Karena Lam
Karena Lam (Chinese: 林嘉欣; pinyin: Lín Jiāxīn; Cantonese Yale: Làm Gāyān; born 17 August 1978) is a Taiwanese Canadian, actress and singer based in Hong Kong. In 2015, she won the Best Actress award at the Golden Horse Awards for her role in Zinnia Flower, making her the first person ever to have won all of the following three Golden Horse awards: Best Lead Actress, Best Supporting Actress and Best New Performer.[1]
Karena Lam | |||||||
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Born | Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada | 17 August 1978||||||
Occupation | Actress, singer | ||||||
Years active | 1996–present | ||||||
Awards | Hong Kong Film Awards – Best New Performer 2002 July Rhapsody Best Supporting Actress 2002 July Rhapsody Golden Bauhinia Awards – Best Supporting Actress 2003 July Rhapsody Golden Horse Awards – Best New Performer 2002 July Rhapsody Best Supporting Actress 2002 July Rhapsody Best Actress 2015 Zinnia Flower | ||||||
Chinese name | |||||||
Traditional Chinese | 林嘉欣 | ||||||
Simplified Chinese | 林嘉欣 | ||||||
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Early life
On 17 August 1978, Lam was born in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
Career
Lam is a Hong Kong based actress, artist, curator and ambassador of Le French May, as well as winner of three Golden Horse Awards. As the curator of Le French May 2017 "Celebration of the Arts", she handpicked a selection of iconic French movies for this cinema programme. She is passionate in promoting art in Hong Kong and believes that every individual could connect with art in a very personal way. 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's father is from Hong Kong, while her mother is a Japanese–Chinese from Taiwan.[2]
Filmography
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2002 | Tiramisu | Jane Chan | |
Inner Senses | Cheung Yan | Nominated – Hong Kong Film Award for Best Actress | |
July Rhapsody | Choy-Lam | Hong Kong Film Award for Best Supporting Actress Hong Kong Film Award for Best New Performer Golden Horse Award for Best New Performer Golden Horse Award for Best Supporting Actress Golden Bauhinia Award for Best Supporting Actress | |
2003 | Heroic Duo | Brenda | |
Truth or Dare: 6th Floor Rear Flat | Karena | ||
The Floating Landscape | Maan | Nominated – Hong Kong Film Award for Best Actress | |
2004 | Six Strong Guys | Ding Ding | |
Super Model | Karena | ||
Koma | Suen Ling | Nominated – Hong Kong Film Award for Best Actress | |
2005 | Home Sweet Home | Yim Hung | Nominated – Hong Kong Film Award for Best Actress |
Mob Sister | Nova | Nominated – Hong Kong Film Award for Best Supporting Actress | |
It Had to Be You! | Jill | ||
2007 | Anna & Anna | Anna/Siyu | |
Kidnap | Lam Hiu-yeung | ||
2006 | Silk | Wei | |
2008 | Claustrophobia | Pearl | Ming Pao Anniversary Award for Outstanding Actress in Film Nominated – Hong Kong Film Award for Best Actress Nominated – Golden Horse Award for Best Actress |
Candy Rain | Ricky | ||
Fit Lover | Nie Bing | ||
Happy Funeral | Cameo | ||
2010 | Lover's Discourse | Nancy | Nominated – Ming Pao Anniversary Award for Outstanding Actress in Film |
Don Quixote | |||
Let the Wind Carry Me | |||
2015 | Dragon Blade | Karena | |
Keeper of Darkness | |||
Zinnia Flower | Min | Golden Horse Award for Best Actress | |
2016 | Heaven in the Dark | Michelle Chan | Nominated – Hong Kong Film Award for Best Actress[3] |
2017 | The Liquidator | Wei Wei | |
2019 | Integrity | Shirley Kong | |
The White Storm 2 - Drug Lords | Fung | ||
Declared Legally Dead | Ling |
References
- "Taiwan's Karena Lam wins Golden Horse best lead actress". The Central News Agency. Retrieved 27 November 2015.
- "Interview Karena Lam". cinemasie.com.
- "Hong Kong Film Awards: Stephen Chow's Record-Breaking 'The Mermaid' Picks Up 8 Nominations". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 6 March 2017.