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 Lau started her acting career in TVB, where she encountered fellow actor Tony Leung Chiu-Wai who had been her boyfriend since 1989. The couple wedded in 2008. 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 hu *** and, 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 (2.4 g) 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] TVMART She was executive president of Hong Kong's TVMART channel, but was replaced by the board after a loss of 40 million Taiwan Dollars.[10] Carina told the media that because she had no education, the decisions made by her had some negative influences on the company.[10] Incidents[edit] 1990 abductionIn 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 Albert Yeung, a successful busines *** an 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] 2002 East Week magazine photo incident Naked pictures of Carina Lau were published in the October 30, 2002, East Week magazine issue, 12 years after Lau was kidnapped by triads who punished her for refusing to take part in a film they were funding.[14][15] 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] Awards Best Actress : Golden Bauhinia Awards (Ji Sor) (2008)
刘嘉玲的父亲刘桂明终年66岁，祖籍广西容县妙阳村，是泰国华侨，年少时家人因遭泰国当局 *** ，于1955年逃难返广州，在当地读书，并以优异成绩高中毕业，随后到苏州工作，曾从事画画。 1964年刘桂明与苏州才女王馥梅结婚，并生下刘嘉玲与次子刘嘉勇，1976年刘桂明从内地来港定居，当时曾任职银行职员，至1978年接妻子及儿女来港一家团聚。虽然刘嘉玲小时候曾与父亲分隔异地，但一家感情十分融洽，加入娱乐圈后，嘉玲曾表示家庭是其精神支柱，父亲更是她一生中最重要的男人。
中文名: 刘嘉玲 外文名: CarinaLau 国籍: 中国 民族: 汉 出生地: 江苏苏州 出生日期: 1965年12月8日 职业: 演员 毕业院校: 苏浙公学 代表作品: 《阿飞正传》,《自梳》,《烟雨红船》,《海上花》 主要成就: 第16届金鸡百花电影节影后 星座: 射手座 身高: 167cm 语言: 普通话、粤语、吴语、英语 丈夫: 梁朝伟 偶像: 奥黛丽·赫本、罗伯托·巴乔
