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.
Awards & recognition
- Tatler Most Influential Hong Kong · 2025
- Tatler Most Influential Hong Kong · 2024
- Tatler Most Influential Hong Kong · 2023
Filmography27 titles
The Legend of the Condor Heroes
Super Brain
Let the Bullets Fly
Infernal Affairs II
Center Stage
Days of Being Wild
2046
The Hand
Ashes of Time
The Eagle Shooting Heroes
Project A 2
Warriors of Future
Infernal Affairs III
Forbidden City Cop
Armour of God
Flowers of Shanghai
Detective Dee: Mystery of the Phantom Flame
China White
Rich and Famous
Detective Dee: The Four Heavenly Kings
Young Detective Dee: Rise of the Sea Dragon
Tragic Hero
Deadful Melody
Dynasty Warriors
Who's the Woman, Who's the Man?
All's Well, End's Well 2011
From Vegas to Macau III