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Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthday
April 26, 1961
Place of Birth
Shanghai, China
Also Known As
- Chen Chong
- 陳冲
- Can4 Cung1
- Chén Chōng
- Joan C. Chen
- Joan Chen Chong
- ChenChong
- جوان چن
Joan Chen
1.6 Popularity
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
Credits
Oh. What. Fun.
2025
0.0
The Wedding Banquet
as May Chen
2025
7.6
Dìdi (弟弟)
as Chungsing Wang
2024
7.2
A Murder at the End of the World
as Lu Mei
2023
7.0
The Heart
as Fang Zhuqing
2023
9.0
Under the Light
as He Xiuli
2023
5.7
Hachiko
as Li Jiazhen
2023
7.9
Breathe
2021
0.0
Ava
as Toni
2020
5.8
The Way to World Culture
2020
0.0
Tigertail
as Yuan
2020
6.7
Sheep Without a Shepherd
as La Wen
2019
7.7
My Brilliant Masters
2019
7.0
The 40th Anniversary of Chinese Film Since China's Reform and Opening-Up
2018
0.0
The House That Never Dies II
as 医生
2017
3.7
The One
as 汤母·柯露思
2017
4.8
鲁豫有约一日行
2016
4.0
Thirteen Talks
2016
8.8
Critical Lifeline
as Xin Zhou
2016
6.5
Cairo Declaration
2015
0.0
Nature Is Speaking
as Sky / Tiankong
2015
8.0
Lady of the Dynasty
as Consort Wu
2015
4.4
You Are My Sunshine
2015
4.9
🎬
旗
2015
0.0
Marco Polo
as Empress Chabi
2014
7.4
For Love or Money
as Xu's mother
2014
6.0
Twin Peaks: The Missing Pieces
as Josie Packard
2014
7.3
Meng's Palace
2013
0.0
Serangoon Road
as Patricia Cheng
2013
6.7
White Frog
as Irene Young
2013
6.0
🎬
Swordsman
as Yue Lingshan
2013
7.0
🎬
Swordsman
as Dongfang Bubai
2013
7.0
Heroes of Sui and Tang Dynasties
as Empress Wenxian of Sui
2012
7.0
Double Xposure
as Dr. Hao
2012
5.4
Let It Be
2012
5.0
Passion Island
as Joanna
2012
4.5
Hemingway & Gellhorn
as Madame Chiang Kai Shek
2012
6.1
🎬
Kiss, His First
2011
0.0
1911
as Longyu
2011
5.7
Color Me Love
2010
6.3
Love in Disguise
as Joan
2010
5.5
Journey to the West
as Guanyin
2010
10.0
To Whom It May Concern: Ka Shen's Journey
as Herself
2010
0.0
Mao’s Last Dancer
as Niang
2009
6.6
人到中年
2009
0.0
All God's Children Can Dance
as Evelyn
2008
4.8
24 City
as Xiao Hua
2008
7.0
Fringe
as Reiko
2008
8.1
The Leap Years
as Li-Ann (age 48)
2008
5.8
🎬
十七
2008
0.0
Secrets from Another Place: Creating Twin Peaks
2007
7.2
Lust, Caution
as Mrs. Yee
2007
7.2
The Sun Also Rises
as Dr. Lin
2007
7.6
Hollywood Chinese
as Self
2007
0.0
The Home Song Stories
as Rose Hong / Hong Meigui
2007
6.1
Americanese
as Betty Nguyen
2006
1.5
Sunflower
as Zhang Xiuqing
2005
6.3
Cyber Wars
as Madame Ong
2004
5.0
Saving Face
as Ma
2004
7.3
Jasmine Women
as Elder Mo
2004
7.6
What's Cooking?
as Trinh Nguyen
2000
5.6
Purple Storm
as Shirley Kwan
1999
5.8
In a Class of His Own
as Linda Ching
1999
8.0
Precious Find
as Camilla Jones
1996
5.3
Wild Side
as Virginia Chow
1996
5.8
Judge Dredd
as Dr. Ilsa Hayden
1995
5.8
🎬
Stallone's Law: The Making of 'Judge Dredd'
as Herself
1995
1.5
The Outer Limits
as Major Dara Talif
1995
7.7
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
as Princess Jade (voice)
1995
6.0
The Hunted
as Kirina
1995
5.7
Red Rose White Rose
as Wang Jiaohui
1994
6.5
On Deadly Ground
as Masu
1994
5.2
Golden Gate
as Marilyn Song
1994
4.2
Heaven & Earth
as Mama
1993
6.7
Temptation of a Monk
as Princess Hong-e - Scarlet / Qing-shou - Violet
1993
6.1
Homicide: Life on the Street
1993
8.1
🎬
Shadow of a Stranger
as Vanessa
1992
0.0
Steel Justice
as Nicole Loa
1992
3.0
🎬
Children of the Dragon
as Jin-Juan
1992
0.0
Strangers
as The Girl (Small Sounds and Tilting Shadows)
1992
2.3
Turtle Beach
as Minou
1992
4.5
Nightmare Cafe
as Cafe Customer
1992
6.0
Wedlock
as Noelle
1991
5.8
Twin Peaks
as Jocelyn Packard
1990
8.3
Twin Peaks
as Josie Packard (archive footage)
1990
8.3
Twin Peaks
as Jocelyn Packard
1989
8.4
The Blood of Heroes
as Kidda
1989
5.8
Tales from the Crypt
as Connie
1989
8.0
🎬
Dim Sum Take-Out
1988
6.5
The Last Emperor
as Wan Jung
1987
7.6
Wiseguy
1987
6.5
Tai-Pan
as May-May
1986
5.2
The Night Stalker
as Mai Wing
1986
3.7
Goodbye My Hero
1986
5.0
MacGyver
as Lin
1985
7.7
Dim Sum: A Little Bit of Heart
as Young M.J. Player
1985
6.0
Miami Vice
as May Ying
1984
7.5
Knight Rider
as Su-Lin
1982
7.5
Matt Houston
1982
6.2
🎬
Peking Encounter
as GUIDE
1982
0.0
Awakening
as Su Xiaomei
1981
0.0
The Little Flower
as 赵小花
1979
7.0
A Loyal Overseas Chinese Family
as 黄思华
1979
0.0
Youth
as Shen Yamei
1977
0.0
Golden Horse Awards
as Self
1962
0.0
The Oscars
as Self
1953
7.0
🎬
Tonight at Noon
as Joan
N/A
0.0
🎬
Remarkably Bright Creatures
N/A
0.0
Flayer
N/A
0.0
🎬
Montréal, ma belle
as Feng Xia
N/A
0.0
🎬
The Evil Inside
as Ho Jen-Jen / "Golden Phoenix"
N/A
0.0