Lisa Lu

Acting

Lisa Lu

Born January 19, 1927Beijing, China68 credits

Lisa Lu Yan (simplified Chinese: 卢燕; traditional Chinese: 盧燕; pinyin: Lú Yàn; born July 8, 1927) is a Chinese-born American actress and singer. She won the Golden Horse Awards three times in the 1970s.

Known For

Lisa Lu Plays Herself

Movie

2025

The Dream of the Red Chamber
4.0

The Dream of the Red Chamber

Movie

2024

Death and Other Details
6.5

Death and Other Details

TV

2024

American Born Chinese
6.6

American Born Chinese

TV

2023

Rally Road Racers
6.5

Rally Road Racers

Movie

2023

The Disappearance of Mrs. Wu

The Disappearance of Mrs. Wu

Movie

2023

Filmography

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2025Lisa Lu Plays Herselfas SelfMovie
The Dream of the Red Chamber
2024The Dream of the Red Chamberas Grandma JiaMovie
Death and Other Details
2024Death and Other Detailsas Celia ChunTV
American Born Chinese
2023American Born Chineseas Ni YangTV
Rally Road Racers
2023Rally Road Racersas Granny Bai (voice)Movie
The Disappearance of Mrs. Wu
2023The Disappearance of Mrs. Wuas Lily WuMovie
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
Crazy Rich Asians
2018Crazy Rich Asiansas Ah MaMovie
An Impossibly Small Object
2018An Impossibly Small Objectas Old ladyMovie
A Journey Through Time with Anthony
2015A Journey Through Time with AnthonyMovie
12 Golden Ducks
201512 Golden Ducksas Aunt MayMovie
Dangerous Liaisons
2012Dangerous Liaisonsas Madame Du RuixueMovie
Somewhere
2010Somewhereas Chinese JournalistMovie
Apart Together
2010Apart Togetheras Qiao Yu'eMovie
2012
20092012as Grandmother SonamMovie
Dim Sum Funeral
2008Dim Sum Funeralas Mrs. XiaoMovie
Orchestrated Mayhem: The Making of Invisible Target
2008Orchestrated Mayhem: The Making of Invisible Targetas SelfMovie
Lust, Caution
2007Lust, Cautionas Mahjong Partner of AuntMovie
The Postmodern Life of My Aunt
2007The Postmodern Life of My Auntas TaiTai Shui / 水太太Movie
Invisible Target
2007Invisible Targetas Ho's GrandmaMovie
Hollywood Chinese
2007Hollywood Chineseas SelfMovie
The Beauty Remains
2005The Beauty Remainsas Woman GamblerMovie
Qianlong Dynasty
2003Qianlong Dynastyas 孝圣宪皇后TV
The Tick
2001The Tickas BartenderTV
Blindness
1998Blindnessas Mrs. HongMovie
All-American Girl
1994All-American Girlas Mrs. HanTV
I Love Trouble
1994I Love Troubleas Virgina HerveyMovie
China: Beyond the Clouds
1994China: Beyond the Cloudsas NarratorMovie
Temptation of a Monk
1993Temptation of a Monkas Shi's MotherMovie
The Joy Luck Club
1993The Joy Luck Clubas An-Mei HsuMovie
The Cold Mountain Temple
1991The Cold Mountain Templeas Hou Mengqin (as Yan Lu)Movie
钟鸣寒山寺
1991钟鸣寒山寺Movie
Hiroshima: Out of the Ashes
1990Hiroshima: Out of the Ashesas Mrs. SatoMovie
The Last Aristocrats
1989The Last Aristocratsas Li Tong's motherMovie
Guandong Heroine
1989Guandong Heroineas Yi Pin-HongMovie
Noble House
1988Noble Houseas Ah TamTV
The Last Emperor
1987The Last Emperoras Tzu HsuiMovie
Harry's Hong Kong
1987Harry's Hong Kongas RoseMovie
Lotus
1987Lotusas Mother-in-LawMovie
Tai-Pan
1986Tai-PanMovie
Pledge in Quick Sand
1984Pledge in Quick SandMovie
Sewing Woman
1982Sewing Womanas NarratorMovie
Hammett
1982Hammettas Miss Cameron's AssistantMovie
Don't Cry, It's Only Thunder
1982Don't Cry, It's Only Thunderas Sister MarieMovie
Saint Jack
1979Saint Jackas Mrs. YatesMovie
The Eternal Love
1978The Eternal LoveMovie
Demon Seed
1977Demon Seedas Soong YenMovie
The Last Tempest
1976The Last Tempestas Empress Dowager Tsz HeiMovie
The Empress Dowager
1975The Empress Dowageras Tsz Hei, Empress DowagerMovie
Terror in the Wax Museum
1973Terror in the Wax Museumas Madame YangMovie
Anna and the King
1972Anna and the KingTV
The 14 Amazons
1972The 14 Amazonsas Grand Dame / She Tai ChunMovie
The Odd Couple
1970The Odd Coupleas Mrs. LeeTV
The Arch
1969The Archas Madame TungMovie
Mission: Impossible
1966Mission: Impossibleas Mioshi KellemTV
Golden Horse Awards
1962Golden Horse Awardsas SelfTV
Womanhunt
1962WomanhuntMovie
Rider on a Dead Horse
1962Rider on a Dead Horseas Ming KwaiMovie
The Mountain Road
1960The Mountain Roadas Sue-Mei HungMovie
Hong Kong
1960Hong Kongas Mai LooTV
Hawaiian Eye
1959Hawaiian Eyeas LiliTV
Bonanza
1959Bonanzaas Su LingTV
Yancy Derringer
1958Yancy Derringeras Miss MandarinTV
China Doll
1958China Dollas TulipsMovie
Shirley Temple's Storybook
1958Shirley Temple's Storybookas Lady Thousand ThrushTV
Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer
1958Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammeras Sue Wo ToiTV
Have Gun, Will Travel
1957Have Gun, Will TravelTV
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—The Joy Luck Club 2as An-Mei HsuMovie