Joan Chen
Acting1961Shanghai, 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.
Known For
Acting History
Future
Tonight at Noon
as Joan
The Evil Inside
as Ho Jen-Jen / "Golden Phoenix"
2025
The Wedding Banquet
as May Chen
Oh. What. Fun.
as Jeanne Wang-Wasserman
2023
Under the Light
as He Xiuli
Hachiko
as Li Jiazhen
The Heart
TVas Fang Zhuqing• 38 eps
A Murder at the End of the World
TVas Lu Mei• 7 eps
2019
2017
The One
as 汤母·柯露思
Twin Peaks
TVas Jocelyn Packard / Josie Packard (archive footage)• 1 eps
2016
Critical Lifeline
as Xin Zhou
2015
2014
For Love or Money
as Xu's mother
Twin Peaks: The Missing Pieces
as Josie Packard
Marco Polo
TVas Empress Chabi• 20 eps
2013
White Frog
as Irene Young
Swordsman
as Yue Lingshan
2012
Passion Island
as Joanna
Double Xposure
as Dr. Hao
Hemingway & Gellhorn
as Madame Chiang Kai Shek
Heroes of Sui and Tang Dynasties
TVas Empress Wenxian of Sui• 68 eps
2010
Love in Disguise
as Joan
Journey to the West
TVas Guanyin• 52 eps
2008
2007
The Sun Also Rises
as Dr. Lin
Hollywood Chinese
as Self
Lust, Caution
as Mrs. Yee
The Home Song Stories
as Rose Hong / Hong Meigui
2006
Americanese
as Betty Nguyen
2005
Sunflower
as Zhang Xiuqing
2004
2000
What's Cooking?
as Trinh Nguyen
Autumn in New York
Director
1999
Purple Storm
as Shirley Kwan
In a Class of His Own
as Linda Ching
1998
The Outer Limits
TVas Major Dara Talif• 1 eps
Xiu Xiu: The Sent-Down Girl
Director
1997
Homicide: Life on the Street
TVas Elizabeth Wu• 1 eps
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
TVas Princess Jade (voice)• 1 eps
1996
Precious Find
as Camilla Jones
Wild Side
as Virginia Chow
1995
The Hunted
as Kirina
Judge Dredd
as Dr. Ilsa Hayden
1994
Red Rose White Rose
as Wang Jiaohui
Golden Gate
as Marilyn Song
On Deadly Ground
as Masu
The Oscars
TVas Self• 1 eps
Golden Horse Awards
TVas Self• 3 eps
1993
Heaven & Earth
as Mama
Temptation of a Monk
as Princess Hong-e - Scarlet / Qing-shou - Violet
Tales from the Crypt
TVas Connie• 1 eps
1992
Turtle Beach
as Minou
Shadow of a Stranger
as Vanessa
Strangers
as The Girl (Small Sounds and Tilting Shadows)
1991
Wedlock
as Noelle
1989
1987
The Last Emperor
as Wan Jung
1986
1985
Dim Sum: A Little Bit of Heart
as Young M.J. Player
Miami Vice
TVas May Ying• 2 eps
MacGyver
TVas Lin• 1 eps
1984
Knight Rider
TVas Su-Lin• 1 eps
1983