Acting credits
103
Prolific
Very extensive acting filmography.
Actor
Joan Chen
Acting
Career Snapshot
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TMDB popularity
3.3
Moderate attention
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Movies: 81Series: 29Crew credits: 9
TMDB ID: 6720
IMDb ID: nm0001040
Known for: Acting
Born: April 26, 1961
Age: 65
Place of birth: Shanghai, China
Gender: Female
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1953 - 2026
Years active: 74
Average TMDB rating: 6.71
Wikidata: Q270672
Also known as
Chen Chong • Joan C. Chen • Joan Chen Chong
Other jobs
Director (5)Executive Producer (2)Producer (1)Screenplay (1)
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.
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Movies
Movies
Movie credits linked with Joan Chen.
In 4 weeks
The Evil Inside
as Ho Jen-Jen / "Golden Phoenix"
2026 Movie
Remarkably Bright Creatures
as Janice Kim
2026 Movie
No Other Love
as Ms. Miao
2026 Movie
Montreal, My Beautiful
as Feng Xia
2026 Movie
Oh. What. Fun.
as Jeanne Wang-Wasserman
2025 Movie
The Wedding Banquet
as May Chen
2025 Movie
The Truck
Executive Producer
2024 Movie
Dìdi (弟弟)
as Chungsing Wang
2024 Movie
Under the Light
as He Xiuli
2023 Movie
Hachiko
as Li Jiazhen
2023 Movie
Logic Paralyzes the Heart
as Cyborg #1
2022 Movie
Hero
Screenplay
2022 Movie
Breathe
2021 Movie
Ava
as Toni
2020 Movie
The Iron Hammer
Director
2020 Movie
Tigertail
as Yuan
2020 Movie
Sheep Without a Shepherd
as La Wen
2019 Movie
The House That Never Dies II
as 医生
2017 Movie
The One
as 汤母·柯露思
2017 Movie
Wonderland
as Susan
2017 Movie
Cairo Declaration
2015 Movie
Lady of the Dynasty
as Consort Wu
2015 Movie
You Are My Sunshine
2015 Movie
For Love or Money
as Xu's mother
2014 Movie
Series
Series
Series credits linked with Joan Chen.
Slow Conversation
1 eps
2025 Series
A Murder at the End of the World
as Lu Mei • 7 eps
2023 Series
The Way to World Culture
12 eps
2020 Series
My Brilliant Masters
1 eps
2019 Series
The 40th Anniversary of Chinese Film Since China's Reform and Opening-Up
1 eps
2018 Series
鲁豫有约一日行
1 eps
2016 Series
Thirteen Talks
1 eps
2016 Series
Nature Is Speaking
as Sky / Tiankong • 1 eps
2015 Series
Marco Polo
as Empress Chabi • 20 eps
2014 Series
Meng's Palace
40 eps
2013 Series
Serangoon Road
as Patricia Cheng • 10 eps
2013 Series
Heroes of Sui and Tang Dynasties
as Empress Wenxian of Sui • 68 eps
2012 Series
Journey to the West
as Guanyin • 52 eps
2010 Series
人到中年
33 eps
2009 Series
Fringe
as Reiko • 1 eps
2008 Series
The Outer Limits
as Major Dara Talif • 1 eps
1995 Series
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
as Princess Jade (voice) • 1 eps
1995 Series
Homicide: Life on the Street
as Elizabeth Wu • 1 eps
1993 Series
Nightmare Cafe
as Cafe Customer • 1 eps
1992 Series
Twin Peaks
as Jocelyn Packard • 30 eps
1990 Series
Tales from the Crypt
as Connie • 1 eps
1989 Series
Wiseguy
1 eps
1987 Series
MacGyver
as Lin • 1 eps
1985 Series
Miami Vice
as May Ying • 2 eps
1984 Series