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.

Carina Lau is known for work in acting across film and television. New Release currently presents 30 verified screen credits connected to this profile.

Selected work includes CHEF of CHINA (2025), The Blooming Journey (2025), Warriors of Future (2022), Dynasty Warriors (2021), A City Called Macau (2019), The Great Detective (2019), Detective Dee: The Four Heavenly Kings (2018), A Beautiful Moment (2018). The recorded credits span 1994 to 2025, including 25 movies and 5 TV shows.

The filmography below lists available titles, release years and known roles. This profile is updated as additional verified information becomes available.