Acting
Carina Lau
- Born
- December 8, 1966
- Place
- 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.
Filmography
Known for
7.22046
2004
7.1Project A - Part II
1987
7.3Infernal Affairs II
2003
7.1Ashes of Time
1994
6.7Return of the Lucky Stars
1989
6.8Saviour of the Soul
1991
5.6La Brassiere
2001
6.6She Shoots Straight
1990
6.0Sex and the Beauties
2004
6.9Flowers of Shanghai
1998
4.8Crazy Hong Kong
1993
7.0Mighty Baby
2002
6.6Detective Dee and the Mystery of the Phantom Flame
2010
7.3Days of Being Wild
1990
6.0Deadful Melody
1994
7.8Let the Bullets Fly
2010
7.0Lord Of East China Sea II
1993
5.0All's Well, End's Well 2011
2011