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Karena Lam

Taiwanese actress

Karena Lam
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Taiwanese actress

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Karena Lam (; born 17 August 1978) is a Taiwanese Canadian actress and singer based in Taiwan and Hong Kong.

In October 1995, Lam released her debut album Karena (有點想). In 2015, she won the Best Actress award at the Golden Horse Awards for her role in Zinnia Flower, making her the first person to have won all of the following three Golden Horse awards: Best Lead Actress, Best Supporting Actress and Best New Performer.

Early life and career

Lam was born in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, to a father from Hong Kong and a Taiwanese-Japanese mother.

Lam is a Hong Kong–based actress and winner of three Golden Horse Awards. Lam's first film was Sing Kei Lok Yeuk Kui (Saturday Appointment), a 1996 Adult Thriller film directed by Sam Ho Shu-Pui.

Lam is also an artist, curator and ambassador of Le French May. As the curator of Le French May 2017 "Celebration of the Arts", she handpicked a selection of iconic French movies for this cinema programme. Exhibitions she curated include Inoue Yuichi Solo Exhibition 'Hana' (at agnes b.'s LIBRAIRIE GALERIE, Hong Kong) and Watanabe Mayumi Solo Exhibition 'Send in the Clowns' (Librairie Galerie at K11 Art Mall, Hong Kong).

Personal life

Lam married Yuen Kim Wai, an advertising director, in June 2010. Lam has two daughters, Kayla (b. 2010) and Sofie (b. 2013). Lam and Yuen divorced in 2023.

Discography

  • Karena (1995)
  • Unrequited Love (1999)
  • Midinight PM 11:30 (2003)
  • Dating (2004)

Filmography

Films

This is a partial list of films.

YearTitleRoleNotes
2002TiramisuJane Chan
Inner SensesCheung Yan
July RhapsodyChoy-Lam
2003Heroic DuoBrenda
Truth or Dare: 6th Floor Rear FlatKarena
The Floating LandscapeMaan
2004Six Strong GuysDing Ding
Super ModelKarena
KomaSuen Ling
2005Home Sweet HomeYim Hung
Mob SisterNova
It Had to Be You!Jill
2007Anna & AnnaAnna/Siyu
KidnapLam Hiu-yeung
2006SilkWei
2008ClaustrophobiaPearl
Candy RainRicky
Fit LoverNie Bing
Happy FuneralCameo
2010Lover's DiscourseNancy
Don Quixote
Let the Wind Carry Me
2015Dragon BladeKarena
Keeper of Darkness
Zinnia FlowerMin
2016Heaven in the DarkMichelle Chan
2017The LiquidatorWei Wei
2019IntegrityShirley Kong
The White Storm 2 - Drug LordsFung
Declared Legally DeadLing
2021American GirlWang Li-li (Lily)
2024Daughter's DaughterEmma

Awards and nominations

YearAwardCategoryNominated workResult
200221st Hong Kong Film AwardsBest Supporting ActressJuly Rhapsody
Best New Performer
39th Golden Horse AwardsBest Supporting Actress
Best New Performer
2003Golden Bauhinia AwardsBest Supporting Actress
200322nd Hong Kong Film AwardsBest ActressInner Senses
200423rd Hong Kong Film AwardsBest ActressThe Floating Landscape
200524th Hong Kong Film AwardsBest ActressKoma
200625th Hong Kong Film AwardsBest ActressHome Sweet Home
Best Supporting ActressMob Sister
2008Ming Pao Anniversary AwardOutstanding Actress in FilmClaustrophobia
45th Golden Horse AwardsBest Leading Actress
200928th Hong Kong Film AwardsBest Actress
2010Ming Pao Anniversary AwardOutstanding Actress in FilmLover's Discourse
201552nd Golden Horse AwardsBest Leading ActressZinnia Flower
201635th Hong Kong Film AwardsBest ActressHeaven in the Dark
202158th Golden Horse AwardsBest Leading ActressAmerican Girl

References

References

  1. 周郁蘋. "遭認是港星 林嘉欣：我拿中華民國護照". 中時新聞網.
  2. DRIMA CHAKRABORTY. "'Loving conclusion': Actress Karena Lam and director husband announce divorce". AsiaOne.
  3. NICOLE LEE. "林嘉欣：「女人不需要依附在別人身上，只有自己才能完整自己。」". ELLE TW.
  4. "Taiwan's Karena Lam wins Golden Horse best lead actress". The Central News Agency.
  5. (April 2003). "Interview Karena Lam".
  6. (September 16, 2016). "Actress Karena Lam is Living the Life Artistic".
  7. "Karena Lam Ka-Yan".
  8. "Karena Lam gives birth to 2nd daughter".
  9. Lim, Ruey Yan. (2023-10-11). "Actress Karena Lam says monetary disputes not the reason for her divorce". The Straits Times.
  10. "Hong Kong Film Awards: Stephen Chow's Record-Breaking 'The Mermaid' Picks Up 8 Nominations". [[The Hollywood Reporter]].
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