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 Movies

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Young Detective Dee: Rise of the Sea Dragon (2013)

Action Adventure Crime

Ambitious judge Dee Renjie arrives at the imperial capital with dreams of ascending the prosecution ranks. His ambitions collide with a more pressing crisis: a mysterious sea creature terrorizes the...

Score 6.3

Detective Dee and the Mystery of the Phantom Flame (2010)

Action Adventure Drama

When two of Wu Zetian's most trusted advisors perish in an inexplicable blaze, the ambitious future empress makes a calculated gamble. She springs Di Renjie, a disgraced detective languishing in...

Score 6.6

2046 (2004)

Drama Romance Science Fiction

Wong Kar-wai traces the emotional debris of a writer's heart after losing the only woman who mattered. Retreating into a science fiction narrative he's crafting, he finds himself entangled with...

Score 7.2

Ashes of Time (1994)

Action Drama

In a sun-scorched wasteland, a disillusioned broker peddles violence to the lovelorn and vengeful. Ouyang Feng has transformed his own romantic devastation into a business, matching killers with those desperate...

Score 7.1

Frequently Asked Questions

What are the highest-rated movies starring Carina Lau? +

According to aggregate user scores, the absolute best titles starring Carina Lau are Young Detective Dee: Rise of the Sea Dragon, Detective Dee and the Mystery of the Phantom Flame, and 2046.

How many movies and TV shows has Carina Lau starred in? +

Our database currently features a comprehensive filmography of 4 titles starring Carina Lau, ranging from their earliest roles to the newest releases.

Are the movies starring Carina Lau worth watching? +

Yes! The overall filmography starring Carina Lau maintains a strong average user rating of 6.8 out of 10 across all tracked titles.