Karena Lam
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Lam attending the 37th Tokyo International Film Festival in October 2024 | |||||||||||||||
| Born | 17 August 1978 Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada | ||||||||||||||
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| Years active | 1995–present | ||||||||||||||
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Steve Yuen
(m. 2010; div. 2023) | ||||||||||||||
| Children | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| 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 | ||||||||||||||
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| Origin | Taiwan | ||||||||||||||
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| Chinese | 林嘉欣 | ||||||||||||||
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Karena Lam (Chinese: 林嘉欣; pinyin: Lín Jiāxīn; Jyutping: Lam4 Gaa1 Jan1; Cantonese Yale: Làm Gāyān; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Lîm Ka-him; 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.