Carina Lau
| Carina Lau | |
|---|---|
| Chinese name | 劉嘉玲 (traditional) |
| Chinese name | 刘嘉玲 (simplified) |
| Pinyin | Liú Jiālíng (Mandarin) |
| Jyutping | Lau4 Gaa1-ling4 (Cantonese) |
| Origin | Hong Kong |
| Born |
8 December 1965 Suzhou, Jiangsu, China |
| Occupation | Actress, singer |
| Genre(s) | Mandopop |
| Label(s) | EMI |
| Spouse(s) | Tony Leung Chiu-wai (2008-) |
| Ancestry | Rong County, Yulin, Guangxi |
Carina Lau Kar-ling (born 8 December 1965) is a Chinese actress and singer. She holds citizenship from China (Hong Kong) and Canada. She was especially notable in the 1980s for her girl-next-door type roles in films. Lau started her acting career in TVB, where she met fellow actor Tony Leung Chiu-wai who became her boyfriend in 1989. The couple wed in 2008.
Lau was born in Suzhou, China, in 1965. She moved to Hong Kong at the age of fifteen, and joined TVB's acting classes.
She has been in a relationship with Tony Leung Chiu-wai since 1989. The couple married on 21 July 2008 at the Uma Paro resort in Bhutan in front of about 100 guests. According to Ming Pao Daily News, Faye Wong took the couple to India to visit the 17th Karmapa, together with her husband, actor Li Yapeng. They had an audience with the Karmapa, who suggested Bhutan as a wedding venue. The wedding itself cost more than HK$30 million and Lau's 12-carat (2.4 g) Cartier wedding ring is worth over HK$10 million. They have been a celebrity couple for 19 years. Guests included singer Faye Wong who performed for them on their special day. Hong Kong director Wong Kar-wai also directed the ceremony. They were introduced to Bhutanese royalty by fellow actor Eric Tsang. Other guests include Stanley Kwan and Brigitte Lin. The hotel was also heavily guarded to keep the paparazzi away.
The wedding created a media frenzy in Hong Kong, with companies spending hundreds of thousands of dollars to pursue the wedding party.
She was executive president of Hong Kong's TVMART channel, but was replaced by the board after a loss of 40 million Taiwan Dollars. She told the media that because she had no education, the decisions made by her had some negative influences on the company.
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