Joan Chen

Acting

Joan Chen

Born April 26, 1961Shanghai, China118 credits

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

Remarkably Bright Creatures

Remarkably Bright Creatures

Movie

2026

No Other Love
6.0

No Other Love

Movie

2026

Montreal, My Beautiful
6.7

Montreal, My Beautiful

Movie

2026

Oh. What. Fun.
5.6

Oh. What. Fun.

Movie

2025

The Wedding Banquet
6.9

The Wedding Banquet

Movie

2025

The Truck

The Truck

Movie

2024

Filmography

Remarkably Bright Creatures
2026Remarkably Bright CreaturesMovie
No Other Love
2026No Other LoveMovie
Montreal, My Beautiful
2026Montreal, My Beautifulas Feng XiaMovie
Oh. What. Fun.
2025Oh. What. Fun.as Jeanne Wang-WassermanMovie
The Wedding Banquet
2025The Wedding Banquetas May ChenMovie
The Truck
2024The TruckExecutive ProducerMovie
Dìdi (弟弟)
2024Dìdi (弟弟)as Chungsing WangMovie
A Murder at the End of the World
2023A Murder at the End of the Worldas Lu MeiTV
The Heart
2023The Heartas Fang ZhuqingTV
Under the Light
2023Under the Lightas He XiuliMovie
Hachiko
2023Hachikoas Li JiazhenMovie
Logic Paralyzes the Heart
2022Logic Paralyzes the Heartas Cyborg #1Movie
Hero
2022HeroDirectorMovie
Breathe
2021BreatheMovie
Ava
2020Avaas ToniMovie
The Iron Hammer
2020The Iron HammerDirectorMovie
The Way to World Culture
2020The Way to World CultureTV
Tigertail
2020Tigertailas YuanMovie
Sheep Without a Shepherd
2019Sheep Without a Shepherdas La WenMovie
My Brilliant Masters
2019My Brilliant MastersTV
The 40th Anniversary of Chinese Film Since China's Reform and Opening-Up
2018The 40th Anniversary of Chinese Film Since China's Reform and Opening-UpTV
The House That Never Dies II
2017The House That Never Dies IIas 医生Movie
The One
2017The Oneas 汤母·柯露思Movie
Wonderland
2017Wonderlandas SusanMovie
鲁豫有约一日行
2016鲁豫有约一日行TV
Thirteen Talks
2016Thirteen TalksTV
Critical Lifeline
2016Critical Lifelineas Xin ZhouMovie
Cairo Declaration
2015Cairo DeclarationMovie
Nature Is Speaking
2015Nature Is Speakingas Sky / TiankongTV
Lady of the Dynasty
2015Lady of the Dynastyas Consort WuMovie
You Are My Sunshine
2015You Are My SunshineMovie
旗
2015旗Movie
Marco Polo
2014Marco Poloas Empress ChabiTV
For Love or Money
2014For Love or Moneyas Xu's motherMovie
Twin Peaks: The Missing Pieces
2014Twin Peaks: The Missing Piecesas Josie PackardMovie
Meng's Palace
2013Meng's PalaceTV
Serangoon Road
2013Serangoon Roadas Patricia ChengTV
White Frog
2013White Frogas Irene YoungMovie
笑
2013笑傲江湖as Dongfang BubaiMovie
Heroes of Sui and Tang Dynasties
2012Heroes of Sui and Tang Dynastiesas Empress Wenxian of SuiTV
Double Xposure
2012Double Xposureas Dr. HaoMovie
Let It Be
2012Let It BeMovie
Passion Island
2012Passion Islandas JoannaMovie
Hemingway & Gellhorn
2012Hemingway & Gellhornas Madame Chiang Kai ShekMovie
Shanghai Strangers
2012Shanghai StrangersDirectorMovie
1911
20111911as LongyuMovie
Color Me Love
2010Color Me LoveMovie
Love in Disguise
2010Love in Disguiseas JoanMovie
Journey to the West
2010Journey to the Westas GuanyinTV
To Whom It May Concern: Ka Shen's Journey
2010To Whom It May Concern: Ka Shen's Journeyas HerselfMovie
Mao’s Last Dancer
2009Mao’s Last Danceras NiangMovie
人到中年
2009人到中年TV
All God's Children Can Dance
2008All God's Children Can Danceas EvelynMovie
24 City
200824 Cityas Xiao HuaMovie
Fringe
2008Fringeas ReikoTV
The Leap Years
2008The Leap Yearsas Li-Ann (age 48)Movie
Shi Qi
2008Shi QiMovie
Secrets from Another Place: Creating Twin Peaks
2007Secrets from Another Place: Creating Twin Peaksas SelfMovie
Lust, Caution
2007Lust, Cautionas Mrs. YeeMovie
The Sun Also Rises
2007The Sun Also Risesas Dr. LinMovie
Hollywood Chinese
2007Hollywood Chineseas SelfMovie
The Home Song Stories
2007The Home Song Storiesas Rose Hong / Hong MeiguiMovie
Americanese
2006Americaneseas Betty NguyenMovie
Sunflower
2005Sunfloweras Zhang XiuqingMovie
Cyber Wars
2004Cyber Warsas Madame OngMovie
Saving Face
2004Saving Faceas MaMovie
Jasmine Women
2004Jasmine Womenas Elder MoMovie
Autumn in New York
2000Autumn in New YorkDirectorMovie
What's Cooking?
2000What's Cooking?as Trinh NguyenMovie
Purple Storm
1999Purple Stormas Shirley KwanMovie
In a Class of His Own
1999In a Class of His Ownas Linda ChingMovie
Xiu Xiu: The Sent-Down Girl
1998Xiu Xiu: The Sent-Down GirlDirectorMovie
Precious Find
1996Precious Findas Camilla JonesMovie
Wild Side
1996Wild Sideas Virginia ChowMovie
Judge Dredd
1995Judge Dreddas Dr. Ilsa HaydenMovie
S
1995Stallone's Law: The Making of 'Judge Dredd'as HerselfMovie
The Outer Limits
1995The Outer Limitsas Major Dara TalifTV
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
1995Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Childas Princess Jade (voice)TV
The Hunted
1995The Huntedas KirinaMovie
Red Rose White Rose
1994Red Rose White Roseas Wang JiaohuiMovie
On Deadly Ground
1994On Deadly Groundas MasuMovie
Golden Gate
1994Golden Gateas Marilyn SongMovie
Heaven & Earth
1993Heaven & Earthas MamaMovie
Temptation of a Monk
1993Temptation of a Monkas Princess Hong-e - Scarlet / Qing-shou - VioletMovie
Homicide: Life on the Street
1993Homicide: Life on the Streetas Elizabeth WuTV
S
1992Shadow of a Strangeras VanessaMovie
Steel Justice
1992Steel Justiceas Nicole LoaMovie
C
1992Children of the Dragonas Jin-JuanTV
Strangers
1992Strangersas The Girl (Small Sounds and Tilting Shadows)Movie
Turtle Beach
1992Turtle Beachas MinouMovie
Nightmare Cafe
1992Nightmare Cafeas Cafe CustomerTV
Wedlock
1991Wedlockas NoelleMovie
Twin Peaks
1990Twin Peaksas Jocelyn PackardTV
Twin Peaks
1989Twin Peaksas Jocelyn PackardMovie
The Blood of Heroes
1989The Blood of Heroesas KiddaMovie
Tales from the Crypt
1989Tales from the Cryptas ConnieTV
D
1988Dim Sum Take-OutMovie
The Last Emperor
1987The Last Emperoras Wan JungMovie
Wiseguy
1987WiseguyTV
The Night Stalker
1987The Night Stalkeras Mai WingMovie
Tai-Pan
1986Tai-Panas May-MayMovie
Goodbye My Hero
1986Goodbye My HeroMovie
MacGyver
1985MacGyveras LinTV
Dim Sum: A Little Bit of Heart
1985Dim Sum: A Little Bit of Heartas Young M.J. PlayerMovie
Miami Vice
1984Miami Viceas May YingTV
Matt Houston
1982Matt HoustonTV
Knight Rider
1982Knight Rideras Su-LinTV
P
1982Peking Encounteras GUIDEMovie
Awakening
1981Awakeningas Su XiaomeiMovie
The Little Flower
1979The Little Floweras 赵小花Movie
A Loyal Overseas Chinese Family
1979A Loyal Overseas Chinese Familyas 黄思华Movie
Youth
1977Youthas Shen YameiMovie
Golden Horse Awards
1962Golden Horse Awardsas SelfTV
The Oscars
1953The Oscarsas SelfTV
Flayer
—FlayerMovie
T
—Tonight at Noonas JoanMovie
T
—The Evil Insideas Ho Jen-Jen / "Golden Phoenix"Movie
English
—EnglishDirectorMovie