Carina Lau

Awards & Honours

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Carina Lau's career is marked by a series of remarkable achievements. She is one of the few actresses to win top acting honors at three different international and national award ceremonies: the Nantes Three Continents Festival, the Golden Rooster Awards, and the Hong Kong Film Awards. Her portrayal of Empress Wu Zetian in the Detective Dee franchise has become iconic, and she has maintained a successful career for over 40 years, a rarity in the industry. Her longevity and versatility make her a true legend of Hong Kong cinema.

AwardsCarina Lau has won three major Best Actress awards: the Nantes Three Continents Festival for Days of Being Wild (1990), the Golden Rooster Award for Curiosity Kills the Cat (2006), and the Hong Kong Film Award for Detective Dee and the Mystery of the Phantom Flame (2010).

Honours & Distinctions

30 Years as SK-II Brand Ambassador

SK-II·2026

Celebrated three decades as the face of the skincare brand, a rare long-term partnership in the beauty industry.

Magazine Covers

Prestige Hong Kong

2026-05

Carina Lau on Aging Well and 30 Years with SK-II

Records & Feats

Longest-running brand ambassador for SK-II

Career Milestone·2026

Carina Lau has been the face of SK-II for 30 years, one of the longest celebrity endorsements in the beauty industry.