Cast
Carina Lau
Acting
Cast
Carina Lau
Known for
Acting
Born
1966-12-08
From
Suzhou, Jiangsu, China
Also known as Jialing Liu, Carina Liu, Lau Ka Ling
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.
★6.3
MOVIE2026
Kung Fu Soccer
as Grandmaster
★7.1
MOVIE1986
Armour of God
as Member of The Losers (uncredited)
★7.2
MOVIE2004
2046
as Lulu / Mimi / Android
★7.8
MOVIE2010
Let the Bullets Fly
as Magistrate's wife
★7.0
MOVIE2022
Warriors of Future
as Colonel Tam Bing
★7.0
MOVIE2003
Infernal Affairs III
as Mary Hon
★6.3
MOVIE2018
Detective Dee: The Four Heavenly Kings
as Wu Zetian
★7.3
MOVIE1990
Days of Being Wild
as Leung Fung-ying
★7.3
MOVIE2003
Infernal Affairs II
as Mary
★7.1
MOVIE1987
Project A Part II
as Carina
★6.6
MOVIE2010
Detective Dee and the Mystery of the Phantom Flame
as Wu Zetian
★5.6
MOVIE2001
La Brassiere
as Samantha
★7.1
MOVIE1993
The Eagle Shooting Heroes
as Zhou Botong
★7.0
MOVIE1996
Forbidden City Cop
as Ling Kar Ting
★7.3
MOVIE1991
Center Stage
as Li Lili
★6.1
MOVIE1987
Tragic Hero
as Lau Po Yee
★7.1
MOVIE1994
Ashes of Time
as Peach Blossom
★6.3
MOVIE2013
Young Detective Dee: Rise of the Sea Dragon
as Wu Zetian
★5.8
MOVIE1991
The Banquet
as Dancer / Woman at Dinner
★4.8
MOVIE1993
Crazy Hong Kong
as Shirley Huang
★5.8
MOVIE2021
Dynasty Warriors
as Master of the Sword Forge Castle
★4.1
MOVIE2016
From Vegas to Macau III
as Molly
★6.6
MOVIE1990
She Shoots Straight
as Huang Chia-Ling
★7.2
MOVIE1993
C'est La Vie Mon Cheri
as Tracey
★6.0
MOVIE2004
Sex and the Beauties
as Selina
★7.0
MOVIE1988
City Warriors
as Mak Ying-ying
★8.1
MOVIE1993
Lord Of East China Sea
as Lao Liu
★5.9
MOVIE2006
Curiosity Kills the Cat
as Chian Yu / Rose
★4.4
MOVIE2001
Cop Shop Babes
as Mona Lui
★7.1
MOVIE1993
He Ain't Heavy, He's My Father
as Laura Watts
★6.9
MOVIE1998
Flowers of Shanghai
as Pearl
★5.8
MOVIE1996
Who's the Woman, Who's the Man?
as Rose
★6.8
MOVIE1991
Saviour of the Soul
as Pet Lady
★5.0
MOVIE1988
The Romancing Star II
as Fong Fong
★6.6
MOVIE1987
Rich and Famous
as Lau Po Yee
★6.3
MOVIE2003
1:99 Shorts
as (segment "A Glorious Future")
★7.0
MOVIE1994
He's a Woman, She's a Man
as Rose
★5.0
MOVIE2011
All's Well, End's Well 2011
as Tai Mung-ni / Mona
★6.7
MOVIE1989
Return of the Lucky Stars
as Banana Tso
★7.0
MOVIE1993
Lord Of East China Sea II
as Lao Liu
★7.0
MOVIE1993
No More Love No More Death
as Jing Jing
★6.0
MOVIE1994
Deadful Melody
as Tam Yuet-Wah
★5.2
MOVIE1986
Naughty Boys
as Bonnie
★1.2
MOVIE2018
Asura
as Asura King, Head of Cunning
MOVIE2019
The Great Detective
★6.6
MOVIE1989
China White
as Yen
★7.0
MOVIE2002
Mighty Baby
as Samantha
★5.0
MOVIE2015
From Vegas to Macau II
as Molly
★7.0
MOVIE1988
Profiles of Pleasure
as Miss Chu
MOVIE1991
The Illustrated Guide to Hong Kong Stars
★7.2
MOVIE1992
Girls Without Tomorrow
as Hua
★8.0
MOVIE2008
Ashes of Time Redux
as 桃花
★9.0
MOVIE1989
Four Loves
as Cheng Hsiao-Chuan
★5.3
MOVIE1992
The Night Rider
as Laura
★6.2
MOVIE1989
I Am Sorry
as Carol Cheung
★4.9
MOVIE2004
Itchy Heart
as Cheung Choi Bing
★7.5
MOVIE1993
A Roof with a View
★6.3
MOVIE1992
Now You See Love... Now You Don't
as Susan Chong
MOVIE1992
华纳十五周年金钻群星演唱会
★7.1
MOVIE2018
A Beautiful Moment
as Doctor Bo
★6.8
MOVIE2014
Beijing Love Story
as Jia Ling
★6.1
MOVIE1997
Intimates
as Wan
★8.0
MOVIE1991
Gigolo and Whore
as Chung Siu-Hung
★6.0
MOVIE2019
A City Called Macau
as Fei Jie
MOVIE2010
Showtime
★10.0
MOVIE1988
Heart to Hearts
as Alex's Friend
★5.7
MOVIE1998
Love Generation Hong Kong
as Maggie
★8.0
MOVIE1993
Shadow Cop
as Witty
★5.1
MOVIE2013
Bends
as Anna Li
★8.0
MOVIE1988
7½ Detectives
as Mrs. Koo
★10.0
MOVIE2006
无间道正序版
as Mary姐 （韩琛妻子）
★8.0
MOVIE1993
Lover of the Swindler
as Ling
★8.0
MOVIE2021
Beautified Realism: The Making of 'Flowers of Shanghai'
as Archival Footage
★7.5
MOVIE1990
Queen's Bench III
as Ms Chen
★6.3
MOVIE1989
Lucky Guys
as Tam Wing Lin
★6.8
MOVIE1993
Rose Rose I Love You
★7.0
MOVIE1991
My American Grandson
as Jiao Li
★6.0
MOVIE1993
Lady Supercop
as Wenine Chang Mi Hua
★6.4
MOVIE2017
In Your Dreams
as Mrs. Yip
★8.0
MOVIE2015