Joan Chen
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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
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Remarkably Bright Creatures (2026)
as Janice Kim
Lust, Caution (2007)
as Mrs. Yee
The Last Emperor (1987)
as Wan Jung
Judge Dredd (1995)
as Dr. Ilsa Hayden
Breathe (2021)
Actor
Ava (2020)
as Toni
Dìdi (弟弟) (2024)
as Chungsing Wang
Sheep Without a Shepherd (2019)
as La Wen
Montreal, My Beautiful (2026)
as Feng Xia
Oh. What. Fun. (2025)
as Jeanne Wang-Wasserman
Saving Face (2004)
as Ma
Twin Peaks (1989)
as Jocelyn Packard
On Deadly Ground (1994)
as Masu
The Hunted (1995)
as Kirina
Heaven & Earth (1993)
as Mama
Hemingway & Gellhorn (2012)
as Madame Chiang Kai Shek
1911 (2011)
as Longyu
White Frog (2013)
as Irene Young
Hachiko (2023)
as Li Jiazhen
Tai-Pan (1986)
as May-May
Wild Side (1996)
as Virginia Chow
The Blood of Heroes (1989)
as Kidda
Twin Peaks: The Missing Pieces (2014)
as Josie Packard
Red Rose White Rose (1994)
as Wang Jiaohui
Lady of the Dynasty (2015)
as Consort Wu
Wedlock (1991)
as Noelle
The Sun Also Rises (2007)
as Dr. Lin
Purple Storm (1999)
as Shirley Kwan
Golden Gate (1994)
as Marilyn Song
The Wedding Banquet (2025)
as May Chen
The Home Song Stories (2007)
as Rose Hong / Hong Meigui
Under the Light (2023)
as He Xiuli
Mao’s Last Dancer (2009)
as Niang
Tigertail (2020)
as Yuan
The House That Never Dies II (2017)
as 医生
No Other Love (2026)
as Ms. Miao
Cyber Wars (2004)
as Madame Ong
Double Xposure (2012)
as Dr. Hao
Jasmine Women (2004)
as Elder Mo
Goodbye My Hero (1986)
Actor
The One (2017)
as 汤母·柯露思
Passion Island (2012)
as Joanna
What's Cooking? (2000)
as Trinh Nguyen
The Night Stalker (1987)
as Mai Wing
Turtle Beach (1992)
as Minou
Love in Disguise (2010)
as Joan
For Love or Money (2014)
as Xu's mother
Precious Find (1996)
as Camilla Jones
24 City (2008)
as Xiao Hua
Tonight at Noon (—)
as Joan
You Are My Sunshine (2015)
Actor
Critical Lifeline (2016)
as Xin Zhou
Temptation of a Monk (1993)
as Princess Hong-e - Scarlet / Qing-shou - Violet
The Little Flower (1979)
as 赵小花
Sunflower (2005)
as Zhang Xiuqing
In a Class of His Own (1999)
as Linda Ching
Steel Justice (1992)
as Nicole Loa
笑傲江湖 (2013)
as Yue Lingshan
Hollywood Chinese (2007)
as Self
Strangers (1992)
as The Girl (Small Sounds and Tilting Shadows)
Stallone's Law: The Making of 'Judge Dredd' (1995)
as Herself
All God's Children Can Dance (2008)
as Evelyn
Color Me Love (2010)
Actor
Dim Sum: A Little Bit of Heart (1985)
as Young M.J. Player
Flayer (—)
Actor
The Leap Years (2008)
as Li-Ann (age 48)
A Loyal Overseas Chinese Family (1979)
as 黄思华
Dim Sum Take-Out (1988)
Actor
Cairo Declaration (2015)
Actor
Secrets from Another Place: Creating Twin Peaks (2007)
as Self
The Evil Inside (—)
as Ho Jen-Jen / "Golden Phoenix"
Shadow of a Stranger (1992)
as Vanessa
Awakening (1981)
as Su Xiaomei
Americanese (2006)
as Betty Nguyen
Shi Qi (2008)
Actor
Peking Encounter (1982)
as GUIDE
The Making of Dìdi (—)
Actor
Let It Be (2012)
Actor
To Whom It May Concern: Ka Shen's Journey (2010)
as Herself
Youth (1977)
as Shen Yamei
Logic Paralyzes the Heart (2022)
as Cyborg #1
Wonderland (2017)
as Susan
旗 (2015)
Actor