Karena Lam

Karena Lam
Lam interviewed by am730 in 2019
Born (1978-08-17) 17 August 1978 (age 46)
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Citizenship
Occupations
  • Actress
  • singer
Years active1995–present
Spouse
Steve Yuen
(m. 2010; div. 2023)
[2]
Children2
AwardsHong Kong Film AwardsBest New Performer
2002 July Rhapsody
Best Supporting Actress
2002 July Rhapsody

Golden Bauhinia AwardsBest Supporting Actress
2003 July Rhapsody

Golden Horse AwardsBest New Performer
2002 July Rhapsody
Best Supporting Actress
2002 July Rhapsody
Best Actress
2015 Zinnia Flower

Musical career
OriginTaiwan
Genres
Chinese name
Chinese
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinLín Jiāxīn
Yue: Cantonese
JyutpingLam4 Gaa1 Jan1
Southern Min
Hokkien POJLîm Ka-him
Lam at Victoria Park in Hong Kong

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).[3] 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.[4]

  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 (in Chinese (Taiwan)). Retrieved 6 October 2023.
  2. ^ DRIMA CHAKRABORTY. "'Loving conclusion': Actress Karena Lam and director husband announce divorce". AsiaOne. Retrieved 6 October 2023.
  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 (in Chinese (Taiwan)). Retrieved 6 October 2023.
  4. ^ "Taiwan's Karena Lam wins Golden Horse best lead actress". The Central News Agency. Retrieved 27 November 2015.