Joan Chen
Acting
Born: 1961-04-26 · 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.
🎬 Movies (20)
Remarkably Bright Creatures
2026
Janice Kim
No Other Love
2026
Ms. Miao
Montreal, My Beautiful
2026
Feng Xia
Oh. What. Fun.
2025
Jeanne Wang-Wasserman
The Wedding Banquet
2025
May Chen
Dìdi (弟弟)
2024
Chungsing Wang
Under the Light
2023
He Xiuli
Hachiko
2023
Li Jiazhen
Logic Paralyzes the Heart
2022
Cyborg #1
Breathe
2021
Ava
2020
Toni
Tigertail
2020
Yuan
Sheep Without a Shepherd
2019
La Wen
The House That Never Dies II
2017
医生
The One
2017
汤母·柯露思
Wonderland
2017
Susan
Critical Lifeline
2016
Xin Zhou
Cairo Declaration
2015
Lady of the Dynasty
2015
Consort Wu
You Are My Sunshine
2015
📺 TV Shows (20)
A Murder at the End of the World
2023
Lu Mei
The Heart
2023
Fang Zhuqing
The Way to World Culture
2020
My Brilliant Masters
2019
The 40th Anniversary of Chinese Film Since China's Reform and Opening-Up
2018
鲁豫有约一日行
2016
Thirteen Talks
2016
Nature Is Speaking
2015
Sky / Tiankong
Marco Polo
2014
Empress Chabi
Meng's Palace
2013
Serangoon Road
2013
Patricia Cheng
Heroes of Sui and Tang Dynasties
2012
Empress Wenxian of Sui
Journey to the West
2010
Guanyin
人到中年
2009
Fringe
2008
Reiko
The Outer Limits
1995
Major Dara Talif
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
1995
Princess Jade (voice)
Homicide: Life on the Street
1993
Elizabeth Wu
Children of the Dragon
1992
Jin-Juan
Nightmare Cafe
1992
Cafe Customer