6.9Acting
Joan Chen
- Born
- 1961-04-26
- Birthplace
- 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
118 titles · Newest first · Cast and crew credits
Montreal, My Beautiful
2026 · Movie
Feng Xia
No Other Love
2026 · Movie
Ms. Miao
Remarkably Bright Creatures
2026 · Movie
Janice Kim
The Evil Inside
2026 · Movie
Ho Jen-Jen / "Golden Phoenix"
Oh. What. Fun.
2025 · Movie
Jeanne Wang-Wasserman
Slow Conversation
2025 · TV Show
Cast
The Wedding Banquet
2025 · Movie
May Chen
Dìdi (弟弟)
2024 · Movie
Chungsing Wang · Executive Producer
The Making of Dìdi
2024 · Movie
Cast
The Truck
2024 · Movie
Executive Producer
A Murder at the End of the World
2023 · TV Show
Lu Mei
Hachiko
2023 · Movie
Li Jiazhen
Under the Light
2023 · Movie
He Xiuli
Hero
2022 · Movie
Screenplay · Director
Logic Paralyzes the Heart
2022 · Movie
Cyborg #1
Breathe
2021 · Movie
Cast · Producer
Ava
2020 · Movie
Toni
The Iron Hammer
2020 · Movie
Director
The Way to World Culture
2020 · TV Show
Cast
Tigertail
2020 · Movie
Yuan
My Brilliant Masters
2019 · TV Show
Cast
Sheep Without a Shepherd
2019 · Movie
La Wen
The 40th Anniversary of Chinese Film Since China's Reform and Opening-Up
2018 · TV Show
Cast
The House That Never Dies II
2017 · Movie
医生
The One
2017 · Movie
汤母·柯露思
Wonderland
2017 · Movie
Susan
Thirteen Talks
2016 · TV Show
Cast
鲁豫有约一日行
2016 · TV Show
Cast
Cairo Declaration
2015 · Movie
Cast
Lady of the Dynasty
2015 · Movie
Consort Wu
Nature Is Speaking
2015 · TV Show
Sky / Tiankong
You Are My Sunshine
2015 · Movie
Cast
旗
2015 · Movie
Cast
For Love or Money
2014 · Movie
Xu's mother
Marco Polo
2014 · TV Show
Empress Chabi
Twin Peaks: The Missing Pieces
2014 · Movie
Josie Packard
Meng's Palace
2013 · TV Show
Cast
Serangoon Road
2013 · TV Show
Patricia Cheng
White Frog
2013 · Movie
Irene Young
Double Xposure
2012 · Movie
Dr. Hao
Hemingway & Gellhorn
2012 · Movie
Madame Chiang Kai Shek
Heroes of Sui and Tang Dynasties
2012 · TV Show
Empress Wenxian of Sui
Let It Be
2012 · Movie
Cast
Passion Island
2012 · Movie
Joanna
Shanghai Strangers
2012 · Movie
Director · Writer
1911
2011 · Movie
Longyu
Color Me Love
2010 · Movie
Cast
Journey to the West
2010 · TV Show
Guanyin
Love in Disguise
2010 · Movie
Joan
To Whom It May Concern: Ka Shen's Journey
2010 · Movie
Herself
Mao’s Last Dancer
2009 · Movie
Niang
人到中年
2009 · TV Show
Cast
24 City
2008 · Movie
Xiao Hua
All God's Children Can Dance
2008 · Movie
Evelyn
Fringe
2008 · TV Show
Reiko
Shi Qi
2008 · Movie
Cast
The Leap Years
2008 · Movie
Li-Ann (age 48)
Hollywood Chinese
2007 · Movie
Self
Lust, Caution
2007 · Movie
Mrs. Yee
Secrets from Another Place: Creating Twin Peaks
2007 · Movie
Self
The Home Song Stories
2007 · Movie
Rose Hong / Hong Meigui
The Sun Also Rises
2007 · Movie
Dr. Lin
Americanese
2006 · Movie
Betty Nguyen
Sunflower
2005 · Movie
Zhang Xiuqing
Cyber Wars
2004 · Movie
Madame Ong
Jasmine Women
2004 · Movie
Elder Mo
Saving Face
2004 · Movie
Ma
Autumn in New York
2000 · Movie
Director
What's Cooking?
2000 · Movie
Trinh Nguyen
In a Class of His Own
1999 · Movie
Linda Ching
Purple Storm
1999 · Movie
Shirley Kwan
Xiu Xiu: The Sent-Down Girl
1998 · Movie
Director · Producer · Executive Producer · Screenplay
Precious Find
1996 · Movie
Camilla Jones
Wild Side
1996 · Movie
Virginia Chow
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
1995 · TV Show
Princess Jade (voice)
Judge Dredd
1995 · Movie
Dr. Ilsa Hayden
Stallone's Law: The Making of 'Judge Dredd'
1995 · Movie
Herself
The Hunted
1995 · Movie
Kirina
The Outer Limits
1995 · TV Show
Major Dara Talif
Golden Gate
1994 · Movie
Marilyn Song
On Deadly Ground
1994 · Movie
Masu
Red Rose White Rose
1994 · Movie
Wang Jiaohui
Heaven & Earth
1993 · Movie
Mama
Homicide: Life on the Street
1993 · TV Show
Elizabeth Wu
Temptation of a Monk
1993 · Movie
Princess Hong-e - Scarlet / Qing-shou - Violet
Children of the Dragon
1992 · TV Show
Jin-Juan
Nightmare Cafe
1992 · TV Show
Cafe Customer
Shadow of a Stranger
1992 · Movie
Vanessa
Steel Justice
1992 · Movie
Nicole Loa
Strangers
1992 · Movie
The Girl (Small Sounds and Tilting Shadows)
Turtle Beach
1992 · Movie
Minou
Wedlock
1991 · Movie
Noelle
Twin Peaks
1990 · TV Show
Jocelyn Packard · Josie Packard (archive footage)
Tales from the Crypt
1989 · TV Show
Connie
The Blood of Heroes
1989 · Movie
Kidda
Twin Peaks
1989 · Movie
Jocelyn Packard
Dim Sum Take-Out
1988 · Movie
Cast
The Last Emperor
1987 · Movie
Wan Jung
The Night Stalker
1987 · Movie
Mai Wing
Wiseguy
1987 · TV Show
Cast
Goodbye My Hero
1986 · Movie
Cast
Tai-Pan
1986 · Movie
May-May
Dim Sum: A Little Bit of Heart
1985 · Movie
Young M.J. Player
MacGyver
1985 · TV Show
Lin
Miami Vice
1984 · TV Show
May Ying
American Playhouse
1982 · TV Show
Mei Lai · Young Mahjong Player · Marilyn Song
Knight Rider
1982 · TV Show
Su-Lin
Matt Houston
1982 · TV Show
Cast
Peking Encounter
1982 · Movie
GUIDE
Awakening
1981 · Movie
Su Xiaomei
A Loyal Overseas Chinese Family
1979 · Movie
黄思华
The Little Flower
1979 · Movie
赵小花
Youth
1977 · Movie
Shen Yamei
Golden Horse Awards
1962 · TV Show
Self
The Oscars
1953 · TV Show
Self
English
Date unknown · Movie
Director
Flayer
Date unknown · Movie
Cast
Tonight at Noon
Date unknown · Movie
Joan