Carina Lau

Biography

Carina Lau is an actress born December 8, 1965, who moved to Hong Kong at 14 and graduated from the TVB actors training program in 1983. She started as a TVB contract actress in ornamental parts, then the hit series Looking Back in Anger established her as a leading lady. She received a Hong Kong best actress nomination for the low-budget dramedy I Am Sorry in 1989. Wong Kar Wai cast her as a sexy, volatile showgirl in Days of Being Wild (1990) opposite Leslie Cheung and Maggie Cheung. During the 1990s she worked steadily in dramas and comedies and became known for troubled women, including a provocative role in Intimates. Later she reduced film work as scripts and the industry declined, appeared in a Taiwan period series and a Hong Kong stage play, and after a long involvement in 2046 left her in support, she gained her best reviews for the low-budget thriller Curiosity Kills the Cat.

Movie Career

Films: 19
Career span: 36 years1986 to 2022

Genres

Action68%, 13 films
Drama47%, 9 films
Comedy42%, 8 films
Adventure32%, 6 films
Crime21%, 4 films

First and latest

Carina Lau movies on Netflix

Warriors of Future2022IMDb rating 5.6as Colonel Tam Bing
Detective Dee: The Four Heavenly Kings2018IMDb rating 6.3as Wu Zetian
Young Detective Dee: Rise of the Sea Dragon2013IMDb rating 6.4as Wu Zetian
Detective Dee: Mystery of the Phantom Flame2010IMDb rating 6.6as Empress Wu Zetian
Let the Bullets Fly2010IMDb rating 7.3as Mrs. Ma
Infernal Affairs III2003IMDb rating 6.8as Mary Hon
Flowers of Shanghai1998IMDb rating 7.3as Pearl
Forbidden City Cop1996IMDb rating 6.9as Kar-Ling
Who's the Woman, Who's the Man?1996IMDb rating 6.5as Rose
Ashes of Time1994IMDb rating 7.0as Peach Blossom
Deadful Melody1994IMDb rating 6.3as Tam Yuet-Wah
He's a Woman, She's a Man1994IMDb rating 7.3as Rose
Crazy Hong Kong1993IMDb rating 4.4as Shirley
Lord Of East China Sea II1993IMDb rating 6.9as Ms. Liu
The Eagle Shooting Heroes1993IMDb rating 6.9as Chou Po-tung
The Evil Cult1993IMDb rating 6.4as No-mercy
Days of Being Wild1990IMDb rating 7.4as Leung Fung-ying
Project A: Part II1987IMDb rating 7.0as Beattie
Armour of God1986IMDb rating 6.9as Member of The Losers

Best known for

The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.

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Days of Being Wild1990 Crime, Drama, Romanceas Leung Fung-ying
IMDb rating 7.429K votes
Ashes of Time1994 Action, Dramaas Peach Blossom
IMDb rating 7.018K votes
Let the Bullets Fly2010as Mrs. Ma
IMDb rating 7.315K votes
Project A: Part II1987as Beattie
IMDb rating 7.013K votes
Detective Dee: Mystery of the Phantom Flame2010as Empress Wu Zetian
IMDb rating 6.612K votes
Detective Dee: The Four Heavenly Kings2018as Wu Zetian
IMDb rating 6.33.4K votes
Warriors of Future2022as Colonel Tam Bing
IMDb rating 5.68.5K votes
Forbidden City Cop1996as Kar-Ling
IMDb rating 6.95.2K votes

Most often with

Hark Tsui directed three of these films, Kar-Wai Wong two and Jackie Chan two. Two actors appear in five of them each. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.

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Tony Chiu Wai Leung

Leslie Cheung

Maggie Cheung

Andy Lau

Tony Leung Ka-fai

Tony Ka Fai Leung

Hark TsuiDirector, 3 films

Kar-Wai WongDirector, 2 films

Jackie ChanDirector, 2 films

Films together

Tony Chiu Wai Leung5 films together, 1990 to 2003
Tony Chiu Wai Leung's page
- Infernal Affairs III2003IMDb rating 6.8Lau as Mary HonLeung as Chan Wing Yan
- Flowers of Shanghai1998IMDb rating 7.3Lau as PearlLeung as Wang Lingsheng
- Ashes of Time1994IMDb rating 7.0Lau as Peach BlossomLeung as Blind Swordsman
- The Eagle Shooting Heroes1993IMDb rating 6.9Lau as Chou Po-tungLeung as Ou-yang Feng
- Days of Being Wild1990IMDb rating 7.4Lau as Leung Fung-yingLeung as Chow Mo-wan
Leslie Cheung5 films together, 1990 to 1996
Leslie Cheung's page
- Who's the Woman, Who's the Man?1996IMDb rating 6.5Lau as RoseCheung as Sam Koo Gai Ming
- Ashes of Time1994IMDb rating 7.0Lau as Peach BlossomCheung as Ou-yang Feng
- He's a Woman, She's a Man1994IMDb rating 7.3Lau as RoseCheung as Sam Koo Gai Ming
- The Eagle Shooting Heroes1993IMDb rating 6.9Lau as Chou Po-tungCheung as HuangYao-shih
- Days of Being Wild1990IMDb rating 7.4Lau as Leung Fung-yingCheung as Yuddy
Maggie Cheung4 films together, 1987 to 1994
Maggie Cheung's page
- Ashes of Time1994IMDb rating 7.0Lau as Peach BlossomCheung as The Woman
- The Eagle Shooting Heroes1993IMDb rating 6.9Lau as Chou Po-tungCheung as Imperial Master
- Days of Being Wild1990IMDb rating 7.4Lau as Leung Fung-yingCheung as Su Li-zhen
- Project A: Part II1987IMDb rating 7.0Lau as BeattieCheung as Yesan
Andy Lau3 films together, 1990 to 2010
Andy Lau's page
- Detective Dee: Mystery of the Phantom Flame2010IMDb rating 6.6Lau as Empress Wu ZetianLau as Detective Dee
- Infernal Affairs III2003IMDb rating 6.8Lau as Mary HonLau as Inspector Lau Kin Ming
- Days of Being Wild1990IMDb rating 7.4Lau as Leung Fung-yingLau as Tide
Tony Leung Ka-fai3 films together, 1993 to 2010
Tony Leung Ka-fai's page
- Detective Dee: Mystery of the Phantom Flame2010IMDb rating 6.6Lau as Empress Wu ZetianKa-fai as Shatuo Zhong
- Ashes of Time1994IMDb rating 7.0Lau as Peach BlossomKa-fai as Huang Yaoshi / Eastern Heretic
- The Eagle Shooting Heroes1993IMDb rating 6.9Lau as Chou Po-tungKa-fai as Duan Zhixing
Tony Ka Fai Leung3 films together, 1993 to 2010
Tony Ka Fai Leung's page
- Detective Dee: Mystery of the Phantom Flame2010IMDb rating 6.6Lau as Empress Wu ZetianLeung as Shatuo Zhong
- Ashes of Time1994IMDb rating 7.0Lau as Peach BlossomLeung as Huang Yao-shi
- The Eagle Shooting Heroes1993IMDb rating 6.9Lau as Chou Po-tungLeung as Tuan Wang-yeh
Hark TsuiDirector, 3 films, 2010 to 2018
All films by Hark Tsui
- Detective Dee: The Four Heavenly Kings2018IMDb rating 6.3Lau as Wu Zetian
- Young Detective Dee: Rise of the Sea Dragon2013IMDb rating 6.4Lau as Wu Zetian
- Detective Dee: Mystery of the Phantom Flame2010IMDb rating 6.6Lau as Empress Wu Zetian
Kar-Wai WongDirector, 2 films, 1990 to 1994
All films by Kar-Wai Wong
- Ashes of Time1994IMDb rating 7.0Lau as Peach Blossom
- Days of Being Wild1990IMDb rating 7.4Lau as Leung Fung-ying
Jackie ChanDirector, 2 films, 1986 to 1987
All films by Jackie Chan
- Project A: Part II1987IMDb rating 7.0Lau as Beattie
- Armour of God1986IMDb rating 6.9Lau as Member of The Losers
Also three films together4 more actors
- Jacky Cheung Hok-YauAshes of Time (1994), The Eagle Shooting Heroes (1993) and Days of Being Wild (1990)
- Brigitte LinAshes of Time (1994), Deadful Melody (1994) and The Eagle Shooting Heroes (1993)
- Jacky CheungAshes of Time (1994), The Eagle Shooting Heroes (1993) and Days of Being Wild (1990)
- David Lam WaiDeadful Melody (1994), Lord Of East China Sea II (1993) and Project A: Part II (1987)
When several people share the same number of films, the ones with the most films on Netflix are in the chart.

Box office

What Carina Lau's films earned in cinemas worldwide.

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Combined worldwide box office

$483 million

9 of the 19 films have a worldwide figure.

9Worldwide figure
1US gross only
9Figure not found

Top grosser

Let the Bullets Fly2010Mrs. Ma$105 million

Highest grossing

The eight biggest films earned 99% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.

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Let the Bullets Fly2010as Mrs. Ma
$105M21.7% of the total
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Warriors of Future2022as Colonel Tam Bing
$101M20.9% of the total
3
Young Detective Dee: Rise of the Sea Dragon2013as Wu Zetian
$99M20.5% of the total
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Detective Dee: The Four Heavenly Kings2018as Wu Zetian
$84M17.4% of the total
5
Detective Dee: Mystery of the Phantom Flame2010as Empress Wu Zetian
$52M10.7% of the total
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Project A: Part II1987as Beattie
$19M3.9% of the total
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Armour of God1986as Member of The Losers
$16M3.4% of the total
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Infernal Affairs III2003as Mary Hon
$4.5M0.9% of the total