ACTOR · FROM SHANGHAI, CHINA
Joan Chen
Born 1961 · 65 years old103 credits since 19774 coming up
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ABOUT JOAN
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.
Biography from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA. Credits and photos from TMDB.
Born26 April 1961
BirthplaceShanghai, China
Known forActing
On Cineora59 of 101 titles
Known for
The titles people know Joan from.
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What Joan is working on next.
The Evil Insideas Ho Jen-Jen / "Golden Phoenix"Out Oct 2026
FlayerDate to be announced- Tonight at Noonas JoanDate to be announced
EnglishDirectorDate to be announced
Career
IMDb rating of each title on Cineora, by year.
- Titles on Cineora
- 59
- Average IMDb
- 6.5
- Highest rated
- Homicide: Life on the StreetIMDb 8.7
- Working since
- 1977
Size: how widely seen
Filmography
The 2020s
13 titles · IMDb 6.5 on averageMovieas Janice Kim
as Ms. Miao
as Feng Xia
Movieas Jeanne Wang-Wasserman
Movieas May Chen
Movieas Chungsing Wang
Seriesas Lu Mei · 7 episodes
Movieas He Xiuli
The 2010s
24 titles · IMDb 5.8 on average
Movieas La Wen
as 医生
Movieas 汤母·柯露思
as Susan
as Sky / Tiankong · 1 episode
Movieas Consort Wu
MovieThe 2000s
16 titles · IMDb 7.0 on averageMovieas Niang
33 episodes
as Evelyn
Movieas Xiao Hua
Seriesas Reiko · 1 episode
as Li-Ann (age 48)
Movieas Mrs. Yee
The 1990s
22 titles · IMDb 6.3 on average
Movieas Shirley Kwan
as Linda Ching
Movieas Camilla Jones
Movieas Virginia Chow
Movieas Dr. Ilsa Hayden
Seriesas Major Dara Talif · 1 episode
Seriesas Princess Jade (voice) · 1 episode
Movieas Kirina
The 1980s
17 titles · IMDb 7.1 on average
as Jocelyn Packard
Movieas Kidda
Seriesas Connie · 1 episode
Dim Sum Take-Out
Not on CineoraMovieas Wan Jung
Series1 episode
as Mai Wing
Movieas May-May
The 1970s
3 titles
as 赵小花
as 黄思华
as Shen Yamei
Often works with
The people who keep turning up in Joan’s titles.
Rutger HauerWedlock, The Blood of Heroes and 1 more
Fan BingbingLady of the Dynasty and Double Xposure
Kyle MacLachlanTwin Peaks and Mao’s Last Dancer
Tzi MaTigertail and Golden Gate
Kyra SedgwickWhat's Cooking? and Tai-Pan
Li Bingbing1911 and Red Rose White Rose
Steven BauerWiseguy and Wild Side
John LoneThe Last Emperor and The Hunted
