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.
80 movies · 48 shows
Kung Fu Soccer
2026·5.9
Warriors of Future
2022·7.0
Beautified Realism: The Making of 'Flowers of Shanghai'
2021·8.0
Dynasty Warriors
2021·5.8
A City Called Macau
2019·6.0
The Great Detective
2019·0.0
Detective Dee: The Four Heavenly Kings
2018·6.3
Asura
2018·1.2
A Beautiful Moment
2018·7.1
In Your Dreams
2017·6.4
From Vegas to Macau III
2016·4.1
Cairo Declaration
2015·8.0
From Vegas to Macau II
2015·5.0
Beijing Love Story
2014·6.8
Bends
2013·5.1
Young Detective Dee: Rise of the Sea Dragon
2013·6.3
All's Well, End's Well 2011
2011·5.0
Let the Bullets Fly
2010·7.8
Detective Dee and the Mystery of the Phantom Flame
2010·6.6
Showtime
2010·0.0
Ashes of Time Redux
2008·8.0
Curiosity Kills the Cat
2006·5.9
无间道正序版
2006·10.0
Itchy Heart
2004·4.9
2046
2004·7.2
Sex and the Beauties
2004·6.0
Infernal Affairs III
2003·7.0
Infernal Affairs II
2003·7.3
1:99 Shorts
2003·6.3
Mighty Baby
2002·7.0
La Brassiere
2001·5.6
Cop Shop Babes
2001·4.4
Flowers of Shanghai
1998·6.9
Love Generation Hong Kong
1998·5.7
Intimates
1997·6.1
Who's the Woman, Who's the Man?
1996·5.8
Forbidden City Cop
1996·7.0
Ashes of Time
1994·7.1
He's a Woman, She's a Man
1994·7.0
Deadful Melody
1994·6.0
He Ain't Heavy, He's My Father
1993·7.1
C'est La Vie Mon Cheri
1993·7.2
Lady Supercop
1993·6.0
A Roof with a View
1993·7.5
Lover of the Swindler
1993·8.0
Crazy Hong Kong
1993·4.8
Lord Of East China Sea II
1993·7.0
Lord Of East China Sea
1993·8.1
No More Love No More Death
1993·7.0
Rose Rose I Love You
1993·6.8
The Eagle Shooting Heroes
1993·7.1
Shadow Cop
1993·8.0
The Night Rider
1992·5.3
华纳十五周年金钻群星演唱会
1992·0.0
Girls Without Tomorrow
1992·7.2
Now You See Love... Now You Don't
1992·6.2
Saviour of the Soul
1991·6.8
The Banquet
1991·5.8
Center Stage
1991·7.3
My American Grandson
1991·7.0
Gigolo and Whore
1991·8.0
The Illustrated Guide to Hong Kong Stars
1991·0.0
Days of Being Wild
1990·7.3
Queen's Bench III
1990·7.5
She Shoots Straight
1990·6.6
China White
1989·6.6
I Am Sorry
1989·6.2
Return of the Lucky Stars
1989·6.7
Four Loves
1989·9.0
Lucky Guys
1989·6.3
City Warriors
1988·7.0
Heart to Hearts
1988·10.0
7½ Detectives
1988·8.0
Profiles of Pleasure
1988·7.0
The Romancing Star II
1988·5.0
Project A Part II
1987·7.1
Rich and Famous
1987·6.6
Tragic Hero
1987·6.1
Armour of God
1986·7.1
Naughty Boys
1986·5.2