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.

Carina Lau

Overview

Carina Lau

Known For

Jia Ren Zi You Yue

Warriors of Future

Dynasty Warriors

Half a Lifelong Romance

A City Called Macau

The Great Detective

Detective Dee: The Four Heavenly Kings

Asura

A Beautiful Moment

In Your Dreams

Biography

Acting