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Carina Lau

Carina Lau

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.

Birthday: 1966-12-08

Place of birth: Suzhou, Jiangsu province, China

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Also known as: Jialing Liu, Carina Liu, Lau Ka Ling, Kar-Ling Lau, Carina Lau Kar-ling, Jia-Ling Liu, Carina Lau Ka Ling, Carina Lau Ka-Ling, Lưu Gia Linh, کارینا لاو کار-لینگ, کارینا لاو کار-لین

2046
2046

2004-10-29

Lulu / Mimi

Project A Part II
Project A Part II

1987-07-25

Carina

Infernal Affairs II
Infernal Affairs II

2003-10-01

Mary Hon

Ashes of Time
Ashes of Time

1994-09-17

Peach Blossom

Return of the Lucky Stars
Return of the Lucky Stars

1989-04-28

Banana Tso

Saviour of the Soul
Saviour of the Soul

1991-12-19

Pet Lady

La Brassiere
La Brassiere

2001-09-27

Samantha

She Shoots Straight
She Shoots Straight

1990-04-07

Huang Chia-Ling

Sex and the Beauties
Sex and the Beauties

2004-02-26

Selina

Flowers of Shanghai
Flowers of Shanghai

1998-10-01

Pearl

Crazy Hong Kong
Crazy Hong Kong

1993-07-10

Shirley Huang

Mighty Baby
Mighty Baby

2002-08-08

Samantha

Days of Being Wild
Days of Being Wild

1990-12-15

Leung Fung-ying

Deadful Melody
Deadful Melody

1994-01-08

Tam Yuet-Wah

Let the Bullets Fly
Let the Bullets Fly

2010-12-20

Magistrate's wife

Lord Of East China Sea II
Lord Of East China Sea II

1993-05-13

Lao Liu

All's Well, Ends Well 2011
All's Well, Ends Well 2011

2011-02-02

Tai Mung-ni / Mona

The Eagle Shooting Heroes
The Eagle Shooting Heroes

1993-02-05

Zhou Botong

Armour of God
Armour of God

1986-08-16

Member of The Losers Band

Tragic Hero
Tragic Hero

1987-02-20

Lau Po Yee

Itchy Heart
Itchy Heart

2004-11-02

Cheung Choi Bing

Curiosity Kills the Cat
Curiosity Kills the Cat

2006-10-12

Chian Yu / Rose

C'est La Vie Mon Cheri
C'est La Vie Mon Cheri

1993-11-11

Tracey

The Romancing Star II
The Romancing Star II

1988-01-21

Fong Fong

Cop Shop Babes
Cop Shop Babes

2001-05-19

Mona Lui

Bends
Bends

2013-10-16

Anna Li

I Am Sorry
I Am Sorry

1989-05-10

Carol Cheung

Rich and Famous
Rich and Famous

1987-05-27

Lau Po Yee

Intimates
Intimates

1997-10-23

Wan

My American Grandson
My American Grandson

1991-11-07

Jiao Li

City Warriors
City Warriors

1988-10-20

Mak Ying-ying

Infernal Affairs III
Infernal Affairs III

2003-12-12

Mary Hon

No More Love No More Death
No More Love No More Death

1993-04-16

Jing Jing

Beijing Love Story
Beijing Love Story

2014-02-14

Jia Ling / 佳玲

Profiles of Pleasure
Profiles of Pleasure

1988-05-05

Miss Chu

Showtime
Showtime

2010-09-02

He Ain't Heavy, He's My Father
He Ain't Heavy, He's My Father

1993-12-11

Laura Watts

Lover of the Swindler
Lover of the Swindler

1993-07-15

Ling

Naughty Boys
Naughty Boys

1986-07-25

Bonnie

Queen's Bench III
Queen's Bench III

1990-11-02

Ms Chen

From Vegas to Macau II
From Vegas to Macau II

2015-02-19

Molly

Lady Supercop
Lady Supercop

1993-10-21

Wenine Chang Mi Hua

Heart to Hearts
Heart to Hearts

1988-08-25

Alex's Friend

Four Loves
Four Loves

1989-03-04

Cheng Hsiao-Chuan

Center Stage
Center Stage

1991-11-29

Lily Li / Self

Lucky Guys
Lucky Guys

1989-02-10

Tam Wing Lin

7½ Detectives
7½ Detectives

1988-07-09

Mrs. Koo

China White
China White

1989-11-04

Yen

The Banquet
The Banquet

1991-11-30

Dancer / Woman at Dinner

1:99 Shorts
1:99 Shorts

2003-08-04

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In Your Dreams
In Your Dreams

2017-10-31

Mrs. Yip

A Beautiful Moment
A Beautiful Moment

2018-02-15

Doctor Bo

Warriors of Future
Warriors of Future

2022-08-05

Colonel Tam Bing

Forbidden City Cop
Forbidden City Cop

1996-02-16

Ling Kar Ting

Dynasty Warriors
Dynasty Warriors

2021-04-27

Master of the Sword Forge Castle

Asura
Asura

2018-07-13

Asura King, Head of Cunning

Gigolo and Whore
Gigolo and Whore

1991-05-23

Chung Siu-Hung

A City Called Macau
A City Called Macau

2019-05-17

Fei Jie

The Night Rider
The Night Rider

1992-12-17

Laura

Lord Of East China Sea
Lord Of East China Sea

1993-04-22

Lao Liu

Shadow Cop
Shadow Cop

1993-01-08

Witty