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Joan Chen

Acting 64 years old Shanghai, China ★ 2.2
Born: April 26, 1961

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.

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Known For

Secrets from Another Place: Creating Twin Peaks
Secrets from Another Place: Creating Twin Peaks 2007
All God's Children Can Dance
All God's Children Can Dance Evelyn 2008
Twin Peaks
Twin Peaks Jocelyn Packard 1989
Lust, Caution
Lust, Caution Mrs. Yee 2007
Steel Justice
Steel Justice Nicole Loa 1992

Filmography

Acting Credits (113)

Remarkably Bright Creatures
Remarkably Bright Creatures 2026
Montreal, My Beautiful
Montreal, My Beautiful Feng Xia 2026
Oh. What. Fun.
Oh. What. Fun. Jeanne Wang-Wasserman 2025
The Wedding Banquet
The Wedding Banquet May Chen 2025
Dìdi (弟弟)
Dìdi (弟弟) Chungsing Wang 2024
A Murder at the End of the World
A Murder at the End of the World Lu Mei 2023
The Heart
The Heart Fang Zhuqing 2023
Under the Light
Under the Light He Xiuli 2023
Hachiko
Hachiko Li Jiazhen 2023
Logic Paralyzes the Heart
Logic Paralyzes the Heart Cyborg #1 2022
Breathe
Breathe 2021
Ava
Ava Toni 2020
The Way to World Culture
The Way to World Culture 2020
Tigertail
Tigertail Yuan 2020
Sheep Without a Shepherd
Sheep Without a Shepherd La Wen 2019
My Brilliant Masters
My Brilliant Masters 2019
The 40th Anniversary of Chinese Film Since China's Reform and Opening-Up
The 40th Anniversary of Chinese Film Since China's Reform and Opening-Up 2018
The House That Never Dies II
The House That Never Dies II 医生 2017
The One
The One 汤母·柯露思 2017
Wonderland
Wonderland Susan 2017
鲁豫有约一日行
鲁豫有约一日行 2016
Thirteen Talks
Thirteen Talks 2016
Critical Lifeline
Critical Lifeline Xin Zhou 2016
Cairo Declaration
Cairo Declaration 2015
Nature Is Speaking
Nature Is Speaking Sky / Tiankong 2015
Lady of the Dynasty
Lady of the Dynasty Consort Wu 2015
You Are My Sunshine
You Are My Sunshine 2015
旗
旗 2015
Marco Polo
Marco Polo Empress Chabi 2014
For Love or Money
For Love or Money Xu's mother 2014
Twin Peaks: The Missing Pieces
Twin Peaks: The Missing Pieces Josie Packard 2014
Meng's Palace
Meng's Palace 2013
Serangoon Road
Serangoon Road Patricia Cheng 2013
White Frog
White Frog Irene Young 2013
Swordsman
Swordsman Yue Lingshan 2013
Swordsman
Swordsman Dongfang Bubai 2013
Heroes of Sui and Tang Dynasties
Heroes of Sui and Tang Dynasties Empress Wenxian of Sui 2012
Double Xposure
Double Xposure Dr. Hao 2012
Let It Be
Let It Be 2012
Passion Island
Passion Island Joanna 2012
Hemingway & Gellhorn
Hemingway & Gellhorn Madame Chiang Kai Shek 2012
1911
1911 Longyu 2011
Color Me Love
Color Me Love 2010
Love in Disguise
Love in Disguise Joan 2010
Journey to the West
Journey to the West Guanyin 2010
To Whom It May Concern: Ka Shen's Journey
To Whom It May Concern: Ka Shen's Journey Herself 2010
Mao’s Last Dancer
Mao’s Last Dancer Niang 2009
人到中年
人到中年 2009
All God's Children Can Dance
All God's Children Can Dance Evelyn 2008
24 City
24 City Xiao Hua 2008
Fringe
Fringe Reiko 2008
The Leap Years
The Leap Years Li-Ann (age 48) 2008
Shi Qi
Shi Qi 2008
Secrets from Another Place: Creating Twin Peaks
Secrets from Another Place: Creating Twin Peaks 2007
Lust, Caution
Lust, Caution Mrs. Yee 2007
The Sun Also Rises
The Sun Also Rises Dr. Lin 2007
Hollywood Chinese
Hollywood Chinese Self 2007
The Home Song Stories
The Home Song Stories Rose Hong / Hong Meigui 2007
Americanese
Americanese Betty Nguyen 2006
Sunflower
Sunflower Zhang Xiuqing 2005
Cyber Wars
Cyber Wars Madame Ong 2004
Saving Face
Saving Face Ma 2004
Jasmine Women
Jasmine Women Elder Mo 2004
What's Cooking?
What's Cooking? Trinh Nguyen 2000
Purple Storm
Purple Storm Shirley Kwan 1999
In a Class of His Own
In a Class of His Own Linda Ching 1999
Precious Find
Precious Find Camilla Jones 1996
Wild Side
Wild Side Virginia Chow 1996
Judge Dredd
Judge Dredd Dr. Ilsa Hayden 1995
Stallone's Law: The Making of 'Judge Dredd'
Stallone's Law: The Making of 'Judge Dredd' Herself 1995
The Outer Limits
The Outer Limits Major Dara Talif 1995
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child Princess Jade (voice) 1995
The Hunted
The Hunted Kirina 1995
Red Rose White Rose
Red Rose White Rose Wang Jiaohui 1994
On Deadly Ground
On Deadly Ground Masu 1994
Golden Gate
Golden Gate Marilyn Song 1994
Heaven & Earth
Heaven & Earth Mama 1993
Temptation of a Monk
Temptation of a Monk Princess Hong-e - Scarlet / Qing-shou - Violet 1993
Homicide: Life on the Street
Homicide: Life on the Street Elizabeth Wu 1993
Shadow of a Stranger
Shadow of a Stranger Vanessa 1992
Steel Justice
Steel Justice Nicole Loa 1992
Children of the Dragon
Children of the Dragon Jin-Juan 1992
Strangers
Strangers The Girl (Small Sounds and Tilting Shadows) 1992
Turtle Beach
Turtle Beach Minou 1992
Nightmare Cafe
Nightmare Cafe Cafe Customer 1992
Wedlock
Wedlock Noelle 1991
Twin Peaks
Twin Peaks Jocelyn Packard 1990
Twin Peaks
Twin Peaks Josie Packard (archive footage) 1990
Twin Peaks
Twin Peaks Jocelyn Packard 1989
The Blood of Heroes
The Blood of Heroes Kidda 1989
Tales from the Crypt
Tales from the Crypt Connie 1989
Dim Sum Take-Out
Dim Sum Take-Out 1988
The Last Emperor
The Last Emperor Wan Jung 1987
Wiseguy
Wiseguy 1987
Tai-Pan
Tai-Pan May-May 1986
The Night Stalker
The Night Stalker Mai Wing 1986
Goodbye My Hero
Goodbye My Hero 1986
MacGyver
MacGyver Lin 1985
Dim Sum: A Little Bit of Heart
Dim Sum: A Little Bit of Heart Young M.J. Player 1985
Miami Vice
Miami Vice May Ying 1984
Matt Houston
Matt Houston 1982
Knight Rider
Knight Rider Su-Lin 1982
Peking Encounter
Peking Encounter GUIDE 1982
Awakening
Awakening Su Xiaomei 1981
The Little Flower
The Little Flower 赵小花 1979
A Loyal Overseas Chinese Family
A Loyal Overseas Chinese Family 黄思华 1979
Youth
Youth Shen Yamei 1977
Golden Horse Awards
Golden Horse Awards Self 1962
The Oscars
The Oscars Self 1953
Flayer
Flayer
Tonight at Noon
Tonight at Noon Joan
The Evil Inside
The Evil Inside Ho Jen-Jen / "Golden Phoenix"
No Other Love
No Other Love

Directing Credits (6)

Writing Credits (3)

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