Joan Chen

Joan Chen

Known for
Acting
Born
April 26, 1961 (age 65)
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

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Filmography

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Flayer poster

Flayer

Movie

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Tonight at Noon

Tonight at Noon

Movie · as Joan

2026
Montreal, My Beautiful poster

Montreal, My Beautiful

Movie · as Feng Xia

2026
Remarkably Bright Creatures poster

Remarkably Bright Creatures

Movie · as Janice Kim

2026
The Evil Inside poster

The Evil Inside

Movie · as Ho Jen-Jen / "Golden Phoenix"

2026
No Other Love poster

No Other Love

Movie · as Ms. Miao

2025
The Wedding Banquet poster

The Wedding Banquet

Movie · as May Chen

2025
Oh. What. Fun. poster

Oh. What. Fun.

Movie · as Jeanne Wang-Wasserman

2025
Slow Conversation poster

Slow Conversation

TV · 1 ep

2024
Dìdi (弟弟) poster

Dìdi (弟弟)

Movie · as Chungsing Wang

2024
The Making of Dìdi poster

The Making of Dìdi

Movie

2023
Hachiko poster

Hachiko

Movie · as Li Jiazhen

2023
Under the Light poster

Under the Light

Movie · as He Xiuli

2023
A Murder at the End of the World poster

A Murder at the End of the World

TV · as Lu Mei · 7 eps

2022
Logic Paralyzes the Heart poster

Logic Paralyzes the Heart

Movie · as Cyborg #1

2021
Breathe poster

Breathe

Movie

2020
Ava poster

Ava

Movie · as Toni

2020
Tigertail poster

Tigertail

Movie · as Yuan

2020
The Way to World Culture poster

The Way to World Culture

TV · 12 eps

2019
Sheep Without a Shepherd poster

Sheep Without a Shepherd

Movie · as La Wen

2019
My Brilliant Masters poster

My Brilliant Masters

TV · 1 ep

2018
The 40th Anniversary of Chinese Film Since China's Reform and Opening-Up poster

The 40th Anniversary of Chinese Film Since China's Reform and Opening-Up

TV · 1 ep

2017
The House That Never Dies II poster

The House That Never Dies II

Movie · as 医生

2017
The One poster

The One

Movie · as 汤母·柯露思

2017
Wonderland poster

Wonderland

Movie · as Susan

2016
鲁豫有约一日行 poster

鲁豫有约一日行

TV · 1 ep

2016
Thirteen Talks poster

Thirteen Talks

TV · 1 ep

2015
Lady of the Dynasty poster

Lady of the Dynasty

Movie · as Consort Wu

2015
Cairo Declaration poster

Cairo Declaration

Movie

2015
You Are My Sunshine poster

You Are My Sunshine

Movie

2015
旗

旗

Movie

2015
Nature Is Speaking poster

Nature Is Speaking

TV · as Sky / Tiankong · 1 ep

2014
For Love or Money poster

For Love or Money

Movie · as Xu's mother

2014
Twin Peaks: The Missing Pieces poster

Twin Peaks: The Missing Pieces

Movie · as Josie Packard

2014
Marco Polo poster

Marco Polo

TV · as Empress Chabi · 20 eps

2013
White Frog poster

White Frog

Movie · as Irene Young

2013
Meng's Palace poster

Meng's Palace

TV · 40 eps

2013
Serangoon Road poster

Serangoon Road

TV · as Patricia Cheng · 10 eps

2012
Passion Island poster

Passion Island

Movie · as Joanna

2012
Double Xposure poster

Double Xposure

Movie · as Dr. Hao

2012
Hemingway & Gellhorn poster

Hemingway & Gellhorn

Movie · as Madame Chiang Kai Shek

2012
Let It Be poster

Let It Be

Movie

2012
Heroes of Sui and Tang Dynasties poster

Heroes of Sui and Tang Dynasties

TV · as Empress Wenxian of Sui · 68 eps

2011
1911 poster

1911

Movie · as Longyu

2010
Love in Disguise poster

Love in Disguise

Movie · as Joan

2010
Color Me Love poster

Color Me Love

Movie

2010
To Whom It May Concern: Ka Shen's Journey poster

To Whom It May Concern: Ka Shen's Journey

Movie · as Herself

2010
Journey to the West poster

Journey to the West

TV · as Guanyin · 52 eps

2009
Mao’s Last Dancer poster

Mao’s Last Dancer

Movie · as Niang

2009
人到中年 poster

人到中年

TV · 33 eps

2008
24 City poster

24 City

Movie · as Xiao Hua

2008
The Leap Years poster

The Leap Years

Movie · as Li-Ann (age 48)

2008
All God's Children Can Dance poster

All God's Children Can Dance

Movie · as Evelyn

2008
Shi Qi poster

Shi Qi

Movie

2008
Fringe poster

Fringe

TV · as Reiko · 1 ep

2007
Lust, Caution poster

Lust, Caution

Movie · as Mrs. Yee

2007
The Sun Also Rises poster

The Sun Also Rises

Movie · as Dr. Lin

2007
Hollywood Chinese poster

Hollywood Chinese

Movie · as Self

2007
Secrets from Another Place: Creating Twin Peaks poster

Secrets from Another Place: Creating Twin Peaks

Movie · as Self

2007
The Home Song Stories poster

The Home Song Stories

Movie · as Rose Hong / Hong Meigui

2006
Americanese poster

Americanese

Movie · as Betty Nguyen

2005
Sunflower poster

Sunflower

Movie · as Zhang Xiuqing

2004
Cyber Wars poster

Cyber Wars

Movie · as Madame Ong

2004
Jasmine Women poster

Jasmine Women

Movie · as Elder Mo

2004
Saving Face poster

Saving Face

Movie · as Ma

2000
What's Cooking? poster

What's Cooking?

Movie · as Trinh Nguyen

1999
In a Class of His Own poster

In a Class of His Own

Movie · as Linda Ching

1999
Purple Storm poster

Purple Storm

Movie · as Shirley Kwan

1996
Wild Side poster

Wild Side

Movie · as Virginia Chow

1996
Precious Find poster

Precious Find

Movie · as Camilla Jones

1995
Judge Dredd poster

Judge Dredd

Movie · as Dr. Ilsa Hayden

1995
The Hunted poster

The Hunted

Movie · as Kirina

1995
Stallone's Law: The Making of 'Judge Dredd'

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

Movie · as Herself

1995
The Outer Limits poster

The Outer Limits

TV · as Major Dara Talif · 1 ep

1995
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child poster

Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child

TV · as Princess Jade (voice) · 1 ep

1994
On Deadly Ground poster

On Deadly Ground

Movie · as Masu

1994
Golden Gate poster

Golden Gate

Movie · as Marilyn Song

1994
Red Rose White Rose poster

Red Rose White Rose

Movie · as Wang Jiaohui

1993
Heaven & Earth poster

Heaven & Earth

Movie · as Mama

1993
Temptation of a Monk poster

Temptation of a Monk

Movie · as Princess Hong-e - Scarlet / Qing-shou - Violet

1993
Homicide: Life on the Street poster

Homicide: Life on the Street

TV · as Elizabeth Wu · 1 ep

1992
Turtle Beach poster

Turtle Beach

Movie · as Minou

1992
Shadow of a Stranger

Shadow of a Stranger

Movie · as Vanessa

1992
Steel Justice poster

Steel Justice

Movie · as Nicole Loa

1992
Strangers poster

Strangers

Movie · as The Girl (Small Sounds and Tilting Shadows)

1992
Nightmare Cafe poster

Nightmare Cafe

TV · as Cafe Customer · 1 ep

1992
Children of the Dragon

Children of the Dragon

TV · as Jin-Juan · 4 eps

1991
Wedlock poster

Wedlock

Movie · as Noelle

1990
Twin Peaks poster

Twin Peaks

TV · as Jocelyn Packard, Josie Packard (archive footage) · 30 eps

1989
The Blood of Heroes poster

The Blood of Heroes

Movie · as Kidda

1989
Twin Peaks poster

Twin Peaks

Movie · as Jocelyn Packard

1989
Tales from the Crypt poster

Tales from the Crypt

TV · as Connie · 1 ep

1988
Dim Sum Take-Out

Dim Sum Take-Out

Movie

1987
The Last Emperor poster

The Last Emperor

Movie · as Wan Jung

1987
Wiseguy poster

Wiseguy

TV · 1 ep

1986
Tai-Pan poster

Tai-Pan

Movie · as May-May

1986
The Night Stalker poster

The Night Stalker

Movie · as Mai Wing

1986
Goodbye My Hero poster

Goodbye My Hero

Movie

1985
Dim Sum: A Little Bit of Heart poster

Dim Sum: A Little Bit of Heart

Movie · as Young M.J. Player

1985
MacGyver poster

MacGyver

TV · as Lin · 1 ep

1984
Miami Vice poster

Miami Vice

TV · as May Ying · 2 eps

1984
Mike Hammer poster

Mike Hammer

TV · as Ti · 1 ep

1982
Peking Encounter

Peking Encounter

Movie · as GUIDE

1982
Matt Houston poster

Matt Houston

TV · 1 ep

1982
Knight Rider poster

Knight Rider

TV · as Su-Lin · 1 ep

1982
American Playhouse poster

American Playhouse

TV · as Mei Lai, Young Mahjong Player, Marilyn Song · 1 ep

1981
Awakening poster

Awakening

Movie · as Su Xiaomei

1979
A Loyal Overseas Chinese Family poster

A Loyal Overseas Chinese Family

Movie · as 黄思华

1979
The Little Flower poster

The Little Flower

Movie · as 赵小花

1977
Youth poster

Youth

Movie · as Shen Yamei

1962
Golden Horse Awards poster

Golden Horse Awards

TV · as Self · 3 eps

1953
The Oscars poster

The Oscars

TV · as Self · 1 ep