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