Person
Joan Chen
Actor · Director · Producer· Shanghai, China
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
The roles that explain the career.
Filmography
62 credits across 4 departments.
| Year | Title | Role | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | No Other Love | Ms. Miao | Film |
| 2026 | Remarkably Bright Creatures | Janice Kim | Film |
| 2026 | Montreal, My Beautiful | Feng Xia | Film |
| 2025 | The Wedding Banquet | May Chen | Film |
| 2025 | Oh. What. Fun. | Jeanne Wang-Wasserman | Film |
| 2024 | Dìdi (弟弟) | Chungsing Wang | Film |
| 2024 | Dìdi (弟弟) | Executive Producer | Film |
| 2023 | Hachiko | Li Jiazhen | Film |
| 2023 | The Heart | Fang Zhuqing | TV |
| 2023 | A Murder at the End of the World | Lu Mei | TV |
| 2020 | Ava | Toni | Film |
| 2019 | Sheep Without a Shepherd | La Wen | Film |
| 2016 | Critical Lifeline | Xin Zhou | Film |
| 2015 | Lady of the Dynasty | Consort Wu | Film |
| 2015 | You Are My Sunshine | Film | |
| 2013 | White Frog | Irene Young | Film |
| 2012 | Passion Island | Joanna | Film |
| 2012 | Hemingway & Gellhorn | Madame Chiang Kai Shek | Film |
| 2012 | Double Xposure | Dr. Hao | Film |
| 2011 | 1911 | Longyu | Film |
| 2010 | To Whom It May Concern: Ka Shen's Journey | Herself | Film |
| 2010 | Color Me Love | Film | |
| 2010 | Love in Disguise | Joan | Film |
| 2010 | Journey to the West | Guanyin | TV |
| 2009 | Mao’s Last Dancer | Niang | Film |
| 2008 | All God's Children Can Dance | Evelyn | Film |
| 2008 | 24 City | Xiao Hua | Film |
| 2008 | The Leap Years | Li-Ann (age 48) | Film |
| 2007 | The Sun Also Rises | Dr. Lin | Film |
| 2007 | The Home Song Stories | Rose Hong / Hong Meigui | Film |
| 2007 | Hollywood Chinese | Self | Film |
| 2007 | Lust, Caution | Mrs. Yee | Film |
| 2006 | Americanese | Betty Nguyen | Film |
| 2005 | Sunflower | Zhang Xiuqing | Film |
| 2004 | Saving Face | Ma | Film |
| 2004 | Jasmine Women | Elder Mo | Film |
| 2004 | Cyber Wars | Madame Ong | Film |
| 2000 | What's Cooking? | Trinh Nguyen | Film |
| 2000 | Autumn in New York | Director | Film |
| 1999 | Purple Storm | Shirley Kwan | Film |
| 1999 | In a Class of His Own | Linda Ching | Film |
| 1998 | Xiu Xiu: The Sent-Down Girl | Director | Film |
| 1998 | Xiu Xiu: The Sent-Down Girl | Executive Producer | Film |
| 1996 | Wild Side | Virginia Chow | Film |
| 1996 | Precious Find | Camilla Jones | Film |
| 1995 | The Hunted | Kirina | Film |
| 1995 | Judge Dredd | Dr. Ilsa Hayden | Film |
| 1994 | Golden Gate | Marilyn Song | Film |
| 1994 | On Deadly Ground | Masu | Film |
| 1994 | Red Rose White Rose | Wang Jiaohui | Film |
| 1993 | Temptation of a Monk | Princess Hong-e - Scarlet / Qing-shou - Violet | Film |
| 1993 | Heaven & Earth | Mama | Film |
| 1991 | Wedlock | Noelle | Film |
| 1990 | Twin Peaks: Season One | Josie Packard | Film |
| 1989 | Twin Peaks | Jocelyn Packard | Film |
| 1989 | The Blood of Heroes | Kidda | Film |
| 1987 | The Night Stalker | Mai Wing | Film |
| 1987 | The Last Emperor | Wan Jung | Film |
| 1986 | Tai-Pan | May-May | Film |
| 1985 | Dim Sum: A Little Bit of Heart | Young M.J. Player | Film |
| Tonight at Noon | Joan | Film | |
| The Evil Inside | Ho Jen-Jen / "Golden Phoenix" | Film |
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