Carina Lau
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- 8 December 1966 · 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.
Known for
Acting 84
- 2026Kung Fu Soccer as Grandmaster
- 2022Warriors of Future as Colonel Tam Bing
- 2021Beautified Realism: The Making of 'Flowers of Shanghai' as Archival Footage
- 2021Dynasty Warriors as Master of the Sword Forge Castle
- 2019A City Called Macau as Fei Jie
- 2019The Great Detective
- 2018Detective Dee: The Four Heavenly Kings as Wu Zetian
- 2018Asura as Asura King, Head of Cunning
- 2018A Beautiful Moment as Doctor Bo
- 2017In Your Dreams as Mrs. Yip
- 2016From Vegas to Macau III as Molly
- 2015Cairo Declaration
- 2015From Vegas to Macau II as Molly
- 2014Beijing Love Story as Jia Ling
- 2013梅艳芳·10·思念·音乐·会
- 2013Bends as Anna Li
- 2013Young Detective Dee: Rise of the Sea Dragon as Wu Zetian
- 2011All's Well, End's Well 2011 as Tai Mung-ni / Mona
- 2010Let the Bullets Fly as Magistrate's wife
- 2010Detective Dee and the Mystery of the Phantom Flame as Wu Zetian
- 2010Showtime
- 2009东邪西毒：终极版
- 2008Ashes of Time Redux as 桃花
- 2006Curiosity Kills the Cat as Chian Yu / Rose
- 2006无间道·正序版
- 2006无间道正序版 as Mary姐 （韩琛妻子）
- 2004Infernal Affairs Trilogy as Mary Hon
- 2004Itchy Heart as Cheung Choi Bing
- 20042046 as Lulu / Mimi / Android
- 2004Sex and the Beauties as Selina
- 2003Infernal Affairs III as Mary Hon
- 2003Infernal Affairs II as Mary
- 20031:99 Shorts as (segment "A Glorious Future")
- 2002Mighty Baby as Samantha
- 2001La Brassiere as Samantha
- 2001Cop Shop Babes as Mona Lui
- 1998Flowers of Shanghai as Pearl
- 1998Love Generation Hong Kong as Maggie
- 1997Intimates as Wan
- 1996Who's the Woman, Who's the Man? as Rose
- 1996Forbidden City Cop as Ling Kar Ting
- 1994Ashes of Time as Peach Blossom
- 1994He's a Woman, She's a Man as Rose
- 1994Deadful Melody as Tam Yuet-Wah
- 1993He Ain't Heavy, He's My Father as Laura Watts
- 1993C'est La Vie Mon Cheri as Tracey
- 1993Lady Supercop as Wenine Chang Mi Hua
- 1993A Roof with a View
- 1993Lover of the Swindler as Ling
- 1993Crazy Hong Kong as Shirley Huang
- 1993Lord Of East China Sea II as Lao Liu
- 1993Lord Of East China Sea as Lao Liu
- 1993No More Love No More Death as Jing Jing
- 1993Rose Rose I Love You
- 1993The Eagle Shooting Heroes as Zhou Botong
- 1993Shadow Cop as Witty
- 1992The Night Rider as Laura
- 1992华纳十五周年金钻群星演唱会
- 1992Girls Without Tomorrow as Hua
- 1992Now You See Love... Now You Don't as Susan Chong
- 1991Saviour of the Soul as Pet Lady
- 1991The Banquet as Dancer / Woman at Dinner
- 1991Center Stage as Li Lili
- 1991My American Grandson as Jiao Li
- 1991Gigolo and Whore as Chung Siu-Hung
- 1991The Illustrated Guide to Hong Kong Stars
- 1990Days of Being Wild as Leung Fung-ying
- 1990Queen's Bench III as Ms Chen
- 1990She Shoots Straight as Huang Chia-Ling
- 1989China White as Yen
- 1989I Am Sorry as Carol Cheung
- 1989Return of the Lucky Stars as Banana Tso
- 1989Four Loves as Cheng Hsiao-Chuan
- 1989Lucky Guys as Tam Wing Lin
- 1988City Warriors as Mak Ying-ying
- 1988Heart to Hearts as Alex's Friend
- 19887½ Detectives as Mrs. Koo
- 1988Profiles of Pleasure as Miss Chu
- 1988The Romancing Star II as Fong Fong
- 1987Project A - Part II as Carina
- 1987Rich and Famous as Lau Po Yee
- 1987Tragic Hero as Lau Po Yee
- 1986Armour of God as Member of The Losers (uncredited)
- 1986Naughty Boys as Bonnie
crew 1
- 2021The Hand · thanks
Production 1
- 2017In Your Dreams · producer