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Carina Lau

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Birthdate

1966-12-08 (Age: 60)

Place of Birth

Suzhou, Jiangsu, China

Carina Lau

Biography

Carina Lau Kar-Ling (Chinese: εŠ‰ε˜‰ηŽ²; 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.

Filmography (78)

⭐ 7.0 Role: Colonel Tam Bing

Warriors of Future

2022
⭐ 8.0 Role: Archival Footage

Beautified Realism: The Making of 'Flowers of Shanghai'

2021
⭐ 5.9 Role: Master of the Sword Forge Castle

Dynasty Warriors

2021
⭐ 6.0 Role: Fei Jie

A City Called Macau

2019
⭐ 0 Role: Unknown

The Great Detective

2019
⭐ 6.3 Role: Wu Zetian

Detective Dee: The Four Heavenly Kings

2018
⭐ 1.2 Role: Asura King, Head of Cunning

Asura

2018
⭐ 7.1 Role: Doctor Bo

A Beautiful Moment

2018
⭐ 6.4 Role: Mrs. Yip

In Your Dreams

2017
⭐ 4.1 Role: Molly

From Vegas to Macau III

2016
⭐ 8.0 Role: Unknown

Cairo Declaration

2015
⭐ 5.0 Role: Molly

From Vegas to Macau II

2015
⭐ 6.8 Role: Jia Ling / 佳玲

Beijing Love Story

2014
⭐ 5.1 Role: Anna Li

Bends

2013
⭐ 6.3 Role: Wu Zetian

Young Detective Dee: Rise of the Sea Dragon

2013