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Joan Chen

Acting

April 26, 1961 (65)

Shanghai, China

80 movies

5.7 avg

3

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.

Best Performances

Highest rated appearances

Twin Peaks

Twin Peaks

as Jocelyn Packard

Remarkably Bright Creatures

Remarkably Bright Creatures

as Janice Kim

Hachiko

Hachiko

as Li Jiazhen

Filmography

2020s

13 films

The Evil Inside

as Ho Jen-Jen / "Golden Phoenix"

Remarkably Bright Creatures

Remarkably Bright Creatures

as Janice Kim

No Other Love

No Other Love

as Ms. Miao

Montreal, My Beautiful

Montreal, My Beautiful

as Feng Xia

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Sheep Without a Shepherd

Sheep Without a Shepherd

as La Wen

The Last Emperor

The Last Emperor

as Wan Jung

Oh. What. Fun.

Oh. What. Fun.

as Jeanne Wang-Wasserman

The Wedding Banquet

The Wedding Banquet

as May Chen

Dìdi (弟弟)

Dìdi (弟弟)

as Chungsing Wang

Under the Light

Under the Light

as He Xiuli

Hachiko

Hachiko

as Li Jiazhen

Logic Paralyzes the Heart

Logic Paralyzes the Heart

as Cyborg #1

Breathe

Breathe

Ava

Ava

as Toni

Tigertail

Tigertail

as Yuan

2010s

21 films

Sheep Without a Shepherd

Sheep Without a Shepherd

as La Wen

The House That Never Dies II

The House That Never Dies II

as 医生

The One

The One

as 汤母·柯露思

Wonderland

Wonderland

as Susan

Cairo Declaration

Cairo Declaration

Lady of the Dynasty

Lady of the Dynasty

as Consort Wu

You Are My Sunshine

You Are My Sunshine

旗

For Love or Money

For Love or Money

as Xu's mother

Twin Peaks: The Missing Pieces

Twin Peaks: The Missing Pieces

as Josie Packard

White Frog

White Frog

as Irene Young

笑傲江湖

as Dongfang Bubai

笑傲江湖

as Yue Lingshan

Double Xposure

Double Xposure

as Dr. Hao

Let It Be

Let It Be

Passion Island

Passion Island

as Joanna

Hemingway & Gellhorn

Hemingway & Gellhorn

as Madame Chiang Kai Shek

1911

1911

as Longyu

Color Me Love

Color Me Love

Love in Disguise

Love in Disguise

as Joan

To Whom It May Concern: Ka Shen's Journey

To Whom It May Concern: Ka Shen's Journey

as Herself

2000s

16 films

Mao’s Last Dancer

Mao’s Last Dancer

as Niang

All God's Children Can Dance

All God's Children Can Dance

as Evelyn

24 City

24 City

as Xiao Hua

The Leap Years

The Leap Years

as Li-Ann (age 48)

Shi Qi

Shi Qi

Secrets from Another Place: Creating Twin Peaks

Secrets from Another Place: Creating Twin Peaks

as Self

Lust, Caution

Lust, Caution

as Mrs. Yee

The Sun Also Rises

The Sun Also Rises

as Dr. Lin

Hollywood Chinese

Hollywood Chinese

as Self

The Home Song Stories

The Home Song Stories

as Rose Hong / Hong Meigui

Americanese

Americanese

as Betty Nguyen

Sunflower

Sunflower

as Zhang Xiuqing

Cyber Wars

Cyber Wars

as Madame Ong

Saving Face

Saving Face

as Ma

Jasmine Women

Jasmine Women

as Elder Mo

What's Cooking?

What's Cooking?

as Trinh Nguyen

1990s

17 films

Purple Storm

Purple Storm

as Shirley Kwan

In a Class of His Own

In a Class of His Own

as Linda Ching

Precious Find

Precious Find

as Camilla Jones

Wild Side

Wild Side

as Virginia Chow

Judge Dredd

Judge Dredd

as Dr. Ilsa Hayden

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

as Herself

The Hunted

The Hunted

as Kirina

Red Rose White Rose

Red Rose White Rose

as Wang Jiaohui

On Deadly Ground

On Deadly Ground

as Masu

Golden Gate

Golden Gate

as Marilyn Song

Heaven & Earth

Heaven & Earth

as Mama

Temptation of a Monk

Temptation of a Monk

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

Shadow of a Stranger

as Vanessa

Steel Justice

Steel Justice

as Nicole Loa

Strangers

Strangers

as The Girl (Small Sounds and Tilting Shadows)

Turtle Beach

Turtle Beach

as Minou

Wedlock

Wedlock

as Noelle

1980s

10 films

Twin Peaks

Twin Peaks

as Jocelyn Packard

The Blood of Heroes

The Blood of Heroes

as Kidda

Dim Sum Take-Out

The Last Emperor

The Last Emperor

as Wan Jung

The Night Stalker

The Night Stalker

as Mai Wing

Tai-Pan

Tai-Pan

as May-May

Goodbye My Hero

Goodbye My Hero

Dim Sum: A Little Bit of Heart

Dim Sum: A Little Bit of Heart

as Young M.J. Player

Peking Encounter

as GUIDE

Awakening

Awakening

as Su Xiaomei

1970s

3 films

The Little Flower

The Little Flower

as 赵小花

A Loyal Overseas Chinese Family

A Loyal Overseas Chinese Family

as 黄思华

Youth

Youth

as Shen Yamei