Carina Lau

Carina Lau represents, for me, the enduring glamour of Hong Kong's golden cinematic era. Rising from TVB and breaking through with girl-next-door roles in the 1980s, she has since commanded the screen with imperial authority, never more so than as Wu Zetian in Tsui Hark's Detective Dee films. That range, from approachable charm to towering empress, signals a rare emotional bandwidth. Being named among Tatler's Most Influential in Hong Kong in both 2023 and 2024 confirms she remains vital decades on. I am drawn to performers who grow more magnetic with age, and Lau embodies that hard-won, unfading allure.

Name (English)

Carina Lau

Name (Japanese)

カリーナ・ラウ

Reading

かりーな・らう

Born

December 8, 1965 (age 60)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Sagittarius / Snake

Origin

Suzhou, People's Republic of China

Occupation

singer / film actor / actor

University

Kiangsu-Chekiang College

Awards & achievements

• 2023 Tatler Most Influential Hong Kong
• 2024 Tatler Most Influential Hong Kong

• Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/carinalau1208/
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carina%20Lau
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%AB%E3%83%AA%E3%83%BC%E3%83%8A%E3%83%BB%E3%83%A9%E3%82%A6
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q706219

Tags

• singer
• film actor
• actor

Last updated

2026-06-21

Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.