Joan Chen
Known For
Acting
Gender
Female
Birthday
Apr 26, 1961 (65 years old)
Place of Birth
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
| 2026 | Montreal, My BeautifulFeng Xia | |
| 2026 | Remarkably Bright Creatures | |
| 2026 | No Other Love | |
| 2025 | The Wedding BanquetMay Chen | |
| 2025 | Oh. What. Fun.Jeanne Wang-Wasserman | |
| 2024 | Dìdi (弟弟)Chungsing Wang | |
| 2023 | HachikoLi Jiazhen | |
| 2023 | Under the LightHe Xiuli | |
| 2023 | A Murder at the End of the WorldLu Mei | |
| 2023 | The HeartFang Zhuqing | |
| 2022 | Logic Paralyzes the HeartCyborg #1 | |
| 2021 | Breathe | |
| 2020 | AvaToni | |
| 2020 | TigertailYuan | |
| 2020 | The Way to World Culture | |
| 2019 | Sheep Without a ShepherdLa Wen | |
| 2019 | My Brilliant Masters | |
| 2018 | The 40th Anniversary of Chinese Film Since China's Reform and Opening-Up | |
| 2017 | The House That Never Dies II医生 | |
| 2017 | The One汤母·柯露思 | |
| 2017 | WonderlandSusan | |
| 2016 | Critical LifelineXin Zhou | |
| 2016 | 鲁豫有约一日行 | |
| 2016 | Thirteen Talks | |
| 2015 | Lady of the DynastyConsort Wu | |
| 2015 | Cairo Declaration | |
| 2015 | You Are My Sunshine | |
| 2015 | 旗 | |
| 2015 | Nature Is SpeakingSky / Tiankong | |
| 2014 | For Love or MoneyXu's mother | |
| 2014 | Twin Peaks: The Missing PiecesJosie Packard | |
| 2014 | Marco PoloEmpress Chabi | |
| 2013 | White FrogIrene Young | |
| 2013 | 笑傲江湖Yue Lingshan | |
| 2013 | 笑傲江湖Dongfang Bubai | |
| 2013 | Meng's Palace | |
| 2013 | Serangoon RoadPatricia Cheng | |
| 2012 | Passion IslandJoanna | |
| 2012 | Double XposureDr. Hao | |
| 2012 | Hemingway & GellhornMadame Chiang Kai Shek | |
| 2012 | Let It Be | |
| 2012 | Heroes of Sui and Tang DynastiesEmpress Wenxian of Sui | |
| 2011 | 1911Longyu | |
| 2010 | Love in DisguiseJoan | |
| 2010 | Color Me Love | |
| 2010 | To Whom It May Concern: Ka Shen's JourneyHerself | |
| 2010 | Journey to the WestGuanyin | |
| 2009 | Mao’s Last DancerNiang | |
| 2009 | 人到中年 | |
| 2008 | 24 CityXiao Hua | |
| 2008 | The Leap YearsLi-Ann (age 48) | |
| 2008 | All God's Children Can DanceEvelyn | |
| 2008 | Shi Qi | |
| 2008 | FringeReiko | |
| 2007 | Lust, CautionMrs. Yee | |
| 2007 | The Sun Also RisesDr. Lin | |
| 2007 | Hollywood ChineseSelf | |
| 2007 | Secrets from Another Place: Creating Twin PeaksSelf | |
| 2007 | The Home Song StoriesRose Hong / Hong Meigui | |
| 2006 | AmericaneseBetty Nguyen | |
| 2005 | SunflowerZhang Xiuqing | |
| 2004 | Cyber WarsMadame Ong | |
| 2004 | Jasmine WomenElder Mo | |
| 2004 | Saving FaceMa | |
| 2000 | What's Cooking?Trinh Nguyen | |
| 1999 | In a Class of His OwnLinda Ching | |
| 1999 | Purple StormShirley Kwan | |
| 1996 | Wild SideVirginia Chow | |
| 1996 | Precious FindCamilla Jones | |
| 1995 | Judge DreddDr. Ilsa Hayden | |
| 1995 | The HuntedKirina | |
| 1995 | Stallone's Law: The Making of 'Judge Dredd'Herself | |
| 1995 | The Outer LimitsMajor Dara Talif | |
| 1995 | Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every ChildPrincess Jade (voice) | |
| 1994 | On Deadly GroundMasu | |
| 1994 | Golden GateMarilyn Song | |
| 1994 | Red Rose White RoseWang Jiaohui | |
| 1993 | Heaven & EarthMama | |
| 1993 | Temptation of a MonkPrincess Hong-e - Scarlet / Qing-shou - Violet | |
| 1993 | Homicide: Life on the StreetElizabeth Wu | |
| 1992 | Turtle BeachMinou | |
| 1992 | Shadow of a StrangerVanessa | |
| 1992 | Steel JusticeNicole Loa | |
| 1992 | StrangersThe Girl (Small Sounds and Tilting Shadows) | |
| 1992 | Nightmare CafeCafe Customer | |
| 1992 | Children of the DragonJin-Juan | |
| 1991 | WedlockNoelle | |
| 1990 | Twin PeaksJocelyn Packard | |
| 1990 | Twin PeaksJosie Packard (archive footage) | |
| 1989 | The Blood of HeroesKidda | |
| 1989 | Twin PeaksJocelyn Packard | |
| 1989 | Tales from the CryptConnie | |
| 1988 | Dim Sum Take-Out | |
| 1987 | The Last EmperorWan Jung | |
| 1987 | The Night StalkerMai Wing | |
| 1987 | Wiseguy | |
| 1986 | Tai-PanMay-May | |
| 1986 | Goodbye My Hero | |
| 1985 | Dim Sum: A Little Bit of HeartYoung M.J. Player | |
| 1985 | MacGyverLin | |
| 1984 | Miami ViceMay Ying | |
| 1982 | Peking EncounterGUIDE | |
| 1982 | Matt Houston | |
| 1982 | Knight RiderSu-Lin | |
| 1981 | AwakeningSu Xiaomei | |
| 1979 | A Loyal Overseas Chinese Family黄思华 | |
| 1979 | The Little Flower赵小花 | |
| 1977 | YouthShen Yamei | |
| 1962 | Golden Horse AwardsSelf | |
| 1953 | The OscarsSelf | |
| - | Flayer | |
| - | Tonight at NoonJoan | |
| - | The Evil InsideHo Jen-Jen / "Golden Phoenix" |
| 2024 | Dìdi (弟弟)Executive Producer | |
| 2024 | The TruckExecutive Producer | |
| 2021 | BreatheProducer | |
| 1998 | Xiu Xiu: The Sent-Down GirlProducer |
| 2022 | HeroDirector | |
| 2020 | The Iron HammerDirector | |
| 2012 | Shanghai StrangersDirector | |
| 2000 | Autumn in New YorkDirector | |
| 1998 | Xiu Xiu: The Sent-Down GirlDirector | |
| - | EnglishDirector |
| 2022 | HeroScreenplay | |
| 2012 | Shanghai StrangersWriter | |
| 1998 | Xiu Xiu: The Sent-Down GirlWriter |