Born 1966 (age 59) · Suzhou, Jiangsu, China
Appears in 128 titles

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

2046
7.2
2046
2004
as Lulu / Mimi / Android
Armour of God
7.0
Armour of God
1986
as Member of The Losers (uncredited)
Days of Being Wild
7.3
Days of Being Wild
1990
as Leung Fung-ying
Warriors of Future
7.0
Warriors of Future
2022
as Colonel Tam Bing
Infernal Affairs II
7.3
Infernal Affairs II
2003
as Mary Hon
Ashes of Time
7.1
Ashes of Time
1994
as Peach Blossom
Infernal Affairs III
7.0
Infernal Affairs III
2003
as Mary Hon
Let the Bullets Fly
7.8
Let the Bullets Fly
2010
as Magistrate's wife
Project A Part II
7.1
Project A Part II
1987
as Carina
Young Detective Dee: Rise of the Sea Dragon
Detective Dee: The Four Heavenly Kings
Forbidden City Cop
7.0
Forbidden City Cop
1996
as Ling Kar Ting
Dynasty Warriors
5.9
Dynasty Warriors
2021
as Master of the Sword Forge Castle
The Eagle Shooting Heroes
7.1
The Eagle Shooting Heroes
1993
as Zhou Botong
Flowers of Shanghai
6.9
Flowers of Shanghai
1998
as Pearl
Center Stage
7.3
Center Stage
1991
as Li Lili
From Vegas to Macau III
4.1
From Vegas to Macau III
2016
as Molly
From Vegas to Macau II
5.0
From Vegas to Macau II
2015
as Molly
He's a Woman, She's a Man
7.0
He's a Woman, She's a Man
1994
as Rose