Carina Lau
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- This is a Chinese name; the family name is Lau (劉).
| Carina Lau | ||||||||||
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| Chinese name | 劉嘉玲 (Traditional) | |||||||||
| Chinese name | 刘嘉玲 (Simplified) | |||||||||
| Pinyin | Liú Jiālíng (Mandarin) | |||||||||
| Jyutping | Lau4 Gaa1ling4 (Cantonese) | |||||||||
| Ancestry | Rongxian, Guangxi | |||||||||
| Born | December 8, 1965 Suzhou, China |
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| Occupation | actress, singer | |||||||||
| Genre(s) | Mandopop | |||||||||
| Label(s) | EMI | |||||||||
| Spouse(s) | Tony Leung Chiu-Wai (July 21, 2008 - ) |
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Carina Lau Kar-ling (born December 8, 1965 in Suzhou, Jiangsu, China with family roots in Rongxian, Guangxi, China) is a Hong Kong actress. She was especially notable in the 1980s for her girl-next-door type roles in films.[1]
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[edit] Biography
Lau was born in Suzhou, China in 1965. She emigrated to Hong Kong at the age of fifteen, and joined TVB acting classes.[2]
She has been in a relationship with Tony Leung Chiu-Wai since 1989. The couple married on July 21, 2008 at the Uma Paro resort in Bhutan in front of about 100 guests.[3] 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.[4] The wedding itself cost more than HK$30 million and Lau's 12 carat Cartier wedding ring is worth over HK$10 million.[5] They have been a celebrity couple for 19 years.[6] Guests included singer Faye Wong who performed for them on their special day. Hong Kong director Wong Kar-Wai also directed the ceremony.[6] They were also introduced to Bhutanese royalty by fellow actor Eric Tsang.[7] Other guests include Stanley Kwan and Brigitte Lin. The hotel was also heavily guarded to keep the paparazzi away.[8]
The wedding created a media frenzy in Hong Kong, with companies spending hundreds of thousands of dollars to pursue the wedding party.[9]
[edit] TVMART
She is currently the CEO of Hong Kong's TVMART channel. Since being appointed as executive president, she is not expected to continue as CEO for longer than seven months, due to a loss of 40 million Taiwan Dollars.[10]
As for the reasons of the company's downward operation, Hong Kong residents are not used to shopping via television and also, the shopping channel invited hosts from the serious news channel, two of which made it a failure.[10]
Hong Kong actress Carina Lau was invited to be CEO because the company coveted her fame and influence. Carina told the media that because she was not educated and never ended high school, the decisions made by her might have some negative influence on the company.[10]
[edit] Incidents
[edit] 1990 abduction
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.[1] [11] It was believed that the man behind the kidnapping is a show business entrepreneur 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.[12]
Lau revealed in 2008 that she was abducted by four men working for a triad boss, as "punishment" for having refused a film offer.[2] She said that she had not been taken advantage of during her two-hour ordeal.[13] Despite her claims, there has been video and photographic evidence of her being molested by one of the gang members during her abduction. Sources say that she has not mentioned her encounter, for triads had been very active at that time. One of the reasons why Lau never wanted to talk about what happened was because it was simply degrading and inhumane.
[edit] 2002 East Week magazine photo incident
Naked pictures of Carina Lau were published in the October 30, 2002 East Week magazine issue.[14] About 12 years earlier lau was kidnapped by triads who punished her for refusing to take part in a film they were funding.[15][14]
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.[15] The magazine was shut down in November 2002, only to be resumed in late 2003.[1][16] 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.[14] Mong now lives in Beijing.[14]
[edit] Filmography
As actress
- Detective Dee (2010)
- Curiosity Kills the Cat (2006)
- 2046 (2004)
- Itchy Heart (2004)
- Sex and the Beauties (2004)
- Infernal Affairs III (2003)
- Infernal Affairs II (2003)
- Mighty Baby (2002)
- La Brassiere (2001)
- Cop Shop Babes (2001)
- Love Generation Hong Kong (1998)
- Flowers of Shanghai (1998)
- Intimates (1997)
- Who's the Woman, Who's the Man (1996)
- Forbidden City Cop (1996)
- He's a Woman, She's a Man (1994)
- Gigolo and Whore (1994)
- Ashes of Time (1994)
- C'est la vie, mon chéri (1994)
- Crazy Hong Kong (1993)
- Deadful Melody (1993)
- Rose, Rose, I Love You (1993)
- Lady Super Cop (1993)
- Lover of the Swindler (1993)
- The Eagle Shooting Heroes (1993)
- Shadow Cop (1993)
- Legend of Prince (1993)
- He Ain't Heavy, He's My Father (1993)
- Love on the Rooftops (1993)
- Lord of East China Sea 2 (1993)
- The Night Rider (1992)
- Lord of East China Sea (1992)
- Girls Without Tomorrow 1992 (1992)
- Love: Now You See It... Now You Don't (1992)
- Saviour of Souls (1992)
- Centre Stage (1992)
- City Warriors (1991)
- The Banquet (1991)
- Days of Being Wild (1991)
- Queen's Bench III (1990)
- She Shoots Straight (1990)
- Dragon Versus Phoenix (1990)
- My American Grandson (1990)
- Looking Back In Anger (1989)
- Return of the Lucky Star (1989)
- China White (1989)
- Four Loves (1989)
- Her Beautiful Life Lies (1989)
- The Romancing Star II (1988)
- Four Lovers (1988)
- Profile of Pleasure (1988)
- Jackie Chan's Project A2 (1987)
- Rich and Famous 2 (1987)
- Rich and Famous (1987)
- Scared Stiff (1987)
- Armour of God (1987)
- Naughty Boys (1986)
- The Duke of Mount Deer (1984)
As crew
- Forbidden City Cop Costume Designer (1996)
[edit] Discography
- My Real Love 真情流露 (Mandarin with Tony Leung) (1994)
- Believe in Love 相信愛情 (1995?)
- Cooling Love 情冷卻 (1999)
- Sadly & the Rose 《無免怨嗟》—電視劇《多桑與紅玫瑰》主題歌 (TV Soundtrack with Anita Mui) (2001)[17]
[edit] Awards, as actress, include
- Best Actress : Golden Bauhinia Awards (Ji Sor) (2008)
[edit] References
- ^ a b c Edition.cnn. "Edition.cnn." Media shakeup after topless shots. Retrieved on 2008-02-17.
- ^ a b Clara Mak (19 July 2008). "Lau tells of kidnap". South China Morning Post.
- ^ Vivienne Chow (22 July 2008). "After 20 years, stars wed in royal style". South China Morning Post. pp. C1.
- ^ Why Tony, Carina nuptials in Bhutan
- ^ http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/southeastasia/view/361767/1/.html
- ^ a b Channelnewsasia.com. "Channelnewsasia.com." Tony Leung and Carina Lau tie the knot in Bhutan. Retrieved on 2008-07-21.
- ^ Straitstimes. "Straitstimes." Royal treatment for bridal couple. Retrieved on 2008-07-21.
- ^ CCTV. "CCTV." Leung-Lau wedding photo unveiled. Retrieved on 2008-07-21.
- ^ International Herald Tribune. "IHT." Actors' wedding leads to Hong Kong media frenzy. Retrieved on 2008-07-22.
- ^ a b c Chinadaily. "Chinadaily." Carina Lau to be short-lived CEO. Retrieved on 2008-02-17.
- ^ AFP (29 August 2006). "HK celebrities protest secret filming of pop star". Channel News Asia. http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/afp_asiapacific/view/227511/1/.html. Retrieved on 2008-02-17.
- ^ Karen Durbin (August 7, 2005). "Still in the Mood for a Collaboration". New York Times. http://www.nytimes.com/2005/08/07/movies/07durb.html?_r=1&oref=slogin.
- ^ "Triads made me pose in the nude: HK star Carina Lau". The Straits Times. July 13, 2008. http://justwoman.asiaone.com/Just%2BWoman/News/Celebrities/Story/A1Story20080713-76398.html. Retrieved on 2007-07-19.
- ^ a b c d SCMP. "SCMP." Editor jailed for publishing obscene photo of kidnapped actress. Retrieved on 2009-05-12.
- ^ a b Taipeitimes. "Taipeitimes." Journalism requires ethics: expert. Retrieved on 2008-02-17.
- ^ English sina. "English sina." Hong Kong police arrest suspect in connection with racy star photos case. Associated press. Retrieved on 2008-02-17.
- ^ Carinalaukl. "Carinaluakl." Carina Lau music. Retrieved on 2008-02-18.
