Acting
Carina Lau
ZH, EN, CN, JA cinema · 81 credits
Born
8 December 1966 (age 59)
Birthplace
Suzhou, Jiangsu, China
Also known as Jialing Liu · Carina Liu · Lau Ka Ling · Kar-Ling Lau · Carina Lau Kar-ling · Jia-Ling Liu
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
Filmography
Kung Fu Soccer
as Grandmaster
Warriors of Future
as Colonel Tam Bing
Dynasty Warriors
as Master of the Sword Forge Castle
Beautified Realism: The Making of 'Flowers of Shanghai'
as Archival Footage
The Hand
Thanks
A City Called Macau
as Fei Jie
A Beautiful Moment
as Doctor Bo
Asura
as Asura King, Head of Cunning
In Your Dreams
as Mrs. Yip, Producer
Beijing Love Story
as Jia Ling
Bends
as Anna Li
All's Well, End's Well 2011
as Tai Mung-ni / Mona
Let the Bullets Fly
as Magistrate's wife
Curiosity Kills the Cat
as Chian Yu / Rose
2046
as Lulu / Mimi / Android
Sex and the Beauties
as Selina
Itchy Heart
as Cheung Choi Bing
Infernal Affairs II
as Mary Hon
Infernal Affairs III
as Mary Hon
1:99 Shorts
as (segment "A Glorious Future")
Mighty Baby
as Samantha
La Brassiere
as Samantha
Cop Shop Babes
as Mona Lui
Flowers of Shanghai
as Pearl
Intimates
as Wan
Forbidden City Cop
as Ling Kar Ting
Ashes of Time
as Peach Blossom
Deadful Melody
as Tam Yuet-Wah
Crazy Hong Kong
as Shirley Huang
Lord Of East China Sea II
as Lao Liu
The Eagle Shooting Heroes
as Zhou Botong
C'est La Vie Mon Cheri
as Tracey
No More Love No More Death
as Jing Jing
He Ain't Heavy, He's My Father
as Laura Watts
Lady Supercop
as Wenine Chang Mi Hua
Lord Of East China Sea
as Lao Liu
Shadow Cop
as Witty
Now You See Love... Now You Don't
as Susan Chong
The Night Rider
as Laura
Saviour of the Soul
as Pet Lady
My American Grandson
as Jiao Li
Center Stage
as Li Lili
The Banquet
as Dancer / Woman at Dinner
Gigolo and Whore
as Chung Siu-Hung
She Shoots Straight
as Huang Chia-Ling
Days of Being Wild
as Leung Fung-ying
Queen's Bench III
as Ms Chen
Return of the Lucky Stars
as Banana Tso
I Am Sorry
as Carol Cheung
Four Loves
as Cheng Hsiao-Chuan
Lucky Guys
as Tam Wing Lin
China White
as Yen
The Romancing Star II
as Fong Fong
City Warriors
as Mak Ying-ying
Profiles of Pleasure
as Miss Chu
Heart to Hearts
as Alex's Friend
7½ Detectives
as Mrs. Koo
Project A - Part II
as Carina
Tragic Hero
as Lau Po Yee
Rich and Famous
as Lau Po Yee
Armour of God
as Member of The Losers (uncredited)
Naughty Boys
as Bonnie