Carina Lau

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Carina Lau Kar-ling (; born 8 December 1965) is a Hong Kong actress and singer. She started her acting career at TVB, before achieving success with her girl-next-door roles in the 1980s' Hong Kong 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 won Best Actress at the Nantes Three Continents Festival for ''Days of Being Wild'' (1990), at the Golden Rooster Awards for ''Curiosity Kills the Cat'' (2006), and at the Hong Kong Film Awards for ''Detective Dee and the Mystery of the Phantom Flame'' (2011). Provided by Wikipedia