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 studied with French pedagogue and master clown Philippe Gaulier at École Philippe Gaulier.
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. archived
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. Year Title Role Notes/ 2002 Tiramisu Jane Chan Inner Senses Cheung Yan July Rhapsody Choy-Lam 2003 Heroic Duo Brenda Truth or Dare: 6th Floor Rear Flat Karena The Floating Landscape Maan 2004 Six Strong Guys Ding Ding Super Model Karena Koma Suen Ling 2005 Home Sweet Home Yim Hung Mob Sister Nova It Had to Be You! Jill 2007 Anna & Anna Anna/Siyu Kidnap Lam Hiu-yeung 2006 Silk Wei 2008 Claustrophobia Pearl Candy Rain Ricky Fit Lover Nie Bing Happy FuneralCameo 2010 Lover's Discourse Nancy Don Quixote Let the Wind Carry Me 2015 Dragon Blade Karena Keeper of Darkness Zinnia Flower Min 2016 Heaven in the Dark Michelle Chan 2017 The Liquidator Wei Wei 2019 Integrity Shirley Kong The White Storm 2 - Drug Lords Fung Declared Legally DeadLing2021 American Girl Wang Li-li (Lily) 2024 Daughter's Daughter Emma Customs Frontline Athena Siu
Awards and nominations Year Award Category Nominated work Result200221st Hong Kong Film AwardsBest Supporting ActressJuly RhapsodyBest New Performer39th Golden Horse AwardsBest Supporting ActressBest New Performer2003Golden Bauhinia AwardsBest Supporting Actress200322nd Hong Kong Film AwardsBest ActressInner Senses200423rd Hong Kong Film AwardsBest ActressThe Floating Landscape200524th Hong Kong Film AwardsBest ActressKoma200625th Hong Kong Film AwardsBest ActressHome Sweet HomeBest Supporting ActressMob Sister2008Ming Pao Anniversary AwardOutstanding Actress in FilmClaustrophobia45th Golden Horse AwardsBest Leading Actress200928th Hong Kong Film AwardsBest Actress2010Ming Pao Anniversary AwardOutstanding Actress in FilmLover's Discourse201552nd Golden Horse AwardsBest Leading ActressZinnia Flower201635th Hong Kong Film AwardsBest ActressHeaven in the Dark202158th Golden Horse AwardsBest Leading ActressAmerican Girl References
External links
Karena Lam at Chinesemov.com