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Cici Lau

Cici Lau

Actor, also producer

Works as
Actor, also producer
Titles
34 on MovieCove · 46 credits in all
Links
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Known for

TMDB popularity, last 63 days to Oct 26Up 12% in 30 days

What are Cici Lau's films like?

Across their 8 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Survival.

Genres

Drama5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 51st percentile
: browse their Drama movies
Comedy2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 57th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Comedy movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
44%
Survival
30%
Self
11%
Society
10%
Morality
4%
Family bonds6 titles, browse their movies with this themeMental illness2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 8 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Grounded: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their grounded movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 5 · Stylized 2 · Heightened 1

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 1 · Charged 5 · Intense 2

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 2 · Shifting 4 · Whiplash 2

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 4 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 3

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 2 · Even-paced 5 · Relentless 1

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 4 · Engaged 4 · Full focus 0

Affecting: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their affecting movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

A split, not a type: Easy watch 3 · Affecting 1 · Heavy 4

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 5 · Open-ended 3 · Ambiguous 0

Roles they play

2 analyzed roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Melancholic
5
Tense
3
Joyful
2
Hopeful
3
Dread
2
Other
5

How their films linger

Hopeful5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 1 with a twist

  • Happy2
  • Bittersweet5
  • Ambiguous1

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Cici Lau's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 29 of their 34 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (10).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Cici Lau's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

46 credits, 34 with a MovieCove page.

  • Swallowtail & Dragonfly(2026)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Surrender(2025)

    as Mi

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Gingersnap Christmas (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Executive Producer · as Auntie Lieu

  • Interior Chinatown(2024)

    Show 2 episodes · as Mrs. Guo

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all shows

  • Horizon: An American Saga - Chapter 1(2024)

    as Mrs. Hong

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • The Sympathizer(2024)

    Show 1 episode · as Old Lady

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all shows

  • Death and Other Details(2024)

    Show 1 episode · as Fa

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all shows

  • Babylon(2022)

    as Gho Zhu

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • Would It Kill You to Laugh?(2022)

    as Chinese Grandma

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • Loot(2022)

    Show 1 episode · as May

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all shows

  • Tequila Sunset (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    as Jia

  • The Edge of Her Mind Anthology(2022)

    as Barbara (segment "Xin")

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • Ambulance(2022)

    as Woman in Elevator

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • The Missing Twin(2021)

    Producer · as Sergeant Tsu

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • Mondo Hollywoodland(2019)

    as Baker

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • The Last of the Chupacabras (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    as Nainai

  • Paper Tiger(2020)

    as Mrs. Chang

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • The Wolves(2019)

    as Mrs. Chan

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • Spring, Orchid (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    as Hui Lan Zhang

  • S.W.A.T.(2017)

    Show 1 episode · as Mina

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all shows

  • The Jade Pendant(2017)

    as Grandma

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • Metamorphosis (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    as May Wong

  • Love Arcadia(2015)

    as Aunt Mei

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Mantervention(2014)

    as Old Thai Lady

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • Touch (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    as Meifeng

  • Brooklyn Nine-Nine(2013)

    Show 1 episode · as Woman at Mahjong

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all shows

  • Whitney(2011)

    Show 1 episode · as Flower Lady

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all shows

  • Breaking In(2011)

    Show 1 episode · as Mei Wei

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all shows

  • Shameless(2011)

    Show 1 episode · as Mariella

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all shows

  • Burning Palms(2010)

    as Soon Li

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • The League(2009)

    Show 1 episode · as Ming Wu

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all shows

  • Ping Pong Playa(2007)

    as Mrs. Chen

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • Adventures of Johnny Tao(2006)

    as Mama Ling

    Midcredits score: 22nd percentile of all films

  • Chinaman's Chance: America's Other Slaves(2008)

    as Mei Fa

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • Torchwood(2006)

    Show 1 episode · as Chinese Woman

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all shows

  • Grey's Anatomy(2005)

    Show 1 episode · as Trial Partner #1

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all shows

  • American Fusion (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    as Rose

  • Arrested Development(2003)

    Show 2 episodes · as Bev

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows

  • 10-8: Officers on Duty (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Show 1 episode · as Cleaners Owner

  • Legally Blonde(2001)

    as LA Nail Technician

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • The Michael Richards Show (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Show 1 episode · as Woman #2

  • Strong Medicine (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Show 1 episode · as Mrs. Hong

  • ER(1994)

    Show 1 episode · as Mrs. An

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all shows

  • Talkin' Dirty After Dark(1991)

    as Chinese Waitress

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • Chowmein Holiday (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as May

  • Inheritors (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Waipo

Career shape

Star power in the 80th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 45 titles, 43 of them dated from 1991 to 2025; peak year 2021.

Biggest box office

The Wolves (2019)

$26K worldwide

Highest rated

The Wolves (2019)

Midcredits 88th

Most popular right now

Swallowtail & Dragonfly (2026)

Film career

19912025

Peak 2021 · at the high point of their film career. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting45 of 45: 44 only acting, 1 with another role · typical Midcredits score54thProducing1 of 45: 0 only producing, 1 with another role

By decade

1990s2 · acting2000s12 · acting2010s12 · acting2020s17 · 17 acting · 1 crew

Billing

usually 21st · top billed in 0% of 6 roles

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30.

How do Cici Lau's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 51st percentile, the median of all 20; across their 8 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 49th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

49thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 8

Approval · how many liked their films

54thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 8

Reach · how many have seen their films

36thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 8

Midcredits score across 34 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up10
  • 50th to 74th10
  • 25th to 49th10
  • Below 25th4

Shape of the crowd

11 of their 34 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved4
  • Loved with Detractors1
  • Divisive5
  • Cult Classic4
  • Crowd Pleaser11
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed8

Most divisive · actor

Chinaman's Chance: America's Other Slaves (2008)

97th percentile spread · 33% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

The Wolves (2019)

Midcredits 88th · 76% liked

Reviewers score the acting 65/100 in their films, across 6 reviewed titles; fans 81, detractors 24. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Who does Cici Lau work with?

People who share at least 2 of Cici Lau's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Julia Jay Pierrepont III shares the most, 2.

Directors

Actors

Cinematographers and editors

Producers