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
Cast Credits
CHEF of CHINA
Character:
TV • 2025
The Blooming Journey
Character: Self
TV • 2025
Jia Ren Zi You Yue
Character:
TV • 2024
Warriors of Future
Character: Colonel Tam Bing
MOVIE • 2022
Dynasty Warriors
Character: Master of the Sword Forge Castle
MOVIE • 2021
Half a Lifelong Romance
Character: Gu Manlu
TV • 2020
A City Called Macau
Character: Fei Jie
MOVIE • 2019
The Great Detective
Character:
MOVIE • 2019
The 40th Anniversary of Chinese Film Since China's Reform and Opening-Up
Character:
TV • 2018
Detective Dee: The Four Heavenly Kings
Character: Wu Zetian
MOVIE • 2018
Asura
Character: Asura King, Head of Cunning
MOVIE • 2018
A Beautiful Moment
Character: Doctor Bo
MOVIE • 2018
In Your Dreams
Character: Mrs. Yip
MOVIE • 2017
Roast
Character:
TV • 2017
Up Idol
Character:
TV • 2016
From Vegas to Macau III
Character: Molly
MOVIE • 2016
Trump Card
Character:
TV • 2016
Cairo Declaration
Character:
MOVIE • 2015
From Vegas to Macau II
Character: Molly
MOVIE • 2015
Keep Running
Character:
TV • 2014
Crew
