
Carina Lau
Acting
Born: 1966-12-08 · Suzhou, Jiangsu, China
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 Mainla
🎬 Movies (20)

Warriors of Future
2022
Colonel Tam Bing

Beautified Realism: The Making of 'Flowers of Shanghai'
2021
Archival Footage

Dynasty Warriors
2021
Master of the Sword Forge Castle

A City Called Macau
2019
Fei Jie

The Great Detective
2019

Detective Dee: The Four Heavenly Kings
2018
Wu Zetian

Asura
2018
Asura King, Head of Cunning

A Beautiful Moment
2018
Doctor Bo

In Your Dreams
2017
Mrs. Yip

From Vegas to Macau III
2016
Molly

Cairo Declaration
2015

From Vegas to Macau II
2015
Molly

Beijing Love Story
2014
Jia Ling / 佳玲

Bends
2013
Anna Li

Young Detective Dee: Rise of the Sea Dragon
2013
Wu Zetian

All's Well, End's Well 2011
2011
Tai Mung-ni / Mona

Let the Bullets Fly
2010
Magistrate's wife

Detective Dee and the Mystery of the Phantom Flame
2010
Wu Zetian

Showtime
2010

Ashes of Time Redux
2008
桃花
📺 TV Shows (20)

CHEF of CHINA
2025

The Blooming Journey
2025
Self

Jia Ren Zi You Yue
2024
Self

对照记
2021
Self

Half a Lifelong Romance
2020
Gu Manlu

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

Roast
2017

Up Idol
2016

Trump Card
2016

Keep Running
2014

我是演说家
2014

Super Brain
2014

最佳女主角
2013

一江春水向东流
2005
Wang Lizhen/王丽珍

恩情
2003

多桑与红玫瑰
2001
Liu hui fang

Showbiz Tycoon
2000

情场妙女郎
1993

The Modern Love Story
1992

Big Little Man
1992