Actor
Joan Chen
- Born April 26, 1961 in 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.
Known for
Fringe2008
Judge Dredd1995
Ava2020
Twin Peaks1990
The Last Emperor1987
Knight Rider1982
Tales from the Crypt1989
Remarkably Bright Creatures2026
Filmography
- TBAFlayerFilm
- TBATonight at NoonFilmJoan
- TBAEnglishFilmDirector
- 2026Remarkably Bright CreaturesFilmJanice Kim
- 2026Montreal, My BeautifulFilmFeng Xia
- 2026No Other LoveFilmMs. Miao
- 2026The Evil InsideFilmHo Jen-Jen / "Golden Phoenix"
- 2025Oh. What. Fun.FilmJeanne Wang-Wasserman
- 2025The Wedding BanquetFilmMay Chen
- 2025Slow ConversationSeries
- 2024Dìdi (弟弟)FilmChungsing Wang, Executive Producer
- 2024The Making of DìdiFilm
- 2024The TruckFilmExecutive Producer
- 2023A Murder at the End of the WorldSeriesLu Mei
- 2023HachikoFilmLi Jiazhen
- 2023Under the LightFilmHe Xiuli
- 2022HeroFilmScreenplay, Director
- 2022Logic Paralyzes the HeartFilmCyborg #1
- 2021BreatheFilmProducer
- 2020AvaFilmToni
- 2020TigertailFilmYuan
- 2020The Iron HammerFilmDirector
- 2020The Way to World CultureSeries
- 2019Sheep Without a ShepherdFilmLa Wen
- 2019My Brilliant MastersSeries
- 2018The 40th Anniversary of Chinese Film Since China's Reform and Opening-UpSeries
- 2017The OneFilm汤母·柯露思
- 2017The House That Never Dies IIFilm医生
- 2017WonderlandFilmSusan
- 2016Thirteen TalksSeries
- 2016鲁豫有约一日行Series
- 2015Lady of the DynastyFilmConsort Wu
- 2015You Are My SunshineFilm
- 2015Nature Is SpeakingSeriesSky / Tiankong
- 2015Cairo DeclarationFilm
- 2015旗Film
- 2014Marco PoloSeriesEmpress Chabi
- 2014Twin Peaks: The Missing PiecesFilmJosie Packard
- 2014For Love or MoneyFilmXu's mother
- 2013White FrogFilmIrene Young
- 2013Serangoon RoadSeriesPatricia Cheng
- 2013Meng's PalaceSeries
- 2012Hemingway & GellhornFilmMadame Chiang Kai Shek
- 2012Double XposureFilmDr. Hao
- 2012Passion IslandFilmJoanna
- 2012Heroes of Sui and Tang DynastiesSeriesEmpress Wenxian of Sui
- 2012Let It BeFilm
- 2012Shanghai StrangersFilmDirector, Writer
- 20111911FilmLongyu
- 2010Love in DisguiseFilmJoan
- 2010Color Me LoveFilm
- 2010Journey to the WestSeriesGuanyin
- 2010To Whom It May Concern: Ka Shen's JourneyFilmHerself
- 2009Mao’s Last DancerFilmNiang
- 2009人到中年Series
- 2008FringeSeriesReiko
- 200824 CityFilmXiao Hua
- 2008All God's Children Can DanceFilmEvelyn
- 2008The Leap YearsFilmLi-Ann (age 48)
- 2008Shi QiFilm
- 2007Lust, CautionFilmMrs. Yee
- 2007The Sun Also RisesFilmDr. Lin
- 2007The Home Song StoriesFilmRose Hong / Hong Meigui
- 2007Secrets from Another Place: Creating Twin PeaksFilmSelf
- 2007Hollywood ChineseFilmSelf
- 2006AmericaneseFilmBetty Nguyen
- 2005SunflowerFilmZhang Xiuqing
- 2004Saving FaceFilmMa
- 2004Cyber WarsFilmMadame Ong
- 2004Jasmine WomenFilmElder Mo
- 2000Autumn in New YorkFilmDirector
- 2000What's Cooking?FilmTrinh Nguyen
- 1999Purple StormFilmShirley Kwan
- 1999In a Class of His OwnFilmLinda Ching
- 1998Xiu Xiu: The Sent-Down GirlFilmDirector, Producer, Executive Producer, Screenplay
- 1996Wild SideFilmVirginia Chow
- 1996Precious FindFilmCamilla Jones
- 1995Judge DreddFilmDr. Ilsa Hayden
- 1995The Outer LimitsSeriesMajor Dara Talif
- 1995The HuntedFilmKirina