Carina Lau
Actress

Carina Lau Net Worth

Carina Lau is an actress and producer born in Suzhou, Jiangsu, China. She moved to Hong Kong at the age of 14 and had to learn Cantonese in order to be accepted into the TVB actors training program. She graduated in 1983 and launched her acting career as a contract basic actress for TVB. She gained recognition for her starring role in the hit series Looking Back in Anger and was approached by film jobs consistently. She found her dream role in Days of Being Wild and was in the spotlight for her performance. Over the course of the 90s, she worked mostly on dramas and comedies and chose daring dramatic roles. Towards the late 90s, she reduced her work in films due to a decline in the industry. She has since become the spokesperson for numerous fashion and cosmetic labels and has starred in over 60 films, TV series and plays. Her performance in the low-budget Chinese thriller Curiosity Kills the Cat garnered her the best reviews of her career.
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Age, Biography and Wiki

Who is it? Actress, Producer
Birth Day December 08, 1965
Birth Place  Suzhou, Jiangsu, China, China
Age 57 YEARS OLD
Birth Sign Capricorn
Chinese name 刘嘉玲 (simplified)
Pinyin Liú Jiālíng (Mandarin)
Jyutping Lau4 Gaa1-ling4 (Cantonese)
Origin Hong Kong
Ethnicity Han
Alma mater Kiangsu-Chekiang College
Occupation Actress Singer
Years active 1984–present
Genre(s) Mandopop
Instrument(s) Vocals
Label(s) EMI (1994–1996) Carina Lau Studio (present)
Spouse(s) Tony Leung Chiu-wai (m. 2008)
Ancestry Rong County, Yulin, Guangxi, China

💰 Net worth

Carina Lau, a renowned actress and producer in China, is expected to have a net worth ranging from $100,000 to $1 million by the year 2024. With her exceptional talent and extensive contributions to the industry, Lau has solidified her place in the entertainment world. Her versatility and skill have earned her numerous accolades and a loyal fan base. As she continues to excel in her craft, her net worth is projected to grow even further, showcasing her remarkable success in the realm of acting and production.

Biography/Timeline

1965

Lau was born in Suzhou, China, in 1965. She moved to Hong Kong at the age of fifteen, and joined TVB's acting classes.

1984

Lau made her on-screen debut in The Duke of Mount Deer (1984). She skyrocketed to fame following her role as a wealthy heiress in one of Hong Kong's most-watched ever series, Looking Back In Anger (1989).

1989

Lau then expanded to films. She was nominated at the Hong Kong Film Award for Best Actress for her role in Her Beautiful Life Lies (1989). She received acclaim for her role in Days of Being Wild (1991), one of her many collaborations with film Director Wong Kar-wai. Despite being embroiled in tabloid scandals, Lau's impressive turn as vivacious cabaret Dancer in the film put the focus back onto her talent. She continued to showcase her versatility with impressive performances in martial arts epic Saviour of the Soul (1991), biopic Center Stage (1991), cross-dressing comedy He's a Woman, She's a Man (1994) and offbeat romance Gigolo and Whore (1994). Following parts in the wuxia classic Ashes of Time (1994) and James Bond pastiche Forbidden City Cop (1997), Lau once again attracted the attention of various awards juries with her measured portrayals of bisexual silk factory owner Wan in Intimates (1997) and a prostitute in 19th Century epic Flowers of Shanghai (1998).

1990

In 1990, during the filming of Days of Being Wild, Lau was abducted for several hours, and topless photos of her were taken. At the time, local papers, through Reuters news agency, reported that Lau was kidnapped, though a police report was not filed. It was believed that the man behind the kidnapping is Albert Yeung, a successful businessman with whom Lau was having a financial dispute. Leung has said that Lau never wanted to talk about what happened in those missing hours with anyone, including him.

2002

The nude photos revealed the Actress in distress. Massive protests and petitions were held by fellow Hong Kong entertainers, and media ethics by Hong Kong tabloids and gossip magazines were questioned. The magazine was shut down in November 2002, only to be resumed in late 2003. Mong, the publisher of the photo who is 52 years old as of 2009, received a 5-month jail sentence after pleading guilty in December 2008 to publishing obscene photos. Mong now lives in Beijing.

2008

Lau revealed in 2008 that she was abducted by four men working for a triad boss, as "punishment" for having refused a film offer. She said that she had not been taken advantage of during her two-hour ordeal.

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