- Known For
- Acting
- Born
- August 17, 1978
- Place of Birth
- Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Karena Lam Kar-Yan
Karena was working at her Vancouver family restaurant when she was discovered by a talent scout from Taiwan in 1993, at age fifteen. The scout persuaded her to fly to Taiwan that Christmas, alone, for a singing audition in the hope of securing a professional contract. The audition was a success and she released two albums, her debut album in 1995 and her second album later in 1999. However both were met with modest success. Her film debut in 2002 changed all this and propelled her to real stardom. Karena starred in three successful Hong Kong films in the same year, winning the awards of Best Supporting Actress and Best New Performer for her role in July Rhapsody directed by Ann Hui (at the 2002 Hong Kong Film Awards) and for Inner Senses by Lo Chi Leung (at the Taiwan Golden Horse Awards), gaining her recognition as a talented young actress and marking the start of her film career. In …
Filmography
tvThe Season
2026 · Fiona Hext
movieWorth the Wait
2025 · Teresa
movieBeyond the Sin
2025 · Bo Kwan
movieDaughter's Daughter
2024 · Emma
movieTales of Taipei
2024 · Yu (segment "Breeder")
movieCustoms Frontline
2024 · Athena Siu
movieTales from the Occult: Body and Soul
2023
movieRed Line
2023 · Wang Le's wife
movieMan on the Edge
2022 · Mrs Lam
movieAmerican Girl
2021 · Lily Wang
movieBad Acting
2020
movieLegally Declared Dead
2019 · Shum Chi Ling
movieThe White Storm 2: Drug Lords
2019 · Chow Man-fung
movieIntegrity
2019 · Kong Suet Yee
movieThe Liquidator
2017 · Wei Wei
movieHeaven in the Dark
2016 · Michelle
movieKeeper of Darkness
2015 · Fatt's Mother
movieZinnia Flower
2015 · Ming
movieDragon Blade
2015
tvKeep Running
2014
movieLover's Discourse
2010 · Nancy
movieDon Quixote
2010 · Sang Cuihua
movieLet the Wind Carry Me
2009 · Self
movieFit Lover
2008 · Nie Bing
movieClaustrophobia
2008 · Pearl
movieCandy Rain
2008 · Ricky
movieHappy Funeral
2008 · Karena
movieAnna & Anna
2007 · Anna / Siyu
movieKidnap
2007 · Lam Hiu Yeung
movieSilk
2006 · Wei
tvOn the Road (Sr. 1)
2006
movieHome Sweet Home
2005 · Yim Hung
movieMob Sister
2005 · Nova
movieIt Had To Be You
2005 · Jill
movieSix Strong Guys
2004 · 丁丁
movieSuper Model
2004 · Inspector Karena Zhang
movieKoma
2004 · Suen Ling
Moon Wall
movieMoon Wall
2004
movieThe Floating Landscape
2003 · Maan
movieHeroic Duo
2003 · Brenda
movieTruth or Dare : 6th Floor Rear Flat
2003 · Karena
movieTiramisu
2002 · Jane Chan
movieInner Senses
2002 · Cheung Yan
movieJuly Rhapsody
2002 · Woo Choy-lam
tvGolden Horse Awards
1962 · Self
movie1971
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