Person

Joan Chen

Acting · Born 1961-04-26 · 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.

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  MacGyver

  Lin

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  Fringe

  Reiko

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  Twin Peaks

  Jocelyn Packard

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  Miami Vice

  May Ying

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  Knight Rider

  Su-Lin

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  Homicide: Life on the Street

  Elizabeth Wu

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  Remarkably Bright Creatures

  Janice Kim

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  The Heart

  Fang Zhuqing

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  The Oscars

  Self

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  Golden Horse Awards

  Self

• 2026Remarkably Bright CreaturesJanice Kim
• 2026No Other LoveMs. Miao
• 2026Montreal, My BeautifulFeng Xia
• 2025Oh. What. Fun.Jeanne Wang-Wasserman
• 2025The Wedding BanquetMay Chen
• 2024The TruckExecutive Producer
• 2024Dìdi (弟弟)Chungsing Wang
• 2023A Murder at the End of the WorldLu Mei
• 2023The HeartFang Zhuqing
• 2023Under the LightHe Xiuli
• 2023HachikoLi Jiazhen
• 2022Logic Paralyzes the HeartCyborg #1
• 2022HeroScreenplay
• 2021Breathe
• 2020AvaToni
• 2020The Iron HammerDirector
• 2020The Way to World Culture
• 2020TigertailYuan
• 2019Sheep Without a ShepherdLa Wen
• 2019My Brilliant Masters
• 2018The 40th Anniversary of Chinese Film Since China's Reform and Opening-Up
• 2017The House That Never Dies II医生
• 2017The One汤母·柯露思
• 2017WonderlandSusan
• 2016鲁豫有约一日行
• 2016Thirteen Talks
• 2016Critical LifelineXin Zhou
• 2015Cairo Declaration
• 2015Nature Is SpeakingSky / Tiankong
• 2015Lady of the DynastyConsort Wu
• 2015You Are My Sunshine
• 2015旗
• 2014Marco PoloEmpress Chabi
• 2014For Love or MoneyXu's mother
• 2014Twin Peaks: The Missing PiecesJosie Packard
• 2013Meng's Palace
• 2013Serangoon RoadPatricia Cheng
• 2013White FrogIrene Young
• 2013笑傲江湖Yue Lingshan
• 2012Heroes of Sui and Tang DynastiesEmpress Wenxian of Sui
• 2012Double XposureDr. Hao
• 2012Let It Be
• 2012Passion IslandJoanna
• 2012Hemingway & GellhornMadame Chiang Kai Shek
• 2012Shanghai StrangersDirector
• 20111911Longyu
• 2010Color Me Love
• 2010Love in DisguiseJoan
• 2010Journey to the WestGuanyin
• 2010To Whom It May Concern: Ka Shen's JourneyHerself
• 2009Mao’s Last DancerNiang
• 2009人到中年
• 2008All God's Children Can DanceEvelyn
• 200824 CityXiao Hua
• 2008FringeReiko
• 2008The Leap YearsLi-Ann (age 48)
• 2008Shi Qi
• 2007Secrets from Another Place: Creating Twin PeaksSelf
• 2007Lust, CautionMrs. Yee
• 2007The Sun Also RisesDr. Lin
• 2007Hollywood ChineseSelf
• 2007The Home Song StoriesRose Hong / Hong Meigui
• 2006AmericaneseBetty Nguyen
• 2005SunflowerZhang Xiuqing
• 2004Cyber WarsMadame Ong
• 2004Saving FaceMa
• 2004Jasmine WomenElder Mo
• 2000Autumn in New YorkDirector
• 2000What's Cooking?Trinh Nguyen
• 1999Purple StormShirley Kwan
• 1999In a Class of His OwnLinda Ching
• 1998Xiu Xiu: The Sent-Down GirlDirector
• 1996Precious FindCamilla Jones
• 1996Wild SideVirginia Chow
• 1995Judge DreddDr. Ilsa Hayden
• 1995Stallone's Law: The Making of 'Judge Dredd'Herself
• 1995The Outer LimitsMajor Dara Talif
• 1995Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every ChildPrincess Jade (voice)
• 1995The HuntedKirina
• 1994Red Rose White RoseWang Jiaohui
• 1994On Deadly GroundMasu
• 1994Golden GateMarilyn Song
• 1993Heaven & EarthMama
• 1993Temptation of a MonkPrincess Hong-e - Scarlet / Qing-shou - Violet
• 1993Homicide: Life on the StreetElizabeth Wu
• 1992Shadow of a StrangerVanessa
• 1992Steel JusticeNicole Loa
• 1992Children of the DragonJin-Juan
• 1992StrangersThe Girl (Small Sounds and Tilting Shadows)
• 1992Turtle BeachMinou
• 1992Nightmare CafeCafe Customer
• 1991WedlockNoelle
• 1990Twin PeaksJocelyn Packard
• 1989Twin PeaksJocelyn Packard
• 1989The Blood of HeroesKidda
• 1989Tales from the CryptConnie
• 1988Dim Sum Take-Out
• 1987The Last EmperorWan Jung
• 1987Wiseguy
• 1987The Night StalkerMai Wing
• 1986Tai-PanMay-May
• 1986Goodbye My Hero
• 1985MacGyverLin
• 1985Dim Sum: A Little Bit of HeartYoung M.J. Player
• 1984Miami ViceMay Ying
• 1982Matt Houston
• 1982Knight RiderSu-Lin
• 1982Peking EncounterGUIDE
• 1982American PlayhouseMei Lai
• 1981AwakeningSu Xiaomei
• 1979The Little Flower赵小花
• 1979A Loyal Overseas Chinese Family黄思华
• 1977YouthShen Yamei
• 1962Golden Horse AwardsSelf
• 1953The OscarsSelf
• —Flayer
• —Tonight at NoonJoan
• —The Evil InsideHo Jen-Jen / "Golden Phoenix"
• —The Making of Dìdi
• —EnglishDirector