Joan Chen
- Acting
- April 26, 1961 · 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
Filmography
- The Evil Inside · Ho Jen-Jen / "Golden Phoenix"
- Remarkably Bright Creatures · Janice Kim
- No Other Love · Ms. Miao
- Montreal, My Beautiful · Feng Xia
- Oh. What. Fun. · Jeanne Wang-Wasserman
- Slow Conversation
- The Wedding Banquet · May Chen
- The Truck · Executive producer
- The Making of Dìdi
- Dìdi (弟弟) · Chungsing Wang, Executive producer
- A Murder at the End of the World · Lu Mei
- Under the Light · He Xiuli
- Hachiko · Li Jiazhen
- Logic Paralyzes the Heart · Cyborg #1
- Hero · Screenplay, Director
- Breathe · Producer
- Ava · Toni
- The Iron Hammer · Director
- The Way to World Culture
- Tigertail · Yuan
- Sheep Without a Shepherd · La Wen
- My Brilliant Masters
- The 40th Anniversary of Chinese Film Since China's Reform and Opening-Up
- The House That Never Dies II · 医生
- The One · 汤母·柯露思
- Wonderland · Susan
- 鲁豫有约一日行
- Thirteen Talks
- Cairo Declaration
- Nature Is Speaking · Sky / Tiankong
- Lady of the Dynasty · Consort Wu
- You Are My Sunshine
- 旗
- Marco Polo · Empress Chabi
- For Love or Money · Xu's mother
- Twin Peaks: The Missing Pieces · Josie Packard
- Meng's Palace
- Serangoon Road · Patricia Cheng
- White Frog · Irene Young
- Heroes of Sui and Tang Dynasties · Empress Wenxian of Sui
- Double Xposure · Dr. Hao
- Let It Be
- Passion Island · Joanna
- Hemingway & Gellhorn · Madame Chiang Kai Shek
- Shanghai Strangers · Director, Writer
- 1911 · Longyu
- Color Me Love
- Love in Disguise · Joan
- Journey to the West · Guanyin
- To Whom It May Concern: Ka Shen's Journey · Self
- Mao’s Last Dancer · Niang
- 人到中年
- All God's Children Can Dance · Evelyn
- 24 City · Xiao Hua
- Fringe · Reiko
- The Leap Years · Li-Ann (age 48)
- Shi Qi
- Secrets from Another Place: Creating Twin Peaks · Self
- Lust, Caution · Mrs. Yee
- The Sun Also Rises · Dr. Lin
- Hollywood Chinese · Self
- The Home Song Stories · Rose Hong / Hong Meigui
- Americanese · Betty Nguyen
- Sunflower · Zhang Xiuqing
- Cyber Wars · Madame Ong
- Saving Face · Ma
- Jasmine Women · Elder Mo
- Autumn in New York · Director
- What's Cooking? · Trinh Nguyen
- Purple Storm · Shirley Kwan
- In a Class of His Own · Linda Ching
- Xiu Xiu: The Sent-Down Girl · Director, Producer
- Precious Find · Camilla Jones
- Wild Side · Virginia Chow
- Judge Dredd · Dr. Ilsa Hayden
- Stallone's Law: The Making of 'Judge Dredd' · Self
- The Outer Limits · Major Dara Talif
- Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child · Princess Jade (Voice)
- The Hunted · Kirina
- Red Rose White Rose · Wang Jiaohui