About
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
Kung Fu Soccer2026 · Mistress
Warriors of Future2022 · Colonel Tam Bing
Beautified Realism: The Making of 'Flowers of Shanghai'2021 · Archival Footage
Dynasty Warriors2021 · Master of the Sword Forge Castle
A City Called Macau2019 · Fei Jie
The Great Detective2019
Detective Dee: The Four Heavenly Kings2018 · Wu Zetian
Asura2018 · Asura King, Head of Cunning
A Beautiful Moment2018 · Doctor Bo
In Your Dreams2017 · Mrs. Yip
From Vegas to Macau III2016 · Molly
Cairo Declaration2015
From Vegas to Macau II2015 · Molly
Beijing Love Story2014 · Jia Ling
Bends2013 · Anna Li
Young Detective Dee: Rise of the Sea Dragon2013 · Wu Zetian
All's Well, End's Well 20112011 · Tai Mung-ni / Mona
Let the Bullets Fly2010 · Magistrate's wife
Detective Dee and the Mystery of the Phantom Flame2010 · Wu Zetian
Showtime2010