Name
Joan Chen
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1961-04-26 (65 years old)
Place of Birth
Shanghai, China
Biography
Joan Chong Chen (born April 26, 1961) is a Chinese American actress, film director, screenwriter and film producer. She became famous in China for her performance in the 1979 film Little Flower and came to international attention for her performance in the 1987 Academy Award-winning film The Last Emperor. She is also known for her roles in Twin Peaks, Red Rose White Rose, Saving Face and The Home Song Stories, and for directing the feature film Xiu Xiu: The Sent Down Girl.
Known For
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Through unlikely bonds formed during night shifts at a local aquarium, Tova, an elderly wi...
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A dramatic history of Pu Yi, the last of the Emperors of China, from his lofty birth and b...
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Young teen girl Xiu Xiu is sent away to a remote corner of the Sichuan steppes for manual ...
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In a dystopian future where Judges maintain law and order by acting as judge, jury, and ex...
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Writer Ernest Hemingway begins a romance with fellow scribe Martha Gellhorn....
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A polyptych of interconnected stories in different time-zones, shifting between a Yunnan v...
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Near the beginning of the Tang dynasty, in 7th century China, General Shi Yan-sheng is tri...
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Claire Clauster is the glue that holds her chaotic, lovable family together at the holiday...
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Famous from an incredibly young age, DMH (Wang Lee Hom) has only ever known a celebrity po...
- 1991 Wedlock as Noelle
- 1987 The Last Emperor as Wan Jung
- 2007 Lust, Caution as Mrs. Yee
- 1989 The Blood of Heroes as Kidda
- 1993 Heaven & Earth as Mama
- 1995 Judge Dredd as Dr. Ilsa Hayden
- 1995 The Hunted as Kirina
- 1996 Wild Side as Virginia Chow
- 1994 On Deadly Ground as Masu
- 2004 Cyber Wars as Madame Ong
- 2009 Mao’s Last Dancer as Niang
- 1999 In a Class of His Own as Linda Ching
- 2021 Breathe
- 1986 Tai-Pan as May-May
- 2008 24 City as Xiao Hua
- 2023 Hachiko as Li Jiazhen
- 2005 Sunflower as Zhang Xiuqing
- 1994 Golden Gate as Marilyn Song
- 1996 Precious Find as Camilla Jones
- 2004 Jasmine Women as Elder Mo
- 2010 Love in Disguise as Joan
- 1993 Temptation of a Monk as Princess Hong-e - Scarlet / Qing-shou - Violet
- 2010 Color Me Love
- 2007 The Sun Also Rises as Dr. Lin
- 2004 Saving Face as Ma
- 2011 1911 as Longyu
- 2000 What's Cooking? as Trinh Nguyen
- 2007 Hollywood Chinese as Self
- 2008 The Leap Years as Li-Ann (age 48)
- 2012 Passion Island as Joanna
- 1985 Dim Sum: A Little Bit of Heart as Young M.J. Player
- 2013 White Frog as Irene Young
- 2013 笑傲江湖 as Dongfang Bubai
- 2013 笑傲江湖 as Yue Lingshan
- 2006 Americanese as Betty Nguyen
- 1994 Red Rose White Rose as Wang Jiaohui
- 2012 Double Xposure as Dr. Hao
- 1979 A Loyal Overseas Chinese Family as 黄思华
- 1987 The Night Stalker as Mai Wing
- 2007 Secrets from Another Place: Creating Twin Peaks as Self
- Soon Flayer
- 2007 The Home Song Stories as Rose Hong / Hong Meigui
- 2015 Lady of the Dynasty as Consort Wu
- 1992 Turtle Beach as Minou
- 2014 For Love or Money as Xu's mother
- 1986 Goodbye My Hero
- 1999 Purple Storm as Shirley Kwan
- 1992 Shadow of a Stranger as Vanessa
- 2024 Dìdi (弟弟) as Chungsing Wang
- 1988 Dim Sum Take-Out
- 1981 Awakening as Su Xiaomei
- 1979 The Little Flower as 赵小花
- 2025 The Wedding Banquet as May Chen
- 2025 Oh. What. Fun. as Jeanne Wang-Wasserman
- 2016 Critical Lifeline as Xin Zhou
- 2012 Hemingway & Gellhorn as Madame Chiang Kai Shek
- 2012 Let It Be
- 1992 Steel Justice as Nicole Loa
- 1989 Twin Peaks as Jocelyn Packard
- 2014 Twin Peaks: The Missing Pieces as Josie Packard
- 2010 To Whom It May Concern: Ka Shen's Journey as Herself
- 2017 The House That Never Dies II as 医生
- 2017 The One as 汤母·柯露思
- 2008 All God's Children Can Dance as Evelyn
- 1995 Stallone's Law: The Making of 'Judge Dredd' as Herself
- 2020 Ava as Toni
- 1992 Strangers as The Girl (Small Sounds and Tilting Shadows)
- Soon Tonight at Noon as Joan
- 2019 Sheep Without a Shepherd as La Wen
- 2020 Tigertail as Yuan
- 2023 Under the Light as He Xiuli
- 1977 Youth as Shen Yamei
- 1982 Peking Encounter as GUIDE
- 2026 Montreal, My Beautiful as Feng Xia
- 2026 Remarkably Bright Creatures as Janice Kim
- Soon The Evil Inside as Ho Jen-Jen / "Golden Phoenix"
- 2015 Cairo Declaration
- 2015 You Are My Sunshine
- 2015 旗
- 2008 Shi Qi
- 2017 Wonderland as Susan
- 2022 Logic Paralyzes the Heart as Cyborg #1
- 2026 No Other Love as Ms. Miao
- Soon The Making of Dìdi
- 1990 Twin Peaks ( 30 episodes ) as Jocelyn Packard
- 1989 Tales from the Crypt ( 1 episode ) as Connie
- 2020 The Way to World Culture ( 12 episodes )
- 1985 MacGyver ( 1 episode ) as Lin
- 1992 Nightmare Cafe ( 1 episode ) as Cafe Customer
- 1993 Homicide: Life on the Street ( 1 episode ) as Elizabeth Wu
- 1987 Wiseguy ( 1 episode )
- 1992 Children of the Dragon ( 4 episodes ) as Jin-Juan
- 1982 Matt Houston ( 1 episode )
- 1953 The Oscars ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 2014 Marco Polo ( 20 episodes ) as Empress Chabi
- 2013 Meng's Palace ( 40 episodes )
- 2013 Serangoon Road ( 10 episodes ) as Patricia Cheng
- 1995 The Outer Limits ( 1 episode ) as Major Dara Talif
- 2023 A Murder at the End of the World ( 7 episodes ) as Lu Mei
- 2008 Fringe ( 1 episode ) as Reiko
- 2010 Journey to the West ( 52 episodes ) as Guanyin
- 2018 The 40th Anniversary of Chinese Film Since China's Reform and Opening-Up ( 1 episode )
- 1982 Knight Rider ( 1 episode ) as Su-Lin
- 1995 Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child ( 1 episode ) as Princess Jade (voice)
- 1962 Golden Horse Awards ( 3 episodes ) as Self
- 1990 Twin Peaks ( 1 episode ) as Josie Packard (archive footage)
- 2009 人到中年 ( 33 episodes )
- 2015 Nature Is Speaking ( 1 episode ) as Sky / Tiankong
- 2012 Heroes of Sui and Tang Dynasties ( 68 episodes ) as Empress Wenxian of Sui
- 1984 Miami Vice ( 2 episodes ) as May Ying
- 2016 鲁豫有约一日行 ( 1 episode )
- 2023 The Heart ( 78 episodes ) as Fang Zhuqing
- 2019 My Brilliant Masters ( 1 episode )
- 2016 Thirteen Talks ( 1 episode )
- 1982 American Playhouse ( 1 episode ) as Mei Lai
- 1982 American Playhouse ( 1 episode ) as Young Mahjong Player
- 1982 American Playhouse ( 1 episode ) as Marilyn Song
