Karena Lam
Encyclopedia
Karena Lam is a Hong Kong
based award-winning actress and singer, born in Vancouver
, British Columbia
, Canada
.
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 recent months she has been taking on much more challenging roles, as witnessed in the 2005 horror film Home Sweet Home
, where she plays an insane and horribly deformed "phantom" monster who kidnaps a boy from his genetic mother to claim as its own, and was nominated for major awards again.
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Hong Kong
Hong Kong is one of two Special Administrative Regions of the People's Republic of China , the other being Macau. A city-state situated on China's south coast and enclosed by the Pearl River Delta and South China Sea, it is renowned for its expansive skyline and deep natural harbour...
based award-winning actress and singer, born in Vancouver
Vancouver
Vancouver is a coastal seaport city on the mainland of British Columbia, Canada. It is the hub of Greater Vancouver, which, with over 2.3 million residents, is the third most populous metropolitan area in the country,...
, British Columbia
British Columbia
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, Canada
Canada
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.
Career
Karena was working at her Vancouver family restaurant when she was discovered by a talent scout from TaiwanTaiwan
Taiwan , also known, especially in the past, as Formosa , is the largest island of the same-named island group of East Asia in the western Pacific Ocean and located off the southeastern coast of mainland China. The island forms over 99% of the current territory of the Republic of China following...
in 1993, at age fifteen. The scout persuaded her to fly to Taiwan that Christmas
Christmas
Christmas or Christmas Day is an annual holiday generally celebrated on December 25 by billions of people around the world. It is a Christian feast that commemorates the birth of Jesus Christ, liturgically closing the Advent season and initiating the season of Christmastide, which lasts twelve days...
, 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
July Rhapsody
July Rhapsody is a 2001 Hong Kong film directed by Ann Hui. The film follows Lam Yiu-Kwok , a Hong Kong secondary school teacher, and explores his struggles with midlife crisis, marriage and seduction by a female adolescent student...
directed by Ann Hui
Ann Hui
Ann Hui On-Wah is a Hong Kong film director, film producer and occasional screenwriter, one of the most critically acclaimed amongst the Hong Kong New Wave.-Early life:...
(at the 2002 Hong Kong Film Awards
Hong Kong Film Awards
The Hong Kong Film Awards , founded in 1982, are the most prestigious film awards in Hong Kong and among the most respected in mainland China and Taiwan. Award ceremonies are held annually, typically in April. The Awards recognize achievement in all aspects of filmmaking, such as directing,...
) and for Inner Senses
Inner Senses
Inner Senses is a 2002 Hong Kong psychological horror film directed by Law Chi-leung and starring Leslie Cheung and Karena Lam. The film explores themes on hallucination, clinical depression, psychological trauma and suicide. It is also the last film Leslie Cheung acted in before he committed...
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 recent months she has been taking on much more challenging roles, as witnessed in the 2005 horror film Home Sweet Home
Home Sweet Home (2005 film)
Home Sweet Home is a 2005 Hong Kong horror film directed by Cheang Pou-soi, starring Shu Qi, Karena Lam and Alex Fong.-Plot:May moves into a new apartment complex with her family. Her young son goes missing not long after they have settled in...
, where she plays an insane and horribly deformed "phantom" monster who kidnaps a boy from his genetic mother to claim as its own, and was nominated for major awards again.
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 2002 | Tiramisu Tiramisu (film) Tiramisu is a 2002 Chinese fantasy romantic film directed by Dante Lam. It stars Nicholas Tse with Karena Lam in their first film together.... 戀愛行星 |
Jane Chan | |
| Inner Senses Inner Senses Inner Senses is a 2002 Hong Kong psychological horror film directed by Law Chi-leung and starring Leslie Cheung and Karena Lam. The film explores themes on hallucination, clinical depression, psychological trauma and suicide. It is also the last film Leslie Cheung acted in before he committed... 異度空間 |
Cheung Yan | Nominated - Hong Kong Film Award for Best Actress Hong Kong Film Award for Best Actress The Hong Kong Film Award for Best actress is an annual Hong Kong industry award presented to an actress for the best performance by an actress in a leading role.-Records:-1980s:*1982 Kara Hui - My Young Auntie as Cheng Tai-Nan... |
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| July Rhapsody July Rhapsody July Rhapsody is a 2001 Hong Kong film directed by Ann Hui. The film follows Lam Yiu-Kwok , a Hong Kong secondary school teacher, and explores his struggles with midlife crisis, marriage and seduction by a female adolescent student... 男人四十 |
Choy-Lam | Hong Kong Film Award for Best Supporting Actress Hong Kong Film Award for Best Supporting Actress The Hong Kong Film Award for Best Supporting Actress is an annual Hong Kong industry award presented to an actress for the best performance by an actress in a supporting role.-History:... Hong Kong Film Award for Best New Performer Hong Kong Film Award for Best New Performer The Hong Kong Film Award for Best New Performer is an annual Hong Kong industry award presented to an actor or actress for the best performance by a new artist... Golden Horse Award for Best New Performer Golden Horse Award for Best Supporting Actress Golden Bauhinia Award for Best Supporting Actress |
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| 2003 | Heroic Duo Heroic Duo Heroic Duo is a 2003 Hong Kong action film produced and directed by Benny Chan and starring Leon Lai, Ekin Cheng and Francis Ng.-Plot:Ken Li Wen-Kin is a senior member of the Hong Kong Police Force. He has an egocentric and overpowering personality. He is intolerant of mistakes, his underlings and... 雙雄 |
Brenda | |
| Truth or Dare: 6th Floor Rear Flat Truth or Dare: 6th Floor Rear Flat Truth or Dare: 6th Floor Rear Flat is a 2003 Hong Kong movie directed by Barbara Wong, starring an ensemble cast featuring Karena Lam, Candy Lo, Juno Mak, Teresa Carpio, Roy Chow, Laurence Chou, and Edwin Siu... 六樓后座 |
Karena | ||
| The Floating Landscape The Floating Landscape The Floating Landscape is a 2003 Hong-Kong film directed by Carol Lai Miu-suet , produced by Stanley KWAN Kam-Pang and Sylvain Bursztejn, Arthur Wong Ngok-Tai... 戀之風景 |
Maan | Nominated - Hong Kong Film Award for Best Actress Hong Kong Film Award for Best Actress The Hong Kong Film Award for Best actress is an annual Hong Kong industry award presented to an actress for the best performance by an actress in a leading role.-Records:-1980s:*1982 Kara Hui - My Young Auntie as Cheng Tai-Nan... |
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| 2004 | Six Strong Guys 六壯士 |
Ding Ding | |
| Super Model 我要做Model |
Karena | ||
| Koma KOMA (film) KOMA is a 2009 Austrian film written and directed by Ludwig Wüst.The film premiered at the Moscow International Film Festival in 2009. It received critical acclaim particularly in the French Canadian press.... 救命 |
Suen Ling | Nominated - Hong Kong Film Award for Best Actress Hong Kong Film Award for Best Actress The Hong Kong Film Award for Best actress is an annual Hong Kong industry award presented to an actress for the best performance by an actress in a leading role.-Records:-1980s:*1982 Kara Hui - My Young Auntie as Cheng Tai-Nan... |
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| 2005 | Home Sweet Home Home Sweet Home (2005 film) Home Sweet Home is a 2005 Hong Kong horror film directed by Cheang Pou-soi, starring Shu Qi, Karena Lam and Alex Fong.-Plot:May moves into a new apartment complex with her family. Her young son goes missing not long after they have settled in... 怪物 |
Yim Hung | Nominated - Hong Kong Film Award for Best Actress Hong Kong Film Award for Best Actress The Hong Kong Film Award for Best actress is an annual Hong Kong industry award presented to an actress for the best performance by an actress in a leading role.-Records:-1980s:*1982 Kara Hui - My Young Auntie as Cheng Tai-Nan... |
| Mob Sister Mob Sister Mob Sister is a 2005 Hong Kong action film, directed by Wong Ching-Po and starring Karena Lam, Simon Yam and Eric Tsang.-Plot:In the macho triad world where heroes are molded from blood, brawn and brains, what place is there for a defenseless girl? The only exception to the rule is if you earn... 阿嫂傳奇 |
Nova | Nominated - Hong Kong Film Award for Best Supporting Actress Hong Kong Film Award for Best Supporting Actress The Hong Kong Film Award for Best Supporting Actress is an annual Hong Kong industry award presented to an actress for the best performance by an actress in a supporting role.-History:... |
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| It Had to Be You! It Had to Be You! It Had to Be You! is a 2005 romantic comedy, filmed and set in Hong Kong, starring Ekin Cheng, Karena Lam, and Eric Tsang.-Plot:It Had to Be You is a light romantic comedy, sweet and touching. Ekin and Karena appear as lovers on the silver screen for the third time after Heroic Duo and The... 後備甜心 |
Jill | ||
| 2007 | Anna & Anna 安娜與安娜 |
Anna/Siyu | |
| Kidnap 綁架 |
Lam Hiu-yeung | ||
| 2006 | Silk Silk (2006 film) Silk is a 2006 Taiwanese horror film directed by Su Chao-Bin. It was screened out of competition at the 2006 Cannes Film Festival.-Plot:... 詭絲 |
Wei | |
| 2008 | Claustrophobia Claustrophobia (2009 film) Claustrophobia is an 2008 Hong Kong romantic drama film directed by Ivy Ho.-Synopsis:Pearl has quietly fallen in love with her boss Tom , who’s married with a family. Without warning, Tom asks Pearl to interview for another job. Wounded, Pearl demands that Tom terminate her. The gauntlet has been... 親密 |
Pearl | Ming Pao Ming Pao Ming Pao is a Chinese language newspaper published by Ming Pao Group in Hong Kong. In the 1990s, Ming Pao established four overseas branches in North America, each provides independent reporting on local news and collect local advertisements. Currently, only the two Canadian editions remain: Ming... Anniversary Award for Outstanding Actress in Film Nominated - Hong Kong Film Award for Best Actress Hong Kong Film Award for Best Actress The Hong Kong Film Award for Best actress is an annual Hong Kong industry award presented to an actress for the best performance by an actress in a leading role.-Records:-1980s:*1982 Kara Hui - My Young Auntie as Cheng Tai-Nan... Nominated - Golden Horse Award for Best Actress |
| Candy Rain Candy Rain (film) Candy Rain , also known as Huā Chīle Nā Nǚhái , is a 2008 Taiwanese film directed by Chen Hung-I .- Plot :Candy Rain is a romantic drama which combines four intimate, lyrical tales exploring the range of women loving women in contemporary Taiwan... 花吃了那女孩 |
Ricky | ||
| Fit Lover Fit Lover Fit Lover is a 2008 Chinese romantic comedy directed by Zhang Jianya. It is the sequel to Zhang's 2007 film Call for Love. In the previous film, a divorced man must choose between a dozen women. In Fit Lover, the main protagonist, played by Karena Lam, must choose between several leading... 愛情呼叫轉移2 |
Nie Bing | ||
| Happy Funeral 六樓后座2家屬謝禮 |
(cameo) | ||
| 2010 | Lover's Discourse | Nominated - Ming Pao Ming Pao Ming Pao is a Chinese language newspaper published by Ming Pao Group in Hong Kong. In the 1990s, Ming Pao established four overseas branches in North America, each provides independent reporting on local news and collect local advertisements. Currently, only the two Canadian editions remain: Ming... Anniversary Award for Outstanding Actress in Film |
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| 2010 | Don Quixote Don Quixote (2010 film) Don Quixote is a 2010 Chinese and Hong Kong film directed by Ah Gan based on Miguel de Cervantes' 17th-century novel. It was promoted as China's first fully 3-D film.-Cast:* Guo Tao as Tang Fanghai * Wang Gang as Sang Qiu... |
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