Carina Lau
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 (127 titles)
5.2MovieKung Fu Soccer
Grandmaster · 2026
10.0ShowCHEF of CHINA
2025
6.0ShowThe Blooming Journey
Self · 2025
8.0ShowJia Ren Zi You Yue
Self · 2024
7.0MovieWarriors of Future
Colonel Tam Bing · 2022
8.0MovieBeautified Realism: The Making of 'Flowers of Shanghai'
Archival Footage · 2021
5.9MovieDynasty Warriors
Master of the Sword Forge Castle · 2021
Show对照记
Self · 2021
ShowHalf a Lifelong Romance
Gu Manlu · 2020
6.0MovieA City Called Macau
Fei Jie · 2019
MovieThe Great Detective
2019
ShowThe 40th Anniversary of Chinese Film Since China's Reform and Opening-Up
2018
6.3MovieDetective Dee: The Four Heavenly Kings
Wu Zetian · 2018
1.2MovieAsura
Asura King, Head of Cunning · 2018
7.1MovieA Beautiful Moment
Doctor Bo · 2018
6.4MovieIn Your Dreams
Mrs. Yip · 2017
ShowRoast
2017
ShowUp Idol
2016
4.1MovieFrom Vegas to Macau III
Molly · 2016
6.5ShowTrump Card
2016
8.0MovieCairo Declaration
2015
5.0MovieFrom Vegas to Macau II
Molly · 2015
5.7ShowKeep Running
2014
Show我是演说家
2014
6.8MovieBeijing Love Story
Jia Ling · 2014
8.0ShowSuper Brain
2014
5.1MovieBends
Anna Li · 2013
Show最佳女主角
2013
6.3MovieYoung Detective Dee: Rise of the Sea Dragon
Wu Zetian · 2013
5.0MovieAll's Well, End's Well 2011
Tai Mung-ni / Mona · 2011