2018
A Beautiful Momentas Doctor Bo
7.1
2017
In Your Dreamsas Mrs. Yip
6.4
2016
From Vegas to Macau IIIas Molly
4.1
8.0
2015
From Vegas to Macau IIas Molly
5.0
2014
Beijing Love Storyas Jia Ling
6.8
2013
Bendsas Anna Li
5.1
2013
Young Detective Dee: Rise of the Sea Dragonas Wu Zetian
6.3
2011
All's Well, End's Well 2011as Tai Mung-ni / Mona
5.0
2010
Let the Bullets Flyas Magistrate's wife
7.8
2010
6.6
2010
2008
Ashes of Time Reduxas 桃花
7.7
2006
Curiosity Kills the Catas Chian Yu / Rose
5.9
2006
无间道正序版as Mary姐 （韩琛妻子）
10.0
2004
Itchy Heartas Cheung Choi Bing
4.9
2004
2046as Lulu / Mimi / Android
7.2
2004
Sex and the Beautiesas Selina
6.0
2003
Infernal Affairs IIIas Mary Hon
6.9
2003
Infernal Affairs IIas Mary
7.3
2003
1:99 Shortsas (segment "A Glorious Future")
6.3
2002
Mighty Babyas Samantha
7.0
2001
La Brassiereas Samantha
5.6
2001
Cop Shop Babesas Mona Lui
4.4
1998
Flowers of Shanghaias Pearl
6.9
1998
Love Generation Hong Kongas Maggie
5.7
1997
Intimatesas Wan
6.1
1996
5.8
1996
Forbidden City Copas Ling Kar Ting
7.0
1994
Ashes of Timeas Peach Blossom
7.1
1994
He's a Woman, She's a Manas Rose
7.0
1994
Deadful Melodyas Tam Yuet-Wah
6.0
1993
He Ain't Heavy, He's My Fatheras Laura Watts
7.1
1993
C'est La Vie Mon Cherias Tracey
7.2
1993
Lady Supercopas Wenine Chang Mi Hua
6.0
7.5
1993
Lover of the Swindleras Ling
8.0
1993
Crazy Hong Kongas Shirley Huang
5.0
1993
Lord Of East China Sea IIas Lao Liu
7.0
1993
Lord Of East China Seaas Lao Liu
8.1
1993
No More Love No More Deathas Jing Jing
7.0
6.8
1993
The Eagle Shooting Heroesas Zhou Botong
7.1
1993
Shadow Copas Witty
8.0
1992
The Night Rideras Laura
5.3
1992
1992
Girls Without Tomorrowas Hua
7.2
1992
Now You See Love... Now You Don'tas Susan Chong
6.2
1991
Saviour of the Soulas Pet Lady
6.8
1991
The Banquetas Dancer / Woman at Dinner
5.8
1991
Center Stageas Li Lili
7.3
1991
My American Grandsonas Jiao Li
7.0
1991
Gigolo and Whoreas Chung Siu-Hung
8.0
1990
Days of Being Wildas Leung Fung-ying
7.3
1990
Queen's Bench IIIas Ms Chen
7.5
1990
She Shoots Straightas Huang Chia-Ling
6.6
1989
China Whiteas Yen
6.6
1989
I Am Sorryas Carol Cheung
6.2
1989
Return of the Lucky Starsas Banana Tso
6.7
1989
Four Lovesas Cheng Hsiao-Chuan
9.0
1989
Lucky Guysas Tam Wing Lin
6.3
1988
City Warriorsas Mak Ying-ying
7.3
1988
Heart to Heartsas Alex's Friend
10.0
1988
7½ Detectivesas Mrs. Koo
8.0
1988
Profiles of Pleasureas Miss Chu
7.0
1988
The Romancing Star IIas Fong Fong
5.0
1987
Project A - Part IIas Carina
7.1
1987
Rich and Famousas Lau Po Yee
6.6
1987
Tragic Heroas Lau Po Yee
6.1
1986
Armour of Godas Member of The Losers (uncredited)
7.0
1986
Naughty Boysas Bonnie
5.2
Production & Directing (2)
2021
The HandThanks
7.2
2017
In Your DreamsProducer
6.4