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Carina Lau
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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
Armour of God
1986
Infernal Affairs III
2003
Detective Dee and the Mystery of the Phantom Flame
2010
Let the Bullets Fly
2010
From Vegas to Macau III
2016
Warriors of Future
2022
Project A Part II
1987
Days of Being Wild
1990
Dynasty Warriors
2021
Infernal Affairs II
2003
Forbidden City Cop
1996
The Eagle Shooting Heroes
1993
2046
2004
Ashes of Time
1994
Detective Dee: The Four Heavenly Kings
2018
Center Stage
1991
Young Detective Dee: Rise of the Sea Dragon
2013
Flowers of Shanghai
1998
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