The Diary of Evelyn Lau is a 1994 Canadian television film directed by Sturla Gunnarsson and starring Sandra Oh as Evelyn Lau, a teenager who runs away from home and becomes a drug-addicted prostitute, later writing a book about her experiences. The film was shot in Vancouver, British Columbia. The film is based on Runaway: Diary of a Street Kid, a novel by Evelyn Lau.