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 (30)
Warriors of Future
as Colonel Tam Bing
Dynasty Warriors
as Master of the Sword Forge Castle
Detective Dee: The Four Heavenly Kings
as Wu Zetian
From Vegas to Macau III
as Molly
From Vegas to Macau II
as Molly
Young Detective Dee: Rise of the Sea Dragon
as Wu Zetian
All's Well, End's Well 2011
as Tai Mung-ni / Mona
Let the Bullets Fly
as Magistrate's wife
Detective Dee and the Mystery of the Phantom Flame
as Wu Zetian
2046
as Lulu / Mimi / Android
Infernal Affairs III
as Mary Hon
Infernal Affairs II
as Mary Hon
Flowers of Shanghai
as Pearl
Forbidden City Cop
as Ling Kar Ting
Ashes of Time
as Peach Blossom
He's a Woman, She's a Man
as Rose
Deadful Melody
as Tam Yuet-Wah
He Ain't Heavy, He's My Father
as Laura Watts
Lord Of East China Sea
as Lao Liu
The Eagle Shooting Heroes
as Zhou Botong
Saviour of the Soul
as Pet Lady
Center Stage
as Li Lili
The Illustrated Guide to Hong Kong Stars
Days of Being Wild
as Leung Fung-ying
She Shoots Straight
as Huang Chia-Ling
Return of the Lucky Stars
as Banana Tso
Project A Part II
as Carina
Rich and Famous
as Lau Po Yee
Tragic Hero
as Lau Po Yee
Naughty Boys
as Bonnie