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Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthday
December 8, 1966
Place of Birth
Suzhou, Jiangsu, China
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
Carina Lau
2.0 Popularity
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.
Known For
10.0
CHEF of CHINA
2025
6.0
Self
The Blooming Journey
2025
8.0
Self
Jia Ren Zi You Yue
2024
7.0
Colonel Tam Bing
Warriors of Future
2022
5.9
Master of the Sword Forge Castle
Dynasty Warriors
2021
0.0
Gu Manlu
Half a Lifelong Romance
2020
6.0
Fei Jie
A City Called Macau
2019
0.0
The Great Detective
2019
0.0
The 40th Anniversary of Chinese Film Since China's Reform and Opening-Up
2018
6.3
Wu Zetian
Detective Dee: The Four Heavenly Kings
2018
Credits
CHEF of CHINA
2025
10.0
The Blooming Journey
as Self
2025
6.0
Jia Ren Zi You Yue
as Self
2024
8.0
Warriors of Future
as Colonel Tam Bing
2022
7.0
Dynasty Warriors
as Master of the Sword Forge Castle
2021
5.9
Half a Lifelong Romance
as Gu Manlu
2020
0.0
A City Called Macau
as Fei Jie
2019
6.0
The Great Detective
2019
0.0
The 40th Anniversary of Chinese Film Since China's Reform and Opening-Up
2018
0.0
Detective Dee: The Four Heavenly Kings
as Wu Zetian
2018
6.3
Asura
as Asura King, Head of Cunning
2018
1.2
A Beautiful Moment
as Doctor Bo
2018
7.1
In Your Dreams
as Mrs. Yip
2017
6.4
Roast
2017
7.2
Up Idol
2016
0.0
From Vegas to Macau III
as Molly
2016
4.0
Trump Card
2016
6.5
Cairo Declaration
2015
7.0
From Vegas to Macau II
as Molly
2015
5.0
Keep Running
2014
5.7
我是演说家
2014
0.0
Beijing Love Story
as Jia Ling / 佳玲
2014
6.5
Super Brain
2014
8.0
Bends
as Anna Li
2013
5.1
最佳女主角
2013
0.0
Young Detective Dee: Rise of the Sea Dragon
as Wu Zetian
2013
6.3
All's Well, Ends Well 2011
as Tai Mung-ni / Mona
2011
4.9
Let the Bullets Fly
as Magistrate's wife
2010
7.7
Detective Dee and the Mystery of the Phantom Flame
as Wu Zetian
2010
6.5
Showtime
2010
0.0
Curiosity Kills the Cat
as Chian Yu / Rose
2006
5.9
一江春水向东流
as Wang Lizhen/王丽珍
2005
0.0
Infernal Affairs Trilogy
as Mary Hon
2004
0.0
Itchy Heart
as Cheung Choi Bing
2004
4.2
2046
as Lulu / Mimi / Android
2004
7.2
Sex and the Beauties
as Selina
2004
3.7
Infernal Affairs III
as Mary Hon
2003
6.9
Infernal Affairs II
as Mary Hon
2003
7.3
1:99 Shorts
as (segment "A Glorious Future")
2003
6.3
恩情
2003
0.0
Mighty Baby
as Samantha
2002
4.0
La Brassiere
as Samantha
2001
5.3
多桑与红玫瑰
as Liu hui fang
2001
0.0
Cop Shop Babes
as Mona Lui
2001
3.1
Showbiz Tycoon
2000
0.0
Flowers of Shanghai
as Pearl
1998
6.8
Love Generation Hong Kong
as Maggie
1998
5.0
Intimates
as Wan
1997
5.8
Who's the Woman, Who's the Man?
as Rose
1996
5.5
Forbidden City Cop
as Ling Kar Ting
1996
7.0
Ashes of Time
as Peach Blossom
1994
7.1
He's a Woman, She's a Man
as Rose
1994
7.0
Deadful Melody
as Tam Yuet-Wah
1994
5.9
He Ain't Heavy, He's My Father
as Laura Watts
1993
6.8
C'est La Vie Mon Cheri
as Tracey
1993
7.0
Lady Supercop
as Wenine Chang Mi Hua
1993
3.0
A Roof with a View
1993
5.0
Lover of the Swindler
as Ling
1993
0.0
Crazy Hong Kong
as Shirley Huang
1993
4.5
Lord Of East China Sea II
as Lao Liu
1993
6.3
Lord Of East China Sea
as Lao Liu
1993
7.7
No More Love No More Death
as Jing Jing
1993
0.0
Rose Rose I Love You
1993
6.0
The Eagle Shooting Heroes
as Zhou Botong
1993
7.0
情场妙女郎
1993
0.0
Shadow Cop
as Witty
1993
0.0
The Night Rider
as Laura
1992
4.5
华纳十五周年金钻群星演唱会
1992
0.0
The Modern Love Story
1992
10.0
Girls Without Tomorrow
as Hua
1992
6.6
Big Little Man
1992
0.0
Now You See Love... Now You Don't
as Susan Chong
1992
6.0
Saviour of the Soul
as Pet Lady
1991
6.5
The Banquet
as Dancer / Woman at Dinner
1991
5.3
Center Stage
as Lily Li / Self
1991
7.2
My American Grandson
as Jiao Li
1991
6.0
佳人有约
1991
0.0
Gigolo and Whore
as Chung Siu-Hung
1991
0.0
The Illustrated Guide to Hong Kong Stars
1991
0.0
Days of Being Wild
as Leung Fung-ying
1990
7.3
Queen's Bench III
as Ms Chen
1990
6.0
When the Sun Shines
1990
0.0
She Shoots Straight
as Huang Chia-Ling
1990
6.5
Fate In Our Hands
1989
0.0
China White
as Yen
1989
6.1
I Am Sorry
as Carol Cheung
1989
5.8
Return of the Lucky Stars
as Banana Tso
1989
6.4
Looking Back in Anger
as Ni Chujun
1989
10.0
Here Comes A Hero
1989
0.0
Four Loves
as Cheng Hsiao-Chuan
1989
0.0
The Shanghai Conspiracy
1989
9.0
Lucky Guys
as Tam Wing Lin
1989
6.0
City Warriors
as Mak Ying-ying
1988
7.0
Heart to Hearts
as Alex's Friend
1988
0.0
柠檬丈夫
as 曾海恩
1988
0.0
7½ Detectives
as Mrs. Koo
1988
0.0
My Father's Son
1988
7.0
Profiles of Pleasure
as Miss Chu
1988
0.0
Behind Silk Curtains
1988
10.0
The Romancing Star II
as Fong Fong
1988
4.3
Police Cadet 1988
as 张嘉汶
1987
7.0
Project A Part II
as Carina
1987
7.1
Fate Takes A Hand
1987
0.0
Rich and Famous
as Lau Po Yee
1987
6.3
Tragic Hero
as Lau Po Yee
1987
5.8
The Turbulent Decade
1986
0.0
Armour of God
as Member of The Losers Band
1986
7.0
Naughty Boys
as Bonnie
1986
5.1
The Feud of Two Brothers
as Lin Yueming
1986
9.0
The Tough Fight
1985
0.0
The Yang's Saga
as Princess Chai
1985
7.8
Take Care Your Highness
1985
0.0
Middle Aged Fancy
1985
7.0
The Young Wanderer
1985
0.0
Police Cadet
as 張嘉汶 (Carmen) Cheung Ka Man
1984
7.0
The Duke of Mount Deer
as Fong Yee
1984
7.0
Rainbow Round My Shoulder
as 医护人员
1984
0.0
Hero Without Tears - II
1984
9.0
Pau Kung
1984
0.0
The Clones
1984
0.0
射雕英雄传
as 華箏婢女
1983
8.0
Mystery Beyond
1976
0.0
歷年TVB台慶經典回顧
1968
0.0