Carina Lau
Acting
Carina Lau Kar-Ling (Chinese: εεη²; 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
2022Warriors of Future
Colonel Tam Bing
2021Dynasty Warriors
Master of the Sword Forge Castle
2021Beautified Realism: The Making of 'Flowers of Shanghai'
Archival Footage
2019The Great Detective
2019A City Called Macau
Fei Jie
2018Detective Dee: The Four Heavenly Kings
Wu Zetian
2018A Beautiful Moment
Doctor Bo
2018Asura
Asura King, Head of Cunning
2017In Your Dreams
Mrs. Yip
2016From Vegas to Macau III
Molly
2015Cairo Declaration
2015From Vegas to Macau II
Molly
2014Beijing Love Story
Jia Ling / δ½³η²
2013Bends
Anna Li
2013Young Detective Dee: Rise of the Sea Dragon
Wu Zetian
2011All's Well, End's Well 2011
Tai Mung-ni / Mona
2010Detective Dee and the Mystery of the Phantom Flame
Wu Zetian
2010Let the Bullets Fly
Magistrate's wife
2010Showtime
2008Ashes of Time Redux
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2006Curiosity Kills the Cat
Chian Yu / Rose
20042046
Lulu / Mimi / Android
2004Sex and the Beauties
Selina
2004Itchy Heart
Cheung Choi Bing