Joan Chen

Joan Chen (63)

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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  • Dìdi (弟弟)
  • Under the Light
  • Hachiko
  • Breathe
  • Ava
  • Tigertail
  • Sheep Without a Shepherd
  • The House That Never Dies II
  • The One
  • Critical Lifeline
  • Lady of the Dynasty
  • For Love or Money
  • White Frog
  • Double Xposure
  • Passion Island
  • Hemingway & Gellhorn
  • Kiss, His First
  • 1911
  • Color Me Love
  • Love in Disguise
  • Mao’s Last Dancer
  • All God's Children Can Dance
  • The Leap Years
  • Lust, Caution
  • The Sun Also Rises
  • The Home Song Stories
  • Americanese
  • Sunflower
  • Cyber Wars
  • Saving Face
  • Jasmine Women
  • What's Cooking?
  • Purple Storm
  • In a Class of His Own
  • Wild Side
  • Precious Find
  • Judge Dredd
  • The Hunted
  • Red Rose White Rose
  • On Deadly Ground
  • Golden Gate
  • Heaven & Earth
  • Temptation of a Monk
  • Shadow of a Stranger
  • Steel Justice
  • Strangers
  • Turtle Beach
  • Wedlock
  • The Blood of Heroes
  • Dim Sum Take-Out
  • The Last Emperor
  • Tai-Pan
  • The Night Stalker
  • Dim Sum: A Little Bit of Heart
  • Peking Encounter
  • Awakening
  • The Little Flower

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