Joan Chen

Acting

Born: 1961-04-26 in 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.

Acting

Wedlock

Noelle

The Last Emperor

Wan Jung

Lust, Caution

Mrs. Yee

The Blood of Heroes

Kidda

Heaven & Earth

Mama

Judge Dredd

Dr. Ilsa Hayden

The Hunted

Kirina

Wild Side

Virginia Chow

On Deadly Ground

Masu

Cyber Wars

Madame Ong

Mao’s Last Dancer

Niang

In a Class of His Own

Linda Ching

Breathe

24 City

Xiao Hua

Tai-Pan

May-May

Hachiko

Li Jiazhen

Sunflower

Zhang Xiuqing

Golden Gate

Marilyn Song

Precious Find

Camilla Jones

Jasmine Women

Elder Mo

Love in Disguise

Joan

Temptation of a Monk

Princess Hong-e - Scarlet / Qing-shou - Violet

Color Me Love

The Sun Also Rises

Dr. Lin

Saving Face

1911

Longyu

What's Cooking?

Trinh Nguyen

Hollywood Chinese

Self

The Leap Years

Li-Ann (age 48)

Passion Island

Joanna

Dim Sum: A Little Bit of Heart

Young M.J. Player

White Frog

Irene Young

笑傲江湖

Yue Lingshan

笑傲江湖

Dongfang Bubai

Americanese

Betty Nguyen

Red Rose White Rose

Wang Jiaohui

Double Xposure

Dr. Hao

A Loyal Overseas Chinese Family

黄思华

The Night Stalker

Mai Wing

Secrets from Another Place: Creating Twin Peaks

Flayer

The Home Song Stories

Rose Hong / Hong Meigui

Lady of the Dynasty

Consort Wu

Turtle Beach

Minou

For Love or Money

Xu's mother

Goodbye My Hero

Purple Storm

Shirley Kwan

Shadow of a Stranger

Vanessa

Dìdi (弟弟)

Chungsing Wang

Dim Sum Take-Out

Awakening

Su Xiaomei

The Little Flower

赵小花

The Wedding Banquet

May Chen

Oh. What. Fun.

Jeanne Wang-Wasserman

Critical Lifeline

Xin Zhou

Hemingway & Gellhorn

Madame Chiang Kai Shek

Let It Be

Steel Justice

Nicole Loa

Twin Peaks

Jocelyn Packard

Twin Peaks: The Missing Pieces

Josie Packard

To Whom It May Concern: Ka Shen's Journey

Herself

The House That Never Dies II

医生

The One

汤母·柯露思

All God's Children Can Dance

Evelyn

Stallone's Law: The Making of 'Judge Dredd'

Herself

Ava

Toni

Strangers

The Girl (Small Sounds and Tilting Shadows)

Tonight at Noon

Joan

Sheep Without a Shepherd

La Wen

Tigertail

Yuan

Under the Light

He Xiuli

Youth

Shen Yamei

Peking Encounter

GUIDE

Montreal, My Beautiful

Feng Xia

Remarkably Bright Creatures

The Evil Inside

Ho Jen-Jen / "Golden Phoenix"

Cairo Declaration

You Are My Sunshine

旗

Shi Qi

Wonderland

Susan

Logic Paralyzes the Heart

Cyborg #1

No Other Love

Wedlock

Noelle

The Last Emperor

Wan Jung

Lust, Caution

Mrs. Yee

The Blood of Heroes

Kidda

Heaven & Earth

Mama

Judge Dredd

Dr. Ilsa Hayden

The Hunted

Kirina

Wild Side

Virginia Chow

On Deadly Ground

Masu

Cyber Wars

Madame Ong

Mao’s Last Dancer

Niang

In a Class of His Own

Linda Ching

Breathe

24 City

Xiao Hua

Tai-Pan

May-May

Hachiko

Li Jiazhen

Sunflower

Zhang Xiuqing

Golden Gate

Marilyn Song

Precious Find

Camilla Jones

Jasmine Women

Elder Mo

Love in Disguise

Joan

Temptation of a Monk

Princess Hong-e - Scarlet / Qing-shou - Violet

Color Me Love

The Sun Also Rises

Dr. Lin

Saving Face

1911

Longyu

What's Cooking?

Trinh Nguyen

Hollywood Chinese

Self

The Leap Years

Li-Ann (age 48)

Passion Island

Joanna

Dim Sum: A Little Bit of Heart

Young M.J. Player

White Frog

Irene Young

笑傲江湖

Yue Lingshan

笑傲江湖

Dongfang Bubai

Americanese

Betty Nguyen

Red Rose White Rose

Wang Jiaohui

Double Xposure

Dr. Hao

A Loyal Overseas Chinese Family

黄思华

The Night Stalker

Mai Wing

Secrets from Another Place: Creating Twin Peaks

Flayer

The Home Song Stories

Rose Hong / Hong Meigui

Lady of the Dynasty

Consort Wu

Turtle Beach

Minou

For Love or Money

Xu's mother

Goodbye My Hero

Purple Storm

Shirley Kwan

Shadow of a Stranger

Vanessa

Dìdi (弟弟)

Chungsing Wang

Dim Sum Take-Out

Awakening

Su Xiaomei

The Little Flower

赵小花

The Wedding Banquet

May Chen

Oh. What. Fun.

Jeanne Wang-Wasserman

Critical Lifeline

Xin Zhou

Hemingway & Gellhorn

Madame Chiang Kai Shek

Let It Be

Steel Justice

Nicole Loa

Twin Peaks

Jocelyn Packard

Twin Peaks: The Missing Pieces

Josie Packard

To Whom It May Concern: Ka Shen's Journey

Herself

The House That Never Dies II

医生

The One

汤母·柯露思

All God's Children Can Dance

Evelyn

Stallone's Law: The Making of 'Judge Dredd'

Herself

Ava

Toni

Strangers

The Girl (Small Sounds and Tilting Shadows)

Tonight at Noon

Joan

Sheep Without a Shepherd

La Wen

Tigertail

Yuan

Under the Light

He Xiuli

Youth

Shen Yamei

Peking Encounter

GUIDE

Montreal, My Beautiful

Feng Xia

Remarkably Bright Creatures

The Evil Inside

Ho Jen-Jen / "Golden Phoenix"

Cairo Declaration

You Are My Sunshine

旗

Shi Qi

Wonderland

Susan

Logic Paralyzes the Heart

Cyborg #1

No Other Love

Director

Autumn in New York

Director

Xiu Xiu: The Sent-Down Girl

Director

Shanghai Strangers

Director

English

Director

The Iron Hammer

Director

Hero

Director

Autumn in New York

Director

Xiu Xiu: The Sent-Down Girl

Director

Shanghai Strangers

Director

English

Director

The Iron Hammer

Director

Hero

Director

Other Credits

Xiu Xiu: The Sent-Down Girl

Writer

Dìdi (弟弟)

Executive Producer

Hero

Screenplay

Breathe

Producer

Shanghai Strangers

Writer

The Truck

Executive Producer

Xiu Xiu: The Sent-Down Girl

Producer

Xiu Xiu: The Sent-Down Girl

Writer

Dìdi (弟弟)

Executive Producer

Hero

Screenplay

Breathe

Producer

Shanghai Strangers

Writer

The Truck

Executive Producer

Xiu Xiu: The Sent-Down Girl

Producer