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Joan Chen

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.

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6720

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

1

Gender

Female

Birthday

1961-04-26

Place of Birth

Shanghai, China

Also Known As

Chen Chong

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Chén Chōng

Joan C. Chen

Joan Chen Chong

ChenChong

جوان چن

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Joan Chen

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

Wedlock

Wedlock

The Last Emperor

The Last Emp

Lust, Caution

Lust, Cautio

The Blood of Heroes

The Blood of

Heaven & Earth

Heaven & Ear

Judge Dredd

Judge Dredd

The Hunted

The Hunted

Wild Side

Wild Side

On Deadly Ground

On Deadly Gr

Cyber Wars

Cyber Wars

Mao’s Last Dancer

Mao’s Last D

In a Class o

Breathe

24 City

24 City

Tai-Pan

Tai-Pan

Hachiko

Hachiko

Sunflower

Sunflower

Golden Gate

Golden Gate

Precious Find

Precious Fin

Jasmine Women

Jasmine Wome

Love in Disguise

Love in Disg

Temptation of a Monk

Temptation o

Color Me Love

Color Me Lov

The Sun Also Rises

The Sun Also

Saving Face

Saving Face

1911 - Revolution

1911 - Revol

What's Cooking?

What's Cooki

Hollywood Chinese

Hollywood Ch

The Leap Years

The Leap Yea

Passion Island

Passion Isla

Dim Sum: A Little Bit of Heart

Dim Sum: A L

White Frog

White Frog

Swordsman

Americanese

Red Rose White Rose

Red Rose Whi

Double Xposure

Double Xposu

A Loyal Overseas Chinese Family

A Loyal Over

The Night Stalker

The Night St

Secrets from Another Place: Creating Twin Peaks

Secrets from

Flayer

Flayer

The Home Song Stories

The Home Son

Lady of the Dynasty

Lady of the

Turtle Beach

Turtle Beach

For Love or Money

For Love or

Goodbye My Hero

Goodbye My H

Purple Storm

Purple Storm

Dìdi (弟弟)

Dìdi (弟弟)

Awakening

The Little Flower

The Little F

The Wedding Banquet

The Wedding

Oh. What. Fu

Critical Lifeline

Critical Lif

Hemingway & Gellhorn

Hemingway &

Let It Be

Steel Justic

Twin Peaks

Twin Peaks

Twin Peaks: The Missing Pieces

Twin Peaks:

To Whom It M

The House That Never Dies II

The House Th

The One

The One

All God's Children Can Dance

All God's Ch

Ava

Ava

Strangers

Strangers

Sheep Without a Shepherd

Sheep Withou

Tigertail

Tigertail

Under the Light

Under the Li

Youth

Youth

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Acting

Clear

2024

Dìdi (弟弟)

asChungsing Wang

2023

Hachiko

asLi Jiazhen

2021

Breathe

as

2015

Lady of the Dynasty

asConsort Wu

2014

For Love or Money

asXu's mother

2013

White Frog

asIrene Young

2013

Swordsman

asYue Lingshan

2013

Swordsman

asDongfang Bubai

2012

Double Xposure

asDr. Hao

2012

Passion Island

asJoanna

2011

Kiss, His First

as

2011

1911 - Revolution

asLongyu

2010

Color Me Love

as

2010

Love in Disguise

asJoan

2009

Mao’s Last Dancer

asNiang

2008

24 City

asXiao Hua

2008

The Leap Years

asLi-Ann (age 48)

2007

Secrets from Another Place: Creating Twin Peaks

as

2007

Lust, Caution

asMrs. Yee

2007

The Sun Also Rises

asDr. Lin

2007

Hollywood Chinese

asSelf

2007

The Home Song Stories

asRose Hong / Hong Meigui

2006

Americanese

asBetty Nguyen

2005

Sunflower

asZhang Xiuqing

2004

Cyber Wars

asMadame Ong

2004

Saving Face

asMa

2004

Jasmine Women

asElder Mo

2000

What's Cooking?

asTrinh Nguyen

1999

Purple Storm

asShirley Kwan

1999

In a Class of His Own

asLinda Ching

1996

Wild Side

asVirginia Chow

1996

Precious Find

asCamilla Jones

1995

Judge Dredd

asDr. Ilsa Hayden

1995

The Hunted

asKirina

1994

Red Rose White Rose

asWang Jiaohui

1994

On Deadly Ground

asMasu

1994

Golden Gate

asMarilyn Song

1993

Heaven & Earth

asMama

1993

Temptation of a Monk

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

1992

Shadow of a Stranger

asVanessa

1992

Turtle Beach

asMinou

1991

Wedlock

asNoelle

1989

The Blood of Heroes

asKidda

1988

Dim Sum Take-Out

as

1987

The Last Emperor

asWan Jung

1986

Tai-Pan

asMay-May

1986

The Night Stalker

asMai Wing

1986

Goodbye My Hero

as

1985

Dim Sum: A Little Bit of Heart

asYoung M.J. Player

1979

The Little Flower

as赵小花

1979

A Loyal Overseas Chinese Family

as黄思华

Flayer

as

2025

The Wedding Banquet

asMay Chen

Oh. What. Fun.

as

2023

Under the Light

asHe Xiuli

2020

Ava

asToni

2020

Tigertail

asYuan

2019

Sheep Without a Shepherd

asLa Wen

2017

The House That Never Dies II

as医生

2017

The One

as汤母·柯露思

2016

Critical Lifeline

asXin Zhou

2014

Twin Peaks: The Missing Pieces

asJosie Packard

2012

Let It Be

as

2012

Hemingway & Gellhorn

asMadame Chiang Kai Shek

2010

To Whom It May Concern: Ka Shen's Journey

asHerself

2008

All God's Children Can Dance

asEvelyn

1995

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

asHerself

1992

Steel Justice

asNicole Loa

1992

Strangers

asThe Girl (Small Sounds and Tilting Shadows)

1989

Twin Peaks

asJocelyn Packard

Tonight at Noon

asJoan

1982

Peking Encounter

asGUIDE

1981

Awakening

asSu Xiaomei

1977

Youth

asShen Yamei

Montréal, ma belle

asFeng Xia

Remarkably Bright Creatures

as

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(30 episode)asJocelyn Packard

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(1 episode)asConnie

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(12 episode)as

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(1 episode)asLin

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(1 episode)asCafe Customer

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(1 episode)as

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(1 episode)as

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(4 episode)asJin-Juan

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(1 episode)as

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(1 episode)asSelf

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(20 episode)asEmpress Chabi

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(40 episode)as

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(10 episode)asPatricia Cheng

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(1 episode)asMajor Dara Talif

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(7 episode)asLu Mei

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(1 episode)asReiko

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(52 episode)asGuanyin

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(1 episode)as

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(1 episode)asSu-Lin

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(1 episode)asPrincess Jade (voice)

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(3 episode)asSelf

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(1 episode)asJosie Packard (archive footage)

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(33 episode)as

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(1 episode)asSky / Tiankong

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(68 episode)asEmpress Wenxian of Sui

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(2 episode)asMay Ying

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(1 episode)as

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(38 episode)asFang Zhuqing

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(1 episode)as

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(1 episode)as