Acting
Joan Chen
Born 26 April 1961 in Shanghai, China
121 credits
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
Acting 108
- TBATonight at NoonFilmJoan
- TBAFlayerFilm
- 2026Remarkably Bright CreaturesFilmJanice Kim
- 2026Montreal, My BeautifulFilmFeng Xia
- 2026No Other LoveFilmMs. Miao
- 2026The Evil InsideFilmHo Jen-Jen / "Golden Phoenix"
- 2025Oh. What. Fun.FilmJeanne Wang-Wasserman
- 2025The Wedding BanquetFilmMay Chen
- 2025Slow ConversationSeries
- 2024Dìdi (弟弟)FilmChungsing Wang
- 2024The Making of DìdiFilm
- 2023A Murder at the End of the WorldSeriesLu Mei
- 2023HachikoFilmLi Jiazhen
- 2023Under the LightFilmHe Xiuli
- 2022Logic Paralyzes the HeartFilmCyborg #1
- 2021BreatheFilm
- 2020AvaFilmToni
- 2020TigertailFilmYuan
- 2020The Way to World CultureSeries
- 2019Sheep Without a ShepherdFilmLa Wen
- 2019My Brilliant MastersSeries
- 2018The 40th Anniversary of Chinese Film Since China's Reform and Opening-UpSeries
- 2017The OneFilm汤母·柯露思
- 2017The House That Never Dies IIFilm医生
- 2017WonderlandFilmSusan
- 2015Lady of the DynastyFilmConsort Wu
- 2015Nature Is SpeakingSeriesSky / Tiankong
- 2015You Are My SunshineFilm
- 2015Cairo DeclarationFilm
- 2015旗Film
- 2014Marco PoloSeriesEmpress Chabi
- 2014Twin Peaks: The Missing PiecesFilmJosie Packard
- 2014For Love or MoneyFilmXu's mother
- 2013White FrogFilmIrene Young
- 2013Serangoon RoadSeriesPatricia Cheng
- 2013Meng's PalaceSeries
- 2012Hemingway & GellhornFilmMadame Chiang Kai Shek
- 2012Heroes of Sui and Tang DynastiesSeriesEmpress Wenxian of Sui
- 2012Double XposureFilmDr. Hao
- 2012Passion IslandFilmJoanna
- 2012Let It BeFilm
- 20111911FilmLongyu
- 2010Love in DisguiseFilmJoan
- 2010Journey to the WestSeriesGuanyin
- 2010Color Me LoveFilm
- 2010To Whom It May Concern: Ka Shen's JourneyFilmHerself
- 2009Mao’s Last DancerFilmNiang
- 2009人到中年Series
- 2008FringeSeriesReiko
- 200824 CityFilmXiao Hua
- 2008All God's Children Can DanceFilmEvelyn
- 2008The Leap YearsFilmLi-Ann (age 48)
- 2008Shi QiFilm
- 2007Lust, CautionFilmMrs. Yee
- 2007The Sun Also RisesFilmDr. Lin
- 2007The Home Song StoriesFilmRose Hong / Hong Meigui
- 2007Secrets from Another Place: Creating Twin PeaksFilmSelf
- 2007Hollywood ChineseFilmSelf
- 2006AmericaneseFilmBetty Nguyen
- 2005SunflowerFilmZhang Xiuqing
- 2004Saving FaceFilmMa
- 2004Cyber WarsFilmMadame Ong
- 2004Jasmine WomenFilmElder Mo
- 2000What's Cooking?FilmTrinh Nguyen
- 1999Purple StormFilmShirley Kwan
- 1999In a Class of His OwnFilmLinda Ching
- 1996Wild SideFilmVirginia Chow
- 1996Precious FindFilmCamilla Jones
- 1995The Outer LimitsSeriesMajor Dara Talif
- 1995Judge DreddFilmDr. Ilsa Hayden
- 1995The HuntedFilmKirina
- 1995Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every ChildSeriesPrincess Jade (voice)
- 1995Stallone's Law: The Making of 'Judge Dredd'FilmHerself
- 1994On Deadly GroundFilmMasu
- 1994Golden GateFilmMarilyn Song
- 1994Red Rose White RoseFilmWang Jiaohui
- 1993Homicide: Life on the StreetSeriesElizabeth Wu
- 1993Heaven & EarthFilmMama
- 1993Temptation of a MonkFilmPrincess Hong-e - Scarlet / Qing-shou - Violet
- 1992Nightmare CafeSeriesCafe Customer
- 1992Turtle BeachFilmMinou
- 1992StrangersFilmThe Girl (Small Sounds and Tilting Shadows)
- 1992Steel JusticeFilmNicole Loa
- 1992Children of the DragonSeriesJin-Juan
- 1992Shadow of a StrangerFilmVanessa
- 1991WedlockFilmNoelle
- 1990Twin PeaksSeriesJocelyn Packard, Josie Packard (archive footage)
- 1989Tales from the CryptSeriesConnie
- 1989Twin PeaksFilmJocelyn Packard
- 1989The Blood of HeroesFilmKidda
- 1988Dim Sum Take-OutFilm
- 1987The Last EmperorFilmWan Jung
- 1987WiseguySeries
- 1987The Night StalkerFilmMai Wing
- 1986Tai-PanFilmMay-May
- 1986Goodbye My HeroFilm
- 1985MacGyverSeriesLin
- 1985Dim Sum: A Little Bit of HeartFilmYoung M.J. Player
- 1984Miami ViceSeriesMay Ying
- 1982Knight RiderSeriesSu-Lin
- 1982Matt HoustonSeries
- 1982American PlayhouseSeriesMarilyn Song, Mei Lai, Young Mahjong Player
- 1982Peking EncounterFilmGUIDE
- 1981AwakeningFilmSu Xiaomei
- 1979The Little FlowerFilm赵小花
- 1979A Loyal Overseas Chinese FamilyFilm黄思华
- 1977YouthFilmShen Yamei
- 1953The OscarsSeriesSelf
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