Karena Lam Kar-Yan

Personal Info

Know For

Acting

Gender

Female

Birthday

1978-08-17 (47 years old)

Place of Birth

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Karena Lam Kar-Yan

Biography

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 ...

Acting

2023

Red Line

as Wang Le's wife

2021

American Girl

as Lily Wang

2006

Silk

as Wei

2025

Beyond the Sin

as Bo Kwan

2004

Koma

as Suen Ling

2002

Tiramisu

as Jane Chan

2007

Anna & Anna

as Anna / Siyu

2008

Fit Lover

as Nie Bing

2005

2010

2003

Heroic Duo

as Brenda

2010

Don Quixote

as Sang Cuihua

2002

July Rhapsody

as Woo Choy-lam

2002

Inner Senses

as Cheung Yan

2025

2022

Man on the Edge

as Mrs Lam

2007

Kidnap

as Lam Hiu Yeung

2005

Mob Sister

as Nova

2004

Super Model

as Inspector Karena Zhang

2024

Tales of Taipei

as Yu (segment "Breeder")

2005

Home Sweet Home

as Yim Hung

2008

Candy Rain

as Ricky

2008

2024

Customs Frontline

as Athena Siu

2015

2008

Happy Funeral

as Karena

2015

Keeper of Darkness

as Fatt's Mother

2016

2017

The Liquidator

as Wei Wei

2019

2019

Integrity

as Kong Suet Yee

2019

Legally Declared Dead

as Shum Chi Ling

2004

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