Acting
Carina Lau
Born December 8, 1966 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 Mainland China's Golden Rooster Awards, and has been nominated at Cannes Film Festival and Taiwan's Golden Horse Awards.
Upcoming Movies
Filmography
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Kung Fu Soccer
2026·Drama
7.0
Warriors of Future
2022·Drama
8.0
Beautified Realism: The Making of 'Flowers of Shanghai'
2021·Documentary
5.9
Dynasty Warriors
2021·Action
6.0
A City Called Macau
2019·Drama
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The Great Detective
2019·Mystery
6.3
Detective Dee: The Four Heavenly Kings
2018·Action
1.2
Asura
2018·Fantasy
7.1
A Beautiful Moment
2018·Comedy
6.4
In Your Dreams
2017·Romance
4.1
From Vegas to Macau III
2016·Action
8.0
Cairo Declaration
2015·History
5.0
From Vegas to Macau II
2015·Comedy
6.8
Beijing Love Story
2014·Drama
5.1
Bends
2013·Drama
6.3
Young Detective Dee: Rise of the Sea Dragon
2013·Action
5.0
All's Well, End's Well 2011
2011·Comedy
7.8
Let the Bullets Fly
2010·Action
6.6
Detective Dee and the Mystery of the Phantom Flame
2010·Action
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Showtime
2010
8.0
Ashes of Time Redux
2008·Drama
5.9
Curiosity Kills the Cat
2006·Drama
4.9
Itchy Heart
2004·Drama
7.2
2046
2004·Drama