Acting

Carina Lau

Born 1966-12-08 · 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.

Credits

Newest first

Kung Fu Soccer
as Grandmaster
2026
CHEF of CHINA
2025
The Blooming Journey
as Self
2025
Jia Ren Zi You Yue
as Self
2024
Warriors of Future
as Colonel Tam Bing
2022
The Hand
Thanks
2021
Beautified Realism: The Making of 'Flowers of Shanghai'
as Archival Footage
2021
Dynasty Warriors
as Master of the Sword Forge Castle
2021
对照记
as Self
2021
Half a Lifelong Romance
as Gu Manlu
2020
A City Called Macau
as Fei Jie
2019
The Great Detective
2019
The 40th Anniversary of Chinese Film Since China's Reform and Opening-Up
2018
Detective Dee: The Four Heavenly Kings
as Wu Zetian
2018
Asura
as Asura King, Head of Cunning
2018
A Beautiful Moment
as Doctor Bo
2018
In Your Dreams
as Mrs. Yip
2017
In Your Dreams
Producer
2017
Roast
2017
Up Idol
2016
From Vegas to Macau III
as Molly
2016
Trump Card
2016
Cairo Declaration
2015
From Vegas to Macau II
as Molly
2015
Keep Running
2014
我是演说家
2014
Beijing Love Story
as Jia Ling
2014
Super Brain
2014
梅艳芳·10·思念·音乐·会
2013
Bends
as Anna Li
2013
最佳女主角
2013
Young Detective Dee: Rise of the Sea Dragon
as Wu Zetian
2013
Your Face Sounds Familiar
as 观模嘉宾
2012
Your Face Sounds Familiar
as 奥黛丽·赫本
2012
All's Well, End's Well 2011
as Tai Mung-ni / Mona
2011
Let the Bullets Fly
as Magistrate's wife
2010
Detective Dee and the Mystery of the Phantom Flame
as Wu Zetian
2010
Showtime
2010
Ashes of Time Redux
as 桃花
2008
Curiosity Kills the Cat
as Chian Yu / Rose
2006
无间道正序版
as Mary姐（韩琛妻子）
2006
一江春水向东流
as Wang Lizhen/王丽珍
2005
Itchy Heart
as Cheung Choi Bing
2004
2046
as Lulu / Mimi / Android
2004
Sex and the Beauties
as Selina
2004
Infernal Affairs III
as Mary Hon
2003
Infernal Affairs II
as Mary
2003
1:99 Shorts
as (segment "A Glorious Future")
2003
恩情
2003
Mighty Baby
as Samantha
2002
La Brassiere
as Samantha
2001
多桑与红玫瑰
as Liu hui fang
2001
Cop Shop Babes
as Mona Lui
2001
Showbiz Tycoon
2000
Flowers of Shanghai
as Pearl
1998
Love Generation Hong Kong
as Maggie
1998
Intimates
as Wan
1997
Who's the Woman, Who's the Man?
as Rose
1996
Forbidden City Cop
as Ling Kar Ting
1996
Ashes of Time
as Peach Blossom
1994
He's a Woman, She's a Man
as Rose
1994
Deadful Melody
as Tam Yuet-Wah
1994
He Ain't Heavy, He's My Father
as Laura Watts
1993
C'est La Vie Mon Cheri
as Tracey
1993
Lady Supercop
as Wenine Chang Mi Hua
1993
A Roof with a View
1993
Lover of the Swindler
as Ling
1993
Crazy Hong Kong
as Shirley Huang
1993
Lord Of East China Sea II
as Lao Liu
1993
Lord Of East China Sea
as Lao Liu
1993
No More Love No More Death
as Jing Jing
1993
Rose Rose I Love You
1993
The Eagle Shooting Heroes
as Zhou Botong
1993
情场妙女郎
1993
Shadow Cop
as Witty
1993
The Night Rider
as Laura
1992
华纳十五周年金钻群星演唱会
1992
The Modern Love Story
1992
Girls Without Tomorrow
as Hua
1992
Big Little Man
1992