Carina Lau
ActingCarina 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
Armour of God
Member of The Losers (uncredited)
Let the Bullets Fly
Magistrate's wife
Days of Being Wild
Leung Fung-ying
The Eagle Shooting Heroes
Zhou Botong
Project A Part II
Carina
The Banquet
Dancer / Woman at Dinner
Ashes of Time
Peach Blossom
2046
Lulu / Mimi / Android
Detective Dee: The Four Heavenly Kings
Wu Zetian
Forbidden City Cop
Ling Kar Ting
Filmography — Acting
Armour of God
Member of The Losers (uncredited)
Let the Bullets Fly
Magistrate's wife
Days of Being Wild
Leung Fung-ying
The Eagle Shooting Heroes
Zhou Botong
Project A Part II
Carina
The Banquet
Dancer / Woman at Dinner
Ashes of Time
Peach Blossom
2046
Lulu / Mimi / Android
Detective Dee: The Four Heavenly Kings
Wu Zetian
Forbidden City Cop
Ling Kar Ting
Center Stage
Li Lili
Warriors of Future
Colonel Tam Bing
Dynasty Warriors
Master of the Sword Forge Castle
Infernal Affairs II
Mary Hon
Infernal Affairs III
Mary Hon
Detective Dee and the Mystery of the Phantom Flame
Wu Zetian
All's Well, End's Well 2011
Tai Mung-ni / Mona
From Vegas to Macau III
Molly
Young Detective Dee: Rise of the Sea Dragon
Wu Zetian
She Shoots Straight
Huang Chia-Ling
Tragic Hero
Lau Po Yee
Saviour of the Soul
Pet Lady
Lord Of East China Sea
Lao Liu
Naughty Boys
Bonnie
1:99 Shorts
(segment "A Glorious Future")
Heart to Hearts
Alex's Friend
Flowers of Shanghai
Pearl
La Brassiere
Samantha
From Vegas to Macau II
Molly
Mighty Baby
Samantha
Lord Of East China Sea II
Lao Liu
I Am Sorry
Carol Cheung
Rose Rose I Love You
Return of the Lucky Stars
Banana Tso
China White
Yen
Now You See Love... Now You Don't
Susan Chong
He Ain't Heavy, He's My Father
Laura Watts
He's a Woman, She's a Man
Rose
Love Generation Hong Kong
Maggie
A Beautiful Moment
Doctor Bo
Deadful Melody
Tam Yuet-Wah
Showtime
The Romancing Star II
Fong Fong
The Night Rider
Laura
Intimates
Wan
A Roof with a View
Itchy Heart
Cheung Choi Bing
No More Love No More Death
Jing Jing
Asura
Asura King, Head of Cunning
Crazy Hong Kong
Shirley Huang
Gigolo and Whore
Chung Siu-Hung
Beijing Love Story
Jia Ling / 佳玲
Ashes of Time Redux
桃花
Lucky Guys
Tam Wing Lin
Curiosity Kills the Cat
Chian Yu / Rose
Rich and Famous
Lau Po Yee
Lady Supercop
Wenine Chang Mi Hua
Four Loves
Cheng Hsiao-Chuan
Queen's Bench III
Ms Chen
A City Called Macau
Fei Jie
The Illustrated Guide to Hong Kong Stars
Girls Without Tomorrow
Hua
C'est La Vie Mon Cheri
Tracey
Profiles of Pleasure
Miss Chu
华纳十五周年金钻群星演唱会
Sex and the Beauties
Selina
Lover of the Swindler
Ling
Shadow Cop
Witty
My American Grandson
Jiao Li
Bends
Anna Li
In Your Dreams
Mrs. Yip
7½ Detectives
Mrs. Koo
Cop Shop Babes
Mona Lui
City Warriors
Mak Ying-ying
Cairo Declaration
Infernal Affairs Trilogy
Mary Hon
Who's the Woman, Who's the Man?
Rose
The Great Detective
Beautified Realism: The Making of 'Flowers of Shanghai'
Archival Footage